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Shows & fairs, 1888

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Late Agriculture. Bathurst Agricultural Show. Bathurst

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 14 April 1888 · page 817

The twenty-sixth annual show of the Bathurst Agricultural Society was opened this morning with fine weather, but at noon rain fell, and several heavy showers came down before dusk. The attendance was…

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Old Sydney at the Melbourne Exhibition. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 14 April 1888 · page 12

Sir,—As a visitor to Sydney, might I suggest that [?] steps should be taken to make a representation of[?] Sydney at the Melbourne Exhibition this year. Sim[?] devices have been very attractive and instructive at [?]…

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The Centenary University Exhibition

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 16 April 1888 · page 8

On Saturday afternoon a very interesting concert was given at the Centenary Universal Exhibition, Prince Alfred Park, under the direction of Mons, Leon Caron. The programme includod the Australian anthem from…

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The Grafton Show

The Australian Star · Tuesday 17 April 1888 · page 6

GRAFTON, This Day.—The Clarence Pastoral and Agricultural Society will hold its 22nd annual exhibition on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. The entires…

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The Casino Show. Casino, This Day

The Australian Star · Tuesday 17 April 1888 · page 6

The Casino Show promises to be a great success, there being over 1400 entries. This number is far in excess of any received for a previous show, which is…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 17 April 1888 · page 7

The show here promises to be a great success, there being over 1400 entries. There are a large number of entries in the horse section, some classes having as many as 33 entries competing. Cattle are not so numerous as formerly, but…

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The Melbourne Exhibition

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 18 April 1888 · page 5

London, Monday Night.--Sir Grsham Berry, the Agent-general for Victoria, has succeeded in satisfying those Lancashire exhibitors who were indignant at insufficient…

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The Wingham Show

The Australian Star · Wednesday 18 April 1888 · page 6

WINGHAM, This Day.—Sixteen hundred entries are registered for the Wingham Show, which opens on Wednesday…

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The Melbourne Centennial International Exhibition. the Sydney Exhibits

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 18 April 1888 · page 6

The New South Wales Commission in connection with the Melbourne International Exhibition has been very hard at work for many months past, and matters have now assumed a form which renders it possible to make some…

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The Melbourne Exhibition

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 19 April 1888 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday Night.--A number of intending exhibitors of machinery at the Melbourne Exhibition threaten to withdraw their exhibits owing to the delay which has…

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Opening an Exhibition Without Authority

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 19 April 1888 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--The secretary of the juvenile Exhibition has been fined £1 and costs for opening the building without first getting the authority of the Central Board of…

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Agricultural Shots. Clarence Pastoral and Agricultural Society. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Reporter.) Grafton

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 April 1888 · page 10

The twenty-second annual exhibition of the Clarence Agricultural Society opened at Grafton to-day, with fine weather, which was almost top, warm for some visitors from Sydney, of whom there were several,…

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The Orange Show

The Australian Star · Thursday 19 April 1888 · page 5

ORANGE, Wednesday.—Then annual show of the Orange A. and P. Society commencing to day contained about the same number of entries as last year, viz., 1100,…

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The Grafton Show. Grafton, This Day

The Australian Star · Thursday 19 April 1888 · page 5

The 22nd annual exhibition of the Clarence Agricultural and Pastoral Society began yesterday, on the society's show grounds. The weather was very…

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The Music at the Melbourne Exhibition. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 April 1888 · page 9

The executive commission of the Exhibition recently invited competitions for the music for the opening cantata for sale voices and chorus, with accompaniment for piano or organ, or scored for a full…

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Students Art Exhibition

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 20 April 1888 · page 3

There is at present on view at Mrs. Stoddard's studio in George-street (283) an exhibition of oil and watercolor paintings by her pupils, which will repay inspection as…

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The Melbourne Exhibition. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 20 April 1888 · page 5

BRISBANE Thursday.--Messrs. M'Donald Paterson, M.L.C., and John Fenwick have been appointed joint executive commissioners for Queensland at the Melbourne Centennial…

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The Grafton Show

The Australian Star · Friday 20 April 1888 · page 2

GRAFTON, Thursday.--The show lunch took place this afternoon, at which a largo number of persons were present. The president, Mr. G. Hewitt, occupied the chair,…

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The Orange Show

The Australian Star · Friday 20 April 1888 · page 5

ORANGE, Thursday Evening.—The A. and P. Show was concluded today, when the attendance was exceedingly large. Yesterday the president, the Hon. A. T…

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The Grafton Show

The Australian Star · Friday 20 April 1888 · page 6

GRAFTON, This day. -- The Clarenoo Pastoral and Agricultural Society[?] show was continued to-day. This being the day of the three there was a perfect stream…

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