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Shows & fairs, 1888

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 23 June 1888 · page 12

The Walgett Show was very successful, all the main sections and classes being well represented. The sheep exhibits were splendid. Boorooma Station took the prize for champion ram, and Brewan for champion ewe. The…

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Bourke Show. M's.L.A. on the Assembly. BOURKE

The Australian Star · Saturday 23 June 1888 · page 5

The show was concluded yesterday, and a banquet was held last night, attended by 80 persons. Mr. J. Wilson was in the chair, and Messrs. Waddell, Penzer…

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The Bourke Show Dinner. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Bourke

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 23 June 1888 · page 11

The show was concluded yesterday. The show banque[?] was held last night, about 80 being present, including several members of Parliament. Mr.J.Wilson, president of the association, occupied the chair. After the usual…

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Cobar Show

The Australian Star · Monday 25 June 1888 · page 6

COBAR, This Day.--There is a Large attend[?] at the show. The exhibits are very good--[?]lly Oakden's sheep-- but not numerous…

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Spain and the Paris Exhibition

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 25 June 1888 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.--The Spanish Government have resolved to grant pecuniary assistance towards the proper representation of Spain at next year's Paris Exhibition…

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American Exhibits for the Exhibition. (By Cable.)

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 25 June 1888 · page 5

AUCKLAND, Saturday.--The R.M.S. Alameda, which arrived to-day from San Francisco, has a portion of the American exhibits for the Melbourne Centennial Exhibition…

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Sydney Technical College. Exhibits for Melbourne Exhibition

The Australian Star · Monday 25 June 1888 · page 2

The Sydney Technical College will make a [?] display at the fo[?]ng Melbourne Exhibition, judging by the sp[?]imens which are now on view in th[?]…

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Bourke Agricultural Show. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 25 June 1888 · page 7

BOURKE, Friday. --The agricultural show, which was continued and concluded yesterday, was very successful. The banquet last night was attended by 80 persons, including Messrs…

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[?] Show [?].L.a, on the Assembly. [?]

The Australian Star · Monday 25 June 1888 · page 6

The show was concluded yesterday, and a banquet was held last night, attended by 80 persons. Mr. J. Wilson was in the chair, and Messrs. Waddell, Penzer…

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The Adelaide Exhibition Accounts. to the Editor of the Daily Telegraph

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 25 June 1888 · page 5

Sir,--In your report of a speech by Sir Henry Parkes in the Assembly last Thursday, in reply to some personal attacks made by the junior member for Mudgee (Mr. Haynes) upon…

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Melbourne Exhibition. Progress of the New South Wales Court. the Educational Exhibits

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 25 June 1888 · page 5

I have already intimated that at the beginning of last week the New South Wales court comprised a number of unopened cases, some of which were at sea, some on the wharves of…

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The Paris Exhibition

The Australian Star · Tuesday 26 June 1888 · page 4

THE Government of the French Republic some time ago addressed an invitation, through the Consul of France, to the Premier of New South Wales, to arrange…

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Opening of the Exhibition

The Australian Star · Tuesday 26 June 1888 · page 4

MELBOURNE, This Day.--Invitations were issued yesterday to the opening ceremony of the Exhibition, on August 1…

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Preparations for the Melbourne Exhibition. (From Our Special Correspondent.) Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 26 June 1888 · page 3

During the past week large numbers of packages have been, received,at the,Exhibition, and the general superintendent had to increase his staff of workmen in order to prevent a block. These goods have been stored in the…

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Melbourne Exhibition. Progress of Tee New South Wales Court. the Machinery Section

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 26 June 1888 · page 5

There are at least two features in which no exhibition in Australia could afford grounds for comparison with exhibitions in many other parts of the world. In a new country, and…

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Principal Contents of This Days Paper. the Maritime Labour Dispute. Parisian Gossip. Death of the Hon. James Chisholm. Progress Report of the Prospecting Board. Our Melbourne Letter. Current Literature. the Australians V. Yorkshire. Preparations for the Melbourne Exhibition. the Murder of Two British Officers in the Punjaub. the United States Presidency

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 26 June 1888 · page 6

LEADERS: THE DIVORCE QUESTION. THE SEAMEN'S UNION AND THE CHINESE. THE SYDNEY NEWSPAPER COMPANY…

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The Melbourne Exhibition

The Australian Star · Wednesday 27 June 1888 · page 8

THE Premier has received an official intimation that the opening of the Melbourne international Exhibition has been fixed for August 1. The representatives from…

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The Melbourne Exhibition

The Australian Star · Wednesday 27 June 1888 · page 8

MELBOURNE, This Day.--A marked progress has been made in the New South Wales Court, especially in the way of decorations. The whole front of the…

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The Skating Carnival

The Australian Star · Wednesday 27 June 1888 · page 2

THE first skating carnival of the season was [?] last evening at the Elite Skating Rank, Redfern, and it appears that there enjoyable and delightful…

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The Adelaide Exhibition Accounts

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 27 June 1888 · page 4

In the Assembly yesterday the question of the Adelaide Exhibition accounts was again raised by Mr. Neild. The hon. member endeavored to make a personal explanation shortly…

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