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Northern Rivers · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1914

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Agricultural Society. Annual Meeting

Mullumbimby Star · Thursday 19 February 1914 · page 4

The annual mooting of above was held in the School of Arts yesterday morning. Mr J. Davidson (president) presided over an attendance of…

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Band Carnival

Northern Star · Thursday 19 February 1914 · page 4

An [?]rell R is proposed to have a Band Ca[?] in September next, and a strong committee has been formed embracing practically all the commercial and trade…

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Exhibition of High Diving

Tweed Daily · Thursday 19 February 1914 · page 2

Yesterday afternoon Mr. J. Long, a well-known natationist, gave a splen[?]d exhibition of diving from the Murwillumbah bridge. Long was for some…

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Tweed Agricultural Society

Tweed Daily · Friday 20 February 1914 · page 2

The Tweed Agricultural Society executive committee met yesterday afternoon to consider matters in connection with the improvement of the grounds…

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Panama Exhibition

Tweed Daily · Friday 20 February 1914 · page 3

It is probable that as a result of the recent visit to Melbourne of Mr. F. W. Young, Commissioner of Crown Lands in South Australia,…

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A Show Award

Northern Star · Friday 20 February 1914 · page 4

Mr. Martin Buckley. of Federal, called in yesterday and pointed out that he had been awarded first and champion prize for his blood stallion Hope Royal at the…

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A Successful Show

Northern Star · Friday 20 February 1914 · page 4

Speaking at a delegates [?]ting of the North Coast Agricultural Societies Association yesterday Mr. McMilllan stated that the recent show at Alstonville was one of…

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The Panama Exhibition Australian Representation. Sydney

Tweed Daily · Friday 20 February 1914 · page 3

The first oversea use the flagship Australia will be put to will be the naval representation of the Commonwealth at the Panama…

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Mullumbimby Agricultural Society

Northern Star · Saturday 21 February 1914 · page 11

The annual meeting of the Mollumbimby Agricultural Society was held in the School of Arts on Wednesday. The President (Mr. J. Davidson) presided over a fair…

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Cora[?] Show

Northern Star · Saturday 21 February 1914 · page 6

Entries for Cora[?] show, which will be beld on Tuesday and Wednesday. march 10 and 11, close an Saturday. february 28th. There is every prospect that this popular…

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Panama Exhibition. Petitions to M[?]a[?]th. London

Northern Star · Saturday 21 February 1914 · page 7

Sir A. Canan Doyle and many other well known authors have petitioned Mr. [?]th to reconsider the Government's d[?]ion not to parti[?]c in the San [?]…

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Bangalow Show

Northern Star · Monday 23 February 1914 · page 4

Intending exhibitions at Bangallow Show should not overlook the near approach of the date for the closing of entries. The Secretary advises that ouing to the…

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The Forthcoming Grafton Show

Northern Star · Monday 23 February 1914 · page 7

The subedules of the 47th annual exhibition of the Clarence P. and A. Society, to be held at Grafton on Glay 6, 7, and 8 have been issued. There are cl[?] upon…

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Show Subsidies

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Tuesday 24 February 1914 · page 2

The secretary of the North Coast Agricultural Societies' Association recently wrote to the Department of Agriculture making certain inquiries…

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Show Disqualifications

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Tuesday 24 February 1914 · page 6

At a meeting of the North Coast Agricultural Societies' Association at Lismore Mr. McMillan said that he had been instructed by the…

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The Royal Show

Northern Star · Tuesday 24 February 1914 · page 3

The Clydesdala Horse Soceity of Scotland has written to the Secretary of the Royal Agricultural Society offering to present two medals in connection with the…

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The Forthcoming Coraki Show

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Tuesday 24 February 1914 · page 2

The fact that the annual show of the Central Richmond River Agricultural Society, which takes place at Coraki a fortnight hence, will be very severely…

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The Disputed Prizes at the Last Lismore Show. (To the Editor.)

Northern Star · Tuesday 24 February 1914 · page 4

Sir,—At the special committee meeting of the Lismore A. and I. Society, held last Tuesday, the above were dealt with. With regard to the prize claimed by me (for…

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Show Subsidies

The Kyogle Examiner · Wednesday 25 February 1914 · page 2

THE secretary of the North Coast Agricultural Societies' Association recently wrote to the Department of Agriculture making certain inquiries…

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Panama Exhibition. British Representation Discussed. London

Tweed Daily · Thursday 26 February 1914 · page 3

All efforts to move the Government to reconsider its decision not to participate in the Panama exposition have failed…

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