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Shows & fairs, 1886

1,465 stories in Sydney's papers · page 12 of 74

Fruit and Flower Show

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 6 March 1886 · page 4

THE annual effort of the Granville School of Arts to reduce the debt on its building took the form of a fruit and flower show, which was opened on, Wednesday, and viewed as an…

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Forbes Agricultural Show. Forbes

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 6 March 1886 · page 510

The fourth, annual show in connection with the Forbes Fanners and Free Selectors' Association took place on the showgrounds yesterday. There were a great many exhibits, but the attendance was not so large as would have been…

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Fernmount Agricultural Show. Fernmount

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 6 March 1886 · page 510

This being the first day of the show, little was done beyond judging in a few classes, and as work was not commenced until late, very few awards were made known. The unsettled state of the weather prevented many visitors from…

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Moruya Agricultural Show. Morura, Feb. 26

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 6 March 1886 · page 481

The agricultural show was continued to-day. E. Corrigan was the successful competitor for carriage horses, and R. S. Mort for best buggy pair, the second prize in the latter section falling to Jno. Jauncey. A pair of little…

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The Bellinger Agricultural Show. Fernmount

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 6 March 1886 · page 510

The Bellinger River A. and P. Show was continued to-day. Although, a few showers fell this morning the attendance was very large, and everything passed off successfully. The great attraction of the day was the…

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Australian Wines at the Indian and Colonial Exhibition. London, March 5

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 March 1886 · page 14

It has been arranged by the Executive Committee of the Indian and Colonial Exhibition that two bars shall be opened specially for the sale of Australian wines at the…

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Kangaroo Valley Show. Kangaroo Valley, Saturday, March 6

Evening News · Monday 8 March 1886 · page 5

The Kangaroo Valley Show was attended on Friday by about 2000 persons. The chief features of the day were the judging of the ladies and gentlemen riders. ladies' and gents.'…

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Granville. , the Fruit.and Flower Show

The Cumberland Mercury · Wednesday 10 March 1886 · page 3

THE fruit: and flower show in -aid of the funds, the School of Arts was wound up on Saturday evening with a promenade concert, which was an animated affair, presenting many…

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South Australian Show

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 11 March 1886 · page 5

ADELAIDE, Wednesday.--The South Australian Agricultural Show commences tomorrow in the Exhibition grounds. The judges' awards for wool were made to-day…

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Inverell Show. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 11 March 1886 · page 3

INVERELL, Wednesday.--The Pastoral and Agricultural Association's tenth annual show opened to-day, when the attendance was over 1000. The weather was. fine. The total…

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Show at Cootamundra (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 11 March 1886 · page 3

COOTAMUNDRA, Wednesday. -- The Horticultural and Industrial Show held to-day in the Assembly-hall, considering the dry season, was more successful than was expected. and with…

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The Inverell Show. Inverell

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 March 1886 · page 10

The agricultural show was opened to-day. The attendance numbered over 1000. The weather was splendid. Some difficulty was experienced in obtaining judges, and consequently the awards were delayed. There are 1100 entries,…

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Moss Vale Agricultural Show. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 11 March 1886 · page 3

MOSS VALE, Wednesday.--The third annual exhibition of the Berrima district Agricultural, Horticultural and Industrial Society commenced to-day, and will be continued to-morrow…

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Woollahra and Waverley Exhibition

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 12 March 1886 · page 3

The first autumnal exhibition of the Woollahra and Waverley Horticultural Society was opened yesterday in St. Matthias-hall, Paddington, by Mr. Neild, M.P. Prises…

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Flower Show

Evening News · Friday 12 March 1886 · page 3

The Woollahra and Waverley Horticultural Association opened its second autumn show in Thursday, in St. Matthias's Hall Paddington, and the revs bore ample testimony to the fact that the work of…

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The Colonial and Indian Exhibition

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 March 1886 · page 5

The official catalogue of the exhibits from New South Wales forwarded to Loudon for the forthcoming Exhibition, has just been issued from the Government Printing Office, and is a well-printed volume of nearly…

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Woollahra and Waverley Flower Show

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 March 1886 · page 5

The second annual autumn show, in connection with the Woollahra and Waverley Horticultural Association was formally opened yesterday afternoon at St. Matthias' Rooms, paddington, by Mr. J. C. Neild, M.L.A. The…

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Moss Vale Show. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 12 March 1886 · page 7

MOSSVALE, Thursday. -- There was a largo attendance at the show to-day. about 3000 people being present. The trial of hunters, hackneys, and other light stock attracted…

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The Crookwell Show. Crookwell, This Day

Globe · Friday 12 March 1886 · page 5

The show yesterday passed off very successfully about 1800 persons being present. The entries in most of the classes were numerous, and the exhibits were…

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The Municipal Council and the Metropolitan Agricultural Society

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 13 March 1886 · page 531

The petition of the Agricultural Society of New South Wales to the Municipal Council, praying the latter body to grant the former a lease of the land at present used as the Metropolitan Show Ground, has…

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