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Shows & fairs, 1890

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Grafton Agricultural Show

The Australian Star · Tuesday 25 March 1890 · page 7

GRAFTON, Monday.--The committee of the Agricultural Society meets to-morrow to consider the advisability of postponing or abandoning the annual exhibition that…

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Kempsey Show Postponed

The Australian Star · Wednesday 26 March 1890 · page 6

KEMPSEY, Tuesday.-- At a meeting of the Agricultural Association, hold yesterday afternoon, it was decided to further postpone the show to April 16, 17, and 18, in…

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Stage, Song, and Show

The Australian Star · Wednesday 26 March 1890 · page 3

The recent concert held in the Campbelltown Town Hall in aid of the local cricket club proved very successful. The elite of the district were present, and the audience…

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Gundagai P. and A. Show

Evening News · Wednesday 26 March 1890 · page 2

GUNDAGAI, Tuesday—The third Gundagai Pastoral and Agricultural Show opened to-day. There is a large crowd of people on the ground. The weather Was this morning. The sun came out at…

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Blayney P and A Show

Evening News · Wednesday 26 March 1890 · page 2

BLAYNEY, Tuesday Notwithstanding the inclemency of the weather the town of Blayney is quite with visitors to the show which opens this morning. Had the Weather been more Favorable…

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The New Zealand Exhibition. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Dunedin

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 26 March 1890 · page 7

The following awards have been made in the mineral and timber exhibits:— NEW SOUTH WALES AWARDS.—H. C. Bell, Sydney, first, cedar; Department of Mines, Sydney, first-class…

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The Moss Vale Show. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Moss Vale

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 26 March 1890 · page 7

The Moss Yale show has been postponed to the 10th, 11th, and 12th April, owing to the continued wet weather…

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The American World's Fair

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 27 March 1890 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.--It Has been decided to postpone the opening of the World's Fair in the United States until May, 1893…

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Wants a Fair Trial

Evening News · Thursday 27 March 1890 · page 2

Teacher: "Tommy, do you think yon can spell the word 'certainly'?" Tommy: " Yes, sir." Teacher: " Well, you may try."…

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Kempsey Show

The Australian Star · Thursday 27 March 1890 · page 2

KEMPSEY, Wednesday.--Another meeting of the committee of the Macleay Agricultural Association was held yesterday afternoon. The committee decided to further…

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The World's Fair. London, March 26

The Australian Star · Thursday 27 March 1890 · page 5

It has been decided to postpone tho opening of the World's Fair in the United States until May, 1893…

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COUNTRY. Blayney Show

The Australian Star · Thursday 27 March 1890 · page 2

BLAYNEY, Wednesday,--Blayney Show opened yesterday morning, and despite the showery weather it is a great success. There are over 800 exhibits. About 187 are in the…

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The American Exhibition. Postponed Till 1893

Evening News · Thursday 27 March 1890 · page 4

LONDON, March. 26.—The International Exhibition, which was to have been held in Chicago in 1892, in commemoration of the fourth centenary of the discovery of…

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Stage, Song, and Show

The Australian Star · Thursday 27 March 1890 · page 7

The forty-ninth smoke concert of the Sydney Liedertafel was given in the Exhibition Building last night, and at a rough guess we should think that it was one of the…

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Blayney P. and A. Show

Evening News · Thursday 27 March 1890 · page 2

BLAYNEY, Wednesday.—Notwithstanding the inclemency of the weather the town of Blayney ia quite alive with visitors to the show, which opened yesterday morning. Had the weather been more favorable…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 27 March 1890 · page 8

The Camden Agricultural and Horticultural Society and Camden Park are arranging a magnificent collection of farm produce for competition for the champion prize at the metropolitan show next week…

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The Chicago Exhibition. Postponed Till 1893. [By Cable.] (From Our Correspondent.) London, March 26

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 27 March 1890 · page 7

The Universal Exhibition, which was to have been held in Chicago in 1892, in commemoration of the fourth centenary of the discovery of America by Columbus,…

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The Governor at the Gundagai Show. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Gundagai

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 27 March 1890 · page 8

For the second day of the Gundagai Show the morning broke beautifully fine, and the weather continued so all day. The town was decorated with flags in honour of Lord Carrington's visit. His Excellency…

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The Metropolitan Agricultural Society. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 28 March 1890 · page 4

Sir,—The committee of the Agricultural Society have been fortunate enough to gain from the Government an extra £500 subsidy this year over and above their usual grant. Acting on the spur of the moment of their…

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Dungog Show

The Australian Star · Friday 28 March 1890 · page 3

DUNGOG, Thursday.--The Dungog fourth annual show was opened yesterday by Mr. H. H. Brown, M.L.A. Messrs. Gould, Wiltshire, Scobie, and Brown, M.'sL.A.,…

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