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Shows & fairs, 1889

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The Hunter River P.A and H. Show

The Australian Star · Saturday 13 April 1889 · page 5

WEST MAITLAND, This Day. -- The takings at the show this year were £651 19s 9d, which exceeds last year's takings by over £20…

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Agricultural Shows. The Adaminaby P. A., and H. Association's Show

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 13 April 1889 · page 756

The Adaminaby Pastoral, Agricultural, and Horticultural Show was held on the 28th ultimo. The day was tine and the general attendance of the public was good. The show was held in a paddock belonging to…

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Agricultural Society of New South Wales

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 13 April 1889 · page 7
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A meeting of the council was held yesterday, Mr. F. B. Kyagdon in the chair. An offer was received from Messrs. Anthony Hordern and Sons, of the Palace Emporium, Haymarket,…

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Melbourne Exhibition

Evening News · Saturday 13 April 1889 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Friday.-A summary of the attendance and the receipts in connection with the late Exhibition have been published. The total number of admissions was 1,963,436, the daily…

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Gunning Agricultural Show

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 13 April 1889 · page 756

The Gunning Agricultural Show passed off well. A heavy shower fell on the 3rd. The second day was fine, and the attendance. numbered over 600. The horse, cattle, and sheep sections filled well. Altogether,…

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Mittagong Horticultural Show. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 13 April 1889 · page 7

MITTAGONG, Friday.--The second day of this show was fine, though cloudy. The number attending was not large until the evening, when the hall was crammed. Several fresh…

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Braidwood P. aud A. Show

Evening News · Saturday 13 April 1889 · page 6

BRAIDWOOD, Friday.-The Braidwood Pastoral and Agricultural Show opened on Thursday. There was a large attendance on the ground, numbering between 1800 and 2000…

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Maitland P. and A. Show

Evening News · Saturday 13 April 1889 · page 6

MAITLAND, Thursday.-The attendance to-day at the West Maitland Pastoral and Agricultural Show was very large, numbering over 10,000 people from all parts of the colony, and the greatest…

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The Anglo-australian Exhibition. Second Notice. Oils (Continued)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 April 1889 · page 7

A. Hacker, Leslie Thompson, Stanhope Forbes, T. B. Kenington, and F. Brown send some very good work out to us. Mr. Hacker's "Motherless" is a picture that bears inspection. It is honest and…

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Bathurst A., B., and P. Show

Evening News · Saturday 13 April 1889 · page 6

BATHURST, Friday.-The Bathurst A., H., and P. Show was continued on Thursday. The weather was beautifully fine, and there was a very large attendance throughout the day, nearly six…

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The Horticultural Society's Grand Chrysanthemum Show

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 13 April 1889 · page 738

The committee of the above society has issued its prize schedule for the show to he held in the Town Hall on Thursday and Friday, the 26th and 27th of the present month, and the following appeal to the public…

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The Australian Wine Kiosk at the Paris Exhibition. London, April 11

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 April 1889 · page 11

Mr. Rach, who has charge of the wine exhibits of South Australia at the Paris Exhibition, complains that he has been unable to obtain one-third of the space of…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 April 1889 · page 12

The attendance at the show to-day was very small, not more than 300 or 400 persons being present. Nearly all the live stock exhibits were removed by the afternoon, and there was nothing much to attract attention…

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Agricultural Society of New South Wales

The Australian Star · Monday 15 April 1889 · page 8

A MEETING of the council of the society was held on Friday last, Mr. F. B. Ky[?]gdon in the chair. After the minutes of the previous meeting had been confirmed, an…

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The Paris Exhibition

Evening News · Monday 15 April 1889 · page 5

LONDON, April 14.-Mr. W. F. Walker, late Commissioner of Trade and Customs in Victoria Lopes to be able to allot South Australia one-third of the Australian Trine kiosk at the Paris…

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Hunter River Agricultural Show. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 15 April 1889 · page 5

WEST MAITLAND, Saturday. -- The twenty-ninth exhibition of the Hunter River Agricultural Society, concluded yesterday, is considered the most successful ever held here from all…

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The Paris Exhibition. the Australian Wine Kiosk. the Landing of Exhibits. [By Cable.] (From Our Correspondent.) London, April 12

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 15 April 1889 · page 7

Mr. W. F. Walker, late Commissioner of Trade and Customs in Victoria, hopes to be able to allot South Australia one-third of the Australian wine kiosk at the Paris…

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Paris Exhibition

Evening News · Tuesday 16 April 1889 · page 5

LONDON, April 15.-The French Senate has voted a million, francs towards the fetes in connection with the Paris Exhibition…

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The Paris Exhibition. London, April 15

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 16 April 1889 · page 7

The French Senate has voted a million franc[?] towards the fetes in connection with the Paris Exhibition…

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