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Shows & fairs, 1893

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Horticultural Show

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 15 April 1893 · page 16

The Liberty Plains Horticultural Society held their usual monthly meeting on April 6 in the Congregational Hall, Rookwood. There was a good attendance of members, 76 persons being…

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Ireland at the Chicago Exhibition

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 15 April 1893 · page 5

Mrs. Ernest Hart is to be congratulated on the outcome of her recent visit to the site of the World's Fair, for the concession obtained for her Donegal Village allows of its creation in one of…

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Royal Agricultural Show

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 15 April 1893 · page 16

The following items in connection with this show were unavoidably held over since last week: Sales of show cattle were held on the ground on Saturday, but the results were not encouraging,…

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The Gundaroo Show

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 15 April 1893 · page 748

The annual show of the Gundaroo P. A. H Society was held last week. The attendance numbered about 1000. The exhibits well represented the resources of the district. Some good young blood…

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St. Andrew's Chrysanthemum Show

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 15 April 1893 · page 2

ST. Andrew's grand chrysatithemum show, sale of work, and tableaux vivants will be opened in the Town Hall, Parramattan, next Thursday, and remain open on Friday…

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Bathurst F. and A. Show

Evening News · Saturday 15 April 1893 · page 6

BATHURST, Friday.—The P. and A. Show was continued yesterday. There was a very large attendance, estimated at from 14,000 to 15,000. The weather was splendid. The official ceremony of…

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The Bathurst Agricultural Show. Bathurst

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 April 1893 · page 10

The exhibition was again la gely attended, and the jumping and trotting contests furnished an excellent day's sport, The Pony Trot, 2 miles, 14 hands or under, produced eight starters, and a fine…

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Strike of Workmen at the World's Fair. London, April 11

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 15 April 1893 · page 754

Four thousand unionist workmen employed at the Chicago Exhibition have struck work, at the instigation of the Building Trades Council, on account of the…

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The Castle Hill Show. to the Editor

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 15 April 1893 · page 2

SIR,—Kindly allow me space in your valuable columns for the purpose of making a few remarks in reference to the Castle Hill Show…

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Lines on the Hand Which Show Money

Illustrated Sydney News · Saturday 15 April 1893 · page 9

Long, uncrossed line of fortune. Branches from the line of life. to the line of head. Good mount of Mercury, if with two…

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Signs Which Show Adaptability for the Faculty

Illustrated Sydney News · Saturday 15 April 1893 · page 9

Long, deep line of head; long second phalange of thumb; long, straight fourth finger, with lines on the mount of Mercury; well developed mounts of Luna…

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The Castle Hill Show. Settling Up and Protests

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 15 April 1893 · page 2

A MEETING of the Council of the Castle Hill Agricultural and Horticultural Association was held at Bailey's store, Castle Hill, on Saturday afternoon. There was a large…

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Bee Hives and Appliances. Hebblewhite and Co.'s Show Exhibits

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 15 April 1893 · page 22

In this section the exhibits of Messrs. Hebblewhite and Company, of George-street, Sydney, made a prominent display at the recent show of the Royal Agricultural Society, Sydney, and they…

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Cultivator and Grazier. Honey and Apiary Appliances. MR. R. K. Allport's Show Exhibits

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 15 April 1893 · page 21

At the recent show of the Royal Agricultural Society, Sydney, immediately opposite the lefthand entrance to the main pavilion, was the exhibit of R. K. Allport, bee appliance…

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When to Marry. Important Statistics. Which Show That Early Marriages Are Prejudicial to the Healthy Propagation of the Race

Evening News · Saturday 15 April 1893 · page 2

When we should many is a question which presents itself in many different lights and admits of as many different answers. Different nationalities have…

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Stage, Song and Show. Success of "A Village Priest." Long Run of "Man to Man." "Midsummer Night's Dream." "Maritana" at the Lyceum--"Robbery Under Arms" at the Royal-- "Hamlet" and "His Natural Life", to Follow--Miss Pattle Browne In London--Other Shows

The Australian Star · Saturday 15 April 1893 · page 11

With few exceptions the week, theatrically, has been a good and prosperous one, and managers, in the majority of eases, have had no cause to attribute an impoverished…

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"The World's Fair." At St. Benedict's

The Australian Star · Monday 17 April 1893 · page 3

The " World's Fair" at St. Benedict's' Hall, which is being held to assist in liquidating the parish debt of £6000, was again very numerously attended on Saturday…

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Stage, Song and Show. "Maritana" at the Lyceum

The Australian Star · Monday 17 April 1893 · page 3

Under the able management of Mr. James. H. Rainford, the Theatre Royal seems to have entered on another lease of popularity which promises to last for an indefinite…

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The Carnival at Rome. Circus Minimus at the Piazza Del Popolo

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 17 April 1893 · page 9

The Rome correspondent of the London Daily Telegraph writes as follows on 20th February:- The Roman Carnival, and indeed most of its congeners throughout Haly, have become not only the…

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Stage, Song and Show

The Australian Star · Tuesday 18 April 1893 · page 8

There was an clement of more than usual importance in last night's bill at the Alhambra in the first appearance at this hall of Mr. Billy Emerson, a burnt-cork…

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