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Shows & fairs, 1908

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Alstonville Agricultural Society

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 9 September 1908 · page 4

AT the last meeting of the committed of the Alstonville Agricultural Society, Mr. D. Cooke brought up the matter of a tax on stallions, in the interest of owners or…

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Agricultural Society

Mullumbimby Star · Thursday 10 September 1908 · page 2

The regular meeting of the above was held yesterday, when there was a large attendance. Mr. C. E.Simpson (President) in the chair…

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Fair Play Is Good Pay

Northern Star · Friday 11 September 1908 · page 2

When the men of a general conference of shire councils was mooted the Byron Shire agreed to fall in with the proposal and send a delegates Eor Various reasons the…

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Masters to Show Cause. Sydney

Northern Star · Friday 11 September 1908 · page 3

The Marine Court has found that the Pareora-Colac collidion was due to wrongful aets by bath masters, and has called upon both to show cawe why their…

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Half a Milion Visitors to Franco-british Exhibition. London

Northern Star · Tuesday 15 September 1908 · page 3

Half a million visitors attended the Franco-British Exhibition on saturday…

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Americans Show Waning Interest in Irish Question. London

Northern Star · Thursday 17 September 1908 · page 3

The "Times" says the American public show waning interest in the Irish question…

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Alstonville Agricultural society. Committee Meeting

Northern Star · Friday 18 September 1908 · page 4

The usual monthly meeting of the committee was hold in the Agricultural Hall, Alstouville, yesterday. Present —Mr. J. A. Daley (President, is the chair), Messrs. F…

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Concert and Basket Fair

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 18 September 1908 · page 5

ON Wednesday night the Casino School of Arts was well tilled with people who had come to listen to a concert of unusually good class in aid of the local Methodist Church…

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Evans River Notes. the Fleeting Show

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 18 September 1908 · page 4

THE Admiral signals from his deck "Farewell, good old Sydney!" We've done your harbor, blewed our cheque. And had a glorious spree…

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Methodist Fair

Northern Star · Saturday 19 September 1908 · page 4

The Musical Festival is over. The town has now resumed its usual appearance. The decorations have been removed and its architecture once more uncovered, to…

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Methodist Concert and Basket Fair

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 19 September 1908 · page 4

THIS function was carried out on Wednesday night, to the entire satisfaction of the promoters and the audience, at the School of Arts Hall…

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Ships' Officers to Show Cause. Sydney

Northern Star · Saturday 19 September 1908 · page 7

The Marine Court has called upon the captain of the steamer Hero and the second mate of the steamer Suva to snow. cause why their certificates should not be…

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Amateur Cycling Carnival. Brisbane

Northern Star · Monday 21 September 1908 · page 2

At the Amateur Cycling Carnival at Brisbane, the mile championship of Australia was won by Schult[?], of Queensland, with Best and Knox second and third,…

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A Novel Exhibition

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 23 September 1908 · page 4

MR. DEAKIN, the Prime Minister, has received from the Colonial Office papers relating to an invitation from the Government of Austria-Hungary to…

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Trade Palace Spring Show

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 23 September 1908 · page 2

The Council's men are now putting blinding on the metal in Wal[?]er Street which should make it set as hard as cement. A little of this blinding has also been spread…

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Manager of Show Fined for Crullty to an Animal. London

Northern Star · Thursday 24 September 1908 · page 3

Hagenbock's manager at the FrancoBritish exhibition has been fined for forcing an elephant to descend into a water chute…

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Irish-American Ath[?]tes Attack British Fair Play. London

Northern Star · Friday 25 September 1908 · page 3

The Irish-American athletes who competed at the Stadium have circularised every American College, attacking British fair play…

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Naval Fair

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 26 September 1908 · page 2

At the present stage the matter of Defence occupied a prominent place in public matter, and the latest is a naval Fair, to be held in the Salvation Army's new…

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Goraki's Carnival

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Tuesday 29 September 1908 · page 2

THE mid-river centre, owing to its advantageous position, makes water contests a lending feature. On Wednesday, October 7th the annual regatta is to take place, and…

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Testimony of Fair Play at Olympic Games. London

Northern Star · Tuesday 29 September 1908 · page 3

The Swedish Olympic Committee has thanked Lord Desborough for the fair play at the Olympic games…

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