Mallala Agricultural Society Show 1880
| Type of event | Celebration
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| Street suffix | Adelaide Road |
| Town or locality | Mallala |
| Date occurred or began | 1970/01/01 |
| Date ended | 1970/01/01 |
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The sixth annual show was held on September 28 in a paddock adjoining Shirmer's Family Hotel. The day was fine but cold. The show as regards the exhibits and the visitors surpassed previous events. Cheap Jack, Merry-Go-Round, Aunt Sally and other games were all doing.a fair trade The horse exhibits were judged as exceptional for a country show and Mr. Worden's colt Nimrod gained a special mention for a country show .
and Mr. Worden's colt Nimrod gained a special mention for a country show . Sheep were well represented, there being 20 entries in all classes. The prizes were divided among Messrs.R. Marshman, Moody, Temby and Churches.
There were 8 entries in the cows in milk section,Mr. J. Forbes taking first prize and Mr. Farrelly second. The exhibitions in the booth were all good , consisting of dairy produce, wheat, vegetables, poultry and three splendid collections of harness,Mr. T.
H.Lawrence taking first prize. Mr. Taplin's wheat weighing 62 1/2 lbs.won first prize in that section. More than twenty prizes were in the large amount of entries for horses.
Other entries included Swine , Horned Cattle, Poultry, Dairy Produce and Implements. Mrs. S. Chivell best six pounds of butter was outstanding as was Mrs. Gameau"s pair of hams and Mrs. T. Jury"s dozen eggs.
A Banquet was held at Schirmer's Family Hotel in the evening in a shed especially
erected for the occasion and served up in great style by Mrs. Schirmer. Toasts wereproposed to the "Queen and the Governor", T
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