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Shows & fairs, 1886

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Candelo Show. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 25 March 1886 · page 6

CAXDELO, Wednesday.--The, show to-day attracted a large attendance, chiefly from Bega side. The society has its own ground, of 14a. pleasantly [?] between…

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The .Goulburn Show. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 25 March 1886 · page 6

GOULBURN. "Wednesday.--The sixth annual exhibition of the Goulburn Agricultural, Pastoral and Horticultural Society was opened to-day, and. will be continued to-morrow…

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Goulburn Show. GOULBURN. Wednesday, March 24

Evening News · Thursday 25 March 1886 · page 6

The A.P. and H. Society's show opened to-dat, with glorious weather. The ground is in good condition, but is dry and parched, and rain is much wanted. The number of exhibits exceeded those of last year by over 200. Not…

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The Candelo A. and P. Show. Candelo, This Day

Globe · Thursday 25 March 1886 · page 5

The first day of the Candele Agricultural Society's second Annual Show took place yesterday, and passed off most satisfactorily. The attendance was estimated…

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Cheap Show Trains

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 26 March 1886 · page 5

MAINLAND, Thursday.--At a meeting of the Hunter River Agricultural Association held this nftcrnocn, letters from Messrs. R. W. Thompson and J. F. Burns, the members…

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The Goulburn Show. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 26 March 1886 · page 7

GOULBURN, Thursday.--There was a very good attendance at the agricultural show to-day; fully 4000 persons must have been present in the afternoon. The parades…

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The Goulburn Show. Goulburn, This Day

Globe · Friday 26 March 1886 · page 8

The show yesterday was a big success; 2000 persons being present, including three members. All the exhibits were excellent, especially fat stock, blood and…

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Goulburn A. & P. Show. Goulburn, This Day

Globe · Friday 26 March 1886 · page 5

The champion prize for the 1st class hunter at the Show yesterday was won by G. Mills' Dart, with Weston's Avondale 2nd. The second class hunter's prize was…

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Goulburn Show. the Banquet. Goulburn, Thursday. March 25

Evening News · Friday 26 March 1886 · page 6

At 4 o'clock in the afternoon, about four thousand people I were on the ground. The day was kept as a holiday in I town, and this had the effect of augmenting the attendance. I The programme of the day was stock sales and parades…

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Exhibition Catalogue

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 27 March 1886 · page 33

We have received from the secretary to the New. South Wales Commission for the forthcoming Colonial and Indian Exhibition in London, a copy of the catalogue of exhibits in the New South Wales court…

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Exhibition of Wools

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 27 March 1886 · page 664

During the past week Messrs. J. H. Geddes and Co. have had on view at their warehouse in Phillip-street an interesting collection of samples of wool grown in various parts of the world, a few remarks on which…

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In'do—Colonial, Exhibition

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 27 March 1886 · page 10

LONDON; March 18.—Messrs. Peter B Bur— goyne. and Co., of the Fairfield Vineyard, South Australia and; wine merchants' of Old Broadstreet, London, whe, some months age, submitted…

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Tenterfield Show. Tenterfield

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 27 March 1886 · page 666

The ninth exhibition in connection with the Tenterfield Agricultural Society, was opened yesterday. There are about one thousand exhibits, the farm produce being excellent. A splendid sample of wheat was shown, weighing…

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Candelo Agricultural Show. Candelo

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 27 March 1886 · page 637

The Candelo Agricultural Show was opened to-day. For quantity and quality of exhibits the show, considering the drought from which the district has suffered, is in the highest degree creditable. This is the society's second…

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Goulburn Agricultural Show. Goulburn

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 27 March 1886 · page 637

The sixth annual show of the Goulburn Agricultural Society was opened this morning. The weather was fine, but had it not been that a large area was covered with tan, the dust would have been troublesome. The district is…

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The Australian Town & Country Journal Sydney, Saturday, Mar 27,1886 Indian—Colonial Exhibition

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 27 March 1886 · page 18

ON the.first of May—a day sacred to Queens—O the-May; Jacks-o ther green,&o.-an exhibition which; by reason of its surroundings,- is perhaps to be tegarded as,great 'one"is to be opened…

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Our London Letter. the Socialist Outbreak. German Competition in Commerce Mr. Froude on Ireland. Mr. Froude on Australia. the Colonial Exhibition

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 27 March 1886 · page 5

LONDON, February 12. -- Had any of your readers been with me in the Strand during the last few days they would have thought themselves in a beleagured city. To watch…

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Indo-Colonial Exhibition

Evening News · Tuesday 30 March 1886 · page 5

LONDON March 29.—Her Majesty, in person, will open the Indian and Colonial Exhibition on May 4. Sir P. Cunliffe Owen has allowed the colonies a free colonial market at the exhibition…

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The Colonial Exhibition

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 31 March 1886 · page 5

London, Tuesday.--The Prince of Wales and the Duke of Cambridge visited the Australian courts in the Indian and Colonial Exhibition…

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Indo-Colonial Exhibition

Evening News · Wednesday 31 March 1886 · page 5

LONDON, March 30.—The Prince of Wales and the Duke of Connaught paid a visit to the Colonial and Indian Exhibition Building at South Kensington yesterday. Their Royal Highnesses…

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