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Murray · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1905

340 stories in Murray's papers · page 13 of 17

New Zealand Exhibition

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 September 1905 · page 29

The Executive Commissioner of the New Zealand International Exhibition reports that steady progress is being made with the whole enterprise. The sites of the main…

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Wangaratta Show

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 September 1905 · page 21

The forty-sixth annual spring exhibition of this institution was opened on Tuesday. For the first time in the history of the Society, it had the honor of being…

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The Annual Hospital Carnival

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 September 1905 · page 39

The meeting convened by the mayor in connection with the annual demonstration in aid of the Albury Hospital took place at the Council Chambers on Tuesday night…

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The Show Ball

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 September 1905 · page 15

The show ball was held on Tuesday evening, 12th, in the Federal Theatre, and was perhaps the most enjoyable and successful dance of the season. Numbers of visitors were present, and…

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National Show Wangaratta

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 22 September 1905 · page 2

After four successive wet shows the Ovens and Murray Society was favoured with ideal weather both day. The show opened on Tuesday,…

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My Show Note Book

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 September 1905 · page 38

It would be hard to imagine anything worse from a weather point of view than last week. One would have thought that out of four carnival days at least one would…

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The Show. a Record Entry.one Thousand Exhibits

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 22 September 1905 · page 2

The 1905 Show in connection with the Berrigan Agricultural and Horticulture Society has become a thing of the past, and has been placed on…

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O. & M. Agricultural Society the Pioneer President

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 26 September 1905 · page 4

Mr. David Reid, of Moorwatha, 85 years of age and till wonderfully hale and hearty, visited the Wanga[?]atta show. Mr Reid was the first…

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St. Matthew's Fete and Carnival

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 26 September 1905 · page 2

Arrangements in connection with the fete and floral carnival in aid of the restoration fund of St. Mathew's Church of England, to be…

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Germanton. the Annual Show

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 27 September 1905 · page 2

At the recent show, the weight-guessing competition was won by G. Palmor, who guessed the correct weight of the bullock (626-lb); A. Miller…

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How to Breed Sheep. Mr Horsfall at the Sheep. Breeders' Show

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 28 September 1905 · page 3

Speaking at the social following the lats sheepbreeders' Show Mr. J. S. Horsfall, of Widglewa, in the course of toast of "The Winners." said:-in the…

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Albury P., A., and H. Society

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 September 1905 · page 24

A committee meeting of the above Society was held at the Council Chambers yesterday afternoon. Present—Messrs. C. L. Griffith. (President), J. W. Roxburgh,…

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O. and M. Agricultural Society. the Pioneer President

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 September 1905 · page 38

Mr. David Reid, of Moorwartha, 85 years of age and still wonderfully hale and hearty, visited the Wangaratta Show. Mr. Reid was the first president of this now…

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Album and Border P.a. and H. Society

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 29 September 1905 · page 2

A meeting of the committee of the above society was held at the council chambers yesterday afternoon. Mr C. L. Griffith (president) presided, and [?]…

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Show Concert

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 29 September 1905 · page 2

The annual concert, in aid of the Berrigan Presbyterian Church, held on Show night was most successful from every point of view. The…

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Wangaratta Show Notes

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 September 1905 · page 39

The first thing that takes the eye of a visitor to Wangaratta show ground is its natural picturesqueness, Nature having made it nearly an ideal show ground. The…

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The Berrigan Show

The Independent · Friday 29 September 1905 · page 2

Miss Outram, daughter of Mr S.J. Outran, was awarded first prize at the above Show for drawn thread work— a tray cloth. This is the…

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Rating Agricultural Show Grounds

The Independent · Friday 29 September 1905 · page 2

A few months ago, it will be remembered, we published a decision of Judge Rogern, in which he held that the grounds of the Royal Agricultural Society of…

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The Land Scandals Turning "King's Evidence." Close Gives the Show Away. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 29 September 1905 · page 2

The short Act passed through Parliament in all stages yesterday, to provide for persons impliented in irregular transactions connected with the Lands…

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A Question of Rates. Defendant Exempt. Municipal Bouncil of Sydney v. Agricultural Society

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 30 September 1905 · page 4

Mr Justice Prick delivered the reserved judgment of the Supreme Court on Saturday in the above once. He said the matter was an appeal from the decision of Mr District Court Judge Rogers by…

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