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Shows & fairs, 1884

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 April 1884 · page 10

The annual show of the Bathurst Agricultural, Hortioulfural, and Pastoral Association was opened to-day, and from the appearances in the morning it will quite come up to expectations. The main building is filled with exhibits…

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Hunter River Agricultural Show. [By Telegraph.]

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 4 April 1884 · page 6

WEST MAITLAND, Thursday.--Owing to the generally hot day in all the towns from Singleton to Newcastle, and the inviting weather, there was an immense attendance on the ground to-day,…

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News by Telegraph. The Bathurst Show

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 4 April 1884 · page 5

BATHURST, Thursday.--Yesterday £112 wag taken at the gates of the show, being £8 more than last year. To-day has been observed by nearly all the storekeepers as a public holiday, and…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 4 April 1884 · page 9

The attendance at the show to-day was again very large. The day was observed as a holiday in the Public schools and by the storekeepers, and large numbers turned out to the show. In addition to the townspeople there was a great…

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Calcutta Exhibition

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 5 April 1884 · page 665

The following is a copy of a letter received by the Colonial Secretary from Mr. F. A. Franklin, Executive Commissioner for New South Wales at the recent Calcutta Exhibition:—…

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An Indecent Exhibition

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 5 April 1884 · page 5

BATHURST, Friday.--At the Police Court this morning Abraham Doodeward was charged with exposing to public view at the show an indecent exhibition. The obnoxious exhibition was one of…

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Mauritius Sugar Exhibition

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 5 April 1884 · page 17

THE Colonial Secretary has received the following communication with reference to a proposed exhibition of sugars at Port Louis, Mauritius:—"Exhibition Coinmittee, Port Louis, Mauritius, February ll…

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Exhibition of Sugars

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 5 April 1884 · page 642

The following communication relating proposed exhibitions of sugars at Port Louis, M[?] has been received by the hon, the Colonial Secretary and is published for general information :— Exhibition…

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Hanlan's Sculling Exhibition at Manly

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 5 April 1884 · page 32

ON Saturday afternoon, as had been advertised, Edward Hanlon, the champion oarsman of the world, gave his first public exhibition of sculling at Manly, some sketches of which we present to our readers. A large number of…

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Bathurst Agricultural Show. Bathurst

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 5 April 1884 · page 664

The animal show of the Bathurst Agricultural, Horticultural, and Pastoral Association was opened to-day, and from the appearances in the morning it will quite come up to expectations. The main building is filled with exhibits…

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Crookwell Show. Crookwell, March 27

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 5 April 1884 · page 12

The annual show of the crookwell Pastoral and Agricultural Society was held to-day. About 2000 people were present. Horses and cattle were well represented, bat no sheep were shown, owing to the quarantine restrictions…

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Glen Innes Show. Glen Innes, March 20

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 5 April 1884 · page 642

The event of the week—indeed, I may say, the event of the season—has been the holding of our annual show. It proved the most successful of its kind held here for years, and that is something to be proud of, considering the dry…

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Bathurst A.h. and P. Society's Show. [By Telegraph.]

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 5 April 1884 · page 5

BATHURST, Friday.--The Sydney firms took a number of prizes for exhibits of implements, &c., but some of them complain that the prizes were given for implements so thoroughly out of dale…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 April 1884 · page 12

The agricultural show to-day was fairly well attended. The Puled of stock occupied the whole of the afternoon, and a quantity was sold at high prices. A concert was given tonight by the Public school children, under the management…

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Bathurst Agricultural Show

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 7 April 1884 · page 5

BATHURST, Saturday.--The agricultural exhibition terminated last night. Yesterday the auction sales of exhibite were held. The competition for pure bred stock was very dull, but anything fit for…

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Canary Society's Show

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 8 April 1884 · page 7

The Now South Wales Canary Society will hold their first annual show to-day and to-morrow in the Temperance Hall, Pitt-street. The show will be opened at noon to-day, by Mr C. J. Roberts, C.M.G.,…

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Calcutta Exhibition

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 April 1884 · page 5

The following is a copy of a letter received by the Colonial Secretary from the Executive Commissioner for New South Wales at the late Calcutta Exhibition:- "New South Wales Court,…

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Horticultural Show

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 April 1884 · page 11

The monthly meeting of the Hunter's Hill and Gladesville Horticultural Society was held at Hunter's Hill on Monday evening last. The weather being unsettled the attendance was not large, but the show of out flower[?] and…

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Canary Show

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 April 1884 · page 11

Nearly 12 months ago—for it will be a year on the 1st May—a society was formed bearing the name of the New South Wales Canary Society. Its object was to take a new departure—or, properly speaking, to return to the…

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Canary Society's Exhibition

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 10 April 1884 · page 3

Patron: Mr J. Harris, M P.; president Mr. C. J. Roberts, C.M.G., M.P.; vice presidents Messrs W. J. Trickett, M. P. J. Mitchell, M. P., Alderman G. Withers, M. P. Alderman E. Jones, Alderman…

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