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Shows & fairs, 1873

29 stories in Riverina's papers · page 1 of 2

The Acquittal of Mrs. Fair

Wagga Wagga Express and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Wednesday 8 January 1873 · page 4

"MRS Laura Fair is a very remarkable woman—very remarkable people are becoming scarce—therefore it would be a pity to hang Mrs. Fair." This seems to have been about the…

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The Non-punctuality of the Fair Sex. (Civilian.)

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 11 January 1873 · page 4

IF the render has ever had the pleasure of going shopping with his wife or sweetheart, he will understand what we mean. You are always dressed and ready a few minutes after…

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Yass. the Pastoral Show. Feb. 14

Wagga Wagga Advertiser and Riverine Reporter · Saturday 15 February 1873 · page 2

The Show to-day was a great success, over twelve hundred people being on the ground. The following is a list of tho principal prize-takers:- THOROUGHBRED HORSES.—Mr. Murphy's…

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The Smithfield Club Cattle Show

Wagga Wagga Express and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 22 February 1873 · page 4

THE seventy-fourth annul show of fat stock under the auspices of the Smithfield Club opened at the Agricultural Hall, Islington, on December 9. The club had this year offered…

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Yass Pastoral and Agricultural Association. Sale of Show Stock. (From the Yass Courier, Feb, 18.)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser and Riverine Reporter · Saturday 22 February 1873 · page 4

ON Friday last the various auctioneers held sales of stock and other exbibits on the exhibition ground. There was a pretty good muster of buyers and others. The first to…

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The Forthcoming Wool Show

Wagga Wagga Express and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Wednesday 26 February 1873 · page 4

ONE of the principal features of the autumn exhibition of the National Agricultural Society will doubtless be a comprehensive exbition of wool. It is many years since an…

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The Forthcoming Wool Show. (From the Argus.)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser and Riverine Reporter · Wednesday 26 February 1873 · page 4

ONE of the principal features of the autumn exhibition of the National Agricultural Society will doubtless be a comprehensive exhibition of wool. It is many years since…

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North-western Pastoral Show. (Condensed from the Dubbo Dispatch, March 21.)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser and Riverine Reporter · Saturday 29 March 1873 · page 4

IN the cattle exhibits there was plenty of quality, and if we tot up the numbers shown, there was a totlerable share of quantity. Mr. Bard's (of Dumlallimil) Supurb, took the…

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A Fancy-fair Deceiver

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 12 April 1873 · page 4

A CORRESPONDENT of the 'Louisville Democrat gives' a bit of his experience as follows: My first visit to Chicago was in my tender years, 1856. It was the Chicago took…

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The Live Stock Show. (From the Empire, April 22.)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser and Riverine Reporter · Saturday 26 April 1873 · page 4

Yesterday morning the judges of horses, cattle, and sheep assembled in the Alfred Park, whither they had been called by advertisement from the Secretary of the…

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[Assogiated Press Telegrams.] Sale of Exhibition Stock Sydney, April 29

Wagga Wagga Advertiser and Riverine Reporter · Wednesday 30 April 1873 · page 2

The sales of Exhibition stock were largely attended, and high prices obtained for heifers. Matilda 10th topped all with 1150 guineas. Mr. Jenkins's Prince Victor was next…

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Sale of Exhibition Stock

Wagga Wagga Advertiser and Riverine Reporter · Saturday 3 May 1873 · page 2

On Friday, April 25, Mr. George Kiss submitted for sale by auction, at his Bazaar, in Pitt-street, Sydney, 32 yarling pure-bred shorthorn bulls, the property of the Messrs. Lee, of Bathurst; but although the…

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The Vienna Exhibition

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 12 July 1873 · page 4

THIS Exhibition was opened by the Emperor of Austria on May 1st. The ceremony was brilliant and imposing, half of the Princes in the 'Almanach de Gotha being present, but…

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Mudgee Pastoral and Agricultural Exhibition. (Abridged from the Western Post.)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser and Riverine Reporter · Saturday 12 July 1873 · page 4

The thirteenth Annual Exhibition was held on Wednesday last the 2nd inst. in the society's ground, the weather being fine, but bitterly cold which told on the appearance…

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Fair Play

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 19 July 1873 · page 4

THE 'Jowish Messenger' (American) is determined to put a stop to some of the old-fashioned and uncomplimentary references to the Jews. It observes that whenever a Jew…

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The Jerilderie Show of the Riverina Pastoral Society

Wagga Wagga Express and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Wednesday 30 July 1873 · page 2

On Wednesday last, the fourth annual show of the above society since its inaugural meeting at Corowa in 1869, was held at the usual grounds in the township of Jerilderie, The weather was…

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The Young Show. (From our Special Reporter.) [By Electric Telegraph.] Young, Aug. 15

Wagga Wagga Advertiser and Riverine Reporter · Saturday 16 August 1873 · page 2

The Annual Show in connection with the Burrangong Pastoral awl Agricultural Association was held in Young yesterday. The weather was, unfortunately, not favourable…

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The International Exhibition. (From the Home News.)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser and Riverine Reporter · Saturday 6 September 1873 · page 4

The Australian department has attracted many visitors to the International Exhibition at South Kensington. Mr. George Collins Levey has done much for Victoria, and…

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Pastoral Mems. the Show Exhibits and Coming Sales

Wagga Wagga Advertiser and Riverine Reporter · Saturday 6 September 1873 · page 2

The competitors for the Show prizes and the stock for said are fast making their appearance. Generally speaking, notwithstanding the trying drive through the late rains, all the stock we have yet seen look in…

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The Ovens and Murray Agricultural Society's Show. (From the O. and M. Advertiser, Sept. 5.)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser and Riverine Reporter · Wednesday 10 September 1873 · page 1

The weather was most wintry and inclement, but notwithstanding that great drawback tilers was a good attendance, and the show was a great…

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