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The first meeting of the members of the New South Wales Royal Commission for the Indian and Colonial Exhibition of 1886 was held in the Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday afternoon. The president of the commission, Sir James…
Continued on Trove, page 216 →THAT the interest was sustained all through the Irish Fancy Fair at St. Benedict's few will question, and certainly the close did not lack either excitement or enthusiasm…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →As explained in my telegrams of last week, the Dapto Agricultural Society was rather unfortunate in that very important matter, weather. During the two days of the show there fell that tantalising kind of rain which is…
Continued on Trove, page 217 →The first Lismore Agricultural Show, held on Tuesday and Wednesday, was a splendid success. There were over 800 entries. It is said to be unequalled for a first show. The people are most enthusiastic. Mr. Simpson, the…
Continued on Trove, page 42 →The following supplementary list of awards has been made :-- T. Lloyd, 229 Church-street, Camperdown. Design of a [?] railway carriage, Fir[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Sir,—May I trouble you with a few suggestions re our exhibition of stock, &c. Comparing the past, when the exhibition was held in April under the able management of Mr. Joubert, the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →For many years the ploughing matches and sports held annually on Easter Mondays, at Castle Hill, have been so steadily increasing in interest and importance that the committee of last year thought the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →After having passed nearly 11 hours on the water, during five of which the vessel was moored at the wharf at Wollongong, the Illawarra was brought into Kiama to-day, with a goodly number of visitors…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The annual show of the Kiama Agricultural Association Opened with fine weathor, and promises to bethoroughly successfu. The attondanoe numbered about 1500. Several of the judges came from Sydney yesterday, via Moss Vale,…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →ADELAIDE, Thursday.--At to-day's meeting of the Pastoral sub-committee in connection with the Colonial and Indian Exhibition, Sir Samuel Davenport was appointed Chairman, and it was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A number of ladies and gentlemen assembled by invitation in a canvas tent, situated in Park-street, yesterday afternoon for the purpose of witnessing a private exhibition of horse-breaking, by Mr D[?]rcy…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Yesterday afternoon Mr. D'Arcy Byland" gave a prints exhibition of his method of taming and training horses it a tent at the corner of Park and Pitt streets. Notwi[?]-standing the close and muggy weather which prevalled, a…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →For many years it has been the custom of the prosporons farmers of Kisme to make the second day of each show a great holiday. Cocasionally their intentions have been interfered with by the efforts of Jupiter Pluvius to refresh…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →For many years the ploughing matches and sports held annually on Eastar Mondays, at Castle Hill, have been so steadily increasing in interest and importance that the committee of last your thought the…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Messrs. Jenkins and Law, ironfounders, Exhibition-street, have issued a writ against Mr. J. H. Knipe, the promoter of the recent Jubilee Exhibition, claiming the 200 guineas prize for the best…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mr. Harrie Wood, Under-Secretary for Mines, acting upon the suggestion of H.R.H. the Prince of Wales that cases required for exhibits from this colony in the Indian aid Colonial Exhibition, should be made from colonial…
Continued on Trove, page 297 →The second and third days of the Wollongong Show were favoured by "Queen's weather." Over 3000 persons visited the ground, and the face of the treasurer glowed with satisfaction. At the lunchon a few toasts…
Continued on Trove, page 271 →KIAMA, Thursday.--The banquet last night was a success, there being at least 90 persons present. The president of the society, Mr Dymock, occupied the chair, and was faced by the vice-presidents…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The show closed on Thursday evening, and several of the visitors from Sydney and Wollongong left by the steamer Illawarra, which, in accordance with the wish of yhe association, was detained until 5 p.m., instead of being started at…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Atter having passed nearly ll hours on the water, during five of which the vessel was moored at the wharf at Wollongong, the Illawarra was brought into Kiama to-day,' with a goodly number of visitors…
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