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New England · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1888

43 stories in New England's papers · page 1 of 3

Melbourne Exhibition

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 6 January 1888 · page 4

Fourteen hundred British and foreign exhibitors have made application for space at the Melbourne centennial exhibition…

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Intercolonial. Adelaide, Monday. The Exhibition

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 10 January 1888 · page 5

The Adelaide exhibition was formally closed by the Governor, on Saturday. Since the opening of the Exhibition, 767,000 admissions have been recorded…

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The Show Ground Dispute

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 31 January 1888 · page 2

The assault cases arising out of the fracas at the Agricultural Society's Show Ground, in which the men rushed the gates in order to get free admission, came…

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What is Fair-Trade?

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 7 February 1888 · page 4

A CORRESPONDENT of the Salisbury and Winchester Journal (Eng.) undertakes to reply to this, of late, frequently asked question. He says:--"I will endeavor to make this object plain…

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Giving the Public Fair Notice

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 14 February 1888 · page 2

A Texas journalist, who had been summer-fallowing himself on a stock ranch for a couple of years, suddenly assumed control of a rural weekly, and in the first issue after he…

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The Coming' Show

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 14 February 1888 · page 2

FOR some months past the attendance of the committee at the monthly meeting has been a most encouraging augury for the success of the show. During the present month meetings are held weekly, with…

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Glen Innes Show. [By Telegraph.] Glen Innes, Thursday Night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 2 March 1888 · page 8

THE eleventh show under the auspices of the P. and A. Society was opened yesterday, when there were about 800 persons in attendance, the number increasing…

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Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Association of Central New England. Eleventh Annual Show Introductory

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 6 March 1888 · page 3

ON Wednesday and Thursday last the eleventh Annual Show under the management of the local Association eventuated on the show ground, and attracted an assemblage of about…

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Uralla P. and A. Show

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 9 March 1888 · page 4

THE twelfth annual Show of the Uralla Pastoral and Agricultural Association commenced on Wednesday last. A special train conveyed a good number of…

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The Editor's Column. (While giving insertion to Correspondents' letters, we dog not necessarily endorse their contents. The Show

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 13 March 1888 · page 2

SIR,--I do not desire to criticise your very excellent report of the Show, but I must take exception to your description of the champion draught horse "Squire" as " a perfect typo of a Clydesdale."…

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The Inverell Show

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 20 March 1888 · page 2

THE twelfth annual show, under the auspices of the Inverell Pastoral and Agricultural Association, was opened on Wednesday under the most favorable auspices. Grave fears were entertained on…

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Giving the Public Fair Notice

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 3 April 1888 · page 5

A TEXAS journalist, who had been summer-fallowing himself on a stock ranch for a couple of years, suddenly assumed control of a rural weekly, and in the first issue, after he…

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Our Story. a Fair Patient

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 1 May 1888 · page 3

IT was a bitterly cold night in Jane, and the rain was dashing down in torrents. For two days this had been going on, and, from the aspect of the weather, it looked…

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The Melbourne Exhibition

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 4 May 1888 · page 4

The Sydney manufacturers still persist in refusing to exhibit at the Melbourne exhibition…

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The Melbourne Exhibition

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 12 June 1888 · page 5

Sir F. M. Darley has accepted the position of President of the New South Wales Commission for the Melbourne Exhibition, in place of Sir John Hay, resigned…

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Edison's Talking Machine. a Marvellous Exhibition

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 31 July 1888 · page 3

EDISON'S speaking phonograph is at last perfected and ready for public use. The Wizard of Llewellyn Park said to a New York Herald reporter that the phonograph had…

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MELBOURNE, Thursday. The Exhibition

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 3 August 1888 · page 4

It is estimated that there were 36,000 persons present at the Exhibition yesterday. The New South Wales court presents a very fine appearance, although it…

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Opening of the Exhibition in Melbourne

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 3 August 1888 · page 4

The Melbourne Intercolonial Exhibition was opened with great eclat and enthusiasm on Wednesday. The weather was cold, but fine. Enormous crowds…

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The Melbourne Exhibition

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 7 August 1888 · page 2
Also in The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser

THROUGHOUT the length and breadth of Australia Felix resounds the jubilant [?]ing of one of the youthful col[?]se, £2000; third Victoria knows not how [?] £1000; non-starters…

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