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Shows & fairs, 1876

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Ballarat Champion Sheep Show

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 23 September 1876 · page 391

The experiment made on the 13th instant, by the Ballarat Agricultural and Pastoral Society, of holding a show exclusively for sheep at Wendouree, proved highly successful. There were as many as 253 exhibits, including those…

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The Grazier. Australian Wool at the Philadelphia Exhibition

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 23 September 1876 · page 14

"AN Occasional Correspondent" of the Prairie Farmer (Chicago, June 10), in describing the wool exhibits at the great Exhibition at Philadelphia, says in reference to the samples from Australia:…

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The Ladies' Column. Women's Work in Toe Centennial Exhibition

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 23 September 1876 · page 8

IN the numerous International Exhibitions which have takenplace since first Crystal Place of 1851 called all the wold to Hyde Park, much work has been shown produced wither entirely or partly by women. But it has been…

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The Yass Sheep Show, [By Electric Telegbaph.] (From Our Correspondent.)

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 23 September 1876 · page 9

THE Yass Sheep Association Show opened on Wednesday, with more than usual eclat The judging commenced at 11.30 when the show-ground was cleared of all persons except the necessary officials…

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International Exhibition. Xii

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 25 September 1876 · page 2

THE Agricultural building is of most interest to the farmer, and, when the harvest has been gathered, [suppose it will be as good a place in which to see farmers' wives and families as…

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The Queensland First Intercolonial Exhibition

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 25 September 1876 · page 3

VARIOUS and, in almost every instance, very flattering reports have been published already of the Exhibition held a few weeks ago at Brisbane, under the auspices of the National Agricultural and Industria1…

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The American Press and the Exhibition

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 25 September 1876 · page 3

Our special correspondent at Philadelphia writes a few days ago:—I had an opportunity of looking through a newspaper agency office, where files of the provincial journals are kept, and, among other things,…

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International Exhibition. Xiii

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 27 September 1876 · page 3

IN my last letter I described what appeared to me to be the most interesting and useful of the machines which I found at work on the occasion of my last visit to the agricultural…

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The Yass Sheep Show

Evening News · Thursday 28 September 1876 · page 4

THE Yass Sheep Association Show opened on Wednesday, with mere than usual [?] The judging commenced at 11.30, when the show-ground was cleared of all persons except the necessary officials…

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Yass Sheep Show Association's Exhibition

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 30 September 1876 · page 18

THE second annual show, under the auspices of the above association, was hold on Thursday, last week. We learn from the Courier that there were…

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The Queensland First Intercolonial Exhibition

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 30 September 1876 · page 434

VARIOUS and, in almost every instance, very flattering reports have been published already of the Exhibition held a few weeks ago at Brisbane, under the auspices of the National Agricultural and Industrial…

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Tte Queensland First Intercolonial Exhibition

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 30 September 1876 · page 19

Various and in almost every instance very flattering reports have been published already of the Exhibition held a few weeks ago at Brisbane under the auspices of the National Agricultural and Industriel Association of…

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The Floricultural and Horticultural Show

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 30 September 1876 · page 5

THE 27th September, 1876, was quite a [?]ale-day in the annals of Parramatta, [?]ringing to remembrance Vice-Regal [?]sits and doing in the Government…

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The Land. the Forthcoming Metropolitan Show

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 30 September 1876 · page 421

"IN the multitude of counsellors there is safety." So thinks our metropolitan Agricultural Society, and requests suggestions from places far and near, so that the prize schedule for the 1877 show may be an improvement on those issued…

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Agricultural Society

Evening News · Wednesday 4 October 1876 · page 3

THE monthly meeting of the council of the Agricultural Society of New South Wales was held this forenoon. Present-His Excellency Sir Hercules Robinson (president) in the chair, Dr. R. Jenkins (vice-president)…

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Parramatta Horticultural Show

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 October 1876 · page 7

THE above society held the first exhibition in the Parramatta Park on Wednesday and Thursday, the 27th and 28th September, with complete success, the weather being fine. The number of visitors from Sydney and its surrounding suburbs was large…

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Agricultural Society of New South Wales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 5 October 1876 · page 6

THE usual monthly Council meeting of the New South Wales Agricultural Society was held yesterday forenoon, at the society's rooms, George-street; his Excellency the Governor Sir Hercules Robinson occupied the chair, and…

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Show in Sydney

Evening News · Thursday 5 October 1876 · page 2

At a meeting of the Royal Society last night Mr. H. C. Russell said that it would be interesting to members to know that it was on one occasion possible to snowball in Sydney. From the Gazette of Thursday…

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Agricultural Society

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 7 October 1876 · page 8

THE monthly meeting of the council of the Agricultural Society of New South Wales was held on Wednesday. Present-His Excellency Sir Hercules Robinson (president) in the chair, Dr. R. Jenkins (vice-president)…

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Agricultural Society of New South Wales

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 7 October 1876 · page 453

THE usual monthly Council meeting of the New South Wales Agricultural Society was held on Wednesday forenoon, at the society's rooms, George-street. His Excellency the Governor Sir Hercules Robinson occupied the…

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