The Exhibition Racket
WE lately animadverted in the strongest terms possible on the shameful waste of public money on our representation at Exhibitions. Mr…
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Shows & fairs, 1887
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[Reuter's Telegrams.] London, Wednesday. the Lord Mayor's Show
The Lord Mayor's Show passed off to-day without special incident The crowds were not nearly so large as on previous occasions, owing to the…
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Sir Vincent Rarrington finds that his chief obstacle in inducing the French manufacturing firms to exhibit at the Melbourne Centennial…
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IN the Assembly, on Thursday, Mr. Toohey, for Mr. Hassall, asked the Colonial Treasurer —Has Mr. J. C. Neild yet furnished a detailed statement of the money spent by him…
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The Earl of Rosebery has invited the Glasgow merchants to co-operate in sending exhibits to the Melbourne Exhibition,…
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WARATAH will be en fete to-day for the opening of a flower show which will be held in the Crystal Palace Gardens in aid of the Waratah School of Arts. The Mayor of Waratah…
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The flower show, under the management of the Waratah School of Arts committee, and for the benefit of the new. Building Fund, commenced yesterday in the large…
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A meeting of all the leading London warehousemen has been held, at which they indignantly repudiated the alleged boycotting of the Manchester…
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BINNS, the ex-hangman, is travelling with a show in which he reveals his art for the entertainment of the large crowds who collect to see him perform the happy despatch. The…
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AT Friday's sitting of the Legislative Assembly, Mr. Sydney Smith asked the Colonial Secretary: Is it by the desire of the Colonial Secretary that…
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A FAIRLY large number of persons paid a visit to the Waratah Crystal Palace Gardens, on Saturday afternoon and evening to view the beautiful plants…
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MR. C. F. STOKES, Consular Agent in Newcastle for France has received from the French Consulate, Sydney, a communication with respect to the…
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The appointment of an Austrian Commission for the Melbourne Centennial Exhibition is formally announced. The commission, which…
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M. Waddington's secretary has requested the Agents-General to use their influence in inducing their respective colonies to exhibit at the…
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M. Waddington, the French Ambassador, will confer with the Agents-General shortly, with the view of securing the representation of the…
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YESTERDAY afternoon, in pursuance of a circular from the chairman and secretary of the above, addressed to the Police Magistrates of the district and…
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The associated Chambers of Commerce have decided to support the Melbourne Exhibition…
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The annual exhibition of live stock at Smithfield was opened to-day, and attracted a large attendance from all parts of the kingdom. The…
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The British Commission is unanimously of opinion that the Melbourne Commissioners should reverse their decision and guarantee an insurance…
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The general entry for the Grafton centennial aquatic carnival, to be held on January 2, closed on Thursday night. The following are the entries:…
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