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Shows & fairs, 1898

197 stories in Riverina's papers · page 6 of 10

The Show

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 30 August 1898 · page 2

There is little that is new to add in regard to the preparations for the Show next week. Mr Greene and his staff are still busy, but they are gradually getting the upper hand of…

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The Show

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 31 August 1898 · page 4

THE show for this year was opened yesterday, and is to be continued on Wednesday aud Thursday. Fortunately for the district, though unfortunately for the show, cold and…

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The Wagga Show. Next Wekk's Carnival

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 1 September 1898 · page 2

THE splendid rain which has fallen over the district will have the efftet of considerably enhancing the prospects of the show next week. The immediate anxieties of…

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The Big Show

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 1 September 1898 · page 2

Harmston's great circus will be one of the attractions of the coming Show Carnival. The advance agents have been painting the town with pictorial papers announcing their…

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Melebourne. Wednesday. the Melbourne Show

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 1 September 1898 · page 2

The annual show of the Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria was opened yesterday. The show of stock was an admirable one and the Clydesdale horses, Hereford…

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The Cootamundra Show. Principal Prize-winners

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 1 September 1898 · page 3

THE Cootamundra Show was oponed in a downpour of rain on Tuesday. This year tho experiment is being tried of a three days' show instead of two. Sheep are very fine…

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The Cootamundra Show. a Good Show Spoilt by the Rain

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 2 September 1898 · page 2

THE weather for the Cootamundra Show was very unpropitious. The rain poured down on Tuesday afternoon, during the night, and also on…

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School of Arts Fancy Fair. an Event of Show Week

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 3 September 1898 · page 6

THE Fancy Fair in aid of the School of Arts building fund promises in every way to be a big success. The ladies have been most unsparing in their efforts, and…

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Grand Fancy Fair in the Oddfellows' Hall

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 3 September 1898 · page 2

The Fancy Fair in aid of the School of Arts Building Fund, which opens in the Oddfellows' Hall on Monday night, promises to be a big success. The ladies have…

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The Show, 1898. The Cootamnndra Agricultural, Pastoral, Horticultural, and Industrial Association. Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, Aug. 30 and 31, and SEPT. 1

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 3 September 1898 · page 6

OFFICERS—President, Mr. W. Corby; Vice: Presidents, Messrs. E. G. Matthews, F. Pinkstone, C. E. Attwood, G. S. Hay; Treasurer, Mr. F. A. Morgan; Committee…

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The Show

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 6 September 1898 · page 2

To-morrow the Wagga Show opens to the public. It only requires that the weather shall be fine to ensure a brilliant success. The entries are larger than ever, the exhibits…

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The Wagga Show. This Week's Programme

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 6 September 1898 · page 2

IF the welcome rain, which has fallen so seasonably for the crops and grass, will hold off the prospects for the show are particularly brilliant. The Committee and the…

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The Wagga Carnival. Annual Show. the Murrumbidgee P. and A. Association's Success

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 8 September 1898 · page 2

It is well upon 39 years since the idea of founding an Agricultural and Pastoral Association was thought of in Wagga Wagga, and four years after that the idea took…

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The Wagga Show

Coolamon Echo · Thursday 8 September 1898 · page 3

For the past day or so everyone you saw said he was going to the Wagga Show and to-day the town seems to be quite deserted. That a great many have…

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The Show Ball. a Successful Function

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 8 September 1898 · page 4

The annual ball in connection with the Murrumbidgee Pastoral and Agricultural Society's Show, was held at the Protestant Hall last evening. The ball was liberally…

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The Show Ball. Successful and Enjoyable. a Pleasurable Function

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 8 September 1898 · page 2

THE annual Show Ball was held in the Protestant Hall last night aud proved, if possible, a greater success than in previous years. No pains had been spared by the…

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Wagga Hospital Board. the X Rays Lady Collection for the Show Week

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 8 September 1898 · page 3

The ordinary monthly meeting of the Wagga Hospital Board was held on Tuesday evening. Mr J. J. M'Grath (presided) occupied the chair and the other present…

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The Wagga Carnival. Annual Show. the Murrumbidgee P. and A. Association's Success. a Record Exhibition. Glorious Weather and Large Attendance. Good Jumping. Fine Exhibits in All Classes

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 10 September 1898 · page 3

Veritable Queen's weather has been experienced throughout the 1898 Exhibition of the Murrumbidgee Pastoral and Agricultural Association, which, as was remarked at the…

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Show Supplementary Dance

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 10 September 1898 · page 2

The annual supplementary dance of the Murrumbidgee Pastoral and Agricultural Association took place at the Protestant Hall last evening, and proved a marked success…

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The Show Social

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 10 September 1898 · page 6

THE Show Social on Thursday evening at the Protestant Hall was worthy of the occasion and came as an appropriate windup to the success of the day. There was…

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