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Northern Rivers · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1914

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General News. Alstonville Show

Northern Star · Wednesday 4 February 1914 · page 4

The entries for Alstonvile show notwith standing the season are very satisfactory, Horses, pigs, poultry and culinary sections show an increase, but the entries in cattle…

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Agricultural Society the Last Meeting of Old Committee

Mullumbimby Star · Thursday 5 February 1914 · page 4

THE usual monthly meeting of the above was hold in the School of Arts yesterday morning. Mr J. Davidson (president) presided over an…

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Representation at Panama Exhibition. Sydney

Northern Star · Thursday 5 February 1914 · page 5

Sir George Reid has discussed with the Minister of External Affairs the immigration question and a revised scheme for Australian representation at the Panama…

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Tweed Agricultural Society. Election of Officers

Tweed Daily · Friday 6 February 1914 · page 2

The first monthly meeting of the new, committee of the T.R.A. Society was held at the Municipal Council Chambers yesterday afternoon, Mr…

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Australian and N.Z. Butter. Special Classes at British Show. London

Tweed Daily · Friday 6 February 1914 · page 3

The Council of the British Dairy Farmers' Association has, decided that at the next Dairy Show. there will be separate classes for Australian and…

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Tweed Agricultural Society

Northern Star · Saturday 7 February 1914 · page 6

At the first meeting of the new committee of the Tweed River Agricultural Society on Thursday last the following officebearers were elected:—President, C. A…

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Hares £3 a Fair

Northern Star · Saturday 7 February 1914 · page 8

In conversation with Mr. W. D. Solomons, one of the A[?]dale Coursing Club's most prominent officials, we learnt that the year has been an unfavorable one for…

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Alstonville Show

Northern Star · Saturday 7 February 1914 · page 6

Notwithstanding the dry weather and other disabilities, which have militated against the semi-public show of Alstonville Agricultural Society. It will be seen…

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Golf Carnival at Mount Kosciusko

The Kyogle Examiner · Saturday 7 February 1914 · page 7

The Kosciusko Golr Club is an active body, which now numbers 60 members. It hopes to eventually count its players with the aid of three figures, and,…

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Sensation at a Picture Show

Northern Star · Saturday 7 February 1914 · page 12

Whilst the pictures were being shown at the Belmore Hall, Tarce, on Monday night last, Captain Baker, of the local fire brigade, walked hurriedly from the state…

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Sports Carnival. Establishing Fresh Record Melbourne

Tweed Daily · Monday 9 February 1914 · page 3

At the International Sports Carnival yesterday, Power, of America, set [?] to lower Shrubb's mile record he covered three-quarters in 3min. 17…

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Panama Canal Fair. 78,000 Feet Reserved. Melbourne

Northern Star · Monday 9 February 1914 · page 5

The Hon. P. M. Glynn (Minister for External Affairs) sent a cable message today to the authorities of the Pann[?] Canal Fair, to be held in San Francisco in…

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Central R.R. Agricultural Society

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Tuesday 10 February 1914 · page 3

A meeting of the committee of the above was held on Friday evening. Present—Messrs. D. S. H. Moreton (President), E. Jenner, J. Newman, W. Birmingham,…

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Japanese Fair

Northern Star · Wednesday 11 February 1914 · page 4

The Goolmangar ladies have been very busy for some time post preparing for the Japanese Fair to help liquidate the debt on the new piano, and which takes place in…

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Wheats for the Royal Show

Northern Star · Wednesday 11 February 1914 · page 8

The first entries for the coming Royal Show were those in the wheat section, and the Secretary states that there has been a staisfactory increase in the number this…

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Local and General Bangalow Show

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 11 February 1914 · page 4

The schedule of prizes in connection with the eighteenth annual exhibition of the Bangalow A. and I. Society have been issued. A few copies,…

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Jack Johnson's Trouble. Fired Out on His "Pink Ear." Not Wanted in Exhibition. London

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 11 February 1914 · page 5

Jack Johnson, the colored pugilist, last night made another attempt to break into the London Music Halls, when Richard Klegin, the American…

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P.L.L. Conference Close Business. a Minister and the Awards. the Fair Rents Bill. Sydney

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 11 February 1914 · page 5

The Labour Conference concluded to-night. The committee appointed to report on the allegations that the Minister…

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Suffragettes. Bishop of London [?]Nced. Forcible Feeding Exhibition. London

Northern Star · Thursday 12 February 1914 · page 5

The Bishop of London has paid a second visit to Halloway Gaol, and although not allowed to witness forcible feeding he declared that the prisoners had not…

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Labor Conference. Minister Evades an Award. a Fair Rents [?]. SYDNEY

Northern Star · Thursday 12 February 1914 · page 5

The Labor Conference agreed that the Minister of Works had evaded the Federal Builders' Laborers' Award, and the Conference decided to make representations to…

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