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Shows & fairs, 1887

39 stories in South Coast's papers · page 2 of 2

Judging Show Stock. (Melbourne Weekly Times.)

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Wednesday 13 July 1887 · page 4

THE question of judging stock by points is at length being taken up by agricultural societies. The present system of judging is a very haphazard one…

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A Prosperous Agricultural Society

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 27 July 1887 · page 4

WE extract from the Annual Report of the Macleay A. and H. Association, as published in the Macleay Argus of the 16th inst., the following items descriptive of the…

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Broughton Creek A. and H. Association

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 7 September 1887 · page 2

A MEETING of the committee of the the above-named society was held at the Agricultural Hall, Broughton Creek, on Friday last, at 3 p.m. Present, the President (Mr. John Stewart),…

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Melbourne Agricultural SHOW. ([?] from Weekly Times.)

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Wednesday 7 September 1887 · page 4

As a [?] farmers are the last persons in the [?] to accept a new [?] There was trouble in England when [?] were intro[?] and in…

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Shoalhaven A. and H. Association

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 14 September 1887 · page 2

A MEETING of the committee of the above-named association was held at the Public Hall, Nowra, on Thursday last, at 2.30 p.m. Present, Messrs. Jas. Fraser, Jno. Monaghan. J…

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Original Correspondence. The Kangaroo. Valley A. and H. Association and the Broughton Creek Bench of the Magistrates. to the Editor Broughton Creek Register

The Broughton Creek Register, and Kangaroo Valley and South Coast Farmer · Saturday 17 September 1887 · page 1

In your last issue you state for tho information of your readers that tho derision of the above Bench (in the recent Supreme Court appeal case) was upheld whereas, as a matter, of last, the…

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Broughton Creek A. and H. Association

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 21 September 1887 · page 2

A MEETING of the committee of the above named association was held at the Agricultural Hall, Broughton Creek, on Friday last, at 3 p.m. Present, the President (Mr. J. Stewart)…

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Shoalhaven A. and H. Association

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 5 October 1887 · page 2

A SPECIAL meeting of the committee of the above-named association was held at the Public Hall, Nowra, on Thursday last, at 2.30 p.m. Present: Messrs. James Monaghan (President)…

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Kangaroo Valley A. and H. Association

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 5 October 1887 · page 2

A PUBLIC meeting was held in the Church of England school were (as advertised) in connection with the A. and H. Society of Kangaroo Valley, for the purpose of bringing before the…

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Shoalhaven A. and H. Association

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 12 October 1887 · page 2

THE regular fortnightly meeting of the committee of the above-named association was held at the Public Hall, Nowra, on Thursday last, when there were present: Messrs. Jas…

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Brighton Creek A and H association

The Broughton Creek Register, and Kangaroo Valley and South Coast Farmer · Saturday 22 October 1887 · page 1

The regular fortnightly meeting of tho committee of the abovenamed association took place at the Agricultural Hull, -Broughton Crook, on Friday last, at 2.30 p.m. Present (Mr. John…

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Shoalhaven A. and H. Association

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 26 October 1887 · page 2

The committee of the above named body was held in the Public Hall. Nowra, last Thursday afternoon, at 2 p.m. Present: Mr. Jas. Monaghan J.P. (President), and as located in…

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Kangaroo Valley A. and H. Association

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 26 October 1887 · page 2

THE committee of the above association, held their regular meeting on Thursday the 13th October. The members present were J. Campbell, President, in the chair, Messrs. A…

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Nowra School of Arts Flower Show

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 2 November 1887 · page 2

THE flower show in connection with Nowra School of Arts, as noticed in the papers, opened on Friday last. and has proved highly successful in every respect. Mr. Seccombe, aided by several…

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Original correspondence. Shoalhaven Choral Society and the Flower Show. to the Editor of the Shoalhaven Telegraph

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 2 November 1887 · page 2

SIR,—Complaints having reached me with reference to the above society not singing last Monday night, kindly allow me to inform the public through your valuable paper that the…

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Flower Show

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Saturday 5 November 1887 · page 3

THE much talked-of flower show, in connection [?] St. John’s Church of England, was duly opened in the Agricultural Society’s pavilion, on Wednesday…

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Poetry. Ballade of Aucassin (suggested by a ballade of “This Fair While Poet of [?]”)

The Broughton Creek Register, and Kangaroo Valley and South Coast Farmer · Saturday 19 November 1887 · page 2

Where [?] the [?] water run Thought shelling reads and pop[?] gray, [?] We [?] out ofYesterday…

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Agricultural Society

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 14 December 1887 · page 3

A MEETING of the council of the Agricultural Society of New South Wales was held at Tattersall's buildings yesterday afternoon. There were present: Messrs. P. G. King, M.L.C., G…

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Melbourne Centennial International Exhibition

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 14 December 1887 · page 2

Mr. R. SEPTIMUS PRYCE, representing the Government of New South Wales, is now on a visit to this district, for the purpose of collecting exhibits for the "Centennial…

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