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Shows & fairs, 1885

978 stories in Sydney's papers · page 26 of 49

Colonial and Indian Exhibition

Evening News · Saturday 4 July 1885 · page 6
Also in The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser

From communication received by Mr. A. Cumming, the secretary of the New South Wales Commission, it is believed that there will be a very full representation of the coal-mining industry of the colony. The…

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Colonial and Indian Exhibition. Items of News

Evening News · Saturday 4 July 1885 · page 6

Mr. R. S. Pryce has visited Albury, Wagga, and Yass, to interview probable exhibitors. Mr. Pryce, who acts on the authority of the New South Wales Commission, visits Goulburn in the beginning of the…

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The Bourke Show. JUNE 27

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 4 July 1885 · page 18

The Central Australian Pastoral Association held their annual show on the 24th and 25th instant, and, notwithing the late severe drought that has been passed through, the exhibits, taken all round, were fairly good in point of…

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The Indian and Colonial Exhibition. London, July 2

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 4 July 1885 · page 11

At the Indian and Colonial Exhibition, to be held in London next year, 12,800 square feet of space have been declared available in the ratable division for the exhibits of the…

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Pastoral Show ak Bourke. [By Telegraph.]

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 4 July 1885 · page 22

The show of the Bourke Pastoral Society was opened June 25. The exhibits were very fair in numbers, considering the late season; the quality showed improvement in nearly every class. There…

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Department of Public Works, Railway Branch, Sydney, 3rd July, 1885. Government Railways. Brewarrina Pastoral Show. Tuesday, 7th July, 1885

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 4 July 1885 · page 5

In connection with the above EXCURSION TICKETS to Byrock will be issued at Bathurst and all stations west thereof on SATURDAY and MONDAY, the 4th and 6th instants, and by trains arriving at Byrock before 7 a.m.on Tuesday available for…

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Byayney Agricultural Society. BLAYNEY

Evening News · Monday 6 July 1885 · page 6

Mr. G. Campbell, one of the members for the district, has succeeded in getting a promise of £200 for expenditure on the show ground, which badly requires fencing and otherwise improving…

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Colonial and Indian Exhibition

Evening News · Monday 6 July 1885 · page 6

From communication received by Mr. A. Cumming, the secretary of the New South Wales Commission, it is believed that there will be a very full representation of the coal-mining industry of the colony. The…

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The Colonial and Indian Exhibition

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 6 July 1885 · page 5

Mr, P[?]yce, member of the staff of the New South Wales Commission for the Colonial and Indian Exhibition, during the past week has visited Albury, Wagga Wagga, and Yass, and interviewed probable exhibitors, with the result…

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Colonial and Indian Exhibition. Items of News

Evening News · Monday 6 July 1885 · page 6

Mr. R. S. Pryce has visited Albury, Wagga, and Yass, to interview probable exhibitors. Mr. Pryce, who acts on the authority of the New South Wales Commission visits Goulburn in the beginning of the…

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Government Notices. Department of Public Works, Railway Branch, Sydney, 3rd July, 1885. Government Railways. Brewarrina Pastoral Show. Tuesday, 7th July, 1885

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 6 July 1885 · page 2

In connection with the above EXCURSION TICKETS to By rock will be issued at Bathurst and all stations west there of on SATURDAY and MONDAY, the 4th and 6th instants, and by trains arriving at Byrock before 7 a.m on Tuesday available for…

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Colonial and Indian Exhibition

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 7 July 1885 · page 3

Mr Pryce, who is on the staff of the Colonial and Indian Exhibition Commission for this colony, will return to Sydney today from a tour in the southern district. He has visited Albury, Wagga,…

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Colonial and Indian Exhibition

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 8 July 1885 · page 6
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald, Evening News

The New South Wales Commission held a meeting at the Public Buildings, yesterday afternoon. Sir Edward Strickland was voted to the chair, and the secretary (Mr Alex. Cumming)…

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Colonial Exhibition

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 11 July 1885 · page 11

LONDON, July 2.—In the forthcoming Colonial and Indian Exhibition to be held in London, 12,800 feet of space will be available in ratable divisions for exhibits from, the Australasian…

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Colonial and Indian Exhibition

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 11 July 1885 · page 14
Also in The Daily Telegraph

Mr. Pryce is visiting the country districts on behalf of the Exhibition. The quantity of cereals aaked for by the New South Wales commission is half a bushol of each kind of…

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A Beauty Show

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 11 July 1885 · page 30

Sucb is the heading of a lengthy description of an exhibition of beauty held recently in ChicagoU. S. The prizes are described as handsome gold medals. It appears that " there were nineteen beauties in sight…

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