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Shows & fairs, 1876

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The Agricultural Society's Ball

Evening News · Thursday 11 May 1876 · page 2

The annual ball of the New South Wales agricultural society took place at the exhibition building, on Wednesday evening, and was a most brilliant affair. The company assembled between half-past eight and…

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Philadelphia Exhibition Commission

Evening News · Thursday 11 May 1876 · page 3

A meeting of the Commissioners of the Philadelphia and Melbourne Exhibition was held in the Board-room, Free Public Library, yesterday afternoon. Present—Hon. Jas. White (in the chair), Mr. Wallace,…

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Royal Personages at the Philadelphia Exhibition

Evening News · Thursday 11 May 1876 · page 3

IT has been decided that young Prince Oscar of Sweden will be present at the opening of our Centennial, and the Philadelphians are strongly in hopes that some royal scion of England will visit…

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Intercolonial Exhibition. 1876

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 May 1876 · page 7

THE eighth Annual Exhibition of the Agricultural Society of New South Wales was opened on Tuesday. It is worthy of notice that this Exhibition stands so far down as the eighth in the series. At some of the…

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The Philadelphia Exhibition. To the Hon. the Colonial Secretary, &c. San Francisco. 25th March, 1876

Evening News · Friday 12 May 1876 · page 4

Sir,-I have the honor to inform you that I arrived here on the 9th instant after a voyage from Sydney of 27 days and 10 hours. On reaching Sao Francisco I lost no time in…

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The Philadelphia Exhibition

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 13 May 1876 · page 624

The Centennial Exhibition at Philadelphia was opened, we presume, last Wednesday; and, from , communications recently received from our Executive Commissioner and from the secretary, there is reason…

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The West Maitland Carnival

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 13 May 1876 · page 29

IN company with some couple of hundred or more, chiefly members of the sporting fraternity, I lift Sydney by the Coonanbarra on Friday night for, the purpose of taking part in the above celebration. We…

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Philadelphia Exhibition. Notes by the Herald's Special Correspondent

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 13 May 1876 · page 616

The exhibits from New South Wales, South Australia, and New Zealand, which were sent from Sydney and Auckland on the 14th of January last, arrived in New York by the Pacific Hail Company's steamer Acapulco on the 13th of…

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Official Report on Machinery and Implements at the Exhibition

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 13 May 1876 · page 614

THE following is an abstract from the report of the judges in section XIII Agricultural Machinery and Implements:— Class 507.—Portable and semi-portable steam-engines for general purposes:—The 1st prize was awarded to Messrs…

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The Metropolitan Exhibition. Products of Mining Industry, Forestry, &c

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 13 May 1876 · page 14

IT could hardly be expected that the collection from the Department of Mines could be other than rather limited, owing to the immense drain [?] de upon the Mining Museum by the collection sent to the…

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The Grazier. Cattle at the Metropolitan Exhibition To the Editor

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 13 May 1876 · page 15

SIR,—The eighth annual exhibition of the Agricultural Society of New South Wales, which has just come to a close, is generally admitted to have been the best that has yet taken place. In the report of the Executive…

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The Exhibition at Philadelphia. (Fr[?] the Correspondent of the Daily News.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 May 1876 · page 6

" I HAVE been at all the international exhibitions," said one of the foreign commissioners yesterday, "and have [?] them with the greatest care, but I never saw anything to equal the promptness and readine[?]…

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Our Illustrations. Champion Cattle at the 1876 Show

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 13 May 1876 · page 617

Continuing our portrait series of the champions at the late metropolitan show in this week's illustrated, supplement, two fine specimens of the Shorthorn breed—Mr. E. B. Woodhouse's Royal Purple 1st, a two-year-old bull of very…

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The Philadelphia Exhibition. To the Hon. the Colonial Secretary, &c. San Francisco, 25th March, 1876

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 13 May 1876 · page 14

Sir,—I have the honor to inform you that I arrived hereon the 9th instant after a voyage from Sydney of 27 days and ld hours. On reaching San Francisco I lost no time in…

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Additional Awards at the Late Exhibition

Evening News · Monday 15 May 1876 · page 4

The "Vignerous Still" was exhibited at work by Messrs. Lassetter and Co., distilling fresh water from salt, and affording pleasant drinks to hundreds of thirsty visitors every day. This beautiful specimen…

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The Exhibition Outside the Cattle Ring

Evening News · Thursday 18 May 1876 · page 3

I AM glad to see that the special correspondent of your contemporary, the Queenslander, has "done" the stock thoroughly, and given his opinion on the merits of the different exhibits. It is in this way that our…

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The Intercolonial Exhibition

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 20 May 1876 · page 645

IT would te of some interest to know the exact number of persons who were present at the recent Intercolonial Exhibition in Alfred Park, but it is impossible to arrive at an accurate computation, since there ie no record kept of those in…

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The American Centenary Exhibition, 1876

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 20 May 1876 · page 3

THE 10th of May will be a red-letter day for America. It exhibits how much power and prestige is in the American character. Of British extracti[?], it…

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Royal Personages at the Philadelphia Exhibition

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 20 May 1876 · page 26

It has been decided, that young Prince usear of Sweden will be present at tbe opening of our Centennial, and the Philadelphias are strongly in hopes that some royal scion of England will visit…

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The Exhibition Outside the Cattle Ring

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 20 May 1876 · page 15

I AM glad to see that the special correspondent of your contemporary, the Queenslander, has "doue" the stockthoroughly, and given his opinion on the merita of the different exhibits. It is in this way that our…

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