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Newspaper
Guyra Argus
Location
Guyra, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Apr 22, 1909
Page
2
A summary of events from the Wangaratta show highlights concluding with a victory for Yong Hughinuder owned by Me CoS WColl. Jockeys, owners, and officials are named amid the racing card and ceremony.
The show opened with Lord Dudley accompanied by the Gorilla of Butiey and a great crowd. Bic Francis Senior read an address and offered a hearty welcome while Lord Dudley spoke briefly, praising the society and noting past actions.
In a bustling Good Friday event the Friday show drew an estimated 71 000 attendees. Weekend totals topped 40 600 Saturday with receipts of 21 651, Easter Monday crowds reached a record 9 825. Officials praised exhibits, bands, and sports contests as crowds filled stands and grandstands, while prize events highlighted horse and cattle displays and hunting contests.
Fragmented report details a Royal Show high jump contest with Desmond and Lady Morton as key competitors. It notes Desmond's earlier records, Lady Morton’s brave attempts, and a history of notable jumps, including a 1907 record by the old champion. The piece mentions multiple horses and exhibitors and describes judging, prizes, and show turning points.
The readable portion discusses butter flavor with scattered phrases about points, pints, and various garbled terms. It mentions a tally or scoring like 15 points and references names or places in unclear form. The fragment lacks coherent events or identities.
Fragmented OCR text appears to reference Coast Company, Murwillumbah, Nowra, totals and a timetable. Readable items include place names and numbers, but details are obscured. This item seems to be a damaged notice or data table fragment with partial totals and locations.
Fragmented OCR draft mentions Royal Rutter Fat Tear and Weallark's Swern dated 2005 with cryptic numbers 408 and 448, unclear context. Possible notes on weights, prices, or items listed alongside names Abe Tullaya and Sundow'n dem.
Readable fragments describe society events and notes including individuals like Katharine and Ayrelien, with references to grade levels and competitions. The piece mentions a formal listing of attendees, competitions, and related school or club activities, all in a dated, local newspaper tone.
Erratic OCR text suggests a chaotic report on unsalted butter exports with mentions of claims, prices, and firms in various regions. Entities are unclear, but references to exports, butter, and trade imply market chatter and potential policy angles.
Fragmented text describes a horse event named the Ml Age Horse Salt Challenge Cup with references to prizes, colors, and values. Mentions Commonwealth New Zealand relations, Alstonville, and terms like cup value and ownership transfer after three wins. No clear date or full event details available.
A historic prize notice lists butter quality tests and cereal awards. It names Nawra Cooperative Dairy Company Limited and several other dairy firms, detailing flavor texture color salting packing scores and total points. It also enumerates special prizes for best box of butter and best collection of five wheats with various regional districts and sample names.
Fragmentary OCR notes reference butter export themes and a Warwick Hatter with Daiey Co. and North Coast Cosnporalign. Mentions 25 pain count and various texture and salting terms. Details are garbled. core nouns imply trade or commodity notes with unclear entities and quantities.
An obscure antique text fragment describes a cheese prize and related figures, including mentions of a Watton company and various names. The garbled OCR hints at a competitive event with prizes, manufacturing notes, and a Broad array of entities, though the exact event is unclear. The passage reads as a collage of people, firms, and places with many corrupted terms.
Fragmented text shows prize allocations and scores for a competitive event. Mentions names and places in garbled form, with unclear dates and participants. Unable to extract coherent facts beyond the existence of a prize and scoring references.
Fragmented OCR text shows a chaotic trade item list with scattered names and places. Readers request clarification while the fragment references a merchant display and unrelated terms, indicating a damaged passage and unclear context.
The champion prize in wheat at the Tasmanian fair drew praise for quality and weight. Exhibits included varieties from Amide Vale, Magnoll Brook, and Murdo, with notes on protein content and adaptation. Local growers like Thibuit and Raval shared entries, showcasing the era’s agricultural progress and the influence of Australian strains.
In Campbellstown district a year old building program tied to agriculture and education surfaces. Officials discuss zoning and funding with community groups including Mataatnt Mong and Young Atudgen. The article notes a rising population and calls for development balanced with rural concerns.
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