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North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1901

34 stories in North West (Tamworth to Moree)'s papers · page 1 of 2

Summer Days Are Fair !

Manilla Express · Saturday 26 January 1901 · page 3

The summer's light is on the hills, And on the ripening field, And nature, quick'ning to its thrills, With richer harvest yield;…

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Fruits That Grow Amid Ice and Show

Manilla Express · Saturday 16 February 1901 · page 6

In spite of the latitude and the Arctic current, Labrador, that almost uninhabitable strip of territory which lies to the N.E. of British North America, is the home of…

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Commonwealth Fair

Manilla Express · Saturday 2 March 1901 · page 2

THE three days' fair, or gale of work, in aid of the Wesleyan Church funds, opened in the Mechanics' Institute on Thursday night, was continued…

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The Commonwealth Fair

Manilla Express · Saturday 9 March 1901 · page 2

At a late hour on Saturday night the Commonwealth Fair, which had enjoyed a successful run of three days, came to a close. There was a large…

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Tamworth Show

Manilla Express · Saturday 30 March 1901 · page 2

THE Tamworth show—not a particularly brilliant annual function at any time—opened on Wednesday under more favorable and promising…

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The Show

Manilla Express · Saturday 6 April 1901 · page 2

At the Show cattle were adequately represented, the best classes being Jerseys and A[?]rshires. Mr. Angus, as usual, has all his own way in the Hereford class…

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Sheep Show

Manilla Express · Saturday 29 June 1901 · page 2

Mr. S. M'Caughey secured a large majority of prizes in all sections at the sheep show yesterday…

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When the Fair Was On

Manilla Express · Saturday 31 August 1901 · page 6

A Guardsman was once walking through the streets of London in company with an Irish recruit. The former asked the latter if he had ever seen such…

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The Passing Show

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Saturday 7 September 1901 · page 2

No doubt many of our readers have read with a good deal of relish the very amusing account given by Mark Twain in the "Innocents' Abroad" of the voyaging of the…

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The Passing Show

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 10 September 1901 · page 2

More delightful weather than that which we have been experiencing during the past fortnight it would perhaps be difficult to imagine. Some…

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The Passing Show

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Saturday 14 September 1901 · page 2

The summer is coming apace and with it already the usual appear on the part of the Metropolitan resident for the cheap excursion to the mountains and other such like…

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The Passing Show

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 17 September 1901 · page 2

From present appearances, there is no doubt that the present State Parliament will compete with some of its predecessors in the matter of waste of…

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The Passing Show

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Saturday 21 September 1901 · page 2

If we are [?] from the most recent meteorological conditions, the beautiful [?] with her man[?] graces and gentle [?] which [?] us with…

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The Passing Show

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 24 September 1901 · page 2

The recent fire at the Ultimo Power House and the complete stoppage of the electric trams twice in one week in the metropolis has had the effect of…

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The Passing Show

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Saturday 28 September 1901 · page 2

The cricketing season is on us. It opens to-day, in fact, in the city and suburbs, where the grade competitions contro[?] by the New South Wales Cricket Association…

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The Passing Show

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 1 October 1901 · page 2

The Premier has decided to ask Parliament to reduce the salary of the State Governor to £5000. This has already been done in Victoria and…

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The Passing Show

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Saturday 5 October 1901 · page 2

From all Recounts the condition of the working classes in [?] at the present time is anything but satisfactory, not withstanding all the so called [?] on the part…

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The Passing Show

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 8 October 1901 · page 2

The Railway Commissioners are finding it a somewhat difficult matter to ment the requeels from the various suburbs at present for an all-night tram…

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The Passing Show

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Saturday 12 October 1901 · page 2

At the present moment great excitement prevails in the capitals of the several States over the tariff. Mr. Barton and his Colleagues tariff. Mr. Barton and his Colleagues have at last yielded up all that was…

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The Passing Show

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 15 October 1901 · page 2

From a spectacular point of view, perhaps the scene which will be witnessed in the House of Representatives this afternoon will be well worth…

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