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Shows & fairs, 1883

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The Amsterdam Exhibition. Melbourne

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 7 April 1883 · page 639

An official communication, dated February 23rd, has been received from Mr. Q. C. Levey, Executive Commissioner at the Amsterdam. Exhibition. Mr. Levey states the building is still in a very backward state, and…

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The Amsterdam Exhibition. London, April 5

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 April 1883 · page 12

The Victorian and New South Wales Commissions at the forthcoming Amsterdam Exhibition will each appoint jurors for the Exhibition…

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Cootamundra Show. COOTAMUNDRA

Evening News · Saturday 7 April 1883 · page 4

The Agricultural Association held its annual show on the park on Thursday. The weather was fine, and the attendance large. The exhibits of wheat were splendid, first prizes being taken…

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Hawkesbury Show. RICHMOND

Evening News · Saturday 7 April 1883 · page 4

As many of the principal supporters of the Hawkesbury Agricultural Association intend to patronise the Bowral coursing meeting, the dates for which hare been fixed, it has been resolved by…

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Farm and Garden. Fuchsia Culture for Exhibition

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 7 April 1883 · page 2

ONE cannot help asking the question, why is it that, at horticultural exhibitions generally, fuchsias are presented in such indifferent form? Compared with the general quality of…

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Namoi Agricultural Show. Narrabri

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 7 April 1883 · page 664

The Namoi Pastoral, Agricultural, and Horticultural show was held to-day. There was heavy rain last night, and again all through to-day, which diminished the attendance to about 100 visitors. The exhibits of sheep were few,…

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Goulburn Agricultural Show. Goulburn

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 7 April 1883 · page 664

The Goulburn Agricultural and Pastoral Society's annual show was held to-day. The day was observed as a close holiday. At a-quarter past 12 o'clock a special train arrived from Sydney, containing his Excellency the…

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Blayney Agricultural Show. Blayney

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 7 April 1883 · page 643

The Blayney Agricultural Show held to-day was a gratifying success. Over 2000 persons were present. The exhibits in every class were numerous and good—in the draught stock especially so. Some of the best specimens in the…

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Impressions de Voyage. Ii.—bengal. the Approaching Exhibition

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 7 April 1883 · page 25

A STAY, of a couple of weeks in Ceylon is a fit preparation for an Indian tour; it helps to break one in to the us et coutumes of Eastern life, one gets in the way of early rising, the break of day…

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The Bega Agricultural Show. (Second Notice)

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 7 April 1883 · page 20

OUR previous notice of this highly successful and interesting meeting was confined principally to the stock and dairy features, as these are really the staple products of this thriving district. Though of…

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Government Railways. Bathurst Agricultural Show, 10th, 11th, and 12th April, 1833

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 April 1883 · page 5

EXCURSION TICKETS will be issued at all stations on the Western and Mudgee lines to Bathurst, commencing with the mail trains leaving Severtire and Sydney on MONDAY EVENING, the 9th April, and terminating with trains arriving in…

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Cootamundra Agricultural Show. [By Teleghaph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.] Cootamundra

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 April 1883 · page 12

The Agricultural Association held their annual show on the pack yesterday. The day was all that could be desired. The attendence was large, and everything passed of satisfactorily. The exhibits of wheat were splendid. The first…

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Amsterdam Exhibition

Evening News · Monday 9 April 1883 · page 2

LONDON, April 5.—It has been resolved at a meeting of the Commissioners of the Amsterdam Exhibition, that the colonies of Victoria and New South Wales shall be allowed the privilege of…

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Government Notices. Government Railways. Bathurst Agricultural Show, 10th, 11th, and 12th April, 1883

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 9 April 1883 · page 2

EXCURSION TICKETS will be issued at all stations on the Western and Mudgee lines to Bathurst, commencing with the mail trains leaving Nevertire and Sydney on MONDAY EVENING, the 9th April, and terminating with trains arriving in…

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St. Josephs Providence Fancy Fair and Bazaar

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 10 April 1883 · page 3

Yesterday afternoon, at 3 o'clock, a grand fancy fair and bazaar, in connection with St. Joseph's Providence Home for poor and destitute children, and for aged and infirm women, was opened by…

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Moss Vale Show. BURRAWANG

Evening News · Tuesday 10 April 1883 · page 2

The Governor will open the show at Moss Vale at midday to-morrow. The show promises to be a great success. All sections will be largely represented…

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Government Notices. Government Railways. Bathurst Agricultural Show, 10th, 11th, and 12th April, 1883

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 April 1883 · page 2

EXCURSION TICKETS will be issued at all stations on the Western and Mudgee lines to Bathurst commencing with the mail trains leaving Nevertire and Sydney on MONDAY EVENING, the [?]th April, and terminating with trains arriving in…

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Bathurst Show. BATHURST

Evening News · Wednesday 11 April 1883 · page 2

The agricultural show, which opened yesterday, is the great event of the season. The Hon. W. H. Suttor, M.L.C., formally inaugurated the exhibition. The weather was fine and the…

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The Clarence Show. GRAFTON

Evening News · Wednesday 11 April 1883 · page 2

The weather is fine for the opening day of the the Clarence Pastoral and Agricultural Society's show. There is a grand display of draught stock, and the show of blood horses is also good. The…

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The Bathurst Show [By Telegraph.] Bathurst

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 April 1883 · page 3

The weather for the show to-day was splendid. Fine rain fell yesterday and laid tho dust, and freshened everything up. There was a very large attendance of visitors, who were attracted from all…

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