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Shows & fairs, 1889

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Exhibition Wine-dinners. London, March 16

The Australian Star · Monday 18 March 1889 · page 4

Mr. Hubert de Castella, the well-known Australian wine-grower, is organising a series of wine-dinners at the Paris Exhibition…

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Wine Dinners at the Paris Exhibition

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 18 March 1889 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday,--Mr. Hubert de Castella, the well-known Victorian vigneron, is engaged in organising a course of wino dinners at the forthcoming Paris Exhibition…

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Re Grand National Fair in Aid of the Hospitals. to the Editor of the Daily Telegraph

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 18 March 1889 · page 5

Sir,--The ladies' committed have sold no tickets, received no monies, and they have only held two meetings, the last of which was adjourned for further information concerning…

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Hunter River Agricultural Show

The Australian Star · Tuesday 19 March 1889 · page 5

IN response to a request made by Mr. Myles M'Rae, the Railway Commissioners have decided to issue holiday excursion tickets from Morpeth to Maitland, on the…

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The Grand National Fair in Aid of the Hospitals. to the Editor of the Daily Telegraph

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 19 March 1889 · page 7

Sir,--I am glad to sea the letter signed "Amelia Allen" in your issue of this morning, and that the ladies are determined to carry out the project for the benefit of the hospitals…

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Sale of Vanity Fair

Evening News · Wednesday 20 March 1889 · page 5

LONDON, March 19.—The well-known Society paper, VANITY [?]AR, has been sold to Mr. Evans for £25,000…

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Inverell Show

The Australian Star · Wednesday 20 March 1889 · page 6

INVERELL, This Day.--The annual show of the Inverell P. and A. Association was, financially speaking, a great success. The exhibits were not, as was expected, so…

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Hunter River A. and P. Show

Evening News · Wednesday 20 March 1889 · page 6

WEST MAITLAND, Tuesday.—The twenty-ninth exhibition of the Hunter River Agricultural Association, to come off on April 10 and two following days, promises to be a great success. At…

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Dunedin Exhibition

The Australian Star · Thursday 21 March 1889 · page 5

AUCKLAND, This Day.--The foundation stone of the Dunedin Exhibition has been laid by the Governor…

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Paintings From the Melbourne Exhibition

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 21 March 1889 · page 8

An opportunity has been afforded to lovers of art in this city who were unable to visit the Melbourne Exhibition, to view a very choice collection of oil paintings, for which privilege the Trustees of the National Art…

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Aquatic Carnival at Rylstone. Rylstone

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 21 March 1889 · page 4

An aquatic carnival was held at Rystone yesterday. The Rylatono swimming championship was won by Frank Farrar. C. Cavill, of Lavender Bay directed the matches, also gave several performances in the…

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Melbourne Exhibition Awards. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Melbourne

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

At a meeting of the Exeoutive Commissioners of the Exhibition to-day supplementary awards and the reports of experts were agreed to. The supplementary awards are:—Miscellaneous: First…

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M. Pasteur and Fair-play. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 21 March 1889 · page 5

Sir,—In reply to Mr. Devlin re the above, if he were to ask the 1400 persons who have sent in as many schemes to the Department, I think they would tell him M. Pasteur had far too much fair-play, and I hope…

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Centennial Horticultural Exhibition

Evening News · Friday 22 March 1889 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—The Centennial Horticultural Exhibition was opened this afternoon at the Royal Society's Gardens, Richmond Park. All parts of the colony are represented, there…

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BERRlMA District Show. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 22 March 1889 · page 7

MOSS VALE, Thursday.--The attendance was good, between 3000 and 4000 people, being present. The weather was windy, which caused the dust to make the day very unpleasant. The…

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Cablegrams. (From Our Correspondent.) Colonial Wines at the Paris Exhibition. London, March 20

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

Mr. Hubert de Castella is organising a series of colonial wine dinners at the Paris Exhibition. He intends to invite Lord Lytton, the British Ambassador, and the…

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Agricultural Shows. Inverell Agricultural Society's Show

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 23 March 1889 · page 580

Our Inverell correspondent writes on March 16[?]—The thirteenth annual show of the Pastoral and Agricultural Association was opened on Wednesday last. The weather was very fine. The attendance first day…

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New Zealand Exhibition

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 23 March 1889 · page 4

The New Zealand Exhibition to be opened in November next gives promise of being a very much more important affair than was originally contemplated. Thus early in the day its…

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Bega Agricultural Show. Bega, March 14

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 23 March 1889 · page 581

The show yesterday and to-day maybe reckoned as the most successful ever held here. The weather both days was slightly favourable. The entries totalled 1500, and were fully equal, and in many respects superior to…

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Lismore Agricultural Show. Lismore, March 15

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 23 March 1889 · page 581

The show was opened yesterday, but owing to the unsettled weather only about 700 were present. The show was good. In draught horses there were 83 entries, 71 bloods, 70 for special prizes, 124 hackneys…

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