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  2. TELEGRAPHIC, SUMMARY.

    Captain Moresby has just published a twovolume work on New Guhiea, which is a welcome contribution to our scant knowledge of thatisland. Nothing is now heard of Lieutenant Armit's ...

    Article : 1,686 words
  3. DOOS.

    The dog show was a good one There were 179 entries, and most of the animals entered put in an appearance. The show comprised groyhouuds, staghounds, kangaroo dogs (rough and smooth), fox hounds ...

    Article : 69 words
  4. Metropolitan Intercolonial Exhibition.

    The attendance on Wednesday was greater even than on the opening day, as, exclusive of ticket-holdew, 19,001 persons were present, and although some difficulty was experienced in an inspection of the exhibits within the ...

    Article : 609 words
  5. POULTRY.

    The Exhibition owes a large share of its attractiveness to the very extensive and excellent collection of live stock that comes under the heading of poultry. The exhibits are both numerous and meritorious. Those ...

    Article : 82 words
  6. CLOTHING, &c.

    This section is almost entirely devoted to the advertising drapers, who have exceilent displays of their goods, chiefly with the prices marked. Some ladies underclothing from Darlinghurst gaol and fabrics from ...

    Article : 87 words
  7. PRODUCTS OF MINING INDUSTRY, FORESTRY. &c.

    The Department of Mines is to the fore, as usual, with minerals and specimens; and there are numerous exhibits from New Caledonia, the Iron Companies. The Hon. Saul Samuel and numbers of private collectors ...

    Article : 102 words
  8. FINE ARTS.

    In consequence of the resolution of the Academy of Art not to send their collection of paiutings to the Metropolitan Exhibition, the galleries of the Exhibition Buildiug are, of course, less adorned than usual with ...

    Article : 378 words
  9. WOOL.

    The exhibits of wool, though not very numerous, were of a fist-class description; and there was close competition in nearly all the classes. Under the circumstances of the Philadelphia attraction, nothing ...

    Article : 1,571 words
  10. SCHOOL WORK.

    In the section for school work, prizes in the form of certificates of merit were offered by the society to, Public Schools and children attendmg schcols under the Council of Education, but there was very little ...

    Article : 217 words
  11. SILK.

    In this section the steward was Dr. Bennett, and there was but little for the exercise of his judgment. The prise offered was a bronze medal. The only exhibit was from Mr. George Thorne, of Claremont ...

    Article : 65 words
  12. SECTION X.—SANITARY.

    In this new section the exhibits comprise the results of an analysis of food, requisites for ensnriug thorough ventilation of houses and hospitals, lavatory furniture, filters, and models of various kinds, and things ...

    Article : 1,229 words
  13. PIGS.

    The show of pies was numerically small, but some fine animals were exhibited. Mr F. Fewings, of Little Coogee, who took first prize in class 127 (sow, medium breed, any age), showed as fine a pig of the hind as one ...

    Article : 213 words
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