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Shows & fairs, 1873

431 stories in Sydney's papers · page 19 of 22

The Catholic Bazaar and Fancy Fair at Cooma

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 20 September 1873 · page 5

The Cooma Gazette reports that the bazaar and fancy fair in aid of the Cooma Catholic church and school missionary fund was a great success, and the most confident…

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Sales of Exhibition and Other Stock at Wagga Wagga

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 20 September 1873 · page 6

ON Thursday 11th Inst., Mr. G. A. Elliot hold his usual annual sale of pure-bred stock, which was attended with the most satisfactory results The bindings were well sustained, the competition in some cases being most spirited. The [?]…

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Scraps from a Report of the London International Exhibition. Silk Ribbon Weaving

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 20 September 1873 · page 360

RIBBONS were manufactured in France as early as Lonis the Eleventh's reign, were introduced into England early in the last century; a large trade was carried ON in Dublin, but owing to protective duties and difficulties which sprang…

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Telegrams This Day Latest Melbourne Betting Latest From Brewarrina. the New Rush at Palmer River Queensland. Breach of Steamer Regulations at Bourke. -Hill End Jockey Club Cup. the Hotham Murder. the Hamilton Sheep Show. London Wheat Market. Latest Mining, Commercial &c., &c., &c. BREWARRINA Friday, 9.21 p.m

Evening News · Saturday 20 September 1873 · page 2

The telegraphic line was opened here on Tuesday. The river is navigable, and rising above its usual level…

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SIR C. G. Duffy and His Pension. Australia at the Vienna Exhibition. Grafton and Tenterfield Railway. Tin From Stanthorpe. Palmer River Rush. Greathead's Specific for Diptheria. the War Steamer Pearl. Emigrants F R Adelaide. the Branch Steamer Alexandra. Melbourne. Monday, 2.34 p.m

Evening News · Monday 22 September 1873 · page 2

The London correspondent of the Age states that Sir Gavan C. Duffy intends to return to England as soon as he reaches 60 years of age when heaven leave Victoria, and still retain his…

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Australia at the Vienna Exhibition

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 24 September 1873 · page 5

On the 17th July, about forty representatives of all the nationalities of Europe assembled and practically tested the qualities of Australian wines and preserved meats. The conditions of the occasion were by no means favourable…

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Agricultural Society of N. S. Wales

Empire · Thursday 25 September 1873 · page 3

A SPECIAL meeting of the Council was called by circular and advertisements, to receive Mr. E. L. Jenkins' paper on "Cattle." His Excellecy the Governor took the chair at 11 a.m…

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London International Exhibition, 1873

Evening News · Thursday 25 September 1873 · page 3
Also in Empire

THE following letter has been received by the Mail, from the Agent-General of New South Wa'es :— London, 8, Westminster Chambers, S.W., August 6th, 1873…

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Fair Play is a Jewel

Sydney Punch · Friday 26 September 1873 · page 1

So it is ! and Mr. PUNCH hopes that fair play will be made into a set of jewels, studs, and links, to give to any one who will turn omnibus reformer. Omnibus-boys are pestiferous animals that want sweeping away by city scavengers; and, if they will insist on…

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Agricultural Society of New South Wales

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 27 September 1873 · page 398

THE following paper upon "The present consideration that should guide the practice of breeders and graziers of cattle in New South Wales," was read by Mr. R, L. Jenkins, betere the members of the above society, on Wednesday,…

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Agricultural Society.—Dr. Jenkins's Paper on Cattle Breeding

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 27 September 1873 · page 12

A SPECIAL meeting of the Council was called by circular and advertisements, to receive Mr. R. L. Jenkins' paper on "Cattle." His Excellency the Governor took the chair at 11 a.m…

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Australia at the Vienna Exhibition

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 27 September 1873 · page 402

On the 17th July, about forty representatives of all the nationalities of Europe assembled and practically tested the qualities of Australian wines and preserved meats. The conditions of the occasion were by no means favourable…

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William-street Public School. Presentation of Exhibition Prizes

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 27 September 1873 · page 16

AT the William-street public school, on 18th inst a novel and interesting ceremony took place, viz., the presentation of a large number of certificates of merit, won by pupils of the school at the Metropolitan Intercolonial…

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Vienna and its Great Exhibition.— The Australian Court

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 27 September 1873 · page 24

THE prominence lately given to the capital of Austria in the European Press in connection with the great International Exhibition now being held there, must naturally have created a desire for more general…

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The Victoria National Society's Entire Horse Show

Illustrated Sydney News and New South Wales Agriculturalist and Grazier · Saturday 27 September 1873 · page 3

HITHERTO the annual show of entire horses, established some seventeen or eighteen years ago by Mr. M'Caw, has been held in the crowded thoroughfare of Bourke-street west…

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Vienna and Irs Great Exhibition.—the Australin Court

Empire · Wednesday 1 October 1873 · page 4

THE prominence lately given to the capital of Austria is the European Fress in connection with the great International Exhibition now being hed theere, must naturally have created a desire ior more general…

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Vienna and Its Great Exhibition.—the Australian Court

Evening News · Wednesday 1 October 1873 · page 4

THE prominence lately given to the capital of Austria in the European Press in connection with the great International Exhibition now being held there, must naturally have created a desire for more general…

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Agricultural Society of New South Wales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 October 1873 · page 7
Also in Evening News

THE monthly meeting of the society was held at the rooms, 227, George-street, on the 8th instant, at ll a.m., his Excellency the Governor (president) in, the chair. Messrs. R. L. Jenkins. J. Living, E. H. Woodhouse, M…

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