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Shows & fairs, 1881

603 stories in Sydney's papers · page 10 of 31

Sydney Canary Show

Evening News · Monday 11 April 1881 · page 4

THE first show of the Sydney Canary Society was opened on Friday in the Temperance Hall, and was continued on Saturday. The hall was beautifully decorated with a number of very handsome…

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Bathurst Agricultural Show. BATHURST

Evening News · Tuesday 12 April 1881 · page 2

The first day of the Agricultural Society's exhibition opened to-day under most favourable auspices, the weather being delightfully fine and a large attendance, and in regard to quality…

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Wagga Show. Wagga Wagga

Evening News · Tuesday 12 April 1881 · page 2

A committee meeting of the Wagga Agricultural and Horticultural Society was held last night, when final arrangements were made for this forthcoming show, to be held on Wednesday and…

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Goulburn Agricultural Show. GOULBURN

Evening News · Wednesday 13 April 1881 · page 2

This day there was a crowded attendance, it being a public holiday, and most of the shops were Closed at noon. The principal prizes are as for lows :-…

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Melbourne Exhibition Awards. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 April 1881 · page 5

The following are second and third awards for wine to New South Wales:- Second: A. Munro, Singleton, white hermitage, 1879; James Kelman, Kirkton, white hermitage, 1870; A. Munro,…

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The Bathurst Show. Bathurst

Evening News · Thursday 14 April 1881 · page 2

The show was again well attended yesterday, and the large and varied assortment of exhibits (the best ever seen in this district) attracted a good deal of attention. Too much praise cannot…

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Goulburn Agricultural Society

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 16 April 1881 · page 622

It was with considerable pleasure that we in our last issue notified the fact that a successful agricultural show was in course of being held in Goulburn by the agricultural society recently formed in that…

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The Forthcoming Metropolitan Exhibition

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 16 April 1881 · page 622

After what in the matter of exhibitions may be regarded a blank year, the Agricultural Society of New South Wales is again almost ready to provide recreation and instruction to its members and…

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Sydney Canary Show

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 16 April 1881 · page 14

THE first show of the Sydney Canary Society was opened on Friday in the Tomporance Hall, and was continued on Saturday. The hall was beautifully decorated with a number of very handsome…

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Carcoar Agricultural Show

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 16 April 1881 · page 623

The Agricultural Show was opened on the 6th instant the weather being splendid. The attendance was very good and the show was a grand success in every department, the sheep being larger in number than former years. The…

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The Maitland Show

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 16 April 1881 · page 622

The Hunter River Agricultural Society bids high for public support, and in the case of the show just eloped unmistakably obtained it. In my brief report of last week I did not include a notice of several improvements which…

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Bathurst Agricultural Show

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 16 April 1881 · page 16

The eighteenth annual allow in connection with the Bathurst A. H. P. Association commenced on Tuesday, and is looked upon as a splendid success. The weather was beautiful the exhibits numerous…

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Bathurst Agricultural Show. (By Electric Telegraph.) Bathurst

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 16 April 1881 · page 10

The Agricultural Society's annual exhibition was opened to-day under most favourable auspices, the weather being delightfully fine and a large attendance, and in regard to quality…

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Goulburn Agricultural Show. (From Our Special Correspondent.) Goulburn

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 16 April 1881 · page 20

THE attendance to-day has been quite as numerous as it waa yesterday. Contrary to general expeotation, the stock sales went off very unsatisfactorily. There was no competition worth notice, except in the…

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Shot by his Friend. the Careless Exhibition of a Pistol the Cause of a Young Man's Death

Evening News · Saturday 16 April 1881 · page 3

Robert Skelly, a young man about 27 years of age was accidentally shot by a friend of his named Thomas Gillen, in South Brooklyn, Tuesday afternon.Shortly after 1 0' clock a party of men…

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Agricultural Society's Exhibition. Opening Day

Evening News · Tuesday 19 April 1881 · page 3

THE annual examination of the Agricultural Society of New South Wales was opened to-day by his Excel-lency the Governor. We are not enabled to give as detailed an accountant as we should otherwise have done…

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Agricultural Society's Exhibition

Evening News · Wednesday 20 April 1881 · page 3

THE annual exhibition of the Agricultural Society of New South Wales was opened yesterday, although the live stock branches will not be represented till next week. There was at no time a large attendance…

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Agricultural Society's Show

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 20 April 1881 · page 6

Yesterday, the Agricultural Society of New South Wales opened its exhibition for 1881 in the building in Prince Alfred Park and the grounds surrounding it. This is the first exhibition the society has held since it resolved to…

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New South Wales Agricultural Society's Show

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 20 April 1881 · page 3

The show in connection with the Agricultural Society of New South Wales was opened yesterday afternoon by his Excellency Lord Augustus Loftus. The building in which the show is being held is…

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