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Shows & fairs, 1889

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The Dunedin Exhibition

The Australian Star · Thursday 21 February 1889 · page 5

IT was resolved at last night's Cabinet that the colony should not be officially represented at the exhibition which it is proposed to hold in Dunedin towards the close…

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Port Macquarie Agricultural Society. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Port Macquarie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 21 February 1889 · page 7

The fifth annual exhibition of the Port Macquarie Agricultural Society was opened at noon to-day by the president, Mr. Joseph Laurie. About 800 were present. The weather was beautiful and cool. The…

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Melbourne Exhibition. Further Awards

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 21 February 1889 · page 5

A number of additional award have been made to New South "Wales exhibitor to the Melbourne Exhibition. The jury of education in their report say:--"The exhibits from the…

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Parkes Agricultural Show

The Australian Star · Thursday 21 February 1889 · page 5

PARKES, This Day.--The show of the Parkes Pastoral and Horticultural Association was held yesterday. The exhibits were not numerous, due to the very dry…

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The Melbourne Exhibition. a German View

Evening News · Thursday 21 February 1889 · page 5

LONDON, February 20.—At a trade congress which is being held in Berlin, Herr Boetticher, Secretary of State, declared that the favorable results of the Melbourne Exhibition encouraged…

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Port Macquarie Agricultural Show

The Australian Star · Thursday 21 February 1889 · page 5

PORT MACQUARIE, This Day.--The annual agricultural show was opened yesterday by Mr. Joseph Laure, president, in the presence of about 800 persons…

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Parkes P. and A. Show

Evening News · Thursday 21 February 1889 · page 5

PARKES, Thursday.—The fourteenth show, under the auspices of the Parkes Pastoral and Agricultural Society, was held on Wednesday. The weather was excessively hot. The attendance…

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Germany and the Melbourne Exhibition. London, Feb. 20

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 21 February 1889 · page 7

At a trade congress, which is being held in Berlin, Herr Boetticher, Secretary of State, declared that the favourable results of the Melbourne Exhibition encouraged…

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Agricultural Show at Port Macouarie. (By Telegraph)

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 21 February 1889 · page 7

PORT MACQUARIE, Wednesday.--The fifth annual show opened to-day, the weather being fine and cool. Upwards of 1000 people were present. There are nearly 1400 entries in the…

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The Victorian National Agricultural Society

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 22 February 1889 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Thursday.--At the annual meeting of the National Agricultural Society to-day, a most satisfactory report and balance-sheet were submitted, the profit on the actual…

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Melbourne Exhibition. Additional Awards

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 22 February 1889 · page 5

The following additional awards have been declared to New South Wales exhibitors at the Melbourne Exhibition:-- MINING MACHINERY…

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Port Macquarie Show

Evening News · Friday 22 February 1889 · page 6

PORT MACQUARIE, Thursday.—The banquet in connection with the show came off on Wednesday night at the Royal Hotel. It was a most representative meeting of the notabilities of the north…

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The Shoalhaven Agricultural Show. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Nowra

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 22 February 1889 · page 5

The Shoalhaven Agricultural and Horticultural Association's fifteenth annual Show was formally opened to-day by Mr. John Monaghan, J.P., president of the Association. The attendance was very large. The…

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Port Macquarie Agricultural Society. Port Macquarie

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 23 February 1889 · page 405

The fifth annual exhibition of the Port Macquarie Agricultural Society was opened at noon to-day by the president, Mr. Joseph Laurie. About 800 were present. The weather was beautiful and cool. The…

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The Berry Agricultural Show

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 23 February 1889 · page 373

The attendance at the show on the 13th was about one thousand. It is always large on the second day, and this year the show was no exception to the rule. The weather was very hot for the greater part of the day,…

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Manning River Show. Taree, February 16

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 23 February 1889 · page 372

The tenth annual exhibition of the Manning River Agricultural Association, which took place last Wednesday and Thursday, the 13th and 14th instant, is generally considered he best and most satisfactory…

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The Dunedin Exhibition. [By Cable.] (From Our Correspondent.) Auckland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 23 February 1889 · page 12

Mr. Twopenny to-day presented the Dunedin Exhibition Commissioners with a report on his visit to Australia, which was generally of a highly satisfactory character. He expects a large number of…

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Cumberland Argus Fruit Show. a Great Success

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 23 February 1889 · page 2

THE fruit show arranged by the proprietors of the CUMBERLAND ARGUS AND FRITGROWERS' ADVOCATE in aid of the Parramatta District Hospital, will be held in the Town Hall,…

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The Shoalhaven Agricultural Show. [By Telegraph] (From Our Correspondent.) Nowra

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 23 February 1889 · page 12

Fully 3000 people attended the Shoalhaven Agricultural and Horticultural Association's show to-day, great interest being taken in the proceedings. The jumping was especially good, the Wells trophy for…

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The Paris Exhibition

Evening News · Monday 25 February 1889 · page 3

The Victorian Government have telegraphed to the Premier, Mr. Dibbs, requesting to be informed whether New South Wales will join with Victoria and South Australia in the erection of a wine…

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