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Shows & fairs, 1841

16 stories in Sydney's papers

Grand Meeting of the Royal Agricultural Society of England, at Cambridge

The Sydney Herald · Saturday 16 January 1841 · page 3

This event, so fraught with interest to the agriculturists of Great Britain, took place on Monday and following days, at Cambridge; and we were pleased to see, that both in the number…

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Flower Show

The Sydney Herald · Friday 12 February 1841 · page 2

ON Wednesday, the Doral and Ho[?]icultural Society brid their show of flowers, fiuits, and vegetables, in the Market, which was ele[?]antly decorated for the occasion, with elaborate festoons…

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Floral and Horticultural Show

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 13 February 1841 · page 2

We have nothing to add to cur report of the manner in which this interesting show came off on Wednesday last. We have been kindly favoured by the Secretary, Mr. Hipkiss with…

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Domestic Intelligence. Floral and Horticultural Society's Exhibition

Free Press and Commercial Journal · Saturday 13 February 1841 · page 2

TIME passed quickly by as we wended our way round and round the tables on which were exhibited the flowers, fruits, and vegetables in the Market-place A, on…

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Donnybrook Fair

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 27 February 1841 · page 4

Verily, Donnybrook fair is, to all intents and purposes, " dead and gone;" for the mo dern wretched assemblage of hungry looking cattle, dog's meat horses, measly swine, and…

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Advance Australia. Sydney Gazette. Thursday, April 29, 1844. There is something ungenerous in kicking a dend lion— but while the wouh'-be monarch of the forest shows signes of vitality, or asserts his supremacy, he is fair game.—LACON

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Thursday 29 April 1841 · page 2

The Auction Company are endeavouring to make a new attempt upon public favour; they liave advertised a Meeting of their Shareholders, and for the sake of those Shareholders,…

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Domestic Intelligence. the Flower Show

The Sydney Herald · Thursday 23 September 1841 · page 2

YESERDAY the exhibition of flowers, fruits, and vegetables by the Australian Floral and Horticultural Society was held in the Market, and as the day was very fine, an immense…

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Floral and Horticultural Society's Show

Sydney Free Press · Thursday 23 September 1841 · page 2

THE first flowers and fruits of the season were exhibited at the Floral and Horticultural Society's Show, which was held yesterday in the Sydney Market-place. The…

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The Flower Show

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 25 September 1841 · page 2

We are sorry we had not an opportunity of correcting the proof of the article on this subject in our Thursday's number, as several errors have crept in, especially in the orthography of…

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Miscellanea. the Fair Penitent

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 6 November 1841 · page 4

"It was evening. The last rays of the setting sun fell upon the richly painted windows of the abbey, threw a " dim, religious light" upon the marble floor beneath and the fretted…

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Floral Show

Sydney Free Press · Thursday 11 November 1841 · page 2

THE Australian Floral and Horticultural Society, held yesterday their second show for the season, in the A wing of George-street Market, which, notwithstanding its…

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Domestic Intelligence. the Flower Show

The Sydney Herald · Thursday 11 November 1841 · page 2

THE exhibition of Flowers, Fruits, and Vegetables by the members of the Horticultural and Floral Society took place in the Market, No. A., yesterday. It was numerously and…

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The Flower Show

The Omnibus and Sydney Spectator · Saturday 13 November 1841 · page 50

On Wednesday the November, flower Show took place in the Market buildings; as usual the arrangements did credit to the Managing Committee; but the display was not so attractive nor…

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Miscellanea. American Deference to the Fair Sex

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 13 November 1841 · page 4

The one most important, and without which it would be impossible to travel in such a gregarious way, is an universal deference and civility shown to the women, who may in consequence travel…

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Periodical Fair

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Tuesday 21 December 1841 · page 2

In reference to periodical fairs we have to observe that nothing we could name will contribute more to the protection of the public and the advantage of our agricultural and grazing…

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Select Poetry. Stanzas. "A grief that passeth show."

Sydney Free Press · Tuesday 28 December 1841 · page 4

I SAW a pale young mother bending o'er Her first-born hope; its Beaming eyes were closed, Not in the balmy dream of downy rest,--…

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