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Shows & fairs, 1889

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Melbourne Exhibition Receipts. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 2 February 1889 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Friday.--The total receipts for the six months during which the Exhibition has been open was £101,730. This includes £82,000 for admission to the building and…

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Australian. Victoria. Close of the Exhibition

The Australian Star · Saturday 2 February 1889 · page 6

MELBOURNE, This Day.--The Governor closed the Exhibition yesterday with the usual formalities. The whole ceremony took a very short time. The HERALD…

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Paris Exhibition. Space for New South Wales Exhibits

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 2 February 1889 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday Night.--M. Berger, the Executive Commissioner of the Paris Exhibition, has offered Sir Saul Samuel, Agent-General for New South Wales, a…

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Centennial International Exhibition, Melbourne. Messrs. Moet and Chandon's Exhibit

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 2 February 1889 · page 240

Mons. Alfred Simon, the senior partner of the great champagne firm of Moet and Chandon, during tho few short months that he has been in Australia, has done wonders in the way of introducing his excellent…

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Wollongong Agricultural Show. Wollongong, This Day

The Australian Star · Saturday 2 February 1889 · page 7

The show was continued Thursday, when the attendance was very large, numbering fully 4000 persons. The principal attraction was the parade ring, and the feature…

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Paris Exhibition. Space for New South Wales. London, January, 31

The Australian Star · Saturday 2 February 1889 · page 5

M. Berger, Executive Commissioner of Paris Exhibition, has offered Sir Saul Samuel, Agent-General for New South Wales, a space of 3000 superficial feet in…

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Paris Exhibition. [By Cable.] (From Our Correspondent.) London, Jan. 31

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 2 February 1889 · page 11

M. Berger, the Executive Commissioner for the Paris Exhibition, has offered Sir Saul Samuel 3000ft. of space in a good position in the Trocadero Gardens, on which…

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The Melbourne Exhibition

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 4 February 1889 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Sunday. -- The last night of the Exhibition attracted a good attendance. Twenty-four thousand nine hundred and fifteen visitors passed the turnstyles, the receipts…

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Shipping Awards at the Exhibition

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 4 February 1889 · page 9

At the Melbourne Exhibition the following awards were made in the navigation, shipbuilding, and life preserving department:—First order of merit:—P. and O. Co., London, models company's steamers; Pacific S. N. Co., Glasgow,…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 4 February 1889 · page 7

The attendance at the Exhibition yesterday numbered 24,913. The closing time at night has been extended until 11.80. A rumour gained currency during the day that an organised…

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Melbourne Exhibition

The Australian Star · Tuesday 5 February 1889 · page 6

MELBOURNE, This Day.--On the official closing of the Exhibition, Sir Henry Loch sent the following cablegram to the Queen:--"Sir Henry Leech presents his…

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Melbourne Exhibition. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 5 February 1889 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Monday. -- The work of dismantling the various courts at the Exhibition commenced in earnest to-day, and will be carried on henceforth day and night. The balance…

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The Melbourne Exhibition. (From Our Correspondent.) Melbourne, Feb. 1

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 February 1889 · page 4

The Exhibition was opened with great ceremony on August 1, last year, in the prcence of many thous[?]nds of spectators, the streets along which the vice-regal cortege passed being thronged by dense crowds of…

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The Anglo-australian Art Exhibition

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 6 February 1889 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday. -- H.R.H. the Princess Louise is a member of the committee engaged in selecting the pictures to be dispatched to Sydney for the…

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Anglo-australian Art Exhibition. London, February 4

The Australian Star · Wednesday 6 February 1889 · page 5

H.R.H. the Princess Louise has joined the committee appointed to select the pictures to be despatched to Sydney for the Anglo-Australian Art Exhibition…

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Paris Exhibition

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 7 February 1889 · page 4

Application, from some of the leading citizens of Sydney and also from some of the New South Wales commissioners at the Melbourne Exhibition have been received by the Mines…

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Summer Hill Industrial Exhibition

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 7 February 1889 · page 5

The first Summer Hill Industrial Exhibition and sale of work was opened in the Summer Hill Skating Rink, on Tuesday afternoon, in the presence of a large number of visitors. The ceremony was performed by…

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Summer-hill Industrial Exhibition

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 7 February 1889 · page 6

An industrial exhibition, promoted by the members of the Summer-hill Congregational Church, was publicly opened on Tuesday by the Mayor of Ashfield, Alderman Dean. Mr. Dean, in…

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In the Melbourne Exhibition. the Manila Bamboo House

Illustrated Sydney News · Thursday 7 February 1889 · page 28

IN the south terrace of the Melbourne Exhibition gardens, in a plot of ground alongside the Armament Court, may be seen the Spanish flg, Australian ensign,…

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Inverell Pastoral and Agricultural Society. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 8 February 1889 · page 7

INVERELL, Thursday. -- The monthly meeting of the P. and A. Society's committee was held to-day, Mr. Hugh Munro in the chair. It was decided to go on with the show on the dates…

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