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Shows & fairs, 1879

1,815 stories in Sydney's papers · page 25 of 91

The International Exhibition Commission

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 19 April 1879 · page 6

The International Exhibition Commission met yesterday at the offices, Macquarie-street Present—His Excellency the Lieutenant-Governor (Sir A. Stephen), in the chair; Sir John Hay, Mr. P. A. Jennings (Executive…

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The Albury Annual Exhibition. ALBURY

Evening News · Saturday 19 April 1879 · page 4

A numerously attended meeting of the subscribers of the A. and B. P. A. H. society was held yesterday. The project of amalgamating with the local exhibition was deemed incompatible with the…

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Exhibits to be Suppressed during the coming International Exhibition

Sydney Punch · Saturday 19 April 1879 · page 3

The ruined Selector, whose selection has turned out to belong to another party. The uncountable unanswered Letters of Land Applicants, pigeonholed at the Lands Office…

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Metropolitan Intercolonial Exhibition

Evening News · Monday 21 April 1879 · page 2

THE Metropolitan Intercolonial Exhibition of 1879 opened today, under the auspices of the Agricultural Society of Now South Wales, at the usual show ground and building, Prince Alfred Park. It must…

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The Agricultural Society's Exhibition

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 22 April 1879 · page 5

The annual exhibition of the Agricultural Society of New South Wales commenced yesterday at the Prince Alfred Park, and will be continued every day during the present week. For many years past this exhibition has been looked…

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Metropolitan Intercolonial Exhibition

Evening News · Tuesday 22 April 1879 · page 3

The opening ceremony in connection with the exhibition took place at half-past 2 yesterday afternoon, at which hour there was a fair attendance within the building, including several ladies. Among…

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Government Notices. Government Rail Ways. Great Southern,western,and Richmond Lines. Metropolitan'Intercolonial Exhibition, 1879

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 22 April 1879 · page 3

NOTICE is hereby given that Tickets at excursion rates will beissued issued at all statiens to Sydney on and from MONDAY,21st April. up to SATURDAY,26th April,and including Passengers by the mall trains arriving in Sydney on Monday morning, available for…

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The Agricultural Society's Exhibition

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 April 1879 · page 6

The Exhibition was visited yesterday by about 3000 people, and considerable interest in the different sections was displayed. As will be seen below, some additional awards have been returned, but the machinery returns will not be…

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Agricultural Society's Council

Evening News · Wednesday 23 April 1879 · page 2

A meeting ef the council of the Agricultural Society was held to-day in the committee rooms at the Exhibition. Present: Mr. Woodhouse (in the chair), Messrs Griffiths, Bruce, Yeo, Junor, K. G…

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Metropolitan Intercolonial Exhibition

Evening News · Wednesday 23 April 1879 · page 3

To-day the attendance at the Exhibition has been exceedingly good, and the large number of country cousins that have come to see our show was a noticeable feature in the list of to-day's visitors. When the…

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The International Exhibition

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 April 1879 · page 5

The Executive Commissioner (Mr.P.A.Jennings) received a telegram yesterday morning from New Zealand, stating that his Excellency Sir Hercules Robinson had assumed the presidency of the New Zealand Commission…

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Fatal Accident at the Exhibition

Evening News · Wednesday 23 April 1879 · page 2

About 8 o'clock yesterday evening Samuel Allen, aged 24 years, a printer by trade, and a native of England, whilst employed as a labourer at the International Exhibition building, fell off the woodwork of…

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The Accident at the Exhibition. To the Editor

Evening News · Wednesday 23 April 1879 · page 2

SIR,—I happened to be prevent at the Exhibition Building last night, when a dreadful accident took place, resulting in the loss of life; and It struck me, on viewing the locality where the unfortunate man fell, that far too little precaution…

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Government Railways. Great Southern, Western, and Richmond Lines. Metropolitan Intercolonial Exhibition, 1879

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 April 1879 · page 8

NOTICE is hereby given that Tickets at excursion rates will be Issued at all stations to Sydney on and from MONDAY, 21st April, up to SATURDAY, 26th April, and including passengers by the mail trains arriving in Sydney on Monday morning, available for…

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The Agricultural Society's Exhibition

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 24 April 1879 · page 7

The Annual Exhibition of the Agricultural Society of New South Wales commenced on the 21st instant, at the Prince Alfred Park, and will be continued every day during the present week. For many years past this exhibition has…

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The Agricultural Society's Exhibition

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 24 April 1879 · page 3

Yesterday the Exhibition was visited by about 5000 people, and it is thought that to-day the attendance will be even larger. The poultry, pigeons, and canaries were judged, and the magnificent show of them excited a great…

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International Exhibition

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 24 April 1879 · page 7

By the San Francisco mail, which arrived on Tuesday, the Executive Commissioner received an unofficial letter from the Right Hon. Sir Edward Thornton., K.C.B., Envoy Extraordinary, Minister Plenipotentiary, and…

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The International Exhibition

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 24 April 1879 · page 3

The southern and northern portions of the nave are now completed up to the central tower, and the western portion of the transept has been carried to the same point. The whole of the sections or bays at the south-eastern angle of…

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Metropolitan Intercolonial Exhibition. the Dogs

Evening News · Thursday 24 April 1879 · page 2

THE dog portion of the show was opened on Thursday, with a numerically pretebtious catalogue, besides contaluing some good specimens of the different breeds. There are here 70 cla[?]ess, but to many there were no corries, and the…

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Strike of Carpenters at the Exhibition Buildings

Evening News · Thursday 24 April 1879 · page 2

A deputation from a portion of the carpenters engaged of the Exhibition building waited upon Mr. John Young at 1.30 p.m. yesterday, requesting a rise of wages of from 10s to 12s per day of eight hours…

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