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Shows & fairs, 1872

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The Annual Horse Show

Empire · Tuesday 27 August 1872 · page 2

THE annual show of entire horses and breeding stock, & c., for, the year 1872, may be described as rather a falling off as compared, with the shows of past years. course, there was the usual procession through the…

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The Notorious Mrs. Fair to Be Hanged at Last

Empire · Tuesday 27 August 1872 · page 3
Also in Evening News

OUR renders will probably recollect that about a year ago, we published accounts of the remarkable trial of Mrs. Laura D. Fair, for the murder, in the presence of his wife and family, of the Hon. Mr. Crittenden, is San…

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Agricultural Society of New South Wales

Empire · Thursday 29 August 1872 · page 3

MORT AND Co.'s SPECIAL, PRIZE FOR WOOL, 1872.-It will be remembered that Messrs. Mort and Co. gave a fifty guinea allver clup as a special prize, subject to certain con ditions, which appear in the Agricultural Society's Wool…

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International Exhibition of 1873

Sydney Punch · Thursday 29 August 1872 · page 4

MR. PUNCH has received the following tenders for the conveyance of Sir James Martin and his supporters to England, in accordance with the invitation he issued in last number. The tenders have come to hand under cover to E. Goddard, Esq., the mover of the resolution…

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The Northern Agricultural Association's Show. [By Our Special Reporter.]

Empire · Thursday 29 August 1872 · page 4

THE weather was cold, wet, and cheerless in the extreme when I put myself on board the Morpeth, steamer, on Mon day night, bound for Newcastle on route to assist at the fifth annual show of the Northern Agricultural Society; but is…

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Agricultural Society of N.S.W.

Evening News · Friday 30 August 1872 · page 3

MORT AND CO.'S SPECIAL PRIZE FOR WOOL, 1872.—It will be remembered that Messrs. Mort and Co. gave a fifty guinea silver clup as a special prize, subject to certain conditions, which appear in the Agricultural Society's Wool…

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Agricultural Society of N.S.W.

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 31 August 1872 · page 5

MORT AND Co.'s SPECIAL PRIZE FOR WOOL, 1872.—It will be remembered that Mesers. Mort and Co. gave a fifty guinea silver chip as a special prize, subject to certain con ditions, which appear in the Agricultural Society's Wool…

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The London Exhibition

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 31 August 1872 · page 11

MISTAKE PONCHE—SARE,—NON—I vill not polieve it. I cannot in myself imaginate zat Sare Marteen can be so goose as vant to make of zis colonie a word-of-by to ze vorld. One tells…

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The Great International Exhibition of 1873

Illustrated Sydney News and New South Wales Agriculturalist and Grazier · Saturday 31 August 1872 · page 1

OF all the proceedings of Parliament during the session which has just come to a close, none seem to have given such general dissatisfaction as the refusal to vote the sum necessary for our representation at the next…

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Melbourne Annual Horse Show

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 31 August 1872 · page 10

THE annual.show of entire horses and breeding stock, &c, for the year 1872, may be described as rather a falling off as compared with the shows of past years. Of course, there was the usual procession through the…

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Burrangong Pastoral and Agricultural Show

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 31 August 1872 · page 262

THIS show took place on the 22nd instant at Young. The local journal says:—There was fair competition for the prizes in blood stock, the first of which for horses was taken by Mr. J. A. Murphy's Mormon, s horse good in loin, quarter,…

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The Notorious Mrs. Fair to Be Hanged at Last

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 31 August 1872 · page 24

Our readers will probably recollect that about a year ago, we published accounts of the remarkable trial of Mrs. Laura D. Fair, for the murder, in the…

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Burrangong Pastoral Association's Second Annual Exhibition. (Abridged from the Argun.)

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 31 August 1872 · page 10

THE weather during the whole of the week was all that could be desired for the exhibition, and the influx of visitors to the town exceeded by far anything that we have witnessed for a very long time past. There was…

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Northern Agricultural Association's Show. Singleton, August 21

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 31 August 1872 · page 261

THE fifth show of the Northern Agricultural Association took place Singleton to-day; and was successful; to an extent which must have exceeded the anticipations of the most sanguine. The drought which prevailed in this part…

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Agricultural Society of N.S.W.

Evening News · Wednesday 4 September 1872 · page 3

THE monthly meeting of the above was heW at the Society's rooms, 207, George-street, this morning, at 11 O'clock; Captain Onslow occupied the chair. The members present were-Messrs P. N. Trebeck,…

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Agricultural Society of New South Wales

Empire · Thursday 5 September 1872 · page 3
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

THE monthly meeting of the above was held at the Soddy's rooms, 207, George-street, yesterday, at 11 o'clock; Captain Onslow occupied the chair. The members present were-Messrs. P. N. Trebeck, J…

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Agricultural Society of N.S.W.

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 7 September 1872 · page 6

THE monthly meeting of the above was held at the Society's rooms, 207, George-street, yesterday, at 11 o'clock; Captain Onslow occupied the chair. The members present were—Messrs. P. N. Trebcck, J…

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Society Meetings. Agricultural Society of New South Wales

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 7 September 1872 · page 298

THE monthly meeting of the above was held at the Society's rooms, 227, George-street, on Wednesday, 28th ultimo; Captain Onslow occupied the chair. The members present were Messrs. P. N. Trebeok, J. Alger, Joseph…

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