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Southern Highlands · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1887

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[?]errima District Agricultural Society

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 15 January 1887 · page 2

A COMMITTEE meeting of the above was held in the School of Arts; Bow[?]al, on Mbnday afternoon. The following members of committee were present; viz:—Messrs. F. R. Wilshire (in the chair), M. Rice,…

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Flower and Fern Show

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 26 February 1887 · page 2

PARTICULARS are given by advertisement in to-day's issue of a Flower and Fern Show which is to be held in the School of Arts, Bowral, on Tuesday and Wednesday, the 8th and 9th March. The idea was…

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Camden Show

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 5 March 1887 · page 3

THE publicans' booth, dinner booth, and cake and fruit stall in connection with the Camdon show, which taken place next Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, were sold by auction…

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Berrima District Show

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 5 March 1887 · page 2

FIFTEEN hundred entries have been made for the Berrima District show, which is to take place on the 16th, 17th, and 18th of the present month. The rights to the show were…

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Flower and Fern Show

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 5 March 1887 · page 2

UP to the present there is every promise of the Flower and Fern Show being a success. It is to take place in the large hall of the School of Arts next Tuesday and Wednesday, 8th and 9th…

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Picton Agricultural Show

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 12 March 1887 · page 3

THE second annual exhibition of the Picton Agricultural Society's show is advertised to be held on March 31st and April 1st. The secretary is Mr. Geo. Bradbury, from whom forms of schedules,…

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Berrima District Show

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 12 March 1887 · page 2

THE present will be our last opportunity of giving any preliminary notice of the Berrima District Agricultural Show of 1887. Our next issue will contain a full report of it. So far as we can gathes…

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Bowral Flower and Fern Show

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 12 March 1887 · page 2

THE Flower and Fern Show held in the, Bowral School of Arts on Tuesday and Wednesday last, 8th and 9th instants, was in itself nothing to be particularly enamoured of, Making due…

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Adelaide Jubilee Exhibition

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 19 March 1887 · page 2

THE following letter came before the Bowral Municipal council for consideration at last meeting, and on the motion of Aldermen Newmarch the press was asked to give publicity to…

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Robertson Show

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 19 March 1887 · page 3

THE Robertson annual agricultural, horticultural, and Industrial show takes place on Wednesday and Thursday, 30th and a 31st instants. It is expected to be a great success, and certainly it should be…

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The Bowral Free Press. Do as adversaries do in law, Strive mightily, but eat and drink as friends. Saturday, March 19, 1837. Berrima District Agricultural Society. Fourth Annual Show

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 19 March 1887 · page 2

IT was fully anticipated that the fourth annual show of the Berrima District Agricultural, Horticultural, and Industrial Society, which was opened on Wednesday…

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The Picton Show

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 26 March 1887 · page 3

THE Picton show which opens on Thursday next, 31 instant, promises to be a success. Nearly one thousand entries were received up to Wednesday last, The local paper says that the jealousy which…

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The Robertson Show

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 26 March 1887 · page 3

IT is expected that this year's show at Robertson will be a great success. Wednesday next is the opening clay, and it will remain open for two days. The rights of the show were sold…

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The Goulburn Show

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 2 April 1887 · page 2

EX[?]TORS from this district were successful prize takers at the Goulburn show, held on Thursday and Friday of last week, as will be seen by the following list of awards—Heavy…

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The Robertson Show

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 2 April 1887 · page 2

THE Robertson Agricultural Society held its seventh show on Wednesday and Thursday of the present week. It is reported as having been an exceptionally good one, the…

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Berrima District Show

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 2 April 1887 · page 3

PRIZETAKERS are reminded of a committee meeting to be held at Hanrahan's Hotel, Moss Vale, on Monday next, at 3 p.m. The committee will consider protests and pay over the…

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Marulan Show

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 9 April 1887 · page 2

THE second annual show in connection with the Marulan A. P. H. and I. Society was held on Tuesday last. The weather was like that which prevailed at all the shows throughout this and the…

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Marulan Show

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 9 April 1887 · page 4

THE second annual show in connection with the Marulan A.P.H. and I. Society was held on Tuesday last. The weather was like that which prevailed at all the shows throughout this and the…

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The Piction Agricultural Show

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 9 April 1887 · page 2

THE Picton show was held last week, the weather being very unfavourable. But notwithstanding this the show was pronounced a success, as regarded the number and quality of the exhibits. It is reckoned…

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The Picton Agricultural Show

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 9 April 1887 · page 4

THE Picton show was held last week, the weather being very unfavourable. But notwithstanding this the show was pronounced a success, as regarded the number and quality of the exhibits. It is reckoned…

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