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Shows & fairs, 1888

2,003 stories in Sydney's papers · page 40 of 101

The New Exhibition Building

The Australian Star · Wednesday 27 June 1888 · page 8

BRISBANE, This Day.--The Council of the National Association has decided to ask the Government to grant them some concessions to enable them to rebuild the…

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The Recent Poultry Show

The Cumberland Mercury · Wednesday 27 June 1888 · page 2

THE members of the newly formed Cumberland Poultry and Kennel Club are to be felicitated on the success of their first exhibition, and on the…

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The Adelaide Exhibition Accounts. Mr. Neild Explains

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 27 June 1888 · page 6

Soon after the Legislative Assembly met yesterday afternoon, Mr. NEILD rose and said he wished, to make a personal explanation. At the last sitting of…

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Australian. Victoria. Victoria and the Paris Exhibition

The Australian Star · Wednesday 27 June 1888 · page 5

MELBOURNE, This Day.--The Chamber of Commerce have resolved to urge upon the Premier the desirability of Victoria being represented at the Paris Exhibition…

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Amusements. Skating Carnival at the Elite Rink

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 27 June 1888 · page 10

The first carnival of the season took place at the Sydney Elite Skating Rink, Elizabeth and Bedford streets, last evening, and was carried out on a scale of much grandeur, and in the presence of a large concourse of people. The…

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

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 27 June 1888 · page 7

BREWARRINA, Tuesday,--The pastoral show to be held here on the 8rd July promises to be a great success. The committee have spared no pains in making it as attractive as possible,…

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Melbourne Exhibition. Progress of the New South Wales Court. Alimentary Produ[?]

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 27 June 1888 · page 5

The process of classification [?] throws into a solitary class the products [?] the dairy, fish market, brewery, abattoirs [?] pastry-cook's shop in occasioning, perhaps more…

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Coonamble Show

The Australian Star · Thursday 28 June 1888 · page 5

COONAMBLE, This Day.--The stock entries for the forthcoming show are now closed, and are very fair. The entries are:--Horses, 188 ; sheep. 119; cattle, 116,…

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The Firemen's Centennial Carnival

Illustrated Sydney News · Thursday 28 June 1888 · page 13

The special correspondent of THE ILLUSTRATED SYDNEY NEWS gave an account in our last issue of the organisation of the various Fire Brigades establishedin Sydney,…

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Elite Skating Bine Grand Carnival

Referee · Thursday 28 June 1888 · page 8

The first grand carnival of the [?] was held at the above rink and last [?] and was in every way a decided [?] The whole of the hall was bea[?]…

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Commissioners to the Melbourne Exhibition. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 28 June 1888 · page 9

Sir,—All right-thinking men, will, I am sure, be pleased to have read your sub-leader in Monday's issue re commissioners for the Melbourne Exhibition, and it is to be hoped that the Government will accept the advice given…

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Exhibition Commissioners

The Australian Star · Friday 29 June 1888 · page 5

BRISBANE, This Day.--Mr. M'Donald Patterson, M.L.C., Mr. Murphy, M.L.A., and Mr. John Fenwick, Queensland Commissioners at the Melbourne Exhibition,…

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The New Exhibition Building

The Australian Star · Friday 29 June 1888 · page 5

BRISBANE, This Day.--The Premier was yesterday waited upon by a deputation from the Queensland National Association with reference to the proposal to [?] a…

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Balmain Poultry, Pigeon, and Canary Show

The Australian Star · Friday 29 June 1888 · page 2

THE first Exhibition of the Balmain Centennial Poultry, Pigeon, and Canary Society was formally opened yesterday afternoon in the School of Arts, Darling-street,…

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The Balmain Pigeon, Poultry, and Canary Show

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 29 June 1888 · page 4

The first annual exhibition of the Balmain Poultry, Pigeon, and Canary Society was opened yesterday afternoon in the School of Arts, Darling-street, Balmain, by his Excellency Lord Carrington, in the presence of a very large…

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European Cablegrams. (From Our Correspondent.) the Late Adelaide Jubilee Exhibition. London, June 27

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 29 June 1888 · page 7

The Duke of Cambridge will preside at the final meeting of the London Commission of the late Adelaide Jubilee Exhibition, which takes place on July 3. Great disappointment is…

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The Exhibition of Women's Industries and Centenary Fair

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 30 June 1888 · page 7

The committee of ladies who, under the presidency of Lady Carrington, have been for several months busily engaged in organising this undertaking—the first of the kind held in Australia—have from time to time advertised…

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Melbourne Exhibition

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 30 June 1888 · page 10
Also in The Daily Telegraph

Visitors to Melbourne can have the Sydney Morning Herald seat to them for any number of days or weeks required, by sending orders to the publishing office, Hanterstreet, Sydney…

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Exhibition of Women's Industries

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 30 June 1888 · page 5

The coming Exhibition of Women's Industries and Centenary Fair has for some months past engaged the attention of a large number of ladies In Sydney, the suburbs and many of…

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