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Shows & fairs, 1876

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Our Illustrations. New South Wales Court, Philadelphia Exhibition

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 2 September 1876 · page 7

ON the first page of our supplement we give a view of the New South Wales court at the Philadelphia Exhibition. The floor space occupied by the colony is 4340 feet, in two blocks; the first having a frontage of 35 feet to the…

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The Queensland Intercolonial Exhibition [From Our Speciall Correspondent.]

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 2 September 1876 · page 26

Tuesday, August 22, was a great day in Brisbane. The people appeared to have lost their wits. To give anything like a fair description of the bewildering scenes in the various localities would be a sheer impohsibilitty…

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The Grenfell Pastoral and Agricultural Association Show. (From Our Correspondent.)

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 2 September 1876 · page 15

THIS event, ever memorable ia the annals of the history of Grenfell, as being the first show of this character ever attempted in this district, came off as advertised on the 22nd instant; and when we take into…

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Agricultural Society

Evening News · Tuesday 5 September 1876 · page 2

A letter is published in the New Zealand Gazette from m Jules Jonbert secretary of this Association urging New Zealand to send exhibits [?] their annual International show of next year…

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The Agricultural Society's, Next Show

Evening News · Thursday 7 September 1876 · page 2

The Agricultural Society resolved yesterday, on the motion of Mr. Woodhouse, seconded by Mr. Want, to double the amount of money for prises in the agricultural exhibits at the next show. It was understood…

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Agricultural Society of New South Wales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 7 September 1876 · page 5

THE menthly meeting of the Council of this society was held at their offices, 227, George-street, yesterday forenoon. The members present were:—Messrs. R. E. Jenkins (in the chair), W. Wallis, E. B. Woodhouse, C. H. Humphrey, G. F…

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New South Wales at the Queensland Exhibition

Evening News · Thursday 7 September 1876 · page 3

At the meeting of the Agricultural Society yesterday, Mr. E. L. Montefiore, one of the New South Wales Commissioners at the Queensland Exhibition, made a few remarks on the representation of this…

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The Queensland Exhibition Picnic. (Abridged from the Brisbane Courier September 2.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 September 1876 · page 5

IN response to the invitation of the Mayor and Corporation of Brisbane, between three and four hundred ladies and gentlemen were present at the picnic in honour of the promoters of the late Intercolonial Exhibition at Bowen Park…

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The Albury P. A. and H. Society's Show Thursday, August 31

Evening News · Saturday 9 September 1876 · page 5
Also in Australian Town and Country Journal

PRESIDENT, GEORGE Day Esq., M.P.; vice-presidents, Those Mitchell, Esq., James Hayes Esq. and Charles Dight, Esq. honorary treasurer, J. Walker Jokes, Esq; secretary, S. Mudge, Esq…

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Agricultural Society of N. S. Wales

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 9 September 1876 · page 8

THE monthly meeting of the Council of this Society was held at their offices, 227, George-street, Sydaey, on Wednesday, the 6th September, at 11 a.m. The members present were-Dr. R. L. Jenkins (in the chair),…

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Agricultural Society of New South Wales

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 9 September 1876 · page 328

THE monthly meeting of the Council of this society was held at their offices, 227, George-street, Sydney, on Wednesday, the 6th September, at 11 a.m. The members present were:—R. L. Jenkins (in the…

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Centennial Exhibition

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 9 September 1876 · page 7

The picture on page 5 of this week's supplement affords a view of that portion of the Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition occupied by the New South Wales court and its neighbours. The central part of the court is marked…

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International Exhibition, Philadelphia

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 9 September 1876 · page 6

THE great extent of comparatively barren sandstone formation near Sydney has, no doubt, helped to produce a very general impression that the whole area of New South…

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The Queensland Exhibition

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 9 September 1876 · page 18
Also in Australian Town and Country Journal

The following notices of New South Wales exhibits appear in the Brisbane Courier:— The old established firm of Alderaon and Sons, Sydney, though less strong in the display of…

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The Queensland Exhibition Picnic

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 9 September 1876 · page 344

IN response to the invitation of the Mayor and Corporation of Brisbane, between three and four hundred ladies and gentlemen were present at the picnic in honour of the promoters of the late Intercolonial Exhibition at Bowen Park…

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Mummies at the Philadelphia Exhibition

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 9 September 1876 · page 5

THE beauties of the great Exhibition have bean described in uncounted newspaper columns. It is time that the horrors received attention. The visitor who strolls through the western end of the main building, among the curious…

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Agricultural Implements at the Philadelphia Exhibition

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 9 September 1876 · page 17

NOTHING is more striking to the visitor who carefully inspects the magnificent collection of implements in the Agricultural Hall of the Centennial than the evident idea that has been present to the mind of the exhibitor,…

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Forbes Pastoral and Agricultural Exhibition, 1876

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 9 September 1876 · page 327

THE holding of the society's third annual show had been looked forward to with no little degree of apprehension, in consequence of the very unfavourable season through which we have just parsed. Hopes and fears had been of…

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