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New England · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1908

243 stories in New England's papers · page 2 of 13

Guyra Show

Guyra Argus · Thursday 6 February 1908 · page 4

Intending exhibitors are reminded that entries close for Guyra Show, next Wednesday, 12th inst. No late entries…

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Armidale Show

Guyra Argus · Thursday 6 February 1908 · page 5

A copy of the prise schedule for 1908 Show at Armidale is to hand. The Association has again been particularly liberal in the allotment of…

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Fair Dance

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 7 February 1908 · page 3

A DANCE, promoted as a wind-up to St. Patrick's Fair, eventuated in the Town Hall on Monday night. The affair was a capital success in every respect, and the attendance…

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Lucky for the Fair

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 7 February 1908 · page 3

MR. G. A. PRIEST basked in the sun of good luck at the recent fair, but a [?] spirit caused the win to be of little affect to him. The gentleman in question took a chance in a saddle being raffled at…

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Tenterfield Show

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 7 February 1908 · page 3

OUR Northern friends are making a brave effort to popularise and [?] the forthcoming exhibition attractive to a degrees. The programme is the very best the committee has issued, and we hope…

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The Glen I[?] Show

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 7 February 1908 · page 3

GRADUALLY but surely the co[?]tilling body of the local Pastoral and Agricultural Association…

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Agricultural Society

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Tuesday 11 February 1908 · page 3

THE usual weekly meeting of the above was held on Saturday morning last, when there were present:—Messrs. A. M. White (President) J. Hynes, Mitchell,…

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St. Patrick's Fair

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 11 February 1908 · page 2

AT the final meeting of the ladies' committee in connection with the recent Fair a financial statement was submitted, which showed a clear profit of £304 on the…

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Show Judging

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 11 February 1908 · page 2

AT a show banquet in Queensland there was some plain talk about the capabilities of some stock judges. Mr. John Cook said everybody was liable to err. Some years…

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Show Privi[?]ges

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 11 February 1908 · page 2

THE privileges for the forthcoming Show will be submitted to public auction at 12 o'clock on Saturday. Further particulars will be noted in our advertising columns…

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Next Week's Show

Guyra Argus · Thursday 13 February 1908 · page 4

Our Annual Show takes place next Tuesday and Wednesday, and given, fine weather, everything indicates a great success…

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The Franco-british Exhibition. What the State is doing

Guyra Argus · Thursday 13 February 1908 · page 2

On the 1st of May this year there will open in London, at Shepherd's Bush, the largest exhibition which has ever been held in Great Britain. The idea of…

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at Patrick's Fair

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 14 February 1908 · page 4

THE ladies of the committee desire us to record their appreciation of the assistance rendered by Messrs. P. Dunpby, O. Juergens, J. T. Brigdale, C. J. Hammond, H…

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Guyra Show

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 15 February 1908 · page 4

The opening Show of the North, Guyra, will form the chief attraction on the tableland next week. The entries throughout are highly…

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Guyra Show

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 18 February 1908 · page 2

TO MORROW has been declared a public holiday for the Glen lones. Guyrs, and Armidale districts, in order that opportunity might be efforded the residents to visit the Guyra Show, which promises…

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Show Snaps

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 18 February 1908 · page 4

FROM [?] to heal the Show Carival this year [?] to be a big [?] and though saybe Secreadary [?] is not infacsted with the [?] Febr[?]…

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Brief Mention. Show Entries

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Tuesday 18 February 1908 · page 2

Close next Saturday. Tenders called for Show official luncheon. One point of rain registered since last…

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The Coming Show. Sale of Privileges

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Tuesday 18 February 1908 · page 2

THE privileges in connection with the forthcoming Show were submitted to public competition by Messrs. Bruxner and Cotton, at their auction mart on…

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The Guyra Show. [By Telegraph.] Guyra, Monday Night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 18 February 1908 · page 5

THERE is every prospect of fine weather for the Show to-morrow. A large number of stock and other entries arrived to-day. The town is full of visitors, and there are side…

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Guyra Show

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 21 February 1908 · page 2

FINE weather up to the ebbing-ont hours characterised the last day of the fourth Guyra Show on Wednesday, and luckily the whole of the ring events had been disposed of when…

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