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Murray · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1909

250 stories in Murray's papers · page 12 of 13

Skating Carnival To-night

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 21 October 1909 · page 3

To-night the first [?] carnival will take place in the Albury Rink and it like all the other fixtures arranged promises to be keenly enjoyable. It [?] last…

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Rutherglen Show

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 October 1909 · page 21

The thirtieth show of the Rutherglen Agricultural Society was held on Wednesday under favourable weather conditions. There was a very large attendance, and the gate…

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Fancy Dress Skating Carnival a Gorgeous Pageant

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 22 October 1909 · page 2

The first fancy dress skating carnival promoted by the proprietors of the Albury Skating Rink was opened last evening and was an unqualified success in every way…

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Mr. C. S. M'Coll Killed. Accident at Bendigo Show

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 22 October 1909 · page 3

Regret was generally expressed here on Saturday last when the news was received of the serious accident which had happened to Mr. C. S. McColl, in the…

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Fancy Dress Skating Carnival

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 23 October 1909 · page 5

The Albury Skating Rink was again crowded last evening when the fancy dress arrival was continued. Extra seating accommodation was provided at the end of…

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Childrens' Seating Carnival

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 29 October 1909 · page 2

The children's fancy costume [?] carnival was held at the Albury rink last evening. There was a fairly [?] attendance and about 56 [?] attired in…

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Melbourne Racing Carnival

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 30 October 1909 · page 2

The outlook for the racing carnival in Melbourne so far as the weather is concerned is not promising. It was warm in the city to-day; and there are…

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Death of a Show Pony

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 November 1909 · page 28

Mr. Geo. A. Bell, ef Spring Park, Thurgoona, has experienced a slice of bad luck in the death of his well-known trotting pony, Little Peach; which was due to foal…

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The Lord Mayor's Show a Suffragetie Inteplude. Important Political Speecues London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 11 November 1909 · page 3

The Lord Mayor's show was held yesterday in fine weather and was as interesting military and naval pageans The procession marched through the principal…

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Hobart Exhibition Burned

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 November 1909 · page 33

One of the most disastrous fires that have Occurred in Hobart for many years past brok out just sister midnight on Friday, when the Exhibition Building, occupying…

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Pastoral and Agricultural Society. Annual Meeting

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 13 November 1909 · page 2

The annual meeting of members of the above Society was held on Thursday afternoon at the Royal Hotel. Messrs J. B. Hamilton (vice-president), S. E…

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New York Horse Show. Success of British Officers

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 16 November 1909 · page 2

Several British officers representing the War Department have was many of the principal jumping events at the New York Horse how. Lieuteranis Yorks and…

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Victorious Chief. a Carnival of Torture. London, November 14

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 November 1909 · page 42

Emperor Menelik, of Abyssinia, has fur-theer demonstrated his feelings of humanity. A few days ago he checked his consort's zeal in her advocacy of the cause of…

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A. & H. Society. Projected Autumn Cereal Show. to Be Discussed at a Meeting This Afternoon

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 19 November 1909 · page 3

Some time ago, at a committee meeting of the Berrigan A. and H. Society, the question mas mooted that it would be a good idea to run a cereal…

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West's Picture Show To-morrow

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 23 November 1909 · page 4

To-morrow night in the Mechanies Institute Wests' pictures will make their weekly appearance. As [?] there will be a complete and up-to-date change of…

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Startling Termination of Feffrey-moore Wedding. the Traditional Doom Follows the Opening of the Old House on Waverley Avenue. One of the Guests Pound Lying Dead on the Library Hearthstone. Letters in His Rocket Show Him to Have Been One W. Pfeiyven, of Denver. No Interruption to the Ceremony Follows the Chartly Discovery

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 24 November 1909 · page 3

"The festivities attendant upon the wedding of Miss Veronica Moore to Mr. Francis Jeffrey of this city met with a startling check to-day. As…

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Albury P., A., and H. Society

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 November 1909 · page 43

A committee meeting of the above was held at the society's rooms on Monday. Present—Dr. Andrews (in the chair), J. R. Chapman,, J. R. Whitehead, J. C…

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Builders' Exhibition in Australia

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 26 November 1909 · page 7
Also in Tocumwal Guardian and Finley Free Press, The Riverine Grazier

There was inaugurated in the great Exhibition Building at Prince Alfred Park, Sydney, a few weeks ago, an exhibition of the various materials and…

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