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Shows & fairs, 1900

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An Unique Agricultural Show

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 10 November 1900 · page 5

An agricultural show, which will be unique in so far as it will be held in circumstances which will never again offer, and will provide facilities for showing what can be produced…

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Passing Events. Flower Show -- CONTINUED

The Cootamundra Liberal · Wednesday 14 November 1900 · page 2

The lights in the hall being lowered, the curtain wont up and disclosed a very pretty scene. "The garden of flowers about a dozen tiny girls dressed in pure…

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Paris Exhibition

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 15 November 1900 · page 2

The Paris Exhibition has been closed. The crickets issued during the exhibition totalled forty-eight million…

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Local News Cycling Carnival Concert

Coolamon Echo · Friday 16 November 1900 · page 4

The concert in connection with Coolamon Cycling Carnival came off in the evening in the bell, and was poorly attended, while the arrangements seemed…

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Cycling Carnival. Arthur Chant Wins the Coolamon Wheel Race

Coolamon Echo · Friday 16 November 1900 · page 3

The annual cycling carnival came off at Kindra Park, Coolamon, on Friday last, and as far as the racing itself was concerned, was fairly good ; but apart…

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Murrumbidgee Pastoral and Agricultural Association. Committee Meeting. Dates for the 1901 SHOW

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 17 November 1900 · page 2

THE usual committee meeting of the Murrumbidgee Pastoral and Agricultural Association was held last evening at the committee room, Gurwood-street, There were…

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Coolamon Items. Cycling Carnival. Arthur Chant Wins the Cool Amon Wheel Race

The Junee Democrat · Tuesday 20 November 1900 · page 4

The annual cycling carnival came off at Kind ra Park, Coolamon, on Friday last, and a, far as the racing itself was concerned, was fairly good ; but apart…

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Flower Show and Exhibition

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 23 November 1900 · page 3

THE Flower Show and Exhibition, annually held in Adelong to augment the funds of the Literary Institute, was opened in the Oddfellows' Hall on…

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The Flower Show

Adelong Argus, Tumut and Gundagai Advertiser · Tuesday 27 November 1900 · page 2

The flower show this year, though equal in point of merit to its predecessors was not a big financial success, despite the energy displayed by…

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Pastoral and Agricultural Society

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 30 November 1900 · page 2

The ordinary monthly meeting of the above Society was held on Wednesday afternoon last at the Royal Mail Hotel. Present: The President (Dr. Watt), chair,…

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Other Subjects. Carnival Week

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 30 November 1900 · page 2

The programme drafted for Carnival Week, commencing January 1st, is as follows:—New Year's Day, Tuesday, January 1.—Day—Lending of…

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Birmingham Cattle Show. the Queen's Successes

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 6 December 1900 · page 2

At the Birmingham Cattle Show, the Queen, with her exhibits, has won three challenge cops, three challenge cups, three special prizes, and one second prize…

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Fair Day's Work

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 14 December 1900 · page 6
Also in The Junee Democrat

The Comptroller-General of the post office at Calcutta recently issued a circular, in which he stated under a large number of heads the amount of work which a clerk was…

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Fair Day's Work

The Cootamundra Liberal · Saturday 15 December 1900 · page 6

The Comptrolier-General of the post office at Calcutta recently issued a circular, in which he stated under a large number of heads the amount of work which a clerk was…

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Young People's industrial Exhibition

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Saturday 15 December 1900 · page 9

SIR,—The Executive Committee of the Young People's Industrial Exhibition have desired me to address a letter to the public of New South…

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Show Association

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 15 December 1900 · page 2

At the monthly meeting on Thursday afternoon there was a very good attendance, the president, Mr. J. T. Strattou, being in the chair…

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Young People's Industrial Exhibition. [To the Editor.]

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 15 December 1900 · page 4

SIR,— The Executive Committee of the Young People's Industrial Exhibition, have desired me to address a letter to the public of New South Wales with a view to enlist the active…

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The Paris Exhibition. a Huge Deficit. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 18 December 1900 · page 2

The accounts in connection with the paris Exhibition show a deficit of 22,000,000 francs…

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A Fair Start

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 19 December 1900 · page 2

THE Commonwealth of Australia may be said to have been started, virtually, on Saturday, when the Capital City of Sydney welcomed the…

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