Victoria. International Exhibition
The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 15 February 1879 · page 273
The Exhibition building, which will be available to the people of Melbourne for general purposes some time in the year 1881, will be capable of holding 30,000 persons comfortably. It will occupy one of the highest…
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The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 15 February 1879 · page 8
The following are the regulations published in the official programme [?] adopted by the International Exhibition Committee yesterday:—…
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Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 15 February 1879 · page 11
The Hon. Lady Robinson laid the foundation-stone of the International Exhibition Building on Thurepay, in presence of a large number of members of Parliament and others. Her Lady ship was acoompanied…
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Evening News · Saturday 15 February 1879 · page 4
The Sydney Internation Exhibition Committee state that the Admiralty have promised to send some valuable scientific apparatus to the Sydney Exhibition…
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The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 15 February 1879 · page 254
Mr. Boothby, who acted as the South Australian Exhibition Commissioner at Paris, seems to have been a little moro active and watchful than the representatives of this colony. He has written several interesting reports, and…
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The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 15 February 1879 · page 269
The foundation-stone of the central tower of the International Exhibition building was laid on Thursday by the Hon. Lady Robinson, in the presence of a large assemblage, consisting principally of leading public men and influential…
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The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 15 February 1879 · page 270
The Wool Show at Hastings and Ouningham's store was opened to the public to-day. It was very fine, and most perfect in every respect There are 71 exhibits of merino wool, and the exhibits are divided into five…
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Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 15 February 1879 · page 18
I WAS enabled by excellent telegraphic arrangements to give in last issue the greater portion of the awards, ana now I complete them and offer some remarks on the exhibits and the show generally. There can be…
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Evening News · Monday 17 February 1879 · page 3
Sir.—On Wednesday are to be elected the members to form the executive committee for the year, and as time between note and the coming April show 1$ very short, with much work to be got together in it, I may Tie pardoned for asking pardoned for asking…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 17 February 1879 · page 5
The Sydney International Exhibition Committee state that the Admiralty have promised, to send some valuable scientific apparatus to the Sydney Exhibition…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 17 February 1879 · page 3
Tickets at Excursion Rates will be issued from Sydney and all suburban stations to Parramatta, on the above days, available for return on day of issue. Exhibits will be carried free…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 18 February 1879 · page 5
THE work in the Inner Domain is progressing rapidly and satisfactorily, the fine weather of yesterday enabling the workmen to push forward as briskly as ever. Mr. Young has as many as 620 men employed, and the industrious hive…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 18 February 1879 · page 7
The preparations for the International Exhibition are progressing rapidly and satisfactorily. Applications for space are pouring in on all sides, and already the space applied for by colonial exhibitors is far in excess of what is…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 18 February 1879 · page 2
Tickets at Excursion Rates will be issued from Sydney and all suburban stations to Parramatta, on the above days, available for return on day of issue. Exhibits will be carried free…
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Evening News · Wednesday 19 February 1879 · page 2
A MEETING of the Council of the Agricultural Society of New South Wales. was held at the rooms thin forenoon, the Hon. G. H. Cox, M.L.C., Vice-president, presiding. There was a fair attendance of members. The first business was to elect…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 19 February 1879 · page 5
A telegraphic communication has been received from the office of the Colonial Secretary of South Australia, notifying that Mr. C. J. Coates has been appointed secretary to the South Australian Commission; that the names of the…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 19 February 1879 · page 8
Tickets at Excursion Rates will be issued from Sydney and all inburban stations to Parramatta, on the above days, available for return on day of issue. Exhibits will be carried free…
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Evening News · Thursday 20 February 1879 · page 2
SIR.—For some weeks past letters have appeared in your journals, written apparently with the view of influencing the recent elections to till the vacancies hi the council, and animadverting, I venture to think, unjustly on the executive…
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Evening News · Thursday 20 February 1879 · page 2
GOULBURN, Thursday.—For the principal handicap Copsack was first, Granville second. Maiden Plate was won by Prince. Six hundred persons were present on the ground.—No public meeting…
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Evening News · Thursday 20 February 1879 · page 2
Good progress a being made on the buildings, and the grounds present a busy scene. The commissioners have received a letter from Mr. H. W. Lenney, of the HOME NEWS Office at New York, stating…
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