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Shows & fairs, 1886

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The Agricultural Fair

Globe · Friday 1 January 1886 · page 4

What is this mother? A fair, my child, Though some of its judges unfair are styled. It's a place where apples are far from sweet,…

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The Metropolitan Agricultural Society

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 2 January 1886 · page 37

We are requested by the secretary of the Agricultural Society of New South Wales to direct the attention of our readers to the fact that the annual subscription for members dates from the 1st day of this month. At the last…

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Indo-Colonial Exhibition

Evening News · Saturday 2 January 1886 · page 4

LONDON, December 31.—Exhibits are now being received for the Indian and Colonial Exhibition, which is to be opened in May next year…

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Flower Show

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 2 January 1886 · page 3

THE committee met according to arrangement on Wednesday evening, 23rd [?]., at the School of Aits. Present: Messrs. Nobbs, Baker, H. Richardson, Olsen, Hastings, (secretary), I[?]…

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Quartz-crushing at the Exhibition

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 2 January 1886 · page 12

Mr. Thomas Cornish ^Baid a London correspondent is making a bold effort to secure the practical Buperintendence of his scheme for exhibiting a quartz-crushing battery and other appliancea for the…

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Indian and Colonial Exhibition. London, Dec. 31

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 2 January 1886 · page 9

Exhibits are now being received for the Indian and Colonial Exhibition, which is to be opened in May next year…

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The Grazier. Overfeeding Show Stock

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 2 January 1886 · page 22

The Glasgow Agricultural Society, at a meeting held recently, resolved to discountenance the over loading hy fat of breeding animals, whether stallions or brood mares. They are of opinion that exhibitors…

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North Shore Industrial Exhibition

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 5 January 1886 · page 5

The efforts of the directorate of the North Shore Pioneer Industrial Exhibition have been crowned with such great success that it has been found necessary to postpone…

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Indo-Colonial Exhibition

Evening News · Wednesday 6 January 1886 · page 3

A meeting of the New South Wales Commission of the Colonial and Indian Exhibition, was held on Tuesday in the Colonial Secretary's office. Sir Edward Strickland presided. The superintendent of…

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Colonial and Indian Exhibition

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 6 January 1886 · page 6
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

A meeting of the New South Wales Commission, Colonial and Indian Exhibition, was held at the Colonial Secretary's office yesterday afternoon. Present : Sir Edward Strickland…

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Art Society. the Annual Exhibition

Evening News · Wednesday 6 January 1886 · page 4

A deputation, consisting of Messrs. Fletcher Watson, Hoyt, Dalgarno, Hopkins, Sayer, and Piguenit, representing the Art Society of New South Wales, waited upon the Mayor (Mr. John Young)…

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Indo-Colonial Exhibition

Evening News · Thursday 7 January 1886 · page 4

LONDON, January 6.—Queen Victoria has become the patron of the Colonial and Indfian Exhibition…

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The London Exhibition

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 7 January 1886 · page 5

London, Wednesday.--Her Majesty the Queen has consented to become patron of the Colonial and Indian Exhibition…

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Koekkoek's Exhibition of Paintings

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 7 January 1886 · page 5

There is now on view at Mr. Sand's Galley, in George-street, a collection of paintings from the well-known line-art gallery of Messrs, Kockkoek, of [?] Piceadilly, London, which is…

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Koekkoek's Exhibition of Fine Arts

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 7 January 1886 · page 10

To-morrow the Kockkock exhibition of fine arts from London will be opened at Mr. John Sands' gallery, George-street. The collection comprises nearly 100 oil paintings and water-colour drawings, including the great picture,…

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Latest Intelligence. [By Electric Telegraph.] (From Our Special Correspondent.) the Colonial and Indian Exhibition. London, Jan. 6

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 7 January 1886 · page 10

Her Majesty the Queen has become the patron of the Colonial and Indian Exhibition…

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Koekkoek's Exhibition of Paintings

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 8 January 1886 · page 3

The private view at Koekkock's Exhibition in Sands Gallery was very largely attended yesterday afternoon, so that it was at first feared that the vice-regal party would find some…

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Koekkoek's Exhibition of Fine Arts

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 January 1886 · page 5

Yesterday afternoon the Koekkoek Exhibition of fine arts now on view at the rooms of Mr. J. Sands's, in George-street, was visited by his Excellency the Governor, the Hon. Lady Carrington, and the Hon. Judith Harbord, together with…

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Indo-Colonial Exhibition

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 9 January 1886 · page 10

LONDON, December 31.—Exhibits are now being received for the Indian and Colonial Exhibition, which is to be opened in May next year…

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