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Shows & fairs, 1862

109 stories in Sydney's papers · page 2 of 6

Parramatta District Agricultural Society

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 20 March 1862 · page 4

THE District Society's plo[?]ghing matches came off as advertised, on Tuesday la[?]t, the ground selected for the competition being situ[?]te about a quarter of a mile from Schofield's inn, on the Windsor Road…

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Parramatta. District Agricultural Society

Sydney Mail · Saturday 22 March 1862 · page 8

THE District Society's ploughing matches came off as advertised, on Tuesday last, the ground selected for the competition being situate about a quarter of a mile from Schofield'a inn, on the Windsor Road…

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Exhibition of the Argyle Agricultural Society. To the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 28 March 1862 · page 5

SIR,—A report of the proceedings of the autumnal exhibition of the Argyle Agricultural Society, held at Goulburn, on the 19th instant, was published in your journal of yesterday. Amongst the judges of horses…

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Hunter River Agricultural Society. (From yesterday's Mailtalnd Mercury.) Show of Stock and Produce

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 18 April 1862 · page 3

THE third annual exhibition of stock, produce, and farm implements, under the auspices of the Hunter River Agricultural and Horticultural Association, was held on Wednesday, at the yards behind Mr…

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Hunter River Agricultural and Horticultural Exhibition

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 19 April 1862 · page 9

The third annual exhibition of this Association held on Wednesday, at Campbell's Hill, and in pany respect was far superior to the two proceeding ones. A very large number of persons attended…

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Hunter River Agricultural Society. (From the Maitland Mercury.)

Empire · Tuesday 22 April 1862 · page 3

The following is the list of prizes [?]:— CATTLE. [?] BRED DURHAMS.—Judges: Messrs. F. White, Winter, and J. F. Doyle. There was no…

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The International Exhibition

Empire · Tuesday 22 April 1862 · page 5

To Liberia (says the Timen) belongs the honour of being first in the field at the Great Exhibition, for on Saturday her consignment of goods was delivared at the building and stowed away pro[?]tem, in the French court. It…

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The Exhibition Building: Giving Possession to the Commissioners. (From the London Evening Star, February 13.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 April 1862 · page 3

YESTERDAY marked the first great era in the progress of the building, when Messrs. Kelk and Lucas virtually completed their contract by formally giving up possession of the vast structure,…

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New South Wales Agrigultural Society. Exhibition at Parramatta

Empire · Thursday 1 May 1862 · page 5

YESTERDAY being the second and closing day of the New South Wales Agricultural Society's Exhibition on the ground at Parramatta, and being also the day on whick the awards of the judges were made, and the prizes…

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The Opening of the International Exhibition

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 2 May 1862 · page 8

WE are indebted to Punch for the following account of the opening of the Great International Exhibition, which took place yesterday:— From the Times, Friday, May 2, 1862…

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The Exhibition of 1862. (From Chambers' Journal.)

Empire · Friday 2 May 1862 · page 2

IN the first place, concerning the area. The space set apart in Hyde Park for the exhibition of 1851 was 2300 feet long by 500 wide, or about 26 acres; but roads and open spaces had…

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Agricultural Society of New South Wales

Sydney Mail · Saturday 3 May 1862 · page 2

THE annual exhibition of the New South Wales Agricultural Society wan opened on Tuesday. on the grounds of the association, at Parramatta, and was visited by large numbers of people from Sydney and the adjoining districts…

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To the Committee of Management of the New South Wales Agricultural Society. (Per favour of the Sydney Morning Herald.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 12 May 1862 · page 8

GENTLEMEN.—While literary, scientific, and matual improvement someties are being initiated in all parts of the colony, it seems surprising that so little attention is given to the sciences of agriculture and…

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The International Exhibition

Empire · Wednesday 14 May 1862 · page 3

The first case opened in the British p[?]rt of the building is one from the Admiralty containing a fine model of the Queen line-of-battle ship. The cost of this model is said to be about seven hundred pounds, and one or…

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The New South Wales Contributions to the International Exhibition

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 17 May 1862 · page 4

WE have been favoured with the perusal of a letter received by the Colonial Commissioners for the contributions of this colony to the International Exhibition from Mr. Edward Hamilton, who was appointed…

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Great International Exhibition

Freeman's Journal · Wednesday 21 May 1862 · page 2

The long foreseen "drive" to get the work forward for the opening of the building is beginning at South Kensington. Of course the hurry will be greater, and on a more extensive…

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The New South Wales Contributions to the International Exhibition

Sydney Mail · Saturday 24 May 1862 · page 3

WE have been favoured with the perusal of a letter received by the Colonial Commissioners for the contributions of this colony to the International Exhibition from Mr. Edward Hamilton, who was appointed…

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The International Exhibition

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 9 June 1862 · page 3

THE Times of the 25th of March states that the arrangements for the opening of the Exhibition will be settled in a few days:—"There was great disappointment felt among the exhibitors when it became known…

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[By Electric Telegraph.] Reuter's Supplementary Telegram, Via Tubal, Red Sea (Through Greville and Bird.) New Knights of the Garter. Sentence on Captain Robertson Reversed by the Queen. New Russian Loan. Liberal Triumphs in Prussia. Opening of the International Exhibition. Inquiry Into the Sugar Duties. Still Later American News. French and Spanish Troops Marching on Mexico. London, April 29th

Empire · Thursday 12 June 1862 · page 5

The vacant Orders of the Garter at the disposal of her Majesty, have been betowed upon the Duke of Somerset, Earls Russell, Shaftesbury, Fitzwilliam, and Lord Canning…

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The International Exhibition

Empire · Saturday 14 June 1862 · page 3

The Home News says:—A glance at the interior of the buildings in its present state will not be an uninteresting prelude to the apeaing, of which we hope to give an ample account in our next number. The prospect from…

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