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Sydney · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1882

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

Agricultural Society of New South Wales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 April 1882 · page 3

The heavy rain which fell early yesterday morning did little damage to the Agricultural Society's new ground at Moore Park, and what damage was actually sustained was compensated for by the impetus given by the…

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Fair Trade

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 1 April 1882 · page 10

LONDON, March 25.—In the House of Commons Mr. Rithchie's motion for the appointment of a select committee, to inquire into the effects of foreign tariff upon British…

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The Cathedral Fair

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 1 April 1882 · page 16

A MEETING of the clergymen in charge of the various pariahce in the city and suburbs, and the ladies who are to assist at the fair, was held in St. Mary's Seminary on sunday. The Very Rev…

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Exhibition Stock Sales

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 1 April 1882 · page 509

The opportunity afforded by the Agricultural Society to show and dispose of stock next week is not being neglected by breeders. Several salesmen have long lists of good animals to be offered, and although the present time is dull it is…

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Bordeaux Wine Exhibition

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 1 April 1882 · page 502

THE last of the wines intended to be Bent hence to the Bordeaux Exhibition has been shipped by the Shannon (e.), except a few casks of this year's vintage, which will be despatched, in accordance with Mr…

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The Forthcoming Metropolitan Exhibition

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 1 April 1882 · page 502

Next Wednesday is to be the day upon which the Agricultural Society of New South Wales commences a , new era of its existence. Let us hope that it will be a long and a successful one. The society has a new…

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Goulburn Agricultural Show. Goulburn

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 1 April 1882 · page 509

The attendance at the show to-day was very large. The shops closed at 1 o'clock. Much interest was shown in the jumping and the parading of the horses. The pavilion was at times eo crowded that it was almost impossible to move…

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Goulburn Agricultural Show. Goulburn

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 1 April 1882 · page 503

The second grand annnal show of the Goulborn Agricultural, Horticultural, and Pastoral Society was opened this morning by the Hon. James Chisholm, M.L.C. The attendance of the public was very good to-day. The judges…

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Cootamundra Agricultural Show. COOTAMUNDRA

Evening News · Saturday 1 April 1882 · page 6

THE first Agricultural Show was held yesterday on the park. The day was everything that could be desired, a heavy thunderstorm the night; before laying the dust. The exhibits were very…

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Bathurst Agricultural Show. Bathurst

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 1 April 1882 · page 503

The annual show of the Bathurst Agricultural, Horticultural, and Pastoral Society was opened to-day, on the Exhibition Ground, near the river. The attendance was moderately good. The show itself cannot be called a…

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Bathurst Agricultural Show. Bathurst

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 1 April 1882 · page 509

The annual show of the Bathurst Agricultural, Horticultural, and Pastoral Society was continued to-day, on the Exhibition Ground, near the river. It was well patronised, the attendance if anything being better than…

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Home and Foreign. Ireland. the Irish National Exhibition

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 1 April 1882 · page 5

The revived project of the Dublin Exhibi­tion of 1882 goes on apace. Applications are coming in from every part of the country for shares, and already over 10,000 have been…

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Bathurst A.H.P. Exhibition. (From Our Correspondent.)

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 1 April 1882 · page 12

THE annual show in connection with this society openod on the Exhibition Ground on Tuesday. The general opinion is that, owing to the vory unfavourable season, the committee should have deferred…

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Liverpool Plains Agricultural Show. Tamworth

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 1 April 1882 · page 509

The first day of the tenth annual show of the Liverpool Plains Pastoral, Agricultural, and Horticultural Association was held to-day. The show was poor in every exhibit, owing to the long-continued drought, excepting horses…

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Armidale Agricultural Show. Armidale, March 24

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 1 April 1882 · page 503

Yesterday, the second day of the Pastoral and Agricultural Show, continued fine. The attendance was over 2000, the largest ever present on the show ground. The horse exhibits were very fair; several classes in draught…

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Hawkesbury Dog, Poultry, Pigeon, and Canary Show

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 1 April 1882 · page 24

THE dogs lot the above exhibition wood but little comment. As a class or lot they were indifferent, specimens, and the judgoa—Mosern. P. Gannon, Tom Cadell, jun., and G. Evans—had an easy task in…

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Cootamundra Agricultural Show. [By Electric Telegraph.] Cootamundra

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 1 April 1882 · page 12

THE first Agricultural Show was held yesterday on the park. The day was everything that could he desired, a heavy thunderstorm the night before laying the dust. The exhibits were very…

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Bathurst Agricultural Show. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bathurst

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 April 1882 · page 3

The agricultural show closed last night with a concert, by the members of the Bathurst Musical Society. The removal of the stock exhibits on the second day tended to lessen the public interest, and the attendance yesterday was…

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The Agricultural Show

Evening News · Tuesday 4 April 1882 · page 3

THIS show will commence to-morrow, and although the recent rains have in some respects retarded the progress of things, still the committee and their zealous secretary have been hard at work in order to…

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New Metropolitan Show Grounds

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 4 April 1882 · page 3

The annual show in connection with the New South Wales Agricultural Association will commence to-morrow (Wednesday). The rain which fell during the last few days has, it may easily be…

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