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Southern Highlands · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1896

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Show Prizes

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 18 January 1896 · page 5

The undermentioned prizes are offered in connection with the Royal Agricultural Society's show to be held in Sydney the first week of April…

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Royal Agricultural society

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 25 January 1896 · page 2

The arrangements for the Grand Easter Exhibition of the Royal Agricultural Society are developing day by day, and things are so well up to date Mr. F. Webster, the…

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Agricultural Society

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 29 January 1896 · page 2

A MEETING of the committee took place yesterday afternoon at the Bowral School of Arts. Present: Messrs. H. M. Oxley (chair),…

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Royal Agricultural Society

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 1 February 1896 · page 2

The Government of New South Wales Board for exports offer a special prize of £50 for butter for export under the following conditions (subject to the by-laws and…

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The Royal Agricultural Society of N.S.W.

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 1 February 1896 · page 2

THE history of the Royal Agricultural Society does not furnish an instance—not even Centennial year, when the Government gave the Council a grant of £7000…

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Berrima District A.H. and I. Society's Show

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 1 February 1896 · page 4

The thirteenth annual show of the above named society takes place on the show ground March 10th, 11th, and 12th. This society has known some reverses, but through good…

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Local and District. Agricultural Show

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 19 February 1896 · page 2

We are pleased to report that the special prize list, in connection with the approaching show of the B.D.A.H and I…

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Local and District. Show Entries

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 29 February 1896 · page 2

Intending exhibitors are reminded that Monday next, March 2nd. is the last day for receiving entries for the approaching B.D.A.H. and…

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Kiama Agricultural Society

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 4 March 1896 · page 2

The annual balance sheet of the Kiama Agricultural Society was read by the treasurer, Mr. G. I. Sefton, at the annual meeting on Tuesday, and showed that from all…

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The Robertson Show

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 4 March 1896 · page 2

ROBERTSON, Tuesday.—The sixteenth annual show of the Robertson Agricultural Society was opened on the showground, Robertson to-day. The weather was all…

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Local and District. Agricultural Show

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 7 March 1896 · page 2

The thirteenth annual show of Berrima District A.H. and I. Society will be opened at three o'clock on Tuesday next, by…

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Bowral Free Press Do as adversaries do in law: Strive mightily, but eat and drink an friends. Saturday, March 7, 1896. the Royal Agricultural Show

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 7 March 1896 · page 2

THE Council of the Royal Agricultural Society of N.S.W., and Mr. Webster the secretary, are to be commended for their enterprise in preparing for such a fine…

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Local and District. B.d. Show

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 11 March 1896 · page 2

A full report of the B.D.A.H. and I. Society's Show, which is now open, together with a list of the awards in all sec…

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Show Notes

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 14 March 1896 · page 5

The thirteenth show has come and [?]one and ranks amongst the greatest successes of the Berrima District Society. Some few weeks ago it was darkly hinted that the…

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School of Arts. Another Technological Exhibition

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 21 March 1896 · page 2

AT a special-committee meeting of the Bowral School of Arts held on Monday, the 9th instant, a sub-committee was appointed to take steps for the holding of…

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Letters to the Editor. The Moss Vale Show

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 21 March 1896 · page 2

SIR,—It is advisable, I think, to have section 20 divided into more classes. Paintings, drawings, and writings come under section 20. The judges at present…

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The Bowral Exhibition

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 25 March 1896 · page 2

THE exhibition which the committee of the Bowral School of Arts will open on the 6th proximo, seems to be causing some little stir in our midst, and why should it…

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Agricultural Society

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 1 April 1896 · page 2

A MEETING of the committee of the Berrima District A. H. and I. Society was held at Goodridge's hotel, Moss Vale, on Saturday afternoon last. Mrs. Stanger-Leathes wrote asking if she could…

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Technological Exhibition

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 4 April 1896 · page 3

As we stated in our last issue, this exhibition has fallen through. The failure was caused by the action of the Technical Department…

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Sale of Exhibition Butter

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 11 April 1896 · page 5

Mr. George Kiss sold by auction at the Royal Agricultural Society's ground Thursday several consignment of buffer for export. Altogether some 49 boxes, each…

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