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Shows & fairs, 1888

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The Deniliquin Pastoral Show. Deniliquin

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 21 July 1888 · page 3

THE twelfth annual show of the Deniliquin Pastoral and Agricultural Society was held in the local yards to-day, when the weather was gloriously fine and the attendance of visitors…

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Tragedy in Exhibition-street, Melbourne. Attempted Murder and Suicide

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 24 July 1888 · page 3

ABOUT half-past 11 o'clock on Saturday night [?] man named John Harlon, keeper of the Federal Restaurant—sixpenny eating house— at 62 Exhibition-street, attempted to shoot…

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Opening of the Melbourne Exhibition. (From Our Correspondent.) Melbourne

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 2 August 1888 · page 2

The Ehibition was opened with great eclat and enthusiasm. The weather was cold, but fine, and there were enormous crowds in the principal streets The number…

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Opening of the Melbourne Exhibition

The Cootamundra Liberal · Saturday 4 August 1888 · page 2

THE Exhibition was opened with great exist and enthusiasm on Wednesday. The weather was cold, but fine, and there were enormous crowds in the principal streets…

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THE Wagga Wagga Advertiser. " This is true liberty, when freeborn men, Having to advise the public, may speak free." Milton. Saturday, August 4, 1888. the Exhibition

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 4 August 1888 · page 2

IT seems to be generally agreed that the opening ceremony in connection with the Melbourne Centennial Exhibition was a great success, though the…

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Opening of the Melbourne Exhibition

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 7 August 1888 · page 2

THE Exhibition was opened with great eclat and enthusiasm on Wednesday last. The weather was cold, but fine, and there were enormous crowds in the principal streets. The number in estimated at…

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Show Committee

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 8 August 1888 · page 3

A SPECIAL meeting of this committee, convened at the request of the Railway League, was held on Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock. There were present Messrs. C. H. B…

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The Coming Show

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 15 August 1888 · page 4

WE should not need te remind local readers, at least, that the chief public event of the year—our annual show—is appointed for the close of the present month, the 29th and 30th…

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The Young Show

The Cootamundra Liberal · Wednesday 22 August 1888 · page 3

MESSRS. R. Hastie and J. J. Miller visited the Young show last week, and the accounts they bring of the affair are borne out by the Young papers…

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Young Show

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 25 August 1888 · page 9

AT the banquet after the Young show the following speeches were made as reported in the Argus:— Mr. G. H. Greeno said he had been…

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Agricultural Society

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 31 August 1888 · page 2

THE adjourned annual meeting of members of the abovenamed Society was held on Wednesday afternoon, there being present—Messrs. Elworthy (in the chair), Allman, Heather, McInerney, Leary…

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Skating Carnival

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 1 September 1888 · page 2

THIS event being the first affair of the kind held in Wagga, was looked forward to as a sort of feeler of the public police, and as a test of what may be done effectively in the…

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The Show

The Cootamundra Liberal · Saturday 1 September 1888 · page 2

THE [?] Show for 1855 had, is one of its elements of success, very fine weather -- "too fine," to be desired as lasting. The ground looked first-rate, a…

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Spring Show, 1888. Thursday, August 30

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 1 September 1888 · page 6

PRESIDENT—Mr. C H. B. Primrose, P.M. Vice-presideuts: Mr. J. F. Barnes, J.P.; Dr. Brown. Treasurer: Mr. E. P. Barnes, J.P. Secretary: Mr. J. Connell, J.P…

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Bazaar and Fancy Fair

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 4 September 1888 · page 2

THIS evening the Bazaar in aid of the Building Fund of St. John's Hall will be thrown open to the public. The Oddfellows' Hall has been secured for the occasion, and has…

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Bazaar and Fancy Fair

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 6 September 1888 · page 2

THE Bazaar and Fancy Fair in aid of St. John's Hall Building Fund was opened on Tuesday evening at half-past 7 o'clock, by the Mayor (Mr. H B. Fitzhardinge). The…

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Bazaar and Fancy Fair

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 8 September 1888 · page 2

THE Bazaar and Fancy Fair in aid of St. John's Hall Building Fund was continued on Thursday and lost evenings, the hall being packed each night. From what can be…

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Murrumbidge Pastoral and Agricultural Association. Twenty-fourth Annual Show. Second Day. President: Mr. T. W. Hammond. Vice-presidents: Messrs James Gormly and C V. Bolton Hon. Treasurer: Mr F. W Gowlland. Committee: Messrs S. Stiles, R Cox, James Snodgrass. H. Baylis, J R. Garland, A Davidson, sen, F. Chisholm, J Ferguson. G.P Wilson, G. T Baker. A Leltch, H Hayes, W. Rand, R. M'latyre.H. T. Davidson, E Ingram, D. Copland, P. Hann, D. Robertson, W. Devlin. G J Mulholland, James Beveridge, John. King, J J. M'Grath, O Cox, A M'Kinnon, S Hawkins, P. W. Lorimer, O D. Bardwell, G. W Commins, Wm. Walsh, Geo, Sheppard, T S Gardiner, J. D. Norman, R. B. Wrathall, and R. Dunn, sen. Secretary: C. H. Croaker

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 8 September 1888 · page 3

HOWEVER sanguine may have been the anticipations of the most sanguine as to the degree of success to be achieved by this district in connection with the Show of 1888,…

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The Annual Show Dinner

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 11 September 1888 · page 2

THE Annual Show Dinner was held on Thursday evening in the Town Hall, and was like the Show itself, the most successful ever held in Wagga, the catering by Mr. W…

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The Cootamundra Show

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 12 September 1888 · page 3

So far as my experience series for an opinion, Cootamundra has recently developed more signs of progress than any other southern town. I remember what it was…

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