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Shows & fairs, 1875

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Opening of the Melbourne Exhibition

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 18 September 1875 · page 14

THE Intercolonial Exhibition at Melbourne was opened on September 2nd; and, though only about three years have passed since the preceding Exhibition was held there, the…

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The Angora Goat. (Abridged from the N.S.W. Agricultural Society's Journal for May, 1875.)

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 18 September 1875 · page 15

THE Angora has already proved itself to acclimatise readily and well in Australia; in fact, the climate, as a whole, is favourable to the farming of the animal, therefore, in selecting pasture for it,…

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The English Royal Agricultural Show

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 18 September 1875 · page 358

THE public proceedings of the Taunton meeting of this society commenced on July this 10th, with the show of implements in motion, and although the yard did not present a by any means crowded appearance, the scene was a busy…

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Murrumbidgee A and P. Society's Show. Wagga Wagga, September 13

Evening News · Saturday 18 September 1875 · page 5

THE eleventh annual exhibition of the Murrumbidgee Association, which came off on Wednesday last, has given general satisfaction, though in some points it did not compure favourably with…

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Murrumbidgee A. and P. Society's Show. [From Our Correspondent.] Wagga Wagga, September 13

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 18 September 1875 · page 8

THE eleventh annual exhibition of the Murrumbidgee Association, which came off on Wednesday last, has given general satisfaction, though in some points it did not compare favourably with…

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New South Wales at the Melbourne Exhibition

Evening News · Thursday 23 September 1875 · page 2

Another victory has been acored by New South Wales at the Melbourne Exhibition. Then were sixteen or seventeen exhibits of flour, New South Wales, Victoria, Adelaide and Tusmania contributing samples…

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Yass Sheep Show. [By Telegraph.] Tuesday Evening

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 23 September 1875 · page 5

THE sheep for the show were judged by Messrs. Lucian Faithfull and William Oliver. There were some sixty entries altogether, and valuable sheep have been brought from the Queanbeyan,…

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Machinery at the Melbourne Exhibition

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 25 September 1875 · page 18

SINCE tho Exhibition was opened the owners of the engines and machi es on show have been enabled to sot them running, and this department is now highly interesting and instructive. Messrs. Wright and…

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Yass Sheep Show. Tuesday Evening

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 25 September 1875 · page 390

THE sheep for to-morrow's show were judged to-day by Messrs. Lucian Faithfull and William Oliver. There were some sixty entries altogether, and valuable sheep have been brought from the Queanbeyan, Murramburrah, Burrowa,…

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Machinery at the Melbourne Exhibition

Evening News · Wednesday 29 September 1875 · page 6

SINCE the Exhibition wu opened the owners of the engines and machines on show have been enabled to set them running, and this department is now highly interesting and instructive. Messrs. Wright and…

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Yass Sheep Show

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 2 October 1875 · page 421

The Yass Sheep Show, held on the 22nd ultimo, of which a telegraphic report appeared in our last issue, is acknowledged to have been an unqualified success. Favoured by good weather, the breeders had been encouraged to send their…

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The Tass Sheep Show

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 2 October 1875 · page 16

THE Yass Sheep Show was held In Sampson's Paddock on Tuesday and "Wednesday, and was very successful. There were some sixty entries altogether, and valuable sheep were brought from the Queanbeyan,…

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Eastern Suburbs Flower Show

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 2 October 1875 · page 423

The first Flower Show of the Horticultural Society, which has been recently established in the eastern suburbs, was opened on the afternoon of the 23rd ultimo, in the Congregational school-house, Piper-street, Woollahra…

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South Australian Stock Show

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 2 October 1875 · page 16

THE annual Stock show of the Royal Agricultural an Horticultural Society of South Australia hold at the Exhibition Building and rounds, on Thursday, August 26, must rank, says the ADELAIDE OBGSERVER, amongst…

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The Yass Sheep Show

Evening News · Monday 4 October 1875 · page 3

THE Yass Sheep Show was held in Sampon's Paddock on Tuesday and Wednesday, and was very successful. There were some sixty entries altogether, and valuable sheep were brought from the Queanbeyan,…

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A Mistake at the Exhibition. (From the Melbourne Telegraph.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 4 October 1875 · page 3

AMONGST the important exhibits forwarded from New South Wales one more illustrative of the progressive industry of that colony could hardly be selected than the specimens of shale and kerosene sent by the New South…

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Agricultural Society Op New South Wales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 7 October 1875 · page 3

THE usual monthly Council meeting of the above society was held at the society's rooms, yesterday forenoon, Mr. J. Living in the chair. Members present—Messrs. W. Wallis, E. Du Faur. E. Greville, M. Lowe, J. Nagley, P…

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The Hexham Sheep Show

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 9 October 1875 · page 453

THE fourth annual exhibition of the Hexham Long-woolled Sheep Association, was open to the public on the 30th, ultimo. There was a large attendance of stockowners from all parts of the country. Early in the day the yards were…

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The Melbourne Intercolonia[?] Exhibition

Illustrated Sydney News and New South Wales Agriculturalist and Grazier · Saturday 16 October 1875 · page 6

The Melbourne Intercolonial Exhibition of 1875, though but[?] preliminary phase in the grand centenary celebration of American freedom to be held next year in Philadelphia,…

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