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Shows & fairs, 1905

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Murrumbirgee Turf Club. the Show Meeting. a Record Success

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 26 August 1905 · page 2

The annual show race meeting of the Murrumbidgee Turf Club was inaugurated under the most auspicious conditions yesterday. The day was perfect for…

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Vanity Fair. American Letter

Adelong Argus, Tumut and Gundagai Advertiser · Tuesday 29 August 1905 · page 4

The newest hats promise to be veritable aviaries. Last May and June the forehanded dealers in birds and feathers died, mounted and packed away for the fall trade thousands on thousands…

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Wagga Show Sales

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 29 August 1905 · page 2

Messrs. Meurant and Blake report having yarded 150 sheep, including stud rams and flock rams, and fat lambs. Stud rams were passed in, not…

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Last Week's Show

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 29 August 1905 · page 2

The Wagga Experiment Farm trophy at last week's show was stated in Saturday's issue to have been arranged under the personal supervision of the manager…

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Show Suggestions. to the Editor

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 29 August 1905 · page 2

Sir,—I crave space in your paper to refer to two matters in connection with the show. In the first place I would like to say that I am a convert…

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Local Prizewinners at the Show

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 29 August 1905 · page 2

If the Show did well ont of the Lockhart visitors, it must be added that Lockhart exhibitors did well out of the Show. Quite a number of prizes came this way,…

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M. T. C. the Show Meeting

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 29 August 1905 · page 2

The Show race meeting of the Murrumbidgee Turf Club was brought to a conclusion on Saturday afternoon. Though the attendance was again large,…

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The Wagga Show. the Wool Tests

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 29 August 1905 · page 2

The results of the weighing of the wool shearing in the 15th Wagga Sheep Teat Prize and in the 16th Wagga Sheep Test Prize have been prepared. Special…

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Murrumbidgee Turf Club. Show Meeting. Successful Conclusion

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 29 August 1905 · page 3

The annual Show Meeting of the Murrumbidgee Turf Club was brought to a most successful conclusion on Saturday last, Light rain fell throughout the greater…

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Wagga Show Sales. the Sale of Draught Mares

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 29 August 1905 · page 4

Friday was the day of the year from the auctioneers' point of view. It is true there have been brighter days for business although nothing more perfect could…

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Correspondence. We do not necessarily endorse the opinions of Correspondents. the Late Show. (To the Editor of the Wagga "Advertiser.")

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 29 August 1905 · page 2

Sir,—I very much regret to see by the tone of your leader in yesterday's issue that the old story of "penny wise and pound foolish" is still…

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The Show

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 30 August 1905 · page 2
Also in The Cootamundra Liberal

IT is with great pleasure that we cordially greet all visitors to the show to-day, Rain has damped our spirits again, but we hope it will not mar…

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Corowa Show Sales

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 31 August 1905 · page 4

Mutters. A. A. Piggin and Co. report holding their annual show sales on Thursday last in the Corowa show grounds, when they submitted a fair…

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Victorian Sheep Show. Below Previous Records

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 31 August 1905 · page 4

The annual show of stud sheep, which opened in Melbourne on Monday, in hardly up to previous records of the Australian. Sheepbreeders…

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Cootamundra Show Competitions Marred by Rain

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 31 August 1905 · page 2

The Cootamundra show began on Tuesday in very unpleasant weather. The morning was cold and raw, and in the afternoon heavy showers drifted up, and…

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Cootamundra Show. Competitions Marred by Rain. Cootamundra

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 31 August 1905 · page 2

The Cootamundra Show begun to-day in very unpleasant weather. The morning was cold and raw, and in the afternoon heavy showers drifted up,…

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The Gootamundra Show

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 1 September 1905 · page 2

ONCE more unfavorable weather attended the Cooramundra Show. There was considerable rain on Tuesday (the first day), whilst Wednesday was…

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Cootamundra Show. COOTAMUNDRA

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 1 September 1905 · page 2

The Cootamundra annual show was opened to-day. The weather was wet and the attendance fair. The principal awards are.-…

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Foley's Wild Beast Show

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 1 September 1905 · page 3

The above named company, now one of the largest amusement organisations in Australia, will visit here on Monday night next. This great…

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