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Shows & fairs, 1918

124 stories in South Coast's papers · page 5 of 7

Shoalhaven Poultry Club's Show

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 22 June 1918 · page 2

The first show under the auspices of the recently formed District Poultry Club was a huge success, altogether beyond the most sanguine expectation…

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Kiama Show and South Coast Soldiers' Home

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 26 June 1918 · page 5

At a late meeting of the Kiama show committee, a letter was read from the Nowra Association, re co-operating to help the South Coast…

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Increased Admission Advocated for Next Kiama Show

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 26 June 1918 · page 7

Advocating the holding of next Kiama show as a patriotic show for the Soldiers' Home, Mr. George Grey urged the charging of 1s 6d for…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. Lessons in Cow Testing. a Feature of a Fair

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 26 June 1918 · page 8

That a dairy farmer should know exactly what each cow in his milking herd is doing in the way of milk and butter production was illustrated in a…

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Turn About Is Fair Play

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 28 June 1918 · page 3

Marriage is a social contract. It is a matter of business connected with the welfare of the state. It is not only a most important contract between two individuals, but…

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Shoalhaven Poultry, Club's Show

The Nowra Leader · Friday 28 June 1918 · page 4

The first show of the above was held on Thursday and Friday last and was an unqualified success, a liner show of poultry could not be desired, being…

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Lessons in Cow Testing. a Feature of a Fair

The Twofold Bay Magnet : and South Coast and Southern Monaro Advertiser · Saturday 29 June 1918 · page 5

That the dairy farmer should know exactly what each cow in his milking herd is doing in the way of milk and butter production was illustrated in a…

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Admission Prices to Show

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 3 July 1918 · page 7

Mr. Bice, at the Agricultural Society's committee meeting, yesterday afternoon, brought up the matter of increasing the admission charge to…

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Group Prize at Next Show

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 3 July 1918 · page 7

Towards the group prize at next show, the following sums were promised at the meeting of committee yesterday:…

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Dairying. Lessons in Cow Testing. a Feature of a Fair

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 5 July 1918 · page 6

That the dairy farmer should know [?] what each [?] in his [?] is doing in the way of milk [?] production was ulustreated in a…

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Maryborough Show. What Mr. Frank McCAFFREY One of the Cattle Judges Has to Say. Trenchant Criticism

The Nowra Leader · Friday 5 July 1918 · page 3

Judges: Messrs. Frank M'Caffrey, of Kiama, and T. R. Moffitt, of Gerringong- Illawarras…

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Reform in Show Judging

The Bega Budget · Wednesday 10 July 1918 · page 2

A Geelong dairyman writes: I consider that dairy stock should only be judged on type from one to three years old, which is sufficient…

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Reform in Show Judging

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 13 July 1918 · page 1

A Geelong dairyman writes:—I consider that dairy stock should only be judged on type from one to three years old, which is sufficient to keep…

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Cobargo Agricultural Society

The Cobargo Chronicle · Saturday 20 July 1918 · page 2

The following are the nominations foe officers and committee to be elected at the general meeting of members on Saturday, 27th instant…

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A., P. and H. Society. Annual Meeting

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 2 August 1918 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Bega A. P. and H. Society was held in the Bega School of Arts on Tuesday afternoon. Mr, James Cochrane…

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A. P. and H. Society

Southern Star · Saturday 3 August 1918 · page 3

The annual meeting of the Bega A.P. and H. Society was held in the Bega School of Arts on Tuesday afternoon. Mr. James Cochrane…

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Nowra Show ground Improvements

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 10 August 1918 · page 1

At the Shoalhaven Agricultural Society's committee meeting, on Tuesday, Mr. R. Aberdeen submitted a report from the Ground Committee…

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Show Admission Charges. Berry Society Raises the Tariff

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 21 August 1918 · page 1

At the last meeting of committee, pursuant to notice, Mr. M'Conaghy moved that By-law 35 in the rule book be rescinded, which showed the…

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Shoalhavan A. and H Association

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 4 September 1918 · page 5

At the meeting of the committee of the Shoalhaven A. and H. Association, yesterday afternoon, the President, on behalf of the Society…

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Admission Fee to the Show

The Nowra Leader · Friday 6 September 1918 · page 5

At the committee meeting of the Shoalhaven Agricultural Society on Tuesday a communication was received from Mr. P. Havles, Hotel Metropole,…

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