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Southern Highlands · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1899

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Robortcon Agricultural Show

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 25 February 1899 · page 2

The nineteenth annual show, under the auspices of the Robertcon A. and H. Association will be held on the cociety's ground Thursday and…

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The Robertson Show

The Mittagong Express · Friday 3 March 1899 · page 2

The 19th annual show in connection with the Robertson Agricultural and Herticultural Society commenced yesterday and will be continued to-day…

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Robertson Show

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 4 March 1899 · page 2

THE 19th annual show was opened on Thursday last. The weather was beautifully fine and the attendance equal to that of previous years. The total number of exhibits received up to…

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Robortson Agricutural show

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 4 March 1899 · page 2

The annual show of Robertson Agricultural and Horticultural Society was opened on the Society's Show round Robertson on Thursday last…

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The Moss Vale Show

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 4 March 1899 · page 2

SIR,—i sea by your last issue that the committee of the B.D.A.H. and I. Society still think it "unnecessary" to engage a band at the forthcoming show. Unnecessary they call it—afraid of the expense they…

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

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 4 March 1899 · page 2

All arrangements in connection with the sixteenth annual show of the B. D. A. H. and I Society, which takes place on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday…

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Berrima District Agricultural show

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 11 March 1899 · page 2

The sixteenth annual show of the Berrima District Agricultural, Horticultural, and Industrial Society was opened on the Society's Showground,…

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Bowral Free Press Saturday, March 11, 1899. Moss Vale Show

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 11 March 1899 · page 2

THE 14th Annual Show in connection with the B.D.A.H. and I. Society was opened at Moss Vale on Thursday, continued yesterday, and will be concluded to-day. Very unfavorable circumstances…

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Accidents at the Show

The Mittagong Express · Tuesday 14 March 1899 · page 2

The chief attraction at the annual show at Moss Vale on Friday afternoon was marred by a couple of accidents that occurred in the grand jumping contest. The…

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Bowral Free Press Wednesday, March 15, 1899. Moss Vale Show

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 15 March 1899 · page 4

THE following is the conclusion of the prize list begun in our last issue:— POT PLANTS. 6 Foliage Plants, J C Wright…

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Goulburn show. Opening Day

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 18 March 1899 · page 5

GOULBURN, Thursday,—The annual exhibition of the Goulbura show was opened to-day, and will be continued to—morrow. The weather is dry and…

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Letters to the Editor, The Late Show and Sydney Artists

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 18 March 1899 · page 3

SIR,—Allow me to draw your Attention to an injustice that was done the amateur artists of this district at the last Berrima District Agricultural Show. Two Sydney artists Daplyn and Collingridge,…

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Berrima District Agricultural Society

The Mittagong Express · Friday 31 March 1899 · page 2

The committee of the above society met at Bowral on Monday afternoon. Present: — Messrs. W. McCourt (chair), M. [?], J. A. Badgery. H. Wiles, C. Taylor, E. [?]…

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Royal Agricultural Show

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 1 April 1899 · page 2

The crack class in the dairy cattle now showing in the Royal Agricultural Show at Sydney was made up with the Ayrshire's representing three colonies. William M'Nabb…

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The Royal Agricultural Society's Show. Written for the Scrutineer

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 5 April 1899 · page 2

Success! Great success!! Best show the society ever held! ! ! As with babies, so with shows—the last is always the best…

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The Royal Agricultural Exhibition

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 8 April 1899 · page 2

The show of 1899 is now a thing of the past. No doubt it was a great event and attended with unqualified success. Unfortunately the last day…

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Show Week

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 8 April 1899 · page 5

Sydney has had a wild and woolly week; who talk about the drought talks trash. People are simply running over with loose casil. They can't upend it fast enough…

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Illegal Games at the Agricultural Show

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 12 April 1899 · page 4

At the Water Police Court on Friday, a number of men who hod been arrested on Good Friday for playing certain unlawful game during the…

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Humorous Column. Spoilt the Show

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 10 May 1899 · page 2

Bishop Temple relates a good story of the inconvenence which he has experienced from his musical defect. Worshipping on one occasion in an…

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Texas Jack's Wild West Show

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 13 May 1899 · page 2

A novel form of entertainment will be introduced to the public on Tuesday evening next, when Texas Jack and his Wild West company will appear…

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