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Shows & fairs, 1881

603 stories in Sydney's papers · page 18 of 31

The Proposed Juvenile Industrial Exhibition at Bathurst

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 2 July 1881 · page 9

It is now pretty generally known that the committee of the Bathurst School of Arts, desirous of bringing together a collection of work that should give some indication of the industry, application, and…

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The Queen and the Melbourne Exhibition. London, July 3

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 4 July 1881 · page 5

Her Majesty has received the gold medal that was forwarded to her as a memento of the Melbourne International Exhibition…

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The Quarantine Regulations and the Abandoned Sheep Show. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 4 July 1881 · page 7

Sir,—I imagine that the regret exhibited by the members of the Agricultural Society at their meeting on Wednesday at the abandonment of the project of holding a sheep show in Sydney, in August, will be shared by a very large section…

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English Exhibitors at the Melbourne Exhibition. London, July 6

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 July 1881 · page 5

Sir Herbert Sandford had an interview with the exhibitors at the Melbourne Exhibition, and spoke in eulogistic terms regarding the welcome he received in Melbourne. A cordial…

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N.s.w. Mining Court at the Melbourne Exhibition

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Saturday 9 July 1881 · page 7

We have been furnished by the Department of Mines with Mr. J. K. Crone's report of the N.S.W. Mining Court, of which he had charge, at the Melbourne International Exhibition…

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English Exhibitors at the Melbourne Exhibition. London, July 6

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 9 July 1881 · page 88

Sir Herbert Sandford had an interview with the exhibitors at the Melbourne Exhibition, and spoke in eulogistic terms regarding the welcome he received in Melbourne. A cordial…

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New South Wales Mines Court, Melbourne Exhibition

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 July 1881 · page 3

The following report relating to the New South Wales Mines Court at the Melbourne Exhibition has been courteously handed to us by the Minister of Mines for publication:—…

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Agricultural Society of N.S. Wales

Evening News · Wednesday 13 July 1881 · page 2

A special general meeting of the members of this society is called for to-morrow afternoon (Thursday), at half-past 2 o'clock. This is a moat important meeting, as it is for the purpose of considering the…

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Agricultural Society of New South Wales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 15 July 1881 · page 3
Also in The Sydney Daily Telegraph, Evening News

A special general meeting of members of this society was held yesterday afternoon, in the society's room, to take into coosideratiou the present financial position of the society, and to arrange for future operations. There were present—…

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Eastern Suburbs HOrticultural SHOW

Evening News · Friday 15 July 1881 · page 2

Mr. Triekett, M.P. introduced a deputation to the Colonial Secretary this morning of gentlemen representing the Eastern Suburbs Horticultural Society. They pointed oat that they were about to hold their…

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Agricultural Society of New South Wales

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 16 July 1881 · page 11
Also in The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser

A SPECIAL general meeting of the Agricultural Society of New South Wales was held on Thursday, at the rooms of the society, when there were present Messrs. P. N. Trebeck (in the chair), G. M…

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The Graztier. the Sheep Show in Sydnhy

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 16 July 1881 · page 19

The grand master of sheep in the stores of Mort and Co. early this week well deserves the term we have applied. There have been many shows in which neither the quality, arrangements, nor number of…

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Mines and Mining. New South Wales Minerals at the Victorian Exhibition

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 16 July 1881 · page 22

ALTHOUGH rather late,—in order to conform with official routine probably—we welcome the accompanying report from the Department of Mines, concerning what was done by New South Wales at the…

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An Electric Exhibition

Evening News · Monday 18 July 1881 · page 3

FRENCH savans are organising an electrical exhibition, to be opened in Paris in August next, at which it is intended that all the most remarkable modern discoveries in the uses of electricity…

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The Adelaide Exhibition

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 21 July 1881 · page 7

Lass than fifty years ago the colony of New South Wales embraced nearly the whole of New Holland, as our continent was then designated. The population was small and insignificant, and martial law, or…

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Deniliquin Pastoral and Agricultural Society. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Deniliquin

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 21 July 1881 · page 5

The annual show of the Deniliquin Pastoral and Agricultural Society promises to be fully equal to any previous show in that important feature, merino sheep. The judges have been engaged all day in awarding the…

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The Agricultural Society

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Friday 22 July 1881 · page 3

A special adjourned meeting of the Agricultural Society was held yesterday, at the office, George-street, in order to consider the financial condition of that body. The chair was taken by Mr. P. N…

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