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Shows & fairs, 1887

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Adelaide Jubilee Exhibition. Meeting of the Commission

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 17 March 1887 · page 11

The New South Wales Commission for the approaching Adelaide Jubilee Exhibition held its weekly meeting at the Colonial Secretary's office on Tuesday afternoon, his Honor the Chief Justice presiding. There were also…

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Berrima District Agricultural Show. [By Telegraph.] (Form Our Own Reporter.) Moss Vale

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 17 March 1887 · page 10

The fourth annual show of the Berrima District Agricultural Society was opened to-day, on the Moss Vale Show Ground, under conditions which were rather unfavourable. Heavy rain fell yesterday, and this morning…

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Berrima District Agricultural Show. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Reporter.) Moss Vale

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 18 March 1887 · page 8

The second day of the show was favoured by fine weather, and was successful in every respect save that the attendance, which was between 2000 and 3000, was not up to expectation. The society obtains very large prices for…

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Adelaide Exhibition

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 19 March 1887 · page 4

The following gentlemen have been appointed additional members of the Jubiles Exhibition to be held at Adelaide:--Alexander Gray, Henry Halloran. John George Hanks,…

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The Melbourne Exhibition

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 19 March 1887 · page 584

That the Melbourne Centennial Exhibition is a march stolen upon New South "Wales, no one is simple enough, to attempt to deny. Victorian smartness and push have won a point, not so much…

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Berrima Agricultural Show. Moss Vale

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 19 March 1887 · page 614

The second day of the show was favoured by fine weather, and was successful in every respect save that the attendance, which was between 2000 and 3000, was not up to expectation. The society obtains very large prices for…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 19 March 1887 · page 15

The third Candelo Agricultural Show was held on Wednesday and Thursday, 16th and 17th March. There were over 986 entries. The attendance on both days was excellent, the weather being fine. On the second day a…

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Department of Railways, Sydney, March 16, 1887. Government Railways. Goulburn Agricultural, Pastoral, and Horticultural Show. Thursday and FRIDAY, 24th and 25th March, 1887

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 19 March 1887 · page 5

Holiday Excursion TICKETS to Goulburn will be issued at Sydney and all stations on the Southern and South-Western Lines and Branches, commencing on the 23rd of March, and by all trains arriving at Goulburn up to 12 noon on FRIDAY, the…

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Adelaide Jubilee Exhibition. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 21 March 1887 · page 4

ADELAIDE, Saturday.--A meeting of the Executive Commission of the Adelaide Jubilee Exhibition was held yesterday morning when Mr. E. T. Smith (vice-president)…

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Adelaide Jubilee Exhibition

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 March 1887 · page 6

The weekly meeting of the New South Wales Commission for the Adelaide Jubilee Exhibition was held at the Colonial Secretary's Office yesterday afternoon. There were present Dr. Renwick (vice-president, in the chair),…

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Melbourne Exhibition. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 23 March 1887 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--Sir Henry Parkes has written to the Premier, stating that all necessary steps will be taken by the New South Wales Government to assist in making the…

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Adelaide Exhibition

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 24 March 1887 · page 2

The New South Wales Commission for the Adelaide Jubilee International Exhibition held their usual weekly meeting at the Colonial Secretary's Office on Tuesday afternoon. There were…

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Queensland and the Adelaide Exhibition

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 24 March 1887 · page 5

BRISBANE, Tuesday.--The Government, in reply to the request of the recent deputation from the Queensland National Association to proclaim the ordinary annual show this year an…

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The Melbourne Bicycle Club Great Cycling Carnival

Referee · Thursday 24 March 1887 · page 1

On Saturday next, under the auspices of the Melbourne Bicycle Club, the. Autumn Meeting scorns likely to bo the most successful and entertaining ever provided in…

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The Picton Show. Picton

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 24 March 1887 · page 8

Nearly 1000 entries for thd Picton Show have already been received, besides specials. There will be 67 pure-bred cattle, mostly Ayrshires, 22 milchinp cows; 10 dairy bulls, five dairy heifers, four dairy heifers, 23 hockneys, 14…

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Wollongong A. and P. Show. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 24 March 1887 · page 7

WOLLONGONG, Wednesday.--The events of the second day of the Wollongong Agricultural Society's Show, postponed from February 3 owing to the inclemency of the weather, came…

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Adelaide Exhibition

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 25 March 1887 · page 5

ADELAIDE, Thursday.--The director of the Melbourne Botanical Gardens, Mr. Guilfoyle, is at present in Adelaide for the purpose of making, arrangements respecting the…

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Agricultural and Pastoral. Goulburn A. and P. Show. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 25 March 1887 · page 7

GOULBURN, Thursday.--Fine weather prevailed for the opening day of the Goulburn Agricultural, Pastoral and Horticultural Society's seventh annual show. To-day was…

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Adelaide Jubilee Exhibition

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 26 March 1887 · page 637

The local commission for the Adelaide Jubilee Exhibition met at the Colonial Secretary's Office on Tuesday afternoon. Dr. Renwick, vice-president, presided, and there was a large attendance of members. A…

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The Melbourne Exhibition

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 26 March 1887 · page 5

London, Thursday.--The London Commission for promoting the interests of the Melbourne. Centennial International Exhibition of 1888 have appointed…

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