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Shows & fairs, 1911

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Cowra Show

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 21 April 1911 · page 3

Mr. J. T. Martin, Secretary of the Cowra P. A. and H. Association, tells us that their show will take place on September 12 and 13 next…

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Sydney Stud Sheep Fair. Preliminary Arrangements

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 21 April 1911 · page 5

A meeting of the Sydney merino stud sheep salesmen was held on Wednesday last at the office of Goldsbrough, Mort, and Co., Ltd., for the purpose of discussing matters…

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Show Cattle From Adelaide

The Land · Friday 21 April 1911 · page 3

Amongst the attractive cattle at the show were some valuable exhibits from Adelaide, the trustees of the late J. H. Angas having shipped…

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Bacon At. the Show

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 21 April 1911 · page 3

From information gleaned from bacon-curers, represented at the Sydney show in the dairy produce section, there seems to be a feeling that the…

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At the Royal Show

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 21 April 1911 · page 13

(1) Mr. H. Bastin's White Wyandotte Pullet; (2) Grautham Poultry Farm's White Leghorn Cockerel; (3) Mr. G. Hanwell's White Wyandotte Hen; (4) Bonaventure Poultry Farm's Plymouth Rock Cock; (5) E. Waldron's. Black Orpington Hen;…

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The Crowd and the Show

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 21 April 1911 · page 1

The Sydney 'Royal Agricultural Society established a record in attendances on Friday last, the number of persons present being over…

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Royal Show Exhibits. Mera Competition Wanted

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 21 April 1911 · page 5

The exhibits in the apiary section at the Sydney show left very much to be desired, not in quality, for that was good enough, but as regards…

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Bowling Carnival. Victoria V. Queesland. Final Matches of Rubber

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 21 April 1911 · page 12

The final interstate matches, between the Victoria and Queensland bowling teams were played yesterday. Victoria won the ruuber. The first match was played on the Petersham green…

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The Moving Picture Show The Honest Millionaire

The Sun · Friday 21 April 1911 · page 6

The laird Carnegie is getting a bit tiresome. Whenever he is billed to make a speech, or, indeed, whenever he gets a chance to air his sentiments, everyone knows…

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Milk and Butter Tests. At the Sydney Show

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 21 April 1911 · page 3

Great interest was manifested in the milk and butter testing competition at the Sydney show, thirteen cows being tested as against seven last year…

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A Destructive Flashlight. Picture Show's Rays Kill Trees

The Sun · Friday 21 April 1911 · page 9

A most extraordinary compliant, was brought under the notice of Hurstville aldermen last night, when Mrs. C. A. Cubley drew the council's attention to the…

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Our Advertisers at the Show. (Continued.) W. Jno. Baker

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 21 April 1911 · page 3

The most picturesque exhibt in the main pavilion wan Jno. Baker's. His innumerable implements in the cutlery line were displayed in a manner that…

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Charge of Gold Stealing. a [?] to the Ton Show

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 21 April 1911 · page 7

PARKES, Thursday.--Richard Callaghan was committed for trial to-day on a charge of having stolen are containing 3oz. 16dwt. gold. The evidence of Wm. Spicer, who opened up the vein, in…

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Fruit at the Royal Show Some Splendid Apples and Pears

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 21 April 1911 · page 5

Tho exhibits of fruit at the Sydney show this year, and especially of apples and pears, were very fine as far as they went,' but they went only far…

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Veterinary Some Bilious Opinions on Show Stock by "The Land's" Vet

The Land · Friday 21 April 1911 · page 3

In the course of my wanderings round the exhibits at the recent Agricultural Society's Show there were several points that attracted…

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The Live Stock at the Show. Keen Competition in All Classes

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 21 April 1911 · page 5

The exhibits of live stock at the R, A. S. Show are looked forward to by breeders and exhibitors with increasing interest each year…

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THE R.A.S. Show Grounds. a Parmanent and Fixed Tenure

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 21 April 1911 · page 5

Mr. Trefic, N.S.W. Minister for Agriculture, was one of the speakers at the Sydney show luncheon last week. Amongst other things be said…

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Australian Wines. Equal to Best in the World. Meeting of Show Exhibitors

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 21 April 1911 · page 7

At the Wine Kiosk of the Royal Agricultural Society yesterday the exhibitors in the wines section foregathered to taste and discuss the efforts of Australian wine growers and to…

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Seeing the Sydney Royal Show Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand Earnest Students of Agriculture

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 21 April 1911 · page 1

MICKY MAKESHIFT "The show was a bit of oriright. I never stock nona of there stock — one see plenty o' hesses and cattle at whool and the joy ride with right into my hands, An, [?] whiZ, wasn't they rushed."…

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