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Shows & fairs, 1866

15 stories in Illawarra's papers

Intercolonial Exhibition at Melbourne

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 18 January 1866 · page 2

We have received the following, in reference to the above subject :—SIR.—As you are always willing to give publicity to any document or other matter…

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Intercolonial Exhibition of 1866

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 30 January 1866 · page 4

At a meeting of the commission held on Monday last, at four p.m., at the Board of Agriculture the president, Sir Redmond Bar [?] chair, and a full attendance of member [?] secretary…

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Illawarra Agricultural Society

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 6 February 1866 · page 2

The prizes obtained at the late Exhibition will be paid at the Sportsman's Arms, on Thursday, the 15th instant, at 2 o'clock. Illawarra Cricket Club…

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Illawarra Agricultural Society's Dinner

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 6 February 1866 · page 2

The usual dinner in connexion with the Annual Exhibition of the Illawarra Agricultural Society took place on Thursday evening, at the Queen's Hotel. The spread furnished on the occasion would have…

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Court of Petty Sessions. Monday, Fen, 19. (Before the Mayor J. W. Wilshire), Charles Fair', and John Brown, Esqus. J.P.'s.)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 20 February 1866 · page 2

George McPaul. sent., was charged by William Lindsay with using threatening language. Complainant being sworn, deposed that on the 12th instant, be and a little coy were watering horses at…

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Broughton Creek. Shoalhaven Estate Agricultural Society

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 1 March 1866 · page 2

THE third annual exhibition of this society came off at Broughton Creek on Tuesday, the 27th February. The weather being all that could be desired, there was a great…

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Shoalhaven Estate Agricultural Society

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 6 March 1866 · page 3

The third annual exhibition of this society came off at Broughton Creek on the 27th ultimo. The weather being all that could be desired there was a great assembly of people from many parts of the Illwarra…

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Shoalhaven Agricultural Society

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 15 March 1866 · page 3

The following Special Prizes, awarded by the Judges and paid by the Committee at the show at Broughton Creek, on the 27th ultimo, were by mistake ommitted in the published list…

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Original Correspondence. Intercolonial Exhibition of Australia, 1866, (Per favour of the "Illawarra Mercury,")

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 1 May 1866 · page 2

SIR,—The Wollongong Committee in connection with the Intercolonial Exhibition of Australia, 1866, feet that they will not discharge the duty they have undertaken if they do not remind the people of the…

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Shoalhaven. Meeting of Shoalhaven Agricultural Society

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 13 September 1866 · page 2

THE Annual meeting of the members of Shoalhaven Estate Agricultural Society took place at Mr. Wheateley's, Royal Hotel, Numba, on Tuesday evening, the…

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The Melbourne Exhibition. the New South Wales Court

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 8 November 1866 · page 4

THAT the colony of New South Wales, the oldest as well as the most advanced of all our neighbors—whose territory was first explored by Captain Cook in 1770,…

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Curiosities of the Melbourne Exhibition

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 20 November 1866 · page 2

A writing-desk, made by J. Wood, of Launceston, is composed of 1470 pieces of twenty-two different sorts of wood, inlaid according to pattern, one star containing 640 pieces…

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Dapto Agricultural Society

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 27 November 1866 · page 2

A meeting was held pursuant to advertisement, at Moon's, Illawarra Hotel, on Friday last, for the purpose of reorganising the Dapto Agricultural Society, which has been dormant since 1858, in which year its…

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What I Thought of the Exhibition on my First Visit. by an Extremely Irritable Man

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 14 December 1866 · page 4

Disgusted—I know of no other word sufficiently expressive of my state of mind. Understand that I am naturally of a sour disposition, easily fretted very readily put out, apt to be explosive on small…

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Illawarra Agricultural Society

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 18 December 1866 · page 2

A meeting of the members of the above society will be bold at 2 p.m., on Thursday, at the Queens Hotel, for the purpose of making arrangements for the forthcoming show…

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