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Northern Rivers · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1908

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Alstonville Agricultural Society. 19th Annual Exhibition

Northern Star · Thursday 13 February 1908 · page 2

The nineteenth annual exhibition of the [?]tonville Agricultural Society [?] ced yesterday under most unfavourable [?][?] conditions. The weather is the…

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Alstonville Agricultural Society. 19th Annual Exhibition

Northern Star · Friday 14 February 1908 · page 2

The Alstonville Show was brought to a conclusion yesterday. Unfortunately the bud weather continued. Although the forenoon wus fine heavy rain set in soon…

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Church of England Flower Show

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 14 February 1908 · page 4

THE schedule of this show, which proved so popular last year, will appear in Tuesday's issue. There are a few alterations in the advertisemont that has already appeared in…

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Show Judging

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 15 February 1908 · page 9

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…

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Tenterfield Show

Northern Star · Monday 17 February 1908 · page 2

An advertisement relative to the above appears in our business Columns to-day. The Tenterfield Show is the principal tableland exhibition, and this year opens on Tuesday…

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Playing Wilbur to Show

Northern Star · Monday 17 February 1908 · page 2

IT'S all right. You can put the Teddy sign on anything you read in the papers about matrimony's bein' a lost art, and cullection [?]llinitles being the latest, [?]ad;…

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Alstonville Show. the Ministers Speech. Interesting Statistics

Northern Star · Monday 17 February 1908 · page 2

The Hon. John Perry, Minister for Agriculture, officially opened the Alstonville show on Thursday. The President of the Society, Mr. J. A…

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Alstonville Show. Some Impressions

Northern Star · Wednesday 19 February 1908 · page 4

First, and "largely" that the weather was exe[?]—could not w[?]ll have been worse for an agricultural show in a district not yet linked with other towns…

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Playing Wilbur to Show. (Continued)

Northern Star · Wednesday 19 February 1908 · page 7

Seems that W[?] got his first start in Mainer but way [?] before he could remember much his folks had moved to Kan[?] on a homestead. Then, when Wilbur…

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Royal Agricultural Society: President Resigns. Presidency of the Society

Northern Star · Thursday 20 February 1908 · page 2

There has been friction in the governing body of the Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales, and matters have reached such an acute singe that Sir Francis…

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Coraki Show

Northern Star · Thursday 20 February 1908 · page 2

The thirteenth annual exhibition of the Central Richmond River Agricultural Society was opened yesterday under unfavour able conditions. Heavy rain fell at…

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Playing Wilbur to Show. (Continued.)

Northern Star · Thursday 20 February 1908 · page 3

"Guess who's here" sayd I. "That you. Roland?" says she "Aw. pickles!" says [?] "Set the calender back a year [?] so, and then…

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Solicitor to Show Cause. Sydney

Northern Star · Friday 21 February 1908 · page 3

A country solicitor, whose name was not mentioned, has been called upon by the Full Court to answer certain allegations preferred against him by a client named Mrs…

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The Coraki Show. [By Telegraph.] Coraki

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 21 February 1908 · page 5

THE weather for the first day of the Coraki Annual Show today was very unfavourable, heavy ruin falling the greater part of the day. The opening ceremony…

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The Coraki Annual Show. First Day-wednesday

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 21 February 1908 · page 4

Aster the energy and enthusiasm which the officers and committee of the Control R.R. Agricultural Society had infused into the work of making their annual Show at Coraki…

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Moonlight Carnival

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 22 February 1908 · page 9

THE second moonlight carnival by the Casino Fire Brigade and Town Band took place on Wednesday night, and was not nearly so successful as was…

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[?] Show Entries

Northern Star · Saturday 22 February 1908 · page 4

[?]ding exhibitors at the above show will please remember that the date of closing entries was not [?]th [?] inst. Schedules may be obtained at this…

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Banalow Show

Northern Star · Monday 24 February 1908 · page 2

The entries for the Bangalow Show close to-morrow (Tuesday). Schedules may be obtained at this office. The exhibition this your is attracting a great amount of…

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Royal Easter Sydney Show

Northern Star · Tuesday 25 February 1908 · page 2

The officials of the Royal Agricultural Society are having a busy time at present The secretary states that correspondence and other work in connection with the…

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Show Postponed. Newcastle

Northern Star · Wednesday 26 February 1908 · page 5

The show ground had two feet of water on it and the show had to be postponed…

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