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Shows & fairs, 1882

13 stories in Mid North Coast's papers

The Cundletown Public School Exhibition

The Manning and Hastings Advocate · Friday 6 January 1882 · page 2

THIS attractive affair took place in accordance with the statement on my complimentary card of admission on Friday, 23rd December ultimo. The proceedings…

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Our Exhibition

The Manning and Hastings Advocate · Friday 24 February 1882 · page 5

The Annual Exhibition, under the auspices of tho Manning River Agricultural and Horticultural Association, commenced yesterday, at the grounds of the Association,…

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The Agricultural Society

The Manning and Hastings Advocate · Friday 3 March 1882 · page 2

THE words of wisdom that fell from Mr. WARDEN(of Shoalhaven), and Mr. A. HOOKE (of Dungog), at the banquet given by the committee of the Agricultural and…

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Manning Agricultural, &c., Society. the Dinner

The Manning and Hastings Advocate · Friday 10 March 1882 · page 3

A PUBLIC dinner concluded the proceedings of the Exhibition in connection with the Agricultural and Horticultural Association. It was at first intended to have the dinner…

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The Opening of the Taree Exhibition

The Manning and Hastings Advocate · Friday 17 March 1882 · page 5

WHAT is grand is magnificent. What is magnificent is sublime. The Exhibition is sublime— therefore it is magnificent and grand. A glorious Trinity of adjectives. In a word—Taree.: I dressed myself. I…

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CORRESPONDENCE. Dick Turpin at the Show. to the Editor of the M. AND H. ADVOCATE

The Manning and Hastings Advocate · Friday 17 March 1882 · page 3

MR. EDITOR,—Although this affair is long since over, yet I’m but recovering showly from the effects of what I have seen at it; and hence the lateness of this production…

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The Late Agricultural &c. Exhibition

The Manning and Hastings Advocate · Friday 31 March 1882 · page 2

WE regret to hear that a letter which appeared in our issue of the 17th instant, headed “Dick Turpin at the Show,” caused annoyance to some of our friends. Nothing…

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Grand Intercolonial Juvenile Exhibition

The Manning and Hastings Advocate · Friday 7 April 1882 · page 5

WE have received the prospectus of the Grand Juvenile Industrial Exhibition, proposed to be held in the Garden Palace, Sydney, at the close of the present year…

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“ Vanity Fair” on Gladstone

The Manning and Hastings Advocate · Friday 16 June 1882 · page 3

THE gist of Caesar’s speech the other night may be summed up as follows ; “ I am the Great and Good Mr. Gladstone. I have been specially deputed by Providence to…

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Grand Intercolonial Juvenile Industrial Exhibition. (To the Editor.)

The Manning and Hastings Advocate · Friday 30 June 1882 · page 3

SIR,—Will you kindly allow us, through your columns, to address a few lines to the young people on behalf of the intended Juvenile Exhibition, to be opened on the 9th…

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Opening the Bordeaux Wine Exhibition. London, June 20

The Manning and Hastings Advocate · Friday 7 July 1882 · page 3

The Bordeaux Exhibition was opened this morning, under circumstances which angur well for its success, by the Minister for Finance. The ceremonial was picturesque,…

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Has She a Fair Claim to Her Name? CHAPTER V. —Continued. the Sealed Letter

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 21 October 1882 · page 1

"Tell the rector to come as soon as he can and you might get Miss Maud to come too," she said to her obedient spouse, "and then go for the telegraoph [?] you know what…

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Amstordam Exhibition Commission

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 30 December 1882 · page 1

A meeting of the Amsterdam Exhibition Commission was held on Monday afternoon in the Sydney Free Public Library. Sir John Hay, K.C.M.G., occupied the chair,s…

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