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Category: Newspaper Reports

6 June 1881

June 6, 1881 JamesAkers

A report without any detail of individual flowers. The Society seemed to have decided on a policy of continuity in…

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Posted in: Newspaper Reports, Shows -1908 Filed under: timeline 1836-1906

31 May 1880

March 31, 1880 JamesAkers

The reporter at this show for the Wakefield Express certainly waxed lyrical about the reasons why the Society had existed…

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Posted in: Newspaper Reports, Shows -1908 Filed under: timeline 1836-1906

16 June 1879

June 16, 1879 JamesAkers

For some unknown reason there are three different reports found from the Wakefield Express with significantly different text accompanying the…

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Posted in: Newspaper Reports, Shows -1908 Filed under: timeline 1836-1906

27 May 1878

May 27, 1878 JamesAkers

The show was on the usual Monday until 11pm on that night, before remaining open for a further two days.…

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Posted in: Newspaper Reports, Shows -1908 Filed under: timeline 1836-1906

4 June 1877

June 4, 1877 JamesAkers

The report of this show defined it as the 42nd, which was the source of the Society’s traditional claim to…

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Posted in: Newspaper Reports, Shows -1908 Filed under: timeline 1836-1906

29 May 1876

May 29, 1876 JamesAkers

‘Lady Catherine Gordon’ was the Premier Bloom though in what form is not shown. The report mentions where many of…

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Posted in: Newspaper Reports, Shows -1908 Filed under: timeline 1836-1906

24 May 1875

May 24, 1875 JamesAkers

The four Gill brothers showed here. The report speaks of there being nine classes, all single blooms, with breeder, flame…

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Posted in: Newspaper Reports, Shows -1908 Filed under: timeline 1836-1906

23 May 1874

May 23, 1874 JamesAkers

Although it is known that at least two shows, 1861 and 1862, had been held previously at the Brunswick Hotel,…

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Posted in: Newspaper Reports, Shows -1908 Filed under: timeline 1836-1906

29 May 1871

May 29, 1871 JamesAkers

It is believed that the Eastmoor Society held a tulip show on this date.

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Posted in: Eastmoor Society, Newspaper Reports Filed under: timeline 1836-1906

24 May 1869

May 24, 1869 JamesAkers

The images are from two different Wakefield newspapers of the 17th 1869 Eastmoor Tulip Show. 17 agrees with the knowledge…

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Posted in: Eastmoor Society, Newspaper Reports

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