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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1904

58 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 2 of 3

The Late Braidwood Show. the Smoke Concert

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 16 March 1904 · page 2

Like the Show itself, the smoke concert, which was held on Wednesday night at the Literary Institute, admittedly ronks as the most successful ever held in connection with the Society. There was a…

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Goulburn Show

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 22 March 1904 · page 2

At the Goulburn show, for pair of sound buggy horses, tried on the ground, Messrs. [?] and Mackellar’s pair were awarded first prize. For best buggy horse Mr. J. E…

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Open Column. The public are allowed to express their opinions in this Column providing all correspondence is signed by the writer—not necessarily for publication At the same time, we wish it to be clearly understood that we do not endorse the opinions of those who so make use of it—Editor Q.A. the Queanbeyan Show

The Age · Tuesday 22 March 1904 · page 2

SIR,—To soothe the mind of a Mad Jura Righter of Wrongs, Pharaoh said to Moses, "One grumbler makes many, but the chronic grumbler is the worst of any."…

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The Cycling Carnival

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 25 March 1904 · page 2

Thirty thousand people assembled on Sydney Cricket Ground last light to see final in the Sydney Thousand The result was as follows Corbett O’Brien Plunkett…

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Cooma Show

The Age · Friday 25 March 1904 · page 3

THE Cooma show, which was concluded yesterday, was one of the most successful exhibition yet held in that town. The entries were exceptionally large in the sheep…

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Immigration and a Commonweath Exhibition

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 25 March 1904 · page 2

WE have been asked to publish the following correspondence on the above subject:--…

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The Cooma Show

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 25 March 1904 · page 3

WAS opened on Wednesday and continued yesterday under favourable weather conditions, the attendance being excellent. The show is pronounced a record for Monaro, a…

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Royal Agricultural Show

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 26 March 1904 · page 2

As the day draws near for the opening of this popular annual exhibition the interest increases, and Urge numbers of people have already departed for the metropolis. One the great features this…

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The Cooma P. & A. Show

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 29 March 1904 · page 3

WAS continued on Friday when the sheep dog trials were held. The following additional particulars and awards to Queanbeyan exhibitors we extract from the…

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The Easter Show

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 1 April 1904 · page 2

Preparations for the Easter show have been successfully carried out, and the opening took place yesterday Mr. R. G. Hassall is judge in the horse section of coachers,…

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Chrysanthemum Show

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 29 April 1904 · page 2

ON Wednesday afternoon the Chrysanthemum Show, promoted to swell the funds of the Christ Church Sunday School, was opened in the…

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The Chrysanthemum Show

The Age · Friday 29 April 1904 · page 2

THE Chrysanthemum Show, in aid of the; funds o the Church of England Sunday School which was opened on Wednesday afternoon by Mrs. F. Campbell closed…

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The St. Louis Exhibition

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 3 May 1904 · page 2

On Saturday at Washington, President Roosevelt performed the official opening, of the St. Louis exhibition, in the presence of the foreign Ambassadors and Ministers,…

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The Luckiest Horse-show on Record

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 6 May 1904 · page 1

A remarkable story of a lucky horseshoe, probably the luckiest on record, comes from Montana. Having saved a fortune of some £8000,…

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P.a. and H. Society

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 27 May 1904 · page 2

The annual meeting of the P. A. and H. Society was held yesterday in the Council Chambers, Mr. Joseph Roberts presiding. The minutes of last meeting…

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McTWEEDIE'S Defeat. All Strategy Is Fair in Love and Golf

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 11 June 1904 · page 1

My blood boiled as McTweedio walked to the tee, and, carefully placing his ball on the email mound of sand which he had moulded with his freckled hand, started to…

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School Fair

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 24 June 1904 · page 2

ON Wednesday afternoon the Fair in connection with the Queanbeyan Superior Public School was opened in the Protestant Hall by the Mayor…

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The School Fair. NEARLY £30 NETTED

The Age · Friday 24 June 1904 · page 2

As a means of raising funds to procure the necessary books and other articles in order to carry into effect the newly introduced school syllabus, several ladies and gentleman…

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Sydney Sheep Show

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 5 July 1904 · page 2

THE 600 stud sheep penned at the Agricultural Ground on Wednesday constitutes a record. Being the best exhibition of merinos this continent…

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Queanbeyan Age with Which Are Incorporated Queanbeyan Times, Bungendore Mirror & Captain's Flat Miner. Tuesday, July 26, 1904 Our Show

The Age · Tuesday 26 July 1904 · page 2

IN a letter in this issue Mr. H. J. Dixie brings before the members and others interested in the P. and A. Association the necessity of attending the annual meeting to be…

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