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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1901

75 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 3 of 4

S Hort Story a Flower Show

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 7 June 1901 · page 1

I've thought of a lovely idea for Sunday,'…

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The Merino Fair

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 16 July 1901 · page 3

THE 27th Annual Stud Sheep Fair of the far-famed firm of Messrs. Goldsborough, Mort, and Co., Ltd., should not pass without a word of appreciation. This sale and…

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Wesleyan Flower Show

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 21 August 1901 · page 2

An important Committee meeting connection with the forthcoming Wesleyan Flower Show and Fahey Fair was held on Wednesday evening. The Rev. A. Stephen…

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When the Fair Was On

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 31 August 1901 · page 5

A Guardsman was once walking through the streets of London in company with an Irish recruit. The former asked the latter if he had over seen such…

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Wesleyan Flower Show

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 31 August 1901 · page 2

The Wesleyan Church Flower Show Committee met on Wednesday. It was decided to hold the Show on original dates, November 11th and 12th. The prize…

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When the Fair Was on

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 6 September 1901 · page 3

A Guardsman was once walking through the streets of London in company with an Irish recruit. The former asked the latter if be had ever seen such…

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Local and General News. the Annual Show

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 6 September 1901 · page 2

At the committee meeting of the P.& A. Society a step in the right direction was taken, when on the motion of Mr. McKensey, P.M., the date of the annual show was fixed…

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The Yass Show

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 13 September 1901 · page 2

THE thirty-third show of the Yass Agricultural Society was opened yesterday under fairly favourable Auspices, though the weather threatened rain. The fact…

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The Yass Show

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 17 September 1901 · page 2

THE weather for the second day of the Yass P. and A. Association was beautifully fine and the attendance large, the amount taken at the gate being £88 109. The…

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The Yass Show

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 18 September 1901 · page 2

The Yass Show was held on Thursday and Friday of last week, and proved more than usually successful. The number of entries was 1300, boing one hundred more…

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Protectionists and Fair wares

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 20 September 1901 · page 5

The “S. M. Herald” says:—It was mentioned a few weeks ago that a threat had been made by the protectionist member’s of the labor party that if employers carrying on…

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The Show

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 24 September 1901 · page 2

We learn that the number of entries for the Show was considerably added to on Saturday, and with a fine day to-morrow, and the several attractions offered—military…

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Spring Show

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 24 September 1901 · page 2

This is the season when the spring shows are in evidence, but the show now opened at the Free Trade Stores, so far as the majority of ladies is concerned and for that matter…

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Braidwood Show

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 27 September 1901 · page 2

THE Annual Sheep, Dog, and Poultry Show in connection with the P. & A. Society was hold on Wednesday, 29th instant; and although the rain which commenced early in…

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The Spring Show

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 27 September 1901 · page 2

If agricultural shows be considered from an educational standpoint, which should be their real object, the second Spring Show undertaken by the Agricultural…

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The Spring Show

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 28 September 1901 · page 2

The clerk of the weather would appear to be rather unfavorably disposed towards the Spring show of the P. and A. Society. Last year, it will be remembered, heavy rain fell during the…

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Wesleyan Flower Show

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 4 October 1901 · page 2

THERE was a good attendance yesterday at the meeting held in the Wesleyan Church, in connection with the forthcoming Flower Show. It was decided to substitute a…

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At the Fair

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 5 October 1901 · page 2

Proprietor of Menagerie Walk up ladies and Cattlemen, and see our famous lion, Mustapha. He is an sensible as any human being. A French sergeant o[?] pulled out of his foot a born[?]…

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The Weight Guessing at the Show

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 5 October 1901 · page 2

The guessing was remarkably—close over 7 the weight of the sheep at the Braidwood show. Two named the exact weight, 164½lbs. one was 164¾, seven were 164, and three…

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Polo Carnival

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 8 October 1901 · page 2

THE polo carnival commenced on Friday at the Cooma Polo Clue's grounds, situated about a mile and a half from town. Beautiful weather prevailed which was in…

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