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Shows & fairs, 1878

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The Paris Exhibition

Northern Star · Saturday 5 January 1878 · page 4

THE following Circular respecting the above Exhibition, has been kindly handed cus by C. H. Fawcett., Esq., and we publish at for the information of our readers:—…

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Richmond River A and H. Society. (From Our Correspondent.)

Northern Star · Saturday 2 March 1878 · page 3

A MEETING was held in the School of Arts, Casino, on the 25th February, to make arrangements for the Annual Exhibition. There were about twenty gentlemen present…

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The Grafton Show

Northern Star · Saturday 23 March 1878 · page 3

TELEGRAMS state that the arrangements were excellent. The cattle were judged early in the morning, and the parade of horses and stock during the afternoon proved interesting…

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Exhibition of Native Grasses

Northern Star · Saturday 1 June 1878 · page 4

DURING the past few days there has been a very novel and interestiag exhibition at the Temperance Hall. It consist of about 300 specimens of different spe[?]es of native…

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The Casino Show. (From Our Correspondent.)

Northern Star · Saturday 8 June 1878 · page 4

The Fourth Annual Meeting of the Richmond River Agricultural and Horticultural Society took place at Casino, on the 24th May, in the premises formerly used as a Temperance…

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Sketcher. Mr. Fair, "The Silver King."

Northern Star · Saturday 10 August 1878 · page 2

THE prodigious quantities of silver recently dugfrom the mines of Nevada and California, have, as is generally known, had the effect of lowering the commercial value of silver to…

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Queensland National Exhibition

Northern Star · Saturday 7 September 1878 · page 3

THE third Exhibition of the National Agricultural and Industrial Association was opened on the 22nd August, by his Excellency Sir Arthur Kennedy, in the presence…

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Tradeller. the Dead of Munich. the Public Exhibition of the Bodies

Northern Star · Saturday 23 November 1878 · page 2

THE cometary at Munich always has attractions to the visitor, on account of the peculiarity of funerals and the exposure of the bodies of the dead three days before burial. The law…

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