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Murray · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1908

343 stories in Murray's papers · page 16 of 18

Walla Flower Show

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 22 October 1908 · page 4

The Flower Show and Industrial Exhibition, which took place at Walla on Friday and Saturday last, in aid of the Doctor's Residence Fund, aroused…

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Victoria. Melbourne, Wednesday. the Geelong Show

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 22 October 1908 · page 3

The Spring show of the Geelong and Western District Agriculture Society was opened to-day at the new grounds near St. Albans, 990 entries were…

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Rutherglen Show

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 23 October 1908 · page 3

The Rutherglen Show will be held on October 28. There is a liberal prize list. The entries close on October 21 (to-morrow). Special trains from…

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Rutherglen Show

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 23 October 1908 · page 2

Intending exhibitors at the Rutherglen Show, to be held next Wednesday, and reminded that entries in all classes with the secretary (Mr…

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Bathurst Show Incident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 October 1908 · page 33

Trouble occurred at a committee meeting of the Bathurst A., H., and P. Association over an alleged trotting irregularity. The sub-committee appointed to inquire…

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Flower Show

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 24 October 1908 · page 2

The spring flower show organised in aid of St. Paul’s Church funds was held on Wednesday at the Town Hall. The display, of flowers and the competition generally were…

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Carnival and Fete Champetre

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 24 October 1908 · page 2

It has been definitely decidet to hold a grand carnival and fete champetre in sid of the St. Mathew's Church of England building fund The carnival…

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Mackay's All New Show

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 27 October 1908 · page 3

To-morrow night, Mr. Jack Mackay's all new show will open up on the vacant allotment near the Council Chambers. Jack Mackay will be remembered locally…

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Show-bottles

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 28 October 1908 · page 4

Those hugo glass bulbs of red and yellow and blue water, which are called show-bottles, are gradually censing to be a feature of the…

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Sports. Culcairn Carnival. Culcairn

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 28 October 1908 · page 6

The Culcairn Sports took place on Saturday afternoon. The weather was nice and warm and induced a large crowd the spectors to come out, £13 10/ being the gate…

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Show Cattle Give Below "Standard" Results

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 28 October 1908 · page 2

At the recent Geelong spring show eight cows were entered for the prize for the best dairy cow. The competition was decided on the batter yield of the cattle…

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Fair Play

Tocumwal Guardian and Finley Free Press · Friday 30 October 1908 · page 6
Also in Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser, The Riverine Grazier

A certain Judge of Cincinnati was very fond of talking with "sons of toil." When driving one day in his dogeart he stopped a plodding…

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Presbyterian Spring Fair

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 30 October 1908 · page 3

The weather was all that could be desired on Friday last on the occasion of the opening of the Flower Show and Sale of Work promoted by the members of the Presbyterian…

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Public School Fair

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 30 October 1908 · page 2

The annual Fair in connection with the Corowa Public School will be help in the Recreation Reserve on Wednesday, November 4, afternoon and…

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Friendly Societies Carnival

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 30 October 1908 · page 2

A special train will leave Albury at 9.5 a.m. on November 9, stopping at all stations, for Tallangatta, in connection with the United Friendly…

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Flower Show

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 30 October 1908 · page 3

The following awards were omitted from our last issue:— Sheep Guessing Competition,— Miss Jessie Smith and Mr. A. Hardie…

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The Rutherglen Show

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 30 October 1908 · page 3

The twenty-ninth annual Rutherglen show, which took place on Wednesday, was successful in every way and, although the gate receipts…

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Public School Fair

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 3 November 1908 · page 2

Not in the recreation reserve, an announced last issue, but in the grounds of the Public School, the annual fair will take place to-morrow (Wednesday)…

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