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Northern Rivers · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1898

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Grafton Show. Grafton

Northern Star · Saturday 2 April 1898 · page 7

THE Exhibition yesterday was attended by 3666 people,and 824 the first day. The went yestyerday was beautiful. The princepal prize-takers were: A. N. Banrnier's Splends, prize and champions for…

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Central R.R. Agricultural Society

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 8 April 1898 · page 5

A COMMITTEE meeting of the above was held in the Bridge-street Hall on Tuesday, 5th instant, when the following members were present:—Messrs. Yabsley (chair), D. Quain,…

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The Grafton Show

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 8 April 1898 · page 2

THE annual Exhibition at Grafton this year was remarkable both for the large number of entries received, and the number of persons who visited the…

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Sydney Show. the Dairy Stock

Northern Star · Wednesday 13 April 1898 · page 4

THE S M. Herald writes. "with the advance of dairying in recent years there has grown up a great and over extending demand for cattle of the milking strains. Thin has naturally cen…

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The Sydney Show

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 15 April 1898 · page 4

THE Royal Agricultural Society's Show, which opened in Sydney on the 7th instant, was one of the most successful ever held in the colony, both in respect to the quantity…

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Casino Show

Northern Star · Saturday 16 April 1898 · page 2

THE R. R. A. H. and I. Society were favoured with fine weather for their Exhibition, and the attendance yesterday was very good. A report of the awards will be given next issue. A. O. Smith's…

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R. A. H. & P.Society's Annual Exhibition

Northern Star · Wednesday 20 April 1898 · page 3

CAUNO, the last of the district exhibitions for the year, hold on Thursday and Friday last, was the moat [?] ed of the quintette as regards Weather, Around Ca[?]no they find or idently not had the rains…

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Casino Annual Show

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 22 April 1898 · page 8

IN marked contrast to the experience of nearly all kindred Societies this year on Show days the Casino Exhibition was favored with most delightful weather,…

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Casino Show Awards

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 22 April 1898 · page 5

THE following is a list of the principal awards, in addition to those mentioned elsewhere, at the late Casino Show:— Blood stallion, 3 years and over—J. Farley's…

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Agricultural society Meeting

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 29 April 1898 · page 2

A COMMITTEE meeting of the Central R.R. Agricultural Society was held in the Bridge-street Hall, Coraki, on Saturday, 23rd instant, when the following…

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Lismore Autumn Flower Show

Northern Star · Saturday 30 April 1898 · page 2

THE fourth annual flower show In connection with St. Paul's Presbyterian Church, was held in the Federal Hall on Wednesday and Thursday. The committee had a supper [?] created on the…

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Agricultural Society Meeting

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 6 May 1898 · page 2

A special meeting of the Committee of the Central Richmond River Agriculturnl Society was held on Saturday last in the Bridge-street Hall, when the…

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The Poultry Yard. Dead Poultry at the Sydney show

Northern Star · Saturday 7 May 1898 · page 5

THe ' Sydney Daily Telegraph 'given the following account of the exhibits of dead poultry at the Royal Agricultural Show held in Sydney recently. It will be found…

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The Jamble Fair

Northern Star · Wednesday 11 May 1898 · page 2

THE entertainment, which had been post poned from last month, came off in the Federal Hall on Thursday and Friday evenings last, and was a great sucess under avidence conditions. Following, as…

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Central R. R. Agricultural Society

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 3 June 1898 · page 8

AT the usual monthly meeting of the above on Saturday last the following members of committee were present —Messrs. Yabsley (chair), Naiper, Storey,…

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Central R.R. Agricultural Society

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 1 July 1898 · page 4

A SPECIAL meeting of members of the above was held at the Bridge-street Hall on Saturday list, when there present—Messrs. R. P. Napier, E. M'Lean, C. Patch,…

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Central R. R. Agricultural Society

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 22 July 1898 · page 7

THE annual general meeting of the Central Richmond River Agricultural Society was held in the Bridge—street Hall on Saturday, 16th instant, when the…

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Richmond River Poultry, P., C., and [?].Society's Annual Show

Northern Star · Saturday 30 July 1898 · page 4

THE third annual Show of this Society opened on Thursday, and this year waa continued for two days, being held as hitherto in the Federal Hall. The Mayor (Mr. J. F. O'Flynn) formally opened…

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The Poultry Show

Northern Star · Wednesday 3 August 1898 · page 3

THE Lismore P. P. C. and D. Socity's third annual exhibition was brought to a sucuessful termination on Friday evening. There was again a very good attendance of the public, the receipts on…

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Central R. R. Agricultural Society

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 5 August 1898 · page 2

AT the usual monthly meeting of the above, the following members of committee were present:—Messrs. Yabsley (chair), Thomas, J. M. Cameron, Benaud,…

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