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Shows & fairs, 1900

326 stories in Riverina's papers · page 1 of 17

Adelong. Fancy Fair

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 10 January 1900 · page 2

The Fancy Fair organised and conducted by the Catholics of Adelong and Shepardstown in aid of the two churches was concluded on Saturday…

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The Show Ground and Racecourse. the Proposed Amalgamation Mr. Orr Receives a Deputation and Gives a Favorable Reply

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 16 January 1900 · page 2

ON Friday morning Mr. Wm. Orr, District Surveyor, waggs, arrived in twon for the purpose of inquiring into the agitation for the amalgamation of the…

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Racecourse and Show Ground. Question of Amalgamation. the District Surveyor Favors It

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 17 January 1900 · page 3

ON Friday afternoon last Mr. Wm. Orr, District Surveyor, met a number of gentlemen at Tracey'a Hotel in reference to the proposed amalgamation of the show ground…

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Pastoral and Agricultural Society

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 19 January 1900 · page 2

A general meetting of the above was held at the Royal Hotel on Wednesday afternoon, when there were present Messrs Baylis (chair), Armstrong, Adams, Clarke, Culley…

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M.p. & A. Association Monthly Committee Meeting. Reduction of Show Expenses

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 20 January 1900 · page 7

The committee of the Murrumbidgee Pastoral and Agricultural Association held its monthly meeting at the rooms, Gurwood-street, last evening. Mr. Alice…

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Wagga Swimming Club. the Carnival Postponed

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 25 January 1900 · page 2

A MEETING of the committee of the Wagga Swimming Club was held at the Commercial Hotel last night. Mr. W. Gormly occupied the chair, and the others present…

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Industrial Exhibition

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 27 January 1900 · page 2

ON Thursday afternoon and evening this exhibition, organised for the benefit of the Wesleyan Church parsonage fund, | was opened for the first day, in the…

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Wesleyan Industrial Exhibition

The Cootamundra Liberal · Saturday 27 January 1900 · page 2

The industrial exhibition and sale of work the fancy fair would he a good name for it was opened in the Assembly Hall on Thursday. At 8.30 the Rev. Mr…

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Wesleyan Exhibition

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 31 January 1900 · page 2

The Industrial exhibition held last week by the Wesleyan church, though not a great success as an exhibition, was glowingly so from a financial point of view. The gross proceeds wore £107 ;…

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Sports Carnival. Sports, Corcert and Social a Gigantic Success

Coolamon Echo · Friday 2 February 1900 · page 3

It now seems to be an established fact in this part of the Riverina that Anniversary Day belongs exclusively to Coolamon, for you have only to look round and…

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Albury Agricultural Society. Albury

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 3 February 1900 · page 7

The annual statement of the Albury Pastoral, Agricultural, and Horticultural Society shows that last year was most successful in every way, and that the position of the…

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Hands Show Age

The Temora Star · Saturday 3 February 1900 · page 6

'Not only do hands indicate character,' said a palmist to the writer, 'they [?] afford the most trustworthy evidence of age. 'By seeing only the hands of a person I…

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A Terrestrial Agent at the 500Th Biennial Cycle Exhibition in the Planet Mars

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Saturday 3 February 1900 · page 5

The agent stopped from the interplanetary projectile car and entered an automobile which swiftly carried himself and his bicycle track to the exhibition hall. It was the date…

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Royal Agricultural Show

The Junee Democrat · Tuesday 6 February 1900 · page 1

The Easter show of the Royal Agricultural Society will be opened in Sydney in April and will contain many new features. Chief among these are the added prize…

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Show Association

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 10 February 1900 · page 2
Also in The Cootamundra Liberal

A. MEETING of committee of the above was held at the Albion hotel on Thursday night. Present—Mr. W. Corby, sen. (president) and Messrs. W. H…

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Water for the Show Ground

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 15 February 1900 · page 2

At each show of the Murrumbidgee Pastoral and Agricultural Association the necessity for a permanent water supply at the show grounds has ben more forcibly horne…

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Next Show. Making Arrangements

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Saturday 17 February 1900 · page 3

THE committee of the P. and A. Association met on Tuesday afternoon last, there being present :-Messrs A. McKenzie (chair), Weekes, Quilter,…

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Water for the Show Ground. (To the Editor of the Wagga Express.)

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 17 February 1900 · page 2

Sir—I was indeed exceedingly pleased to see in your issue of Thursday that there was a probability of the committee—or the members—of the Murrumbidgee Pastoral and…

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Labor-member Smith's Draft Seamen's Law. a Measure Modelled on Existing Enactments Which No Fair M.P. Can Possibly Oppose. Read What is Wanted; See how Strikes Would be Stopped; Then Watch for the M.P.'s Who Deny Justice to Jack

The Worker · Saturday 17 February 1900 · page 7

Labor-Member Sam Smith went nap with his maritime reputation when he made his famous charges against the survey system which allowed rotten ships…

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