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  2. CHAMBER OF MANUFACTURES INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION

    At noon to-day HiB Excellency the Governor will formally open this Exhibition, for which very active preparations hive been going on daring the last week or two. The ...

    Article : 1,239 words
  3. REVIEW.

    THE LIFE OF FREDERICK DENISON MAURICE, chiefly told in his own letters. Edited by his son Frederick Maurice, In two volumes. London: Macmillan & Co., 1884. ...

    Article : 3,867 words
  4. ARTISANS' PRIZES

    This should have been one of the most interesting features of the Exhibition. These prizes were offered to South Australian artisans for "work executed individually ...

    Article : 312 words
  5. THE PRINTING ART.

    The next section, following religiously the arrangement of the catalogue, is—"Printing, lithography, engraving, and bookbinding.' Several exhibitors of these "arts and ...

    Article : 305 words
  6. COTTAGE HOMES.

    The annual meeting of the subscribers to the Cottage Homes, North Adelaide, for the use of aged and infirm poor and widows, was held at the Homes on Wednesday afternoon. ...

    Article : 1,893 words
  7. BOAT-BUILDING, BRUSHWARE, AND ROPES.

    There is not much to speak about here. Of the nineteen classes in this group only nine attracted any entries Some of the models display great skill, and reflect ...

    Article : 195 words
  8. TEXTILE FABRICS.

    At first blush one would expect to find a good many subjects for inspection under this head, with its additional "spun and raw silk;" but unfortunately they were not ...

    Article : 499 words
  9. SOUTH AUSTRALIAN WOOLLEN FACTORY COMPANY.

    The annual general meeting of shareholders in this Company was held at the office, Pirie-street, on. Wednesday, May 21. There was a good attendance. The Hon. R. A. ...

    Article : 1,154 words
  10. WORKS IN STONE. MARBLE. &c.

    There was not a very large or imposing array of exhibits in this section, which ia catalogued next. The prize-list looked pretentious enough, and one might fairly have ...

    Article : 400 words
  11. EDIBLES AND POTABLES.

    In the matter of edi[?]les ana potables the visitors will find a deal that will demand the exercise of the faculty of self-restraint, and if they are very observant they will notice that ...

    Article : 458 words
  12. MECHANICAL AND ARCHITECTURAL DRAWINGS.

    In this group, there were prizes offered in sixteen classes, representing all branches of the subject, but only eight of these have attracted any entries, and the aggregate of ...

    Article : 889 words
  13. CARPENTRY, JOINERY, TURNING, AND BASKETWARE.

    Under this head the exhibits were meagre, only ten classes out of thirty being represented. In carpentry work Messrs. G. Beare & Co. have a good exhibit of Venetian: ...

    Article : 250 words
  14. WORKS IN METAL.

    This is the next heading in the catalogue. The collection is large, varied, and highly interesting, and one which induces the most gratifying reflections upon the ability of the ...

    Article : 1,200 words
  15. INVENTIONS.

    It is stated in the prize-list that ia order to encourage mechanical genius a reward will be given for the invention of the highest economical value." the prizes offered for ...

    Article : 223 words
  16. WORK IN LEATHER.

    Nothing of any special importance in this group attracts attention. Mr. Lyddy has a compact collection of boots and shoes; Messrs. Stibbles & Pash have a capital lot ...

    Article : 103 words
  17. INSTRUMENTS IN METAL OR GLASS. &C.

    In this section Mr. Horatio Yeates shows an induction coil, an electric bell and push, a clock machine with insulated wire, and a zoetrope. while. Mr. P. C. Osborne furnishes ...

    Article : 492 words
  18. JUVENILE SECTION.

    In this section there are two divisions, the one of which is devoted to the schools, and the other to competitors under 18 years of age. In the first there were six ...

    Article : 511 words
  19. AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS.

    Under a natural classification, agricultural machinery, implements, and tools, a very, large exhibition might be made, and, in fact, tl arp. a great number of exhibits under ...

    Article : 1,487 words
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