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Shows & fairs, 1877

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Canada at the Sydney Exhibition

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 10 March 1877 · page 3

A FEW days ago we alluded to the fact of Canada being an exhibitor at the Metropolitan Exhibition, and that two vessels, the Ocean Gem, from Montreal, and the Escort, from New York, had left those parts…

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The Horticultural Society's Show

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 10 March 1877 · page 16

THE annual Autumnal Show of the Horticultural Society of New South Wales was opened on Feb. 28, in the lower Botanic Gardens. A large and spacious marquee had been erected for the purpose on the usual…

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Agricultural Show. Upper Hunter Pastoral and Agricultural Association Show of 1877

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 10 March 1877 · page 300

The second annual show of the Upper Hunter Pastoral and Agricultural Association opened on the 6th instant, in the show-ground, Muswellbrook. The weather was fine, clear, and cool, and the arrangements admirable. Several…

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Uralla Pastoral and Agricultural Show

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 10 March 1877 · page 294

FOR the fourth time the Uralla Pastoral and Agricultural Association has held a successful show. In 1873, when the residents of the district took the initiatory steps to form an agricultural society for southern New England, grave doubts…

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Monaro Pastoral Association Show, Cooma

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 10 March 1877 · page 295

THE show this year was held under disadvantageous circumstances, yet notwithstanding the society is to be congratulated on the out-turn—unaided as they were by even a single exhibit from any of the surrounding districts. The…

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Notes of Travel. a Snake Show at Calcutta

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 10 March 1877 · page 3

"IT was early in the morning—not, however, before the snakes, which were in a series of wire-covered boxes, were awake and lively—that we were shown," says a correspondent, "into a stone-floored room some twenty feet long and…

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Philadelphia International Exhibition, 1876

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 13 March 1877 · page 7

The following particulars are extracted from a copy of the official list of awards to exhibitors in the Indian and Colonial sections of the British Department of the Philadelphia Exhibition:—…

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The Exhibition Building

Evening News · Wednesday 14 March 1877 · page 2

The western annexe, intended for the reception of the forthcoming Amentia exhibits is now in a very forward state, and that portion of the building will be finally completed in seven days from this date. The…

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Musewellbrook Show. (A bridged from the singleton Argus.)

Evening News · Wednesday 14 March 1877 · page 3

THE second annual show under the suspices of the Upper Hunter Pastoral and Agricultural Association was held on the Society's Ground at Muswellbrook on Tuesday last. Since the insugural exhibition held under its anspices three years ago,…

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Spencer's Exhibition and Concert

Evening News · Friday 16 March 1877 · page 2

Some new and really very choice pieces have lately been added to the programme of the concert given every evening by the Spencer family, and the crowded attendances speak of the continued [?]…

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Clarence Pastoral and Agricultural Society

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 17 March 1877 · page 225

THIS society's eleventh exhibition was held on the grounds, in this city, on the 7th and 8th instant, and we have little hesitation in stating that it was the most successful, in every respect, yet held. The entries were numerous—760 in all…

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The Grazier. The Coming Exhibition

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 17 March 1877 · page 14

WHATEVES results may follow the change of the show time, so far as the BUCOSSS of the exhibition is concerned, we have, at any rate, for the present, an afinmation by the Council of the Society that two wrongs…

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Muswellbrook Show. (Abridged from the Singleton Argus.)

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 17 March 1877 · page 15

THE second annual shaw under the auspices of the Upper Hunter Pastoral and Agricultural Association was held on the Society's Ground at Muswellbrook on Tuesday last. Since the inaugural exhibition held under its auspices three years ago…

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Philadelphia Exhibition. Official List of Awards. (From the London Gazette, Nov. 10, 1876.)

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 17 March 1877 · page 20

NEW SOUTH WALES.—Number of Awards 72.—New South Wales Shale and Oil Company, Sydney, kerosene shale; Moore and Co., Sydney, tin; Arthur Dewhurst, Tamworth, tin ores; Thomas Brown, West Maitland…

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The Land. One Grand Annual Show for the Hunter River District

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 17 March 1877 · page 224

IT affords us great pleasure to observe that the action suggested by us in September last is at length being taken, and that, from the expressions of opinion which have lately emanated from Maitland, Singleton, and Muswellbrook,…

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One Grand Annual Show for the Hunter River District. (From "The Land" in the Sydney Mail.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 19 March 1877 · page 3

IT affords us great pleasure to observe that the action suggested by us in September last is at length being taken, and that, from the expressions of opinion which have lately emanated from Maitland, Singleton, and Muswellbrook,…

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Albury Agricultural Show. [From Our Correspondent.]

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 23 March 1877 · page 6

THE agricultural show, arranged under the auspices of the local Pastoral and Agricultural Society took place on Saturday, 17th instant, in the society's [?] From the terrible dry character of the season, it was feared by many…

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Beg a Agricultural Society's Show

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 24 March 1877 · page 359

THE society's annual gathering was held on Thursday last, with a second day, Friday, thrown in as a make-up. The committee saw fully last year that there was too much work to crowd into one day, but hat there was hardly attraction…

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Agricultural Society

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 24 March 1877 · page 370

A special meeting of the Council of the Agricultural Society of New South Wales was held at their rooms, George-street, on Wednesday. Mr. W. Wallis occupied the chair, and there were present—Messrs. Brodribb,…

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The Clarence Pastoral and Agricultural Society's Show

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 24 March 1877 · page 15

THIS Society's Eleventh Exhibition was held on the Grounds is this city, on Wednesday and Thursday, and it was the most successful in every respect yet held. THe entries were aumerous—760 in all. This show, the competition to have…

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