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Shows & fairs, 1888

2,003 stories in Sydney's papers · page 7 of 101

COUNTRY. Dapto Show

The Australian Star · Friday 27 January 1888 · page 5

WOLLONGONO, This Day.--The show in connection with the Agricultural Society was continued yesterday, and passed off most successfully. The display of light…

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The Agricultural Show

The Australian Star · Friday 27 January 1888 · page 8

The following additional awards have been made to-day by the judges at the Centennial Show Mr. E. H. Richards. [?] for wron[?]ht iron g[?]tos…

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The Centennial Agricultural Show

The Australian Star · Friday 27 January 1888 · page 3

THERE was an enormous attendance at the Agricultural Show yesterday. One class of exhibits, vis., dairy produce, which has been crowded into a corner,…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 January 1888 · page 10

The Dapto Show was continued to-day, the weather being more favourable. There was a fine display of light harness and saddle horses, and in many instances the judges had some difficulty in arriving at a conclusion…

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Boxing Exhibition

The Australian Star · Saturday 28 January 1888 · page 6

NEWCASTLE, This Day.--Not much interest is taken in the boxing exhibition between Burke and Costello, fixed to come off on the cricket ground this afternoon…

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The Intercolonial Exhibition

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 28 January 1888 · page 5

The number of visitors at the exhibition in the Agricultural Society's Grounds yesterday was again very large--strikingly largo when it it considered thai the day was not observed…

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Old Exhibition Building

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 28 January 1888 · page 34

Consequent upon a speech by Sir Horonlen Robinson, at a meeting of the Now South Wales A rioultual society, the ides, of holding an infercolonial exhibition in 1873 very rapidly developed itiself, and…

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The Brussels Exhibition

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 28 January 1888 · page 5

London, Thursday Night.--It is rumored that the proposed International Exhibition at Brussels will probably collapse…

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[?] Centennial Agricultural Exhibition

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 28 January 1888 · page 5

[?] awards have been taken by [?] in the vicinity of Parramatta at [?] Agricultural Show in Sydney :— [?] colt, 3 years. F. J. Weston,…

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Corowa Pastoral and Agricultural Society. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Corowa

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 28 January 1888 · page 13

At a special meeting of the Corowa Pastoral and Agricultural Society to-day, the following resolution, moved by Mr. J. G. Gray, of Kentucky, was carried unanimously:— "That, in the opinion of this meeting, the action…

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Agricultural Show

The Australian Star · Saturday 28 January 1888 · page 6

Is consequence of counter attractions the Attendance at the grounds until between 2 and 3 o'clock yesterday vu very small. After that time visitor began to roll up…

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The Centennial Intercolonial Agricultural Exhibition

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 28 January 1888 · page 10

The counter attractions of the Anniversary Regatta and the Intercolonial Cricket Match had an appreciable effect upon the attendance at the Agricultural Exhibition yesterday; but notwithstanding this fact the society are to be…

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Centennial Intercolonial Agricultural Exhibition. Judging Day. Tuesday, January 24

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 28 January 1888 · page 184

The Exhibition of the Agricultural Society of New South Wales, which has been promoted as one of the most fitting and appropriate methods of commemorating the Centenary of the colony, will be opened on Wednesday, at…

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The Intercolonial Exhibition

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 30 January 1888 · page 6

The Attendance at the Agricultural Society's Exhibition on Saturday was again very large. There were several cases of disturbance at the gates, arising out of the impression which…

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The Melbourne Exhibition

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 30 January 1888 · page 4

LONDON, Saturday.--Both Galicia and Germany have applied for an additional 15,000ft. of space in the Melbourne Exhibition…

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Centennial Intercolonial Agricultural Exhibition

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 30 January 1888 · page 7

There was a great falling off in the attendance at the Centennial Show Ground on Saturday, and the total number of persons who went out could not have exceeded 3000. This may probably be accounted for by the fact…

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Centenial Agricultural Show

The Australian Star · Monday 30 January 1888 · page 4

THE grounds were fairly patronised during Saturday afternoon by an orderly body of people, who evidently were bent on carrying away as much solid information as…

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The Melbourne Exhibition. London, Jan. 27

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 30 January 1888 · page 9

Mr. Vincent Barrington is a competitor for the position of British Commissioner at the Melbourne Exhibition…

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The Centennial Exhibition. Forcing the Gates

The Australian Star · Monday 30 January 1888 · page 8

SEVERAL individuals attempted to force the gates at the Agricultural Society's Grounds to-day, where Che Centennial Exhibition is being held. The committee…

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From George-street South to the Exhibition

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 30 January 1888 · page 5

It was expected that the procession would reach George-street South between half-past 9 and 10 o'olock. A number of men, women, and children were collected at the point where George and Pitt streets converge, and at this…

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