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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1888

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Robberies at the Melbourne Exhibition

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 8 December 1888 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Thursday.—This 'afternoon Louis Augustus Olgier, cabinetmaker, was arrested on suspicion of having committed larceny, and a warrant was obtained to search his house…

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The Brisbane Aquatic Carnival. Brisbane

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 8 December 1888 · page 4

THE third series of heats in connection with the aquatic carnival were rowed to-day, and were witnessed by a fair number of spectators. First Heat.—Beach, 1. Mutterson and Searle…

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The Melbourne Exhibition

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 11 December 1888 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Sunday.—The attendance at the Exhibition during the past week was again unsatisfactory. The Exhibition is apparently not maintaining its interest. The scheme of…

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The Brisbane Aquatic Carnival

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 11 December 1888 · page 2

BRISBANE, Monday.—The aquatic carnival will be brought to a conclusion to-morrow. Beach has definitely expressed his intention not to take any further port in the contests, owing to…

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Exhibition

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 13 December 1888 · page 2

ATTENTION is invited to an advertisement elsewhere in which it is notified that there will be a private inspection in the Academy of Music (upstairs) to-morrow afternoon of work done by…

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The Brisbane Aquatic Carnival

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 13 December 1888 · page 2

IN Brisbane on Wednesday night the cheques were paid over to the winners of the prizes at the late aquatic carnival. At the outset of the proceedings Searle and Matterson were not present,…

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The Brisbane Aquatic Carnival. Brisbane

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 13 December 1888 · page 4

THE aquatic carnival was brought to a conclusion to-day. The weather was fine, but very hot. The final event was shorn somewhat of its interest by Beach standing out, but to-day's…

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Centennial Exhibition Wool Awards

The Burrowa News · Friday 14 December 1888 · page 4

THE following are the awards made by the jurors in wool at the Melbourne Centennial Exhibition:— MERINO WOOL—WASHED…

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Exhibition of Paintings

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 18 December 1888 · page 2

An exhibition of oil and water paintings and studios in crayon, the work of the pupils and students of Mr. W. G. Rendall, was opened in the assembly-room, Academy of Music, on…

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Art Exhibition

Goulburn Herald · Thursday 20 December 1888 · page 2

SOME further particulars of the exhibition of paintings and studies at the academy of music by the pupils of Mr. W. G. Rendall, referred to in our last, are herewith subjoined…

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The Exhibition of School Work

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 22 December 1888 · page 6

On Thursday afternoon the customary exhibition of school work was held in the Girls’ Department, and that it was highly creditable to this educational establishment, as well as interesting to the…

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Manchester and Fair Trade. LONDON, Dec. 20

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 25 December 1888 · page 2

The Pall Mall Gazette says that the resolution carried by the Manchester Chamber of Commerce is a cunningly-drawn resolution, and is a formidable attack on the freetrade policy of the…

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