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Shows & fairs, 1875

407 stories in Sydney's papers · page 12 of 21

Concerts at the Exhibition

Evening News · Saturday 26 June 1875 · page 6

The musical eatertainments at the Exhibition during the past week have been notably successful Immense audiences in each evening have listened with pleasure to the instrumental and vocal music…

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The French Industrial Exhibition

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 26 June 1875 · page 8
Also in Illustrated Sydney News and New South Wales Agriculturalist and Grazier

ON Monday last the French Industrial Exhibition Horticultural and Camera Show opened punctually at noon. The weather was most propitious, and consequently a very large…

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"Bismarck the Disturber." (Vanity Fair.)

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 26 June 1875 · page 15

IT is thus an influential English and Protestant journal writes of the " wolf who is disturbing the waters" :— " The Times has been lately doing its…

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The French Industrial Exhibition. Opening Day

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 26 June 1875 · page 804

TRUE to the appointed time the French Exhibition opened on Monday at noon, under circumstances which, when regarding the weather of the past season, must be considered peculiarly favourable, for the day was bright,…

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Wool Samples. Philadelphia and Melbourne Exhibition

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 26 June 1875 · page 819

THE Committee on Animal Products, to whom was referred the business of arranging for the Exhibition of New South Wales wool at Phili delphia, have considered the question at two or three meetings. Final arrangements were made on…

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A Reminiscence of the Exhibition. Shoddy, begone!

Illustrated Sydney News and New South Wales Agriculturalist and Grazier · Saturday 26 June 1875 · page 20

Thus ere we took a cordial drop, Our plans were duly laid— To call at an importer's shop, For toggery ready made…

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New South Wales Wool at the Philadelphia Exhibition

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 26 June 1875 · page 10

AT a mooting of the committee on animal products, held on Monday-present, the Hon. James White, M.L.O., in the chair, the Hon, Thomas Holt, M.L,0., tho Hon. Edward King Cox, M.L.O., and Mr. P. N…

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The French Exhibition. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 26 June 1875 · page 5

SIR,—Kindly permit me, as a member of the Volunteer force, to thank the Council of the Agricultural Society for their very [?]beral invitation to all members in uniform, to view the exhibits at the French Exhibition on Saturday…

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A Supplement to the French Exhibition. the Parisian "Magasin De Nouvbau[?]e." to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 26 June 1875 · page 10

SIR,—In spite of two letters kindly inserted in your paper, several persons still complain of a certain deficiency in the French Exhibition. As this deficiency has, I think, been so fully and satisfactorily accounted for by "K. L. M.,"…

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Philadelphia Exhibition Commission

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 June 1875 · page 5

ON Saturday, a meeting of the Philadelphia Commission was held at the Free Library, Bent-street. Present:—Sir James Martin, Chief Justice (President); the Hon. G. W. Allen, Speaker of the Legislative Assembly; the Hon. J…

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Philadelphia Exhibition

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 30 June 1875 · page 7

THE following is the system of awards adopted by the Commissioners apponted by the United States Government:— 1. Awards shall be based upon written reports started…

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The French Industrial Exhibition

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 2 July 1875 · page 7

TRUE to the appointed time, the French Exhibition opened on the 21st ultimo, under circumstance's which, when regarding tho weather of the past season, must be considered peculiarly favourable, for the day was bright, clear,…

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Moruya Agricultural Society's Exhibition. (Abridged from the Moruya Examiner.)

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 3 July 1875 · page 15

IF all the world and his wife were not at the Moruya Agricultural Society's Exhibition on Thursday, the 17th instant, there was no lack of members and of their very promising family. The Moruya world at all…

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Philadelphia and Melbourne Exhibition Commission

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 3 July 1875 · page 10

A CIRCULAR has been issued by the Commissioners of the Philadelphia and Melbourne Exhibition to the proprietors of all the newspapers in NEW South Wales, requesting to be furnished with four copies of papers…

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Philadflphia Exhibition. Meeting of the Commission

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 3 July 1875 · page 15

On Saturday a meeting of the Philadelphia Commission was held at the Free Library, Bent-street. Presen:—Sir James Martin, Chief Justice (President); the Hon G. W. Allen, Speaker of the Legislative Assembly; the Hon. J…

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Fine Arts. the Royal Academy Exhibition, 1875

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 3 July 1875 · page 7

FEW questions are more puzzling to the critic than the first demand with which he is sure to be assailed after his first survey of the pictures of the year,—"What sort of an Exhibition is it?" It is a relief to be able to answer,…

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The Agricultural Society

Evening News · Wednesday 7 July 1875 · page 2

The Council of the Agricultural Society met this morning at their rooms, when the committee's report was presented, showing that the late exhibition or French goods and winter flower show, had been a great…

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Camellia Show

Evening News · Thursday 8 July 1875 · page 2

In connection with the annual meeting of the Horticultural Society of New South Wales which was held last evening, a camellia show and exhibition of plants was opened in the Oddfellows' Hall,…

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Singular Exhibition of Blackguardism

Evening News · Friday 9 July 1875 · page 2

A man was arrested in George-street, last evening, about 6 o'clock, by constables Barry and Sproule, on a charge of using obscene language The police have had their eye on this fellow for soma time past,…

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