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Northern Rivers · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1904

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Alstoville Agricultural Society

Northern Star · Wednesday 16 March 1904 · page 4

The usual monthly meeting of the committee was held on Thursday last. Present, Mr. T. Devery (President, i[?] the chair), Messrs. It, Gibson, J. A. Diley, W. Elliott…

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Disgraceful Exhibition

Northern Star · Wednesday 16 March 1904 · page 4

On Saturday night nbout 10.30, one of those unseemly exhibitions that disgrace a town occurred in Woodlark Street, when Constable T. Smith was violently attacked…

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Disgraceful Exhibition

The Richmond River Express and Tweed Advertiser · Friday 18 March 1904 · page 4

On Saturday night about 10.30, one of those unseemly exhibitions that disgrace a town occurred in Woodlark-street, Lismore, when Constable T…

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Casino Show

The Richmond River Express and Tweed Advertiser · Friday 18 March 1904 · page 4

Active preparations are going on in connection with the coming Casino Show, and everything points to a most successful issue. By a report of the last…

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Clarence Pastoral and Agricultural Society. 37Th Annual Show

Northern Star · Saturday 19 March 1904 · page 4

The Clarence Pastoral and Agricultural Society's 37th annual Exhibition was opened at noon on Tuesday. In the early part of the morning there was a slight drizzling rain,…

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The World's Fair at St. Louis

The Richmond River Express and Tweed Advertiser · Tuesday 22 March 1904 · page 2

RAPID progress is being made with the completion of the buildings, and the laying out of the grounds of the great World's Fair, and it is…

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The Grafton Show

The Richmond River Express and Tweed Advertiser · Tuesday 22 March 1904 · page 3

THE Grafton Show on Wednesday and Thursday last was favoured with line weather. The attendance on the first day was very poor, but on the second…

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Bangalow Show

Northern Star · Wednesday 23 March 1904 · page 4

Bangalow Show opened yesterday under favorable conditions, as regards the weather. The attendance was about 1600, the gate to receipts totalling about £46. The exhibition…

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Bangalow A. and I. Society's Show

The Richmond River Express and Tweed Advertiser · Friday 25 March 1904 · page 4

THE eighth annual show of the above Society was held on Tuesday and Wednesday last, and proved a record one. The attendance on Tuesday who very…

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The Bangalow Show

The Byron Bay Record · Saturday 26 March 1904 · page 7

The premier Show of these districts opened on Tuesday under charming weather conditions, rather warm but not more so than is to be…

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Bangalow Show. a Record Attendance

Northern Star · Saturday 26 March 1904 · page 4

The Committee of Bangalow Agricultural Society are to be congratulated upon the success attending their 8 h annual exhibition, held on Tuesday and Wednesday last. The…

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Casino Show

The Richmond River Express and Tweed Advertiser · Tuesday 29 March 1904 · page 2

Numbers of people in the district have promised donations towards the cost of the new show pavilion, and on Saturday last Mr. M'Dougall sold a splendid fat…

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[?] Show and the Railway Connection

Northern Star · Wednesday 30 March 1904 · page 8

The "Cou[?] " has the following leading article:—" We took occasion last week to [?]ofer to the decision of the Public Works Committee of New South Wales by a bare…

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The Royal Show. Sydney

Northern Star · Wednesday 6 April 1904 · page 5

At the Show, Mr. J. H. Angus, as usual, is the most prominent cattle exhibitor, and again took champion prize with Beverley Duke. Mr. Angus is also to the fore with…

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The Coming Show

The Richmond River Express and Tweed Advertiser · Friday 8 April 1904 · page 4

On Thursday next the R.R.A.H. and P. Society's 29th Annual Show will be opened, and will be continued on Friday. A special feature in connection with the…

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The Sydney Show

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 8 April 1904 · page 4

THIS Show was officially opened by the Governor-General (Lord Northcote) last Thursday. The attendance was very large, over 70,000 attending on Easter Monday, the gate…

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Tha Royal Show

Northern Star · Saturday 9 April 1904 · page 4

For the Royal Hunters Contest of £100 ten horses competed on Saturday, The judge (Mr. Lorimer) found a good deal of difficulty in making his final selections. The…

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Casino Show

The Richmond River Express and Tweed Advertiser · Tuesday 12 April 1904 · page 2

Everything in connection with the coming show is about complete, and providing the weather improves, this year's exhibition promises to be a gigantic…

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Casino Show

The Richmond River Express and Tweed Advertiser · Friday 15 April 1904 · page 4

The annual exhibition in connection with the R.R.A.H. and P. Society, which promised to be a record one, had [?] the last mi[?]te to be postponed through…

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Our Sydney Letter. Sydney, Saturday. the Easter Show

The Richmond River Express and Tweed Advertiser · Friday 15 April 1904 · page 7

EASTER, being spoiled by wet weather, did not produce so big a harvest as usual for the Royal Agricultural Society. The energetic and…

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