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Shows & fairs, 1878

752 stories in Sydney's papers · page 5 of 38

Agricultural Society of New South Wales

Evening News · Friday 8 March 1878 · page 2

The council of the above held a meeting on Wednesday, when the following members were present—Mr. Willis in the chair:—Messrs. E. Greville, E. F. Stephen, T. R. Street, R…

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The Clarence River Agricultural Show. [By Telegraph.] [From Our Own Correspondet.] Grafton

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 March 1878 · page 5

FOR the second day's show the weather was fine, and the attendance numbered 2000. The arrangements were excellent. The cattle were judged early in the morning and the parade of horses and stock during…

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Ulladulla Agricultural Society. Show at Milton on February 20 and 21

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 9 March 1878 · page 295

The weather on the two show days was everything that could be desired. Wednesday was cool and cloudy, Thursday was a trifle warmer, but only just in keeping with the gaiety of the visitors, a great number of whom assembled…

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The Clarence Agricultural Exhibition

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 9 March 1878 · page 11

GRAFTON, Wednesday.—The Agricultural Show opened to-day, and was a great success. Over a thousand persons were present, and it is expected that fully two thousand will be in attendance…

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Government Railways. Great Southern, Western, and Richmond Lines. Hawkesbury Agricultural Show, 26th MARCH, 137[?]

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 March 1878 · page 10

EXCURSION TICKETS at a single for the double Journey will be issue at all stations to Richmond on the above day, available for return up to the 28th instant. Department of Public Works, Railway Branch,…

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Government Railways. Great Southern, Western, and Richmond Lines. Hawkesbury Agricultural Show, 26th MARCH, 1878

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 March 1878 · page 8

EXCURSION TICKETS at a single fare for the double journey will be issued at all stations to Richmond on the above day, available for return up to the 28th instant. Department of Public Works, Railway Branch,…

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Paris Exhibition Commission

Evening News · Wednesday 13 March 1878 · page 3
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

Yesterday afternoon there was a meeting of the Paris Exhibition Commission, held in the room of the Free Public Library. Mean. Wallace (chairman), E. Coombes, Trebeck, A. Morris, Alger, Wilkinson…

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Burrangong Agricultural Show

Evening News · Wednesday 13 March 1878 · page 2

YOUNG, Wednesday.—The show yesterday was a great failure. There was hardly un animal worth seeing, except a pen of fat ewes of Carlo Marina's and Mylecharane's bull…

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Government Railways. Great Southern, Western, and Richmond Lines. Hawkesbury Agricultural Show, 26th MARCH, 1878

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 March 1878 · page 7

EXCURSION TICKETS at a single fare for the double journey will be issue 1 at all stations to Richmond on the above day, available for return up to the 28th instant Department of Public Works,…

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The Clarence Agricultural Show

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 16 March 1878 · page 326

GRAFTON, March 8.—The twelfth exhibition of the Clarence Agricultural and Pastoral Society opened here on the 6th instant, with fine weather and a fair share of exhibits. The total number of entries received was 978, and this is said to…

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Burrangong Pastoral and Agricultural Show

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 16 March 1878 · page 331

THE Burrangong Pastoral and Agricultural Association's general show, which came off on the 12th instant, cannot certainty be ranked as a success. The exhibits, with the exception of a few sections, were few in number, and not by…

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Burrangong Pastoral and Agricultural Show. YOUNG

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 16 March 1878 · page 39

A SHOW, under the auspices of the Burrangong P. and A. Association, was held yesterday; but, as has been generally anticipated, it was not such a success as in former years, by reason of the drought, which, I need hardly say, has quite…

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Burrangong Pastoral and Agricultural Show. (Abridged from the Burrangong Argus.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 March 1878 · page 3

THE Burrangong Pastoral and Agricultural Association's general show, which came off on the 12th instant, cannot certainly be ranked as a success. The exhibits, with the exception of a few sections, were few in number, and not by…

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Government Railways. Great Southern, Western, and Richmond Lines. Hawkesbury Agriculturla Show, 26th MARCH, 1878

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 March 1878 · page 10

EXCURSION TICKETS at a single fare for the double journey will be issued at all stations to Richmond on the above day, available for return up to the 28th instant. Department of Public Works,…

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Burrangong Pastoral and Agricultural Show. [?] YOUNG

Evening News · Tuesday 19 March 1878 · page 2

A [?] the auspices of the Burrangong P. and A. Associated [?] yesterday; but as has been generally anticipated, it was not such a success as in former years, by reason of the drought which I need hardly [?] has quite…

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The Clarence Agricultural Show. [From Our Special Correspondent.]

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 March 1878 · page 6

GRAFTON, March 8.—The twelfth exhibition of the Clarence Agricultural and Pastoral Society opened here on the 6th instant, with fine weather and a fair share of exhibits. The total number of entries received was 978, and this is said to…

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The International Exhibition

Evening News · Wednesday 20 March 1878 · page 3

The Argus of Friday states that a supplement to the Government Gazette was issued on Thursday evening notifying, at the request of the Government of New South Wales, that it is intended to…

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Government Railways. Great Southern, Western, and Richmond Lines. Hawkesbury Agricultural Show, 26th MARCH, 1878

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 20 March 1878 · page 7

EXCURSION TICKETS at a single fare for the double journey will be issued at all stations to Richmond on the aboveday, available for return up to the 28th instant. Department of Public Works, Sydney,…

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The Exhibition

Evening News · Friday 22 March 1878 · page 3

The forthcoming Exhibition promises to be very successful, judging from the Arrangements already improvised. Yesterday the acting secretary, Mr. H. M. Wright, and others visited Prince Alfred Park…

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