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Shows & fairs, 1890

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The Mining Exhibition in London. the Representation of New South Wales. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Dunedin

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 April 1890 · page 9

Mr. Oscar Meyer, Commissioner for New South Wale at the New Zealand and South Seas Exhibition, has been appointed to represent the colony at the Universal Mining Exhibition at the…

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Stage, Song, and Show. The Eastertide Boom. Timothy P. Macduff. Shows that Hum--And Shows that are Glum--Brother Bill and his New Play--How Macduff Panned Out--Better than Circus

The Australian Star · Saturday 5 April 1890 · page 2

Before as well as after the storm a calm is popularly supposed to prevail, which is probably why the week immediately preceding a big holiday season is judged by showmen…

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Fair at Manly

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 April 1890 · page 9

The Aquarium Hall at Manly has of late undergone a decided metamorphosis, it having been transformed into a representation of part of an English street in the early part of the present century. On either side of…

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Bathurst Show

The Australian Star · Monday 7 April 1890 · page 6

BATHURST, Monday.--The annual show of the Bathurst Agricultural, Horticultural, and Pastoral Association, to be held next week, promises to be the most successful…

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Hawkesbury Show

The Australian Star · Monday 7 April 1890 · page 7

WINDSOR, Thursday.--A very large committee meeting was held in connection with the Hawkesbury District Agricultural Association yesterday afternoon, to…

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Wagga Show

The Australian Star · Monday 7 April 1890 · page 7

Wagga Wagga, Thursday.--The annual meeting of the Murrumbidgee Pastoral and Agricultural Association has been fixed for September 3 and 4. A resolution has been…

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Lyndhurst Agricultural Show

The Australian Star · Monday 7 April 1890 · page 7

CARCOAR, Thursday.--Lyndhurst show opened yesterday. The attendance numbered about 800, and the show is regarded as a success. The only blood stallion…

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The Agricultural Show

Evening News · Monday 7 April 1890 · page 3

Saturday was the fourth day of the show. The weather was all that could be desired, and the attendance numbered from 7000 to 8000. The chief events of the day were the parading of…

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Stage, Song, and Show

The Australian Star · Monday 7 April 1890 · page 3

The Boston Ideal Company scored an unqualified success in Melbourne every night of their stay oi six weeks in the southern capital, the house being full to overflowing…

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The Agricultural Show. Saturday—fourth Day

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 April 1890 · page 3

Under the benign influence of the splendid westner with which the Agricultural Society has been favoured this year, interest in the excellent exposition at Moor[?] Park seems to be on the increase. Saturday, the fourth…

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The Metropolitan Show. the Hunters' Plate Competition

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 7 April 1890 · page 4

Saturday was a big day at Moore Park Shortly after 1 o'clock vast crowds filtered into the showground. It was not merely the busy city man, seeking a brief respite from the…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 April 1890 · page 5

The entries closed to-day for the Marulan P., A., H., and I. Society's fifth show. The number of entries total[?]ed nearly 800. The show promises to be an unprecedented success. The horses, cattle, and sheep…

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The Agricultural Show

Evening News · Tuesday 8 April 1890 · page 5

SHOW GROUND, Monday.-The attendance on the ground numbers about 12,000. The contest for the Hurdle Plate was continued. Four horses put in an appearance, but the committee, acting under protest…

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The Agricultural Show

Evening News · Tuesday 8 April 1890 · page 4

The programme at the Agricultural Show was carried out yesterday in good style. The weather was lovely and the attendance numbered about 12,000. The machinery was shown in motion and formed the…

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Stage, Song, and Show

The Australian Star · Tuesday 8 April 1890 · page 3

Solomon is a regular king amongst recreation providers. His Museum, opposite the Town Hall, may be compared to a kaleidoscope, for there may be seen an…

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The Agricultural Show. Easter Monday—fifth Day

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 April 1890 · page 9

The Agricultural Society 's Show at Moore Park came in for a very large share of public patronage yesterday, the attendance approximating 8000, being larger than on any proceding day. The presence of so large a…

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The Metropolitan Show. Decision in the Hunters' Plate. Jumping Contest

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 8 April 1890 · page 5

Favored again with glorious autumn weather, the attendance at the show ground yesterday seemed to eclipse former records. It was not so much the staged exhibits as the competitions…

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Agricultural Show. Sixth Day

Evening News · Wednesday 9 April 1890 · page 5

The show wad brought to a conclusion on Tuesday. The weather was remarkably fine, but the attendance was poor. The events of the day were the sales of stock (which were…

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The Agricultural Show. Tuesday—sixth Day

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 April 1890 · page 4

The Agricultural Society's Show for the year 1890 was brought to a successful close yesterday, the attendance, all things considered, being again good, and the proceedings of an interesting character. The…

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Waterbury Watches at the World's Fair. in the Enemy's Camp

Evening News · Wednesday 9 April 1890 · page 6

Mr. D. Young, of London, who is manager of the Waterbury Watch Co.'s exhibit, informed me that he is selling on an average 500 Watches a day in the industrial section of the Children's Palace, where…

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