Indo-Colonial Exhibition
LONDON, March 13.—The work of opening the exhibits sent from Australia for the various colonial courts at the Indian and Colonial Exhibition has begun. The remaining portion of the…
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Indo-Colonial Exhibition
A meeting of the New South Wales Commission of the Indo-Colonial Exhibition was held on Tuesday in the Colonial Secretary's Office. Sir E. Strickland presided. Reports from the following committees…
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LONDON, February 5. -- Chancing to encounter Captain Loftus for the third time in the ante-room of your Agent-General, and finding that he and Mr. George…
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The first annual show of the Camden Agricultural Society opened this morning with fine weather, much too dry for the welfare of the district, which, like many other parts of the colony, appears parched. The society was…
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The Agricultural, Horticultural, and Industrial Show to-day was a great success. The exhibits in number exceed those of last year, and are even far superior in quality. The prizes for all kinds of wheat and English…
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There was a very large attendance at the agricultural show on Thursday, over 3500 being present. The weather was very pleasant, though rather warm, and most of the visitors had a thoroughly enjoyable…
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The Agricultural, Horticultural, and Industrial Show on Tuesday was a great success. The exhibits in number exceed those of last year, and are even far superior in quality. The prizes for all kinds of wheat…
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The show on to-day was in all respects a success. The attendance numbered fully two thousand, and most of the classes were well filled. In the farmers' section competition was brisk, and the classes for buggy horses, hunters…
Continued on Trove, page 584 →Colonial Wines at the Colonial and Indian Exhibition. Melbourne
A deputation, representing the Australian Wine Association, waited upon the Chief Secretary to-day, to protest against the proposed arrangement for the sale of colonial wines at the Colonial and Indian Exhibition…
Continued on Trove, page 593 →Odd Notes on the Bellinger River Show
The show recently held on the Bellinger River, one of the most beautiful streams in the colony, may be regarded in a general way as a success. There were, however, several circumstances in connection with it that require…
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With the object of providing one more cheap means of entertainment for the people, the Vanity Fair Variety Company, consisting of 20 performers, gave the first of a series of…
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Sir,—The great success that has attended the initial performance of the new Sydney Musical Corps has proved how fully the public appreciated the efforts of its conductor to provide a popular entertainment of good musical…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Candelo Show. CANDELO, Monday. March 22
Candelo Agricultural Show will take place on the 24th and 25th. instant. The horse and cattle entries closed with about 500. The entries in all sections total over 1000…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fair Play for the Civil Service. to the Editor of the Daily Telegraph
Sir,--I notice on reading your paper this morning that retrenchment in the Civil Service is one of the menus to be adopted to reduce the deficit. Considering that Civil servants pay…
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The annual show of the Goulburn District Pastoral and Agricultural Society takes place in Goulburn to-morrow . Mr. W. Teece, M.P., and other public men have…
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The Goulburn Show opened to-day under very favourable auspices. There is not a very large attendance; but a good number of visitors are expected to-morrow, which…
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The entries for the Candelo Show to be held on the 24th and 25th, closed on Monday with a total of over one thousand. It promises to be a brilliant success in ail respects. Some Sydney commission agents…
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Entries for the forthcoming Candelo Agricultural and Pastoral Show, to be held o the 24th and 25th, closed yesterday there are over 1000 entries. It…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Ploughing Exhibition. Tamworth, This Day
Yesterday a trial of Avery and Sons' double-furrow riding gang plough took place at Mr. Thomas Pullman's farm, Moore Creek, in the presence of over 60 of…
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