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Shows & fairs, 1875

407 stories in Sydney's papers · page 14 of 21

The Philadelphia Exhibition

Evening News · Tuesday 3 August 1875 · page 3

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Philadelphia and Melbourne Exhibition Commission

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 August 1875 · page 2

A MEETING of the Commission was held at their office, Free Public Library, on Saturday. The president of the Commission (his Honor Sir James Martin, C.J.) took the chair; and there were also present the Hon. Thomas…

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Agricultural Society of New South Wales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 5 August 1875 · page 7

THE monthly meeting of the above was hold at the rooms, 227, George-street, yesterday, Mr. R. L. Jonkins, V. P., in the chair. Members present—Messrs. J. Living, E. B. Woodhouse, C. H. Humphrey, M. Lowe, G.S. Yeo, G. F…

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Philadelphia and Melbourne Exhibition Commission

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 7 August 1875 · page 178

A MEETING of the Commission was held at their office, Free Public Library, on Saturday last The president of the Commission (his Honor Sir James Martin, C. J.) took the chair; and there were also present the Hon. Thomas…

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Fine Arts. Royal Academy Exhibition, 1875. Fourth Notice

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 7 August 1875 · page 168

"WAR TIME" (89) is another of those examples of happy choice of subject by which Briton Riviere gives a human interest to animal painting. An old shepherd, who has just received news of the death ia battle of his soldier son,…

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Richmond River Agricultural and Horticultural Society's First Exhibition

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 7 August 1875 · page 165

The first exhibition of the above society was held at Casino on Tuesday, the 13th ultimo, in the Temperance Hall, and on the grounds contiguous; and, notwithstanding the great drawback of a fortnight's almost continuous…

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A Trip to the Mudgee Show

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 7 August 1875 · page 165

AFTER a very long silence, I think, Mr. Editor, that I can reasonably claim a small portion of your valuable space for the purpose of making a few observations anent the late Mudgee show, while it is fresh in the memory of your…

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The Loan Exhibition

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 9 August 1875 · page 5

THE Loan Exhibition of Water-colour Paintings by English Artists (now open at the Rooms of the New South Wales Academy of Art, in Elizabeth-street North) consists of 40 pictures of singular excellence, wherein tho chefs…

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Melbourne Exhibition. Department of Mines. Sydney, 10th August, 1875

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 August 1875 · page 2

NOTICE is hereby given that, Diagrams intended for Exhibition in Melbourne showing natural size sections of the coal seams of this colony may be inspected by the public, in the Exhibition Building, Prince Alfred Park, on…

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Royal Agricultural Society of Queensland. Darling Downs, Toowoomba

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 14 August 1875 · page 14

THE fifteenth annual show in connection with the above society was held on the 4th instant, under the most favourable auspices. The weather was pleasant and enjoyable. The town was full of visitors, and from an early hour of the…

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Singleton Exhibition

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 14 August 1875 · page 2

Our celebrated local plough maker, Mr. William Ritchie, has again token a number of his ploughs northward, to Contest the Singleton Exhibition. We understand he…

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Spanish Exhibition

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 14 August 1875 · page 2

There is now on view at 502 George-street. Sydney, some of the most extraordinary articles that New South Wales has ever yet witnessed. There are inst uments…

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Fine Arts. the Loan Exhibition

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 14 August 1875 · page 201

THE Loan Exhibition of Water-colour Paintings by English. Artists (now open at the Rooms of the New South Wales Academy of Art, in Elizabeth-street North) consists of 49 pictures of singular excellence, wherein the chefe…

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The Toowoomba Show

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 14 August 1875 · page 197

THE fifteenth annual meeting of the Royal Agricultural Society of Queensland was opened at Toowoomba on Wednesday, the 4th instant. There had been a heavy thunderstorm the evening before, but Wednesday opened…

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Royal Academy Exhibition, 1875. Fifth Notice

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 14 August 1875 · page 201

WE now come to the great room, where the first claim on our attention is made by the ceremonial picture (176) of the Marriage of the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh, painted by M. Chevalier, and exhibited by command of her…

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English and Foreign Extracts. the Philadelphia Exhibition

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 14 August 1875 · page 27

THE preliminary work for the Exposition to be held at Philadelphia in 1876 is reported as making rapid progress. Thirty-one of the leading nations of the world have accepted the President's…

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A Trip to the Mudgee Show

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 14 August 1875 · page 196

My last jottings left me safely landed by Cobb and Co. on the banks of the Cudjegong. I fancy that I never saw the surroundings of Mudgee so bewitchingly green before, and the old town appeared to me many…

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Royal Agricultural Society of Queensland. Darling Downs Toowoomba

Evening News · Tuesday 17 August 1875 · page 2

THE fifteenth annual show is connection with [?] above society was held on the 4th instant, under the most favourable suspices. The weather was pleasant and enjoyable. The town was full of visitors, and from an early hour of the…

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The Melbourne Exhibition

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 17 August 1875 · page 7

THE Commissioners appointed by the Government to arrange for the exhibition of the products of New South Wales at Philadelphia and Melbourne forwarded by the Wentworth, on Saturday, sixty packages to the Intercolonial…

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News of the Day; The Exhibition

Evening News · Thursday 19 August 1875 · page 2

A requisition is on foot, praying Madame Ristori's Administration to secure to Exhibiton Building for one night's performance before her departure…

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