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Sydney · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1892

1,939 stories in Sydney's papers · page 26 of 97

A Miraculous Escape. on the Show Ground. Stripping a Man by Machinery

The Australian Star · Thursday 14 April 1892 · page 6

TO-DAY'S proceedings on the show ground narrowly escaped a somewhat tragic commencement, Shortly after the arrival of the first tram from Sydney many of the visitors…

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Agricultural Show. the First Day. The Finishing Touches. Judging and Placing. Business and Pleasure -- Opening the Gates -- Large Attendance Expected

The Australian Star · Thursday 14 April 1892 · page 2

YESTERDAY may be considered to be the first day in connection with the annual fete of the Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales, but, as on former occasions, it…

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The Metropolitan Show

The Australian Star · Friday 15 April 1892 · page 4

IF the Royal Agricultural Society's Exhibition is not all that its friends could desire -- and it is not -- the reason for the defect must not be…

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Stage, Song and Show

The Australian Star · Friday 15 April 1892 · page 7

George Perry's old-established and popular variety company at the Temperance Hall drew another large attendance on Wednesday night, when…

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Castle Hill Show. Parramatta

The Australian Star · Friday 15 April 1892 · page 5

There are 900 entries for the Castle Hill A. and H. Association show, to be held at Castle Hill on Monday and Tuesday ; and as special arrangements, which will be duly…

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Agricultural Show. the Official Opening

The Australian Star · Friday 15 April 1892 · page 3

THE Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales is to be congratulated on the appearance and success of its show yesterday. This is the day on which everything…

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Metropolitan Agricultural Exhibition. Second Day's Proceedings. Vice-regal Opening Ceremony

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 15 April 1892 · page 5

The weather yesterday interfered sadly with the Royal Agricultural Society's Exhibition at Moore Park. Early in the morning the sky was dark with clouds, but about 11 o'clock the sun shone out…

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The Metropolitan Show. Second Day. This Formal Opening--jumping Contests

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 15 April 1892 · page 5

The weather yesterday was unpleasant enough to seriously affect the attendance at the Royal Agricultural Society's Show at Moore Park, for a cold wind blew during the…

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A Miraculous Escape. on the Show Ground. Stripping a Man by Machinery

The Australian Star · Friday 15 April 1892 · page 6

TO-DAY'S proceedings on the show ground narrowly escaped a somewhat tragic commencement. Shortly after the arrival of the first tram from Sydney many of the visitors…

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Sydney. Royal Agricultural Society

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 16 April 1892 · page 40

The annual exhibition of the Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales opened on the showground, Moore Park, on Wednesday morning. The weather was fine and the ground in…

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Castle Hill A. and H. Association. Easter Monday Show

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 16 April 1892 · page 3

THE annual exhibition under the auspices of the Castle Hill A. and H. Association, to be opened on Monday next by the members for Central…

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The Royal Agricultural Society in New South Wales

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 16 April 1892 · page 862

The exhibition which commenced this week, on Moore Park, although weak in a few sections, is on the whole creditable to the metropolitan district, and its representative, the Royal…

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The Show at Moore Park. the Royal Agricultural Exhibition

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 16 April 1892 · page 16

THE annual exhibition of the Royal Agricultural Society of Now South Wales opened on the show ground Moore Park on Wednesday morning. Cattle form a prominent feature of the show…

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The Spanish Fair

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 16 April 1892 · page 18

ALL who have a wish to assist the Rev. Mother and Sisters of the Immaculate Conception Convent, Balmain, will find the opportunity in the Spanish Fancy Fair and Art Union. The fair is…

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Village Fair at Manly

Evening News · Saturday 16 April 1892 · page 5

Arrangements for the bazaar at Manly in aid of the building fond of the Roman Catholic Church are very complete. The committee has been most energetic in collecting supplies for the…

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Agricultural Show

The Australian Star · Saturday 16 April 1892 · page 2

THE attendance of the public at the Royal Agricultural Society's Show yesterday was very large; fully 20,000 persons being present. The weather was fine, though cloudy,…

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Cost of the Chicago Exhibition

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 16 April 1892 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.--The President of the Chicago Exhibition estimates that the total cost of the exhibition to the United States will be £4,500,000…

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The Metropolitan Show

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 16 April 1892 · page 6

A fair idea of the interest taken in the Royal Agricultural Show at Moore Park may be gathered from the fact that nearly 20,000 persons visited the grounds yesterday…

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Chrysanthemum and Flower Show

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 16 April 1892 · page 3

A GRAND Chrysanthemum and Flower Show and Sale of Work, in connection with St. Andrew's Church, Parramatta, will be opened in the Town Hall, on…

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Stage, Song and Show

The Australian Star · Saturday 16 April 1892 · page 2

A meeting of the committee of management connection with the Anson benefit was held at the Australia Hotel on Wednesday afternoon, Mr. W. Edmunds presiding…

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