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Shows & fairs, 1890

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Balmain Dog Show

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 28 February 1890 · page 6

The first show in connection with the Balmain National Dog Society was opened yesterday afternoon, in the Balmain Skating Rink, by Sir Henry Parkes. On arrival Sir Henry was…

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Picton Agricultural Show

Evening News · Friday 28 February 1890 · page 5

PICTON, Thursday.—The Picton Show opened this morning. The weather is fine but warm, and the show ground is in good condition. The exhibits, owing to the late inclement weather, are…

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Picton Agricultural Show

Evening News · Friday 28 February 1890 · page 6

The success of the Picton Agricultural Show was greatly interfered with by a heavy thunderstorm on Thursday afternoon. The rain for fully half an hour came down in torrents, swamping…

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Dog Show at Balmain

Evening News · Friday 28 February 1890 · page 2

On Thursday the first show of the Balmain, National Dog Society was held in the s[?]ating rink of that hilly suburb. The occasion was memorable from the fact that Sir Henry Parkes…

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Picton Annual Show. a Propitious Opening. PICTON

The Australian Star · Friday 28 February 1890 · page 5

The fifth annual show opened at noon yesterday. The weather is delightful and the district never looked better. There are nearly 1000 entries. There is a splendid…

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Facts for the Fair-minded. Competition at Home and Abroad. The Increase in German Trade. Pulsford Against the "Morning Post" --A Nut for New South Wales--Yale Locks in Wolverhampton-- Belgian Iron In Derby--Carpets to Cotton-- Locos and Axes--All a Cheap in America

The Australian Star · Friday 28 February 1890 · page 7

GERMANY has a Protective tariff. The English economists hold fast to Free- trade. Facts are always better than theories (says an American paper). Between the years…

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Agricultural Society

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 March 1890 · page 8

A meeting of the council of the Agricultural Society was held yesterday afternoon at the offices, Hunter and Castlereagh streets, under the presidency of Mr. Yeo. A letter was read from the Railway Commissioners…

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Graphic Arts Exhibition

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 1 March 1890 · page 5

A special committee meeting of the Association of Graphic Arts was held in the Foresters hall, Castlereagh-street, last night, to consider the advisability of holding an artists' exhibition…

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A Spanish Floating Exhibition

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 1 March 1890 · page 28

Spain is at present making considerable efforts to extend her trade and commerce. In 1888 the Barcelona Exhibition did good from this point of view; and last year the Catalan manufacturers…

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Melbourne Exhibition. the Diplomas

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 1 March 1890 · page 41

The proprietors of the EVENING NEWS and the TOWN AND COUNTRY JOURNAL have received a certificate of award of the first order of merit for the TOWN AND COUNTRY JOURNAL exhibit,…

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Picton Show

The Australian Star · Saturday 1 March 1890 · page 6

PICTON, Friday.--The heavy rain which fell for an hour yesterday afternoon stopped the proceedings at the show for a time, and caused the ground to be cut up. The…

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General News. Exhibition of Stamps

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 1 March 1890 · page 481

Next May an Exhibition of a unique character is to be held in London. It is ore where it is the in ention to display postage stamps from all par is of the British Empire, which have been need since…

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Forbes Agricultural Show

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 1 March 1890 · page 458

The eighth exhibition of the Forbes Farmers and Free Selectors' Agricultural Association was opened in the Osborne Hall on the 20th ult. The attendance was not large, owing to the fact that not sufficient publicity…

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A Big Show

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 1 March 1890 · page 462

The Great American International Exhibition of 1892 is, after all, to be held in Chicago. For some time there has been a contest for the honour of the seat of the Exhibition…

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International Exhibition in New New York

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 1 March 1890 · page 16

London, Feb. 21.—The New York State has voted 10,000,000dols. towards an International Exhibition if it is held in New York in 1892…

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Lithgow. Fifth Annual Show

Nepean Times · Saturday 1 March 1890 · page 2

On Thursday the fifth annual show of the Lithgow A. H. and P. Society, was opened with the usual ceremonies. The weather was fine, but doubtless the late rains prevented many attending from a…

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The American Exhibition in 1892. London, Feb. 25

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 1 March 1890 · page 464

The House of Representatives in the United States has, by a large majority, carried a resolution in favour of holding the Grand International Exhibition in…

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HORTICULTURAL. Notes from the Horticultural Society's Show

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 1 March 1890 · page 460

Heavy rain did its best to ruin this show, but there were some excellent plants and flowers to be seen notwithstanding. There were some very fine dahlias exhibited in the various stands, which must hare greatly…

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Stage, Song, and Show. The B. N. Jones Testimonial Fund. Every House in Town Going--A New Hans Becke--Shakespeare in Castlereagh-street -- The Firms Dramatic Season. "The Pointsnan"--A New Social Musical Club, and Other Chestful Chips

The Australian Star · Saturday 1 March 1890 · page 2

If the B. N. Jones testimonial fund meeting, which was held at the Town Hall on Thursday, was lot numerous it was at least hearty and enthusiastic. His Worship…

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Agricultural Society

The Australian Star · Monday 3 March 1890 · page 3

THE usual weekly meeting of the council of the above was held in the society's office, Castlereagh-street, on Saturday afternoon. There was a fair attendance of members…

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