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Shows & fairs, 1890

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 18 April 1890 · page 6

The Bathurst Show was well attended to-day, nearly 3000 persons being present, which for the final day is a great increase on the previous year. The central attraction was the jumping contests. In the Hunters' Plate the…

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Agricultural Society

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 19 April 1890 · page 11
Also in The Australian Star

The usual meeting of the council was held yesterday afternoon at the society's rooms, Castlereagh-street. Mr. A. J. Gray occupied the chair, and there was a very large attendance of members present. Several…

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C.C.A. and H. Association

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 19 April 1890 · page 6

The adjourned meeting of the Council of the Central Cumberland Agricultural and Horticultural Association was held on Tuesday evening. Present…

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Castle Hill A. and H. Association

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 19 April 1890 · page 3

THE Council of the above Association met at the Store, Castle Hill, on Saturday afternoon last, for the final settling up in connection with the last show. There were present Messrs. J…

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Castle Hill. Castle Hill A. AND H. ASSOCIATION

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 19 April 1890 · page 2

THE settling in connection with the Easter Monday Show took place at Bayley’s store, Castle Hall, on Saturday afternoon last. Mr. J. W. Foster occupied the chair, and with the…

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Goulburn Agricultural Society. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) "Goulburn

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 19 April 1890 · page 7

The annual meeting of the A. P. and H. Society was held this afternoon and was very poorly attended. The report was of a satisfactory nature, showing that nearly 50 new members had joined during the year…

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The Mining Exhibition

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 19 April 1890 · page 35

Active preparations are being made for the proper representation of the colony at the Crystal Palace Mining Exhibition in July next. The whole of the mineral specimens sent to the New…

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Trimming Show Sheep

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 19 April 1890 · page 23

The trimming of show sheep is a matter of importance. There are those who object to trimming, but it is impossible to show sheep in the natural unkempt and rough state. It is really cruel to ask a breeder…

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The Moss Vale Show

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 19 April 1890 · page 850

The Berrima District Agricultural Society did not benefit by the postponement of the Moss Vale show from the 26th March to the 10th April. Rain set in from the southward on the 10th, and kept on falling…

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International Exhibition of Mining and Metallurgy, 1890

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 19 April 1890 · page 888

This exhibition, which trill he held at the Crystal Palace, London, is expected to open on the 2nd of July. Mr. E. "W. Bathurst, proprietor of the Mining Standard of this city, is the general…

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The Bathurst Show. Bathurst

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 19 April 1890 · page 861

The weather was again fine for the show, which was patronised by an enormous crowd. It is estimated that about 10,000 persons attended, which is the largest concourse seen in Bathurst. All the buildings were…

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Prize Cattle at the Exhibition. [See Illustrations, Page 868.]

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 19 April 1890 · page 849

The three cows Grand Duchess, Duchess 4th, and Duchess 6th, which appear as a group of prize-winners elsewhere in this issue, are owned and bred by that sterling supporter of the…

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The Bathurst Agricultural Show. Bathurst

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 19 April 1890 · page 850

To-day the twenty-eighth annual exhibition in connection with. The Bathurst Agricultural and Horticultural Association was opened, in the presence of a large concourse of visitors from all parts of the district…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 19 April 1890 · page 9

The minerals intended for the London Mineral Exhibition will be shipped by the 24th instant. Mr. Oscar Meyer, who leaves for Sydney on the 26th instant, will, if possible, ship by the same…

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Stage, Song, and Show. The Best Reception, Mrs. Brown Potter. Various Vanit ies--Events to Arrive--To-night's Crush--Music and More of It

The Australian Star · Saturday 19 April 1890 · page 7

From Mara to Thespis is a biggish change, but we made it last Saturday, for before we had been scarcely four hours in from the sanguinary scene at National Park we were…

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COUNTRY. Bathurst Show

The Australian Star · Monday 21 April 1890 · page 6

BATHURST, Saturday.—The third day's attendance at the show numbered about 4000, and was beautifully fine. The concluding events of the jumping and hunting…

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The New Zealand Exhibition. the Closing Ceremony. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Special Correspondent). Dunedin

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 21 April 1890 · page 5

The latest exhibition of the world, that of this farthest removed dependency of the British Empire, was officially closed to-day. A note of gratification expras-ive of the successful achievement was…

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Stage, Song, and Show. "La Tosca" at the Royal. "Nemesis " at the Criterion. Other Shows of the City

The Australian Star · Monday 21 April 1890 · page 3

The first appearance in Sydney of Mrs. Brown Potter and Mr. Kyrle Bellew was an occasion of brilliancy and splendor, with a moderate--a distinctly moderate--amount…

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By Yarra's Banks. Our Melbourne Message. The Bravery of Bourke. Mr. Beet and the Anti-Federal Spirit --How Jones Disappeared-- Phylloxera Wiped Out--Victoria and the Mining Exhibition

The Australian Star · Monday 21 April 1890 · page 5

THE damp, muddy, and rheumatic fate of the city of Central Australia--Bourke--has not escaped the excited sympathy of the people of Melbourne. The graphic…

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