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Shows & fairs, 1887

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The Centennial Exhibition. [By Submarine Cable.] London, April 4

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 April 1887 · page 19

Sir Henry Holland has expressed his willingness to appoint a Royal Commission in connection with the Melbourne Centennial Exhibition=. He does not expect that the…

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A South Sea Exhibition

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 15 April 1887 · page 2

MR. TWOPENNY, of Dunedin, N.Z., must be credited with one of the few suggestions for an Australasian celebration of the jubilee year, which are realty worth serious…

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General European Telegrams. [By Submarine Cable.] the Centennial Exhibition. London, April 6

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 April 1887 · page 18

Mr. J. Cashel Hoey, the secretary to the agent-general for Victoria, has been appointed secretary to the London committee for the Melbourne Centennial Exhibition…

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The French Exhibition. Austria Refuses to Exhibit. [By Submarine Cable.] London, April 11

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 April 1887 · page 18

The Austrian Government have given an excuse for declining to take any part in the great International Exhibition which is to be held in Paris in 1889, in celebration of the…

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Deniliquin Pastoral and Agricultural Society

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 16 April 1887 · page 2

The ordinary monthly meeting of the committee the Pastoral and Agricultural Society was held yesterday at the Royal Hotel. Mr Froom was in the chair, and Messrs Raleigh, Parker, Franks, J…

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Pastoral and Agricultural Society

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 April 1887 · page 23

A meeting of the committee of the Albury and Border Pastoral and Agricultural Society was held at the Albury Hotel on Wednesday afternoon. Mr. Grieve occupied the chair,…

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The Fair Trade League. London, April 29

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 May 1887 · page 18

The Fair Trade League gave a banquet last night, at which several of the colonial delegates to the Imperial Conference were present. Sir Graham Berry, in the course of his speech,…

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The Colonial and Indian Exhibition. Surplus of £35,000. [By Submarine Cable.] London, April 35

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 May 1887 · page 18

The final meeting of the Royal Commission for the Indian and Colonial Exhibition was held to-day, His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, Executive President, being in the…

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Deniliquin Pastoral and Agricultural Society

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 14 May 1887 · page 2

The ordinary monthly meeting of the Society was held yesterday afternoon at the Royal Hotel. Mr Thomas Brown (president) occupied the chair, and the following other members were also present:—Messrs…

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The Agricultural Society of New South Wales. the Annual Show

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 27 May 1887 · page 25

The annual show of the above society was opened in Sydney on Saturday by Lord Carrington. About 8500 persons attended the show. No fewer than 31 horses came forward…

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Melbourne Exhibition. London, May 26

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 27 May 1887 · page 21

The Earl of Roseberry will probably be acting president of the London commission for the Melbourne exhibition…

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Rutherglen Agricultural Society

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 3 June 1887 · page 3

THE annual, general meeting of subscribers was held in the Council Chambers on Tuesday evening Present--Messrs. Reeve, Dugay, Robb. Tumor, Hunter, Wain, W. Burrowes, R. Burrowes, Kelly,…

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[?]nor. The Welld[?] Present. the Bridal Fair

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 3 June 1887 · page 2

"Just look at this beautiful present my dear. And then read the name on the card--'From Harry.' He gets but a thousand a…

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The Centennial International Exhibition. London, May 27

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 June 1887 · page 18

Her Majesty the Queen has assented to the issue of a Royal Commission in England for the Centennial International Exhibition of Melbourne…

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The Carnival in the Back Country

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 7 June 1887 · page 2

MY DEAR DAISY,—According to promise I am sending you a full account of our trip to the back country, where we went to see all there was to be seen, but more especially to attend the Bachelors'…

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Bicycle Carnival in Melbourne

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 June 1887 · page 15

The six days’ bicycle carnival at the Exhibition-building, Melbourne, which was commenced on the 30th ult., was brought to a close on Saturday night, when there were between 8000…

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The Melbourne Exhibition Commission. London, June 4

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 June 1887 · page 18

It is announced that all the gentlemen who have been asked to act on the Royal Commission for the Melbourne Centennial Exhibition have consented to do so. The Prince of Wales…

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Deniliquin Pastoral and Agricultural Society

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 11 June 1887 · page 2

The ordinary monthly meeting of the Society was held yesterday. Mr G. Curr[?]e occupied the chair, and the following were also present :— Messrs [?] McColl[?]ugh, F[?]kiner, J. W. McLaurin, Breiu[?], W…

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The Jubilee Meeting in Sydney. Enormous Attendance at the Exhibition-building. Unanimous Demonstration of Loyalty. Sydney

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 June 1887 · page 21

The “ loyalty meeting” convened by the mayor at the Exhibition-building, Prince Alfred park, for this evening, proved to be one of the largest and most remarkable gatherings ever…

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Corowa Agricultural Society

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 24 June 1887 · page 2

A SPECIAL general meeting of members of the Corowa Pastoral and Agricultural Society was held on Monday afternoon at the Globe Hotel, Corowa…

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