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Shows & fairs, 1884

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Catholic School Pupils and the Parramatta Exhibition

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 8 March 1884 · page 17

ONE of the most pleasing features in the Parramatta Exhibition was the number of excellent drawings and maps that decorated the walls and met the view on all sides.The Marist…

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Bombala Agricultural Show. Bombala

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 8 March 1884 · page 472

The Bombala Agricultural Society concluded its two-days' show this evening, and it was an unqualified success in every sense, in spite of the drought. The attendance was larger than on any former occasion; fully 1100 attended…

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Adelaide Agricultural Show. Adelaide

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 8 March 1884 · page 472

The Royal Agricultural Show to-day was a success, especially in the section for implements. Excellent samples of wheat were shown. Beehives, with bees working, attracted great attention. The wool exhibition was somewhat meagre,…

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Annual Show of the Inverell Pastoral Association. Inveeell

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 8 March 1884 · page 472

The annual show of the Inverell Pastoral and Agricultural Association commenced to-day. In consequence of the dry and hot season the exhibits are not so numerous as last year The quality is quite qual to that of any previous year, and…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 8 March 1884 · page 12

The Agricultural Show yesterday passed off very satisfactorily, the attendance being about 1200. There was a splendid display of agricultural machinery, Messrs. T. Robinson of Melbourne being well represented. Mr…

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Shows in the Country. Inverell Show. [By Telegraph. From Our Reporter.] Inverell

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 8 March 1884 · page 12

THE eighth annual show of the Inverell Pastoral and Agricultural Association is taking place to-day, and will be continued to-morrow. The exhibits, although not so numerous as those of last year, are quite equal in point of…

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Moruya Show. MORUYA

Evening News · Monday 10 March 1884 · page 3

The annual show of the Moruya Agricultural society, which was held on Wednesday and Thursday last, was very successful, despite the severe drought. About 220C spectators were present during the two days. The Moruya…

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Swimming Exhibition at the Lavender Bay Baths

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 10 March 1884 · page 8

Professor Cavil), at his baths at Lavender Bay, gave a successful and highly interesting exhibition of swimming and palatorial feats on Saturday afternoon. As might have been expected, at an event…

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Tumut Show. TUMUT

Evening News · Tuesday 11 March 1884 · page 3

The ninth annual show of the Tamut Agricultural and Pastoral Association was opened this morning under very unfavourable circumstances. The weather broke yesterday, and rain continued to fall throughout the night…

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Calcutta International Exhibition. [By Cable.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Calcutta, March 6

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 11 March 1884 · page 7

The Calcutta International Exhibition closes on Monday, the 10th instant. The following additional awards have been made:—…

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Amsterdam Exhibition

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 12 March 1884 · page 5

A communication has been received by the Colonial Secretary from the Agent-General, Sir Saul Samuel, conveying the report of the winding up of the various matters in connection with the…

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The Calcutta Exhibition

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 March 1884 · page 4

The Secretary to the Calcutta Exhibition Commission (Mr. A. Cumming) has received a letter by the mail just to hand from Mr. J. N. Stuart, the representative commissioner at Calcutta, acknowledging the receipt of pamphlets…

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The Amsterdam Exhibition

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 March 1884 · page 4

It may be remembered that at a recent meeting of the Amsterdam Exhibition Commission, a special committee was appointed to inquire into and report upon certain correspondence which bad recently passed between the…

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International Fisheries Exhibition

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 12 March 1884 · page 6
Also in Evening News

A letter, of which the following is a copy, has been received from the Agent-General by the Hon, the Colonial Secretary :--. 5 Westminster Chambers,…

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Death of Blanchard Jerrold. Victorian News. [By Telegraph.] The National Agricultural Society

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 12 March 1884 · page 5

London, March 11. -- The death is announced, at the age of 58, of William Blanchard Jerrold, the well-known author and journalist. MELBOURNE, Tuesday. -- At a meeting of the National Agricultural Society to-day a letter was read from the secretary of the Agricultural Society of Sydney, stating that the Sydney show would be…

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Calcutta Exhibition. Calcutta, March 6

Evening News · Wednesday 12 March 1884 · page 8

The Calcutta International Exhibition closes on Monday, the 10th instant. The following additional awards have been made :—NEW SOUTH WALES.Gold Medals.—S. P. Hogg and Co., Sydney,…

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Closing of the Calcutta Exhibition

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 12 March 1884 · page 6

A cablegram has been received by the Colonial Secretary from Mr H. A. Franklin, the Executive Commissioner for the colony at the Calcutta Exbition, to the effect that the Exhibition was…

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Tumut Show. TUMUT

Evening News · Wednesday 12 March 1884 · page 5

The show yesterday was well attended. The weather became fine in the afternoon, aud visitors from far and near were present. The judging was not completed until late in the evening. In the horse section Messrs. Pearson,…

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Calcutta International Exhibition. [By Cable.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Calcutta, March 10

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 March 1884 · page 10

The Calcutta International Exhibition was formally closed to-day. The Viceroy of India, the Marquis of Ripon, performed the closing ceremony, the proceedings being…

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