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Shows & fairs, 1885

978 stories in Sydney's papers · page 5 of 49

Jubilee Exhibition Awards. MELBOURNE

Evening News · Monday 9 February 1885 · page 6

Messrs. Jenkins and Law, ironfounders, Exhibition-street, hare issued a writ against Mr. J. H_ Knipe, the promoter of the recent Jubilee Exhibition. claiming the 200 guineas prize for the beat…

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Jubilee Exhibition Awards. MELBOURNE

Evening News · Tuesday 10 February 1885 · page 4

In the case of Messrs. W. H. Rocke and Co., who have issued a writ against Mr. Knipe, claiming the 200 guineas prize for the beat exhibit in the late Jubilee Exhibition, Mr. Knipe announces…

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Parkes Show. PARKES

Evening News · Tuesday 10 February 1885 · page 6

The Parkes Agricultural Show will take place on Wednesday and Thursday next. It promises to be a great success. The ball will take place on Wednesday night…

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Kempsey Show. KEMPSEY

Evening News · Tuesday 10 February 1885 · page 4

The annual show in connection with the Macleay Agricultural, Horticultural, and Industrial Association, which will be held on the 26th and 27th instant, promises to be a most successful…

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A Fair but Unfortunate Family. the House of Moncreeffe

Evening News · Tuesday 10 February 1885 · page 3

Lord Dudley (wrote Archibald Forbes from London) by no means an old man, has sunk into a condition of mental weakness so pitiable that he can recognise nobody, and seldom opens his month. His…

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The Colonial Exhibition

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 February 1885 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Tuesday. -- The Governor will pro[?]ly be appointed president of the "Victorian Commission in connection with the forthcoming London Exhibition. It has not vet been decided…

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Colonial Amd Indian Exhibition

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 February 1885 · page 6

A meeting of the New South Wales Commission, Colonial and Indian Exhibition, was held at the Chamber of Commerce yesterday afternoon. Present:—Sir Alfred Stephen (one of the vice-presidents) and the following members of…

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Colonial and Indian Exhibition

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 February 1885 · page 8

A meeting of the New South Wales Commission for the Colonial and Indian Exhibition to be opened in London in the first fortnight of May, 1836, was held in the Comber of Commerce yes…

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The Colonial and Indian Exhibition

Evening News · Wednesday 11 February 1885 · page 3

A meeting of the New South Wales commissioner for the Colonial and Indian Exhibition, to he held in London in May, 1886, was held it the Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday afternoon. There was a large…

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Candelo Agricultural Show

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 February 1885 · page 5

CANDELO, Tuesday. -- A apodal meeting of the committee of the Candelo Agricultural Association was called yesterday to consider the advisability of postponing the show on account of the had…

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Candelo Show. CANDELO

Evening News · Wednesday 11 February 1885 · page 6

A special meeting of the committed of the Candelo Agricultural Association was held on Monday to consider the advisableness of postponing the show on account of the bad weather…

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Port Macquarie Show. Port Macquarie

Evening News · Thursday 12 February 1885 · page 3

There were over 100 exhibits entered this morning for the forthcoming show, independent of the large number also recorded, and the show promises to be a great success…

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Parkes Show. PARKES

Evening News · Friday 13 February 1885 · page 6

The Parkes sixth annual show was opened on Wednesday. It surpassed all previous ones. There was a large number of people present, including Dr. Ross (member for Molong). Mr. Stokes (member for the district), and Mr. Ferguson…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 13 February 1885 · page 3

The Parkes Agricultural Pastoral Association held its sixth annual show yesterday. The attendance was large, and a great number of visitors were present. The day was fine, but very warm. The exhibition was excellent, the…

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Ta[?]ee Agricultural Show. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Taree

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 13 February 1885 · page 3

The Agricultural Show was continued to-day. It rained early in the morning, and there was a small attendance, but the weather cleared up about noon, when visitors continued to pour in until more than 1500 were on the ground…

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Broughton Cheek Agricultural Show. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Reporter. Broughton Creek

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 13 February 1885 · page 3

The second annual show in connection with the Broughton Creek Agricultural Association was opened to-day under most favourable auspices. The weather was fine, and the attendance for a first day was very large, over 1100 being on…

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A Fair Race

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 14 February 1885 · page 11

The [?] contest which took place on the Parramatta River on Saturday eventuated satisfactorily, from a sporting point of view—that is to say, there was no suspicion of unfairness;each…

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Colonial and indian Exhibition

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 14 February 1885 · page 14

A meeting of the New South "Wales commissioners for the Colonial and Indian Exhibition, to he held in London in May, 1886, was held in the Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday afternoon. There was a large…

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Report on the Bordeaux Exhibition of Wines

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 14 February 1885 · page 329

So long a period has elapsed since the International Wine Exhibition held at Bordeaux closed that it is probable many of our readers have quite forgotten the numerous reports which were published concerning its…

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The Grazier. The Show Season

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 14 February 1885 · page 22

The different agricultural societies all over the colony are in the midst of the show season. North, south, and west, shows and exhibitions are being hold…

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