Franco-British Exhibition Cost of COLONIAl Buildings. Large Expenditure. London, April 17
Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 18 April 1908 · page 2
The Colonial buildings at the Franco-British Exhibition cost £325,000, private buildings £450,000 and the main palaces of the art, science, machinery…
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The Worker · Thursday 23 April 1908 · page 7
The Royal Agricultural Society's Show opened at Sydney on April 14 (judging day), and continued through varying weather conditions until April 22. The show was…
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The Worker · Thursday 23 April 1908 · page 7
Mrs. Stace, on Lady Morton, clears a jump of 6ft. 4in…
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Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 24 April 1908 · page 4
Easter Monday was celebrated locally by an athletic sports carnival, held on the Gillenbah racecourse under the auspices of the…
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Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 1 May 1908 · page 9
The show, which attracts, so many people to Sydney every year, has came and gone. It can fairly be classed as the most successful from an educational point…
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Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 2 May 1908 · page 1
The Royal Agricultural Show was, as usual, a great success, fully maintaining the tradition of eclipsing every show that preceded it, and its…
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The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Saturday 2 May 1908 · page 3
The Royal Agricultural Show was, as usual, a great success, fully maintaining the tradition of eclipsing every show that preceded it, and its…
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Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 2 May 1908 · page 4
Also in The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate
The Sydney Show! What a vision this conjures up. Memories of by-gone shows which, in their day and in their respective ways were as famous as those…
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Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 2 May 1908 · page 3
A good many head of cattle were disposed of at the showground. Pitt, Son, and Badgery managed to get through their catalogue, and although the bidding…
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The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 5 May 1908 · page 1
Speculative people often wonder what Captain Cook would say could he revisit that continent which he discovered for the Empire. We know of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Interesting Exhibition. Teas, Coffee, Cocoa, Chocolate, and Baking Powder. The Operations of one of Sydney's Leading Firms
The Worker · Thursday 7 May 1908 · page 29
One of tho most unique exhibits ever made by a commercial firm in Sydney is that at present on view at Messrs. Griffiths' Bros. Proprietary, Ltd., 534 George-street,…
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Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 8 May 1908 · page 3
The monthly meeting of the Committee of the Narandera Pastoral and Agricultural Association was held on Saturday last at the…
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Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 9 May 1908 · page 2
Detailed reports of the lighting which look place on Saturday night and Sunday last at Lendi Kotal show that the Fortieth Pathans, with great…
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Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 15 May 1908 · page 4
There are no less than 32 candidates in the field, offering themselves for the 15 seats on the committee of the Coolamon…
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Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 16 May 1908 · page 3
Lamphere, a farm hand employed by Mrs. Guiness, under arrest, has made a startling confession regarding the various murders. He states that…
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Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 16 May 1908 · page 2
The general incompleteness of the exhibition And pouring rain married brilliancy of the formal opening. The Union Jacks and Tricolor being…
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Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 20 May 1908 · page 2
A meeting of the committee was held at the Albion hotel as above. Present Messrs. A. Bragg, president. Walker, M'Clintock, Roberts, Emanuel, [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Franco-British Exhibition Extraordinary Development. Serious Friction. Evidence of Mismanagement. Australian Courts Overshadowed. an Injunction Applied For. London, May 20
Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 21 May 1908 · page 2
There is serious friction between the Australian State Commissioners and the executive of the Fianco-British Exhibition. Most of the…
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Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 22 May 1908 · page 4
A meeting of the newly-elected members of the Ploughing Carnival Committee took place at the School of Arts on Thursday last…
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