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Southern Highlands · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1893

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Berrima Agricultural Society

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 4 January 1893 · page 2

The usual monthly meeting was held on Tuesday afternoon last at Goodridge's Royal Hotel. A. D. Badgery. Esq., presided. Also sent—A. B. Young, Esq. (Mayor), Messrs…

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Robertson. Agricultural Society

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 11 January 1893 · page 3

The monthly meeting was held in the School of Arts on Thursday evening last, there being present Messrs. T. Seery (President) J. E. Williams, W. White, R. Moses, J. Curtis, W. Graham, T…

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Judging at Agricultural Show

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 14 January 1893 · page 8

A correspondent in the Kiama Independent says that now we are on the eve of a series of shows he would bring up the point system of judging. He believes in giving…

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The Chicago World's Fair

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 18 January 1893 · page 2

ACCORDING to a Chicago telegram in the New York Tribune of December 3, " an army of criminals " has been attracted to that city by the approaching World's…

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Agricultural Society

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 8 February 1893 · page 2

THE monthly committee meeting of the B.D.A.H. and I. Society was held in the Bowral School of Arts on Monday evening, when there was a large attendance…

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Robertson. Agricultural Society

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 8 February 1893 · page 2

The monthly meeting was held in the School of Arts on Monday evening last. Present:—Messre. T. Seery (President), J. E. Williams, H. Johnston, I. Jones, J. W…

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Agricultural Society

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 22 February 1893 · page 2

THE committee met at the society's building on the show ground on Monday last. Present: Messrs. J. A. Badgery (chair), H. J. Wynne, T. Troy, A. D. Badgery,…

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Intercolonial Exhibition, Melbourne

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 25 February 1893 · page 2

UNDER the Presidency of the Hon. Sir George Verdon, K.C.M.G. &c., associated with a very influential committee, an lntercolonial Exhibition of wines, fruit, grain,…

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The Robertson Show

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 4 March 1893 · page 2

THE thirteenth annual show in connection with the Robertson Agricultural and Horticultural Society was ushered in last Tuesday morning under extremely…

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The Moss Vale Show

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 11 March 1893 · page 4

A proposition made at the last committee meeting by Mr Yeo (the secretary) that asub-committee too be appointed to watch the weather and if Advisable to postpone the show was not adopted, but as…

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The Berrima District Show

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 15 March 1893 · page 2

Even up to Sunday morning early some fears weer entertained that the weather was going to piny the Agricultural Society false, and that instead of having fine weather by…

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The Berrimadistrict Show. Second and Third Days

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 18 March 1893 · page 4

On Wednesday morning the weather was at fleet dull and cloudy; slight drizzling rain fell early for a short while, but proved to be only "the pride of the morning," as before…

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Kangaroo Vailey. Agricultural Society

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 22 March 1893 · page 2

The committee met on Thursday last for the first time since the show, All accounts presented wore passed for payment. The secretary Albion Park A. and H…

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The Chicago Exhibition. to Be Opened in May. the Ode

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 22 March 1893 · page 3

THE following [?]de has benn written by Mr. Swinburne, and set to music by Pro[?] Stanford:— EAST TO WEST…

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Goulburn Show

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 25 March 1893 · page 5

In anprepitious weather, the thirteenth annual show of the A. H. and P. Society commenced on Thursday. The weather cleared a little in the afternoon, but opening…

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"Tom Rose." [Miss Hay's "Tom Rose" took the special prize at Crookwell show for the best specimen of domestic oat.]

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 29 March 1893 · page 4

HE is sleek, he is sly, he is oily, He knows how to sweeten hin friends; To get for himself a nice living He daily his energies bends…

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The Metropolitan Agricultural Exhibition

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 5 April 1893 · page 2

THIS was undoubtedly one of the principal events in Sydney during Easter week. It attracted many thousands of people from all parts of the colony. The show was opened on…

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Kangaroo Valley A. and H. Association

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 8 April 1893 · page 4

The eighth annual meeting took place on Thursday night. The annual report was read, stating that the last was the most prosperous show yet held. The entries amounted to 2229 and in quality were…

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That Show Protest. To the Editor of the Scrutineer and Berrima District Press

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 8 April 1893 · page 5

Sir,—My name having been mentioned by Mr. Yeo at the Berrima District A. H. and I. Society's last committee meeting in connection with a cow exhibited at last show by…

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Chrysanthemum Show

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 12 April 1893 · page 2

A FAIRLY attended meeting was held in the School of Arts, Bowral, on Saturday evening between representatives of the School of Arts Committee and the old…

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