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Shows & fairs, 1878

752 stories in Sydney's papers · page 11 of 38

The Wool Show

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 May 1878 · page 5

THE following is the first of a series of papers which are to be read and discussed during the present Exhibition, by members of the Agricultural Society of New South Wales. The present paper, by Mr. Alexander Bruce, Chief…

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The Exhibition

Evening News · Thursday 2 May 1878 · page 2

Since the live stock appeared on the show ground, the attendance of the public at Prince Alfred Park has been well maintained. Yesterday, over 11,000 people attended, and the receipts at the gates…

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The Metropolitan Intertolonial Exhibition

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 May 1878 · page 3

MAY-DAY was, as it should be, a very pleasant one at the Exhibition. The weather was all that could be desired—a warm sun, with a gentle breeze,—which enabled visitors to devote their attention more especially to what is now the…

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The Wool—show

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 May 1878 · page 5

A MEETING of members of the Agricultural Society was held in the commitee-room for the special object of considering a paper on "The Exhibition and Judging of Wool," by Mr. Alexander Bruce, Chief Inspector of Stock…

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The Paris Exhibition. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 May 1878 · page 8

SIR,—I regret to observe from a paragraph in yesterday's Herald, under the above heading, that you have been so far misled as to praise Mr. E. L. Monte[?]ore and M. Sentis at the expense of Mr. Forster. I am sure you…

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Government Notices. Government Railways. Notice to Suburban Passengers. Additional Train After Close of Exhibition

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 May 1878 · page 11

It is hereby notified for the information of suburban passengers attending the Exhibition, that an ADDITIONAL TRAIN will leave Sydney EVERY EVENING during this week, at 10.15 p.m., for Burwood and intermediate…

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The Exhibition

Evening News · Friday 3 May 1878 · page 3

The Metropolitan Intercolonial Exhibition of 1878 closes to-morrow night. The attendance to-day is small. We would direct the especial attention of country visitors to a sample of white wheat grown by…

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Papers on the Agricultural Society and the Importation of Stock

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 3 May 1878 · page 5

THE following papers—one on the Agricultural Society of New South Wales, by Mr. J. Nowlan; and the second by Mr. John Pottie, Government veterinary surgeon—will be read at the committee room of the Agricultural Society,…

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Metropolitan Intercolonial Exhibition

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 3 May 1878 · page 3

THE weather yesterday was again most propitious, and, as a natural consequence, there was a very large attendance. The number of those who paid for admission amounted to 8560, but this was exclusive of ticket-holders, who mustered…

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Government Notices. Government Railways. Notice to Suburban Passengers. Additional Train After Close of Exhibition

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 3 May 1878 · page 7

It is hereby notified for the information of suburban passengers attending the Exhibition, that an ADDITIONAL TRAIN will leave Sydney EVERY EVENING during this week, at 10.15 p.m., for Burwood and intermediate…

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Agricultural Society of New South Wales. Metropolitan Exhibition of 1878. Second Notice

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 4 May 1878 · page 602

THE most interesting portion, perhaps, of the Exhibition—the horses, cattle, and sheep—opened on Monday, and excited a great deal of interest. The price of admission during the day was fixed at 5s., in order to prevent such a rush of…

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Papers Read at the Exhibition. the Wool Show

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 4 May 1878 · page 605

A MEETING of members of the Agricultural Society was held on Wednesday in the committee-room for the special object of considering a paper on "The Exhibition and Judging of Wool," by Mr. Alexander Bruce, Chief Inspector of Stock…

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The Exhibition

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 4 May 1878 · page 13

THE Exhibition of 1878 can hardly be pronounced a success, because everybody says it is a failure, and there is undoubtedly a great falling off…

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Art Exhibition

Sydney Punch · Saturday 4 May 1878 · page 7

At Messrs. Bradley, Newton, and Lamb's extensive rooms in O'Connell Street is being exhibited an excellent collection of water-colour drawings by Mr. Raworth, the successful taker of the first prize at the Exhibition. They represent charming scenes from New…

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The Exhibition

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 4 May 1878 · page 14

THE weather has been most favourable from the opening; of the Exhibition to the present, and consequently everything has propitious for the many thousands who visited the grounds…

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Queensland International Exhibition

Evening News · Saturday 4 May 1878 · page 4

BRISBANE, Friday.—There was no House yesterday or to-day.—A deputation has waited on the Governor respecting the international exhibition, to be held in Brisbane in 1880, requesting him to…

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The Intercolonial Exhibition

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 4 May 1878 · page 5

It is announced that the Exhibition will close to-night, and the public should acknowledge the fact by attending it in as large numbers as possible during the day. Since it opened it has not lacked patronage. In fact, the…

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Metropolitan Intercolonial Exhibition

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 4 May 1878 · page 8

We continue below our reports on the exhibits in the various sections of the Exhibition, and append the prize lists, so far as they have been obtained:- SECTION IV.—PIGS…

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The Exhibition Annual

Evening News · Saturday 4 May 1878 · page 4

This publication, edited by Mr. Harold Stephen, is one of those collections of odds and ends by different contributors with which the Australian public are now thoroughly familiar. Mr. Halloran and Mr…

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The Exhibition Stock Sales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 4 May 1878 · page 6

THE sales of stock in connection with the Exbibition of the Agricultural Society of New South Wales commenced on the show ground on Wednesday when some of the [?]ed [?]ttle were put to auction. The sales were resumed…

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