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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1888

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The Melbourne Exhibition. N. S. Wales Exhibits. (From our Special Representative) No. III

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 18 September 1888 · page 3

THE position of the N. S. Wales Court is the finest in the Exhibition. It is on the right hand side on entering the main avenue. The first exhibit is that of the counterfeit Jenolan Caves, otherwise…

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Women's Industrial Exhibition

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 22 September 1888 · page 3

THE collection made on the Clarence for the Women's Industrial Fair was exhibited in the Protestant Hall on Tuesday afternoon. The ladies who had the management of the affair, especially…

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The Art Society's Exhibition

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 22 September 1888 · page 4

THIS Exhibition was opened yesterday, and the annual dinner was held on Saturday. If the reports in the newspapers contain a true account of the speeches which were delivered on the…

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The Flower Show

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 6 October 1888 · page 3

THE Flower Show to be held at the end of this month should be an attractive one. The Little Paradise Gardens besides being adapted for holding such a show, are more convenient to exhibitors…

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Exhibition of Women's Industries

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 13 October 1888 · page 8

THIS Exhibition was opened last week by Lady Carrington, and has attracted a good deal of interest. There were 2500 or 3000 persons present at the opening, and a choir of 100 vocalists enlivened…

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The Women's Industrial Exhibition

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 13 October 1888 · page 4

THE chief attraction in Sydney at present is the Women's Industrial Exhibition, which was opened last week in the large building in Prince Alfred Park, and which is to be kept open until the end…

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The Flower Show Entries

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 13 October 1888 · page 3

INTENDING exhibitors for the forthcoming Show to be held on the 24th and 25th instant, are reminded that entries close on Saturday next. As much of the success of the Show depends on the…

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Exhibition of Women's Industries

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 20 October 1888 · page 4

THE Committee of Management of the Exhibition of Women's Industries are not a happy family, and it would appear that their mutual animosities are increasing, rather than diminishing. Amongst the…

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Show Speeches

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 20 October 1888 · page 4

THE GOVERNOR of Victoria has been entering his protest against the dreary waste of time occupied at show dinners by the utterance of inane platitudes, for the mere purpose of gratifying the…

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The Flower Show

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 20 October 1888 · page 8

WE again remind intending exhibitors, that entries for the Flower Show, Poultry show, Fine Art, and Juvenile Industrial Exhibition close to-day. The floral display should, by reason of the recent…

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The Flower Show

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 23 October 1888 · page 2

THIS promises to eventuate successfully this year, as the entries number 62g, as compared with 607 last show. The exhibits will be more attractive on this occasion, owing to the favourable season for…

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Horticultural and Flower Show AND Fine Art Exhibition

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 27 October 1888 · page 8

THE Clarence Pastoral and Agricultural Society's Eleventh Annual Horticultural and Flower Show and Fine Art Exhibition, with which was incorporated a Poultry Show and Juvenile Industrial…

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Melbourne Exhibition

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 27 October 1888 · page 5

The following additional awards have been made in connection with the Centennial Exhibition special grain show. Maize, large flatted: David Manson, N.S.W, 1st and 2; Thos. Blomley, N.S.W.,…

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The Flower Show

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 27 October 1888 · page 5

SIR.—Kindly allow me space in your columns for a few remarks upon our late Horticultural Show. I was quite surprised when fetching my exhibits away this morning to find the damage they had…

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Exhibition of Women's Industries

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 3 November 1888 · page 3

THE following received honours in Department I, needlework and lace; and Department II, knitting, netting, crotchet, &c. Miss R. M. Barnes, night dress, silver medal;…

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Cheese Exhibit at Melbourne Exhibition

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 3 November 1888 · page 3

OUR district is well represented in this product at the Melbourne International Exhibition, Mr. W. Goodger having forwarded 50 cheeses from bis Matildadale factory, 25…

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The Flower Show

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 3 November 1888 · page 4

SOME complaints have been made as to interference with exhibits at the late Show, and such unseemly condnct cannot be too strongly denounced. Some of the flowering plants were damaged, and fruit…

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The Flower Show

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 3 November 1888 · page 3

THE last Flower Show came fully up to expectations, but we fail to see why it could not have been considerably better. Few, if any, exhibits came from the river…

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A Beauty Show at Spa

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 10 November 1888 · page 2

THE Beauty Show at Spa, which has been looked forward to with much curiosity, was opened at the Casino on September 19, but only twenty ladies were present. France…

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Casino Flower Show. By Telegram

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 17 November 1888 · page 5

CASINO, FRIDAY.—The Flower and Fine Art Show was held here yesterday, at the School of Arts, and was a great success. There were over 650 entries, three-fourths of which were exhibited…

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