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Shows & fairs, 1879

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Marshal Macmahon at the Paris Exhibition

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 11 January 1879 · page 1

THE visit of Marshal MacMahon and the Ducbesse de Magenta to the Australian courts at the Paris Exhibition is referred to as follows by the…

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Some Facts About the Exhibition. (Evening News.)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Wednesday 22 January 1879 · page 2

THE cost of the building is expected to fall not far short of £100,000. Eleven million cubic feet of covered space will be afforded…

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Messrs. Hastings Cuningham and Co.'s Wool Exhibition

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 15 February 1879 · page 4

THE wool show announced to be held at Messrs. Hastings Cuningham and Co.'s, Collins-street, was opened to the public on Wednesday, at 12 o'clock, and was during…

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The International Exhibition

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 4 March 1879 · page 3

Good progress is being made on the buildings, and the grounds present a, busy scene. The commissioners have received a letter from Mr. H. W. Lenney, of the 'Home News' office, at…

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International Exhibition

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Wednesday 12 March 1879 · page 4

THE Hon. J. J. Casey, the Victorian Executive Commissioner for that colony, accompanied by Messrs. Pigdon and Bannister, had a preliminary interview with the…

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Tumut. the Agricultural and Pastoral Exhibition

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 28 March 1879 · page 2

The fourth annual show of the above society was held on Tuesday last. The weather was delightful, and the crowds of persona in holiday attire Cooking in from all directions, eagerly on…

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A Fair Exile's Fate

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 29 March 1879 · page 8

A BOSTON correspondent of the Louisville Courier-Journal says:—Tragedies and comedies far more striking than any that are put upon the boards of the…

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Tumut Agricultural and Pastoral Show Tumut

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 29 March 1879 · page 2

The Agricultural and Pastoral Show to-day is an immense success, upwards of 1000 persons being present. The exhibits are much superior to those of last year, and all classes…

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The Exhibition

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 1 April 1879 · page 2

The annual show of the Tumut Agricultural and Pastoral Association is assuming suck dimensions, that shortly it will he a question worthy of consideration whether, to do full…

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The Melbourne Exhibition Building

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 12 April 1879 · page 1

THERE is very good work being done up at the Exhibition site, in Carlton Gardens The clearing of the expanse between the edifice and Victoria-street…

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Metropolitan Intercolonial Exhibition

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Wednesday 23 April 1879 · page 4

The Metropolitan Intercolonial Exhibition of 1879 opened on Monday, under the auspices of the Agricultural Society of New South Wales, at the usual show ground and…

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Metropolitan Intercolonial Exhibition. Sydney, Tuesday 3 p.m

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Wednesday 23 April 1879 · page 2

In the Agricultural Society's Show, Mr. Robert M'Dougall, of Victoria, secured the second prize in two-year-old Durham bulls with Count of Columbine, and the first prize…

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Strike of Carpenters at the Exhibition Building

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 26 April 1879 · page 2

ABOUT 170 of the carpenters employed at the Exhibition building left their work on Tuesday morning and held a meeting in the Outer Domain near…

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Marvels of the Toilet at the Paris Exhibition

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 26 April 1879 · page 2

SHOES as airy Oriental Sandals invite the stockings across the way. It is an excusable weakness, that which ornaments a shoe. More than a glove, does…

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Strike at the Exhibition. 460 Men Refuse Work

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 26 April 1879 · page 5

We have to report a serious strike at the Exhibition, but it is satisfactory to know that the same article which records the nefarious project announces also a complete…

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The Dubbo Show. (Abridged from the Dispatch.)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Wednesday 14 May 1879 · page 4

THE Fifth Exhibition in connection with the North-Western Pastoral and Agricultural Association was held at the Society's Grounds, Dubbo, on Tuesday and Wednesday last;…

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Sydney International Exhibition

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 7 June 1879 · page 4

The south-west quarter of the Exhibition Building, assigned to Europe, is now completed, and the decorations will be finished in a few days. The…

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Progress of the International Exhibition. [By Electric Telegraph.] Sydney, Friday, 7.30 p.m

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 7 June 1879 · page 4

The south-west quarter of the Exhibition Building, assigned to Europe, is now completed, and the decorations will be finished in a few days. The ground-floor is also…

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News of the Week. Gundagai at the Exhibition

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 10 June 1879 · page 2

The Gundagai Asbestos Company (limited) has prepared and forwarded for the Sydney International Exhibition some samples of asbestos, showing it in its various preparations…

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Sydney International Exhibition

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 14 June 1879 · page 4

A telegram was received asking for reservation of 4000 feet space for Japan, and stating that a commissioner had been appointed, and would shortly be on…

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