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Shows & fairs, 1870

3 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers

The Baby-show

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 3 February 1870 · page 1

THE greatest novelty in connexion with the amusements on Anniversary Day was the baby-show at Botany, which was held in the large marquee of the Agricultural Society, erected for the occasion in the…

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Select Poetry. Dark or Fair

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 21 April 1870 · page 4

Maiden fair With the golden hair— Sweet brunette With the locks of jet,…

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Intercolonial Exhibition, Sydney. the Opening.—first Day

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 8 September 1870 · page 4

THE opening of the Intercolonial Exhibition yesterday was an occasion of general rejoicing. A public holiday was proclaimed, and a numerous and brilliant…

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