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Murray · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1908

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Youngsters Opinion of Show Judging

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 25 September 1908 · page 3

There is a great diversity of opinion amongst the public over judges at shows. According to one the judge is most competent,, and possibly the…

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British Fair Play. at the Olympic Games. Impugned by Irish-american Competitors. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 25 September 1908 · page 2

The Irish-American athletes who completed at the stadium during the recent Olympic Games in London have forwarded a circular to every college in America in…

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Mesage in "The Times." "Swollen Surpluses." "Stage Managed for Show Purposes." London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 25 September 1908 · page 3

The Sydney correspondent of the London "Times" has cabled that the actual surplus for the last financial year of the State of New South Wales will be about…

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Show Sales

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 29 September 1908 · page 2

W. T. Taylor and Co. report having sold, under instructions from the Corown P. A. and H. Society, the first prize pens of fat stock, which…

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Henty Show

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 29 September 1908 · page 2

The Henry Show opens to-day, and will be continued to-morrow and Thursday. A splendid programme has been arranged for the third day, comprising sheep dog trial…

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Original Correspondence. Delivery Horse at Show. To the Editor

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 29 September 1908 · page 3

Sir,--As shows are for the improvement of stock, etc., in general, and the first principle in animals should undoubtedly be soundness…

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Show Ball

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 30 September 1908 · page 5

The Show Ball, in aid of the Henty P. and A. Society, was held in the School of Arts, Henty, to-night. About 80 dancers took part. Mr. W. Malcolm…

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The Henty Show. Second Day. Henty

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 1 October 1908 · page 3

The Hruts Show was continued today. The weather [?]. The attendance was continued at [?]2000. The gate takings up to this evening are [?]13 in…

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Local Government Exhibition. Interesting Display of Shire and Municipal Requisites

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 2 October 1908 · page 7
Also in Tocumwal Guardian and Finley Free Press, The Riverine Grazier

The spacious basement of the Sydney Town Hall was the scene, recently of a Local Government Exhibition, wherein an extensive variety of…

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A. and B. P., A. and H. Society

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 6 October 1908 · page 4

A meeting of the committee of the A. and B. P., and H. Society was held yesterday afternoon at the Society's office. Present; Messrs. G…

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New South Wales. Sydney, Monday. Annual Labor Carnival

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 6 October 1908 · page 2

The annual carnival of Sydney Labor bodies was held to-day. The Eight Hour procession through the streets was the hest that had been seen for years, and it…

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The Late Corowa Show. Report by the Poultry Judge

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 6 October 1908 · page 3

The following report, signed by Mr. P. A. Mills judge of poultry at the recent show, was addressed to Mr. Henry Hay, President of the Corowa…

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Butter Prizes Islington Show

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 8 October 1908 · page 3

A cablegram received by the Premier today from the Agent-General stated that the Tarragon the first prize and the Framingham butter factory (Western District…

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The Carrathool Pastoral and Agricultural Society. The Forthcoming Show

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 9 October 1908 · page 2

The uncertain outlook from a pastoral point of view has not had any deterrent effect upon that optimistic and very energetic body known as the…

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Albury P. A., and H. Society

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 October 1908 · page 19

A meeting of the committee of the above was held at the Society's rooms, Deanstreet, on Monday. Present—Messrs. G. A. Thompson (President), J. R. Whitehead…

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Our Sydney Letter. the Labor Carnival

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 9 October 1908 · page 5

The Labor Carnival is over, and the work-a-day world is settling into its usual channels. The procession was marred by a high wind which damaged severely the…

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Walla Flower Show

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 16 October 1908 · page 2

A Flower show and industrial exhibition will be held at Rice's Hall, Walla Walla, to-day and to-morrow in aid of the Doctors Residence Fund…

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The Hay Horticultural Society. The Annual Show

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 16 October 1908 · page 2

The annual show of the Hay Horticultural Society took place on Wednesday, in the Athenaeum Hall. The weather was fine but hot. The attendance was far…

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