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Shows & fairs, 1829

15 stories in Sydney's papers

Agricultural Society

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Thursday 11 June 1829 · page 2

The minutes of the late meeting of this excellent Institution are published in another part of our paper. The premiums are judiciously selected, and will, we doubt…

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The Agricultural Society

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 13 June 1829 · page 2

IN looking more leisurely over the list of premiums offered by this respectable body, we cannot but express, in more definite terms, how highly we approve the…

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Humours of Bartholomew Fair

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 13 June 1829 · page 4

The conduct this year of the enlightened p[?]tics of Barth[?]mew Fair, affords a very gratifying proof of the march of inteleect. Heretofore the visitors of this "Paradise of dainty devices," after…

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Meeting of the Agricultural Society

The Australian · Wednesday 22 July 1829 · page 3

Om Thursday this Society met in the long room at Nash's. Parramatta, the whole morning, was in a busile. About forty Members attended. The President was not there. Indisposed in health…

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The Agricultural Society

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 1 August 1829 · page 2

A letter, signed S. H. appeared in our last, on the Agricultural Society; and in our present number will be found a reply from another correspondent. The paper on…

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Interview a Week After the Fair. 1

The Sydney Monitor · Saturday 1 August 1829 · page 3

Thus spake the Knight-regent to his crony Macquill; For the honor you did me, the day I was Ill,—in taking the chair and my place at the dinner…

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Interview a Week After the Fair

The Sydney Monitor · Monday 3 August 1829 · page 3

1. Thus spake the Knight-regent to his crony Mac-quill: "For the honor you did me, the day I was ill,— In taking the chair and my place at the dinner,…

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Address of the President of the Horticultural and Agricultural Society. Gentlemen

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Thursday 1 October 1829 · page 2

In this Country, which presents almost a universal forest, and where the rich tracts of land best calculated for agricultural purposes are, in general, not only more heavily timbered, but the trees of a…

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The Agricultural Society

The Australian · Friday 2 October 1829 · page 3

Our Report of yesterday's Meeting and Dinner having reached us too late last night for our present publication, we have only room to subjoin the…

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The Fair

The Sydney Monitor · Saturday 3 October 1829 · page 2

Parramatta fair was dull as might be expected; notwithstanding, the countenances of the graziers and settlers seemed rather cheered by the showers which had fallen, and which still threatened to full…

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The Fair

The Sydney Monitor · Monday 5 October 1829 · page 2

Parramatta fair was dull as might be expected; not withstanding, the countenances of the grazior; and settlers seemed rather chcered by the sh[?]wers which had fallen, and which still threatened to fall…

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Address of the President of the Horticultural and Agricultural Society. Continued from our Number of Thursday last.)

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Tuesday 6 October 1829 · page 3

Through the public-spirited enterprise of sundry Colonists, several additional bread corn-grinding steam engines continued to be erected in our principal towns, as also water, wind, and draught…

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The Parramatta Festivals. Doing of the Agricultural Society

The Australian · Wednesday 7 October 1829 · page 2

On Thursday, according to announcement, there was a tolerably full meeting of members at Walker's inn, Parramatta. After discussing several prelimina[?]…

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Address of the President of the Horticultural and Agricultural Society. (Continued from our last.[?])

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Thursday 8 October 1829 · page 4

The Government garden is at present enriched with sixteen varities of the most improved European [?]live [?]s. Some young plants which the Honorable Alexander M'Le[?]y, brought out with him,…

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Address of the President of the Horticultural and Agricultural Society. (Conclude from our last.[?] Windror, lst October, 1828

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 10 October 1829 · page 3

"Your letter of the 31st of August, reached me only a fer days since, together with your Report, for which I return you my best thanks. You are ple[?]ed to call my attention to as enquiry at to the most…

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