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Shows & fairs, 1870

31 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 2 of 2

The Intercolonial Exhibition. (From the Herald.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 13 September 1870 · page 4

The Exhibition still continues to be attractive. Several interesting objects have arrived during the last few days from Victoria. Messrs. Walch, Brothers, have forwarded a magnificent…

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The Working and Financial Prospects of the Exhibition

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 15 September 1870 · page 4

The Herald of the 8th says:—The chairman of the Exhibition Committee, in passing an culogium upon the intelligent perseverance and patience of the stewards, in reply to a toast…

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The Exhibition. (From the S. M. Herald, Sept. 13.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 15 September 1870 · page 2

The Exhibition was yesterday visited by several thousand persons, including a large number from the country districts. It is possible now to inspect the pictures and various…

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The Intercolonial Exhibition. (From the Herald of Saturday.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 20 September 1870 · page 2

Yesterday, the children's festival and the concert in the evening had the effect of attracting an unusally large number of visitors to the Exhibition, the general public being admitted…

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The Intercolonial Exhibition. (from the Herald of Tuesday.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 22 September 1870 · page 3

The fourth week of the Intercolonial Industrial Exhibition has been entered upon, and judging from the large number of persons there yesterday, the interest of the public in it would appear…

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Intercolonial Exhibition. Awards to the Non-agricultural Sections of the Intercolonial Exhition. (From Tuesday's Empire.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 29 September 1870 · page 2

The following is the official list of awards in the Non-Agricultural Section of the Exhibition. Beyond a few awards yet to be determined, it may be considered perfect…

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Machinery at the Exhibition. (From the Melbourne Argus' Special Corresponden[?].)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 11 October 1870 · page 2

The two chief exhibits in the class of machines were the locomotive passenger engines, the first of the kind ever built in these colonies Nothing better than contractors locomotives had been previously…

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The Agricultural Society's Ploughing Matches

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 13 October 1870 · page 4

The special correspondent of the Melbourne Argus, writing from Sydney to the Argus on the 30th ult, gives the following account of the late ploughing matches in Sydney:—…

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The Brave and the Fair

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 20 October 1870 · page 3

The following interesting narrative, which appeared in a letter from Saarbruck, was written by the Daily News correspondent the day before the French ocoupied that town: —" A young…

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Agricultural Society of New South Wales. (Abridged from Thursday's Herald.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 3 December 1870 · page 2

The annual meeting of this society was held in the Hall of Commerce, Sydney on Wednesday afternoon, Sir William Macarthur, president of the society, in the chair. His Excellency…

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A Horrid Tragedy.—hon. A. P. Crittenden Assassinated on the Oakland Boat by a Mrs. Fair

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 29 December 1870 · page 4

On 3rd Nov., Hon. A. P. Crittenden went from San Francisco to Oakland to meet his family, who arrived on the evening train from the Last. They went aboard the steamer, and…

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