Intercolonial. Melbourne, Monday. The Exhibition
ON Saturday there was an attendance of 13,000 people at the Exhibition, the largest since the opening…
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The Exhibition
The admissions to the Exhibition on Saturday numbered nearly 20,000, and the receipts were £1001. The mineral exhibits are said to be the best feature in…
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THE skating races for a gold medal which terminated last Friday, met with a success quite phenomenal, and everyone enjoyed the skating carnival hugely. Not only did competitors enter…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Intercolonial. Melbourne, Monday. The Melbourne Exhibition
24,400 persons visited the Eshibition on Saturday. Some disgraceful proceedings took place, owing to the conduct of the University students. They marched in a…
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FINE weather was for once, daring many months, appreciated yesterday, when the 20th Annual Exhibition of the Northern Agricultural Association was opened, and,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Trip to the Singleton Show
To anyone unacquainted with the town, Singleton proves a pleasant surprise.' There is very little to be seen from the railway station, and the reason one passes…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A Trip to the Singleton Show
IN going to one the big show of the North I had an object, which was to ascertain, by practical observation, the system by which the shows of the Northern…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Intercolonial. Melbourne, Monday. The Melbourne Exhibition
The receipts from the Melbourne Exhibition from the opening to the 22nd September amount to £25,860…
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CAREFULLY prepared plans and specifications for the improvements in the show ground which have been decided upon, and for which, tenders have been called for, are now on view at the Council…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Eiffel Tower for the Paris Exhibition
ONE of the wonders of the Paris Exhibition of 1889, says the Scotsman, the buildings for which are now being prepared on the great sandy plain upon the south side of the Seine known as the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Strange Scene at the Melbourne Exhibition
Loungebs in the Avenue of notions on Saturday evening (says the Age) found the monotony of the "block" somewhat varied by…
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The Government have decided, that the expense of the representation of this colony at the Paris. Exhibition shall not exceed £10.000 or £12,000. A Commission for New South Wales will shortly be…
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The Government bare decided that the expense of a representative of this colony at Paris Exhibition, shall not exceed ten or twelve thousand pounds, and a…
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A fire at the Melbourne Exhibition was caused by a box of matches suddenly setting fire to curtains In one of the courts, but it was extinguished before any…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Melbourne. Fire in the Exhibition
A fire occurred in the Exhibition caused by a box of matches suddenly setting fire to a curtain in one of the courts. Prompt aid extinguished it before any damage was done…
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A Fancy Fair and Bazaar in aid of the! building fnnd for the Anglican Sunday School, was opened in the New Town Hall on Friday afternoon last. There…
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THE terms "cake and apron fair" had given rise to many surmises as to the style of entertainment the spectator might expect. We, in common with most of our readers, are aware that " the fair"…
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The attendance at the Exhibition during the past week was again unsatisfactory. It is believed it will close with a deficit of £200,000…
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Feeling is very strong against the action of the committee of the aquatic carnival for altering their minds in allowing Searle and Matterson to compete in the final heats after being disqualified. Very…
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