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Shows & fairs, 1873

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The Exhibition. London, February 9

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 18 February 1873 · page 2

A committee of colonists have met to consider the subject of the erection of a general colonial annexe. The Right Hon. Mr. Childers presided…

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Australian Exhibition at the New Crystal Palace. London, February 17

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 22 February 1873 · page 2

An exhibition of Australian and Polynesian produce, curiosities, and natural productions is attracting attention at the Crystal Palace…

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The Maitland Mercury. Tuesday, February 25, 1873. the Abandonment of the Old Fair Railway Policy

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 25 February 1873 · page 2

AT the instanes of the Government, and in accordance with an unopposed suggestion made last year by Mr. Macleay, the Assembly has by the large majority of forty-one to six reversed…

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International Exhibition. London, February 22

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 1 March 1873 · page 2

The Exhibition Commissioners have before them a proposition to erect an Australian annexe at a cost of £25,000, each colony to contribute to the expense in proportion to its revenue…

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The Annual Show of the H. R. A. and H. Association

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 22 March 1873 · page 2

Our readers will have noticed tbe publication in our last Saturday a issue of the schedule of prizes offered this year by the Association on the occasion of their thirteenth annual show. We have already alluded very fully to this schedule,…

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Annual Show of the Clarence Pastoral Agricultural and Horticultural Society

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 1 April 1873 · page 4

The Examiner of the 25th March reports the seventh annual show of this Society as a great success. The weather was rather threatening, but a large number of people visited the ground, the…

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The Annual Show of the Hunter River Agricultural and Horticultural Association

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 5 April 1873 · page 2

All the indications visible at present point to a show this year of unusual extent and variety. When we write the entries have not entirely closed, and we cannot therefore give the exact number, but we…

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Thirteenth Annual Show of the Hunter River Agricultural and Horticultural Association

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 10 April 1873 · page 2

The thirteenth annual show under the auspices of the Hunter River Agricultural and Horticultural Association was held on the Show Grounds, West Maitland on Tuesday and Wednesday, April 8th and 9th…

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The Late Show

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 12 April 1873 · page 2

As usual, we have to make a series of corrections in our report of the show, which we may remind our readers is always prepared under conditions the reverse of favorable to strict accuracy. Some of the errors…

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The English News. By Direct Telegrams. (Reuter's telegram to Australian Associated Press, in S. M. Herald.) International Exhibition London, April 15

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 22 April 1873 · page 2

The International Exhibition was opened yesterday with great eclat…

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Opening of the Exhibition. (From our Sydney Special Correspondent.) Sydney, Tuesday evening

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 24 April 1873 · page 2

The only topic of interest in Sydney to-day has been the opening of the annual show of the Agricultural Association of New South Wales, which took place this morning at the…

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Tne Intercolonial Exhibition

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 26 April 1873 · page 5

Our special correspondent gave some brief particulars respecting the Exhibition, opened in Sydney, on Tuesday. We supplement his account from the Herald of Wednesday…

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The Intercolonial Exhibition

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 26 April 1873 · page 3

The show of poultry has been materially marred by the domestic affliction which has occurred in the family of a gentleman who was one of the largest exhibitors. Owing to this desertion the coops showed…

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Intercolonial Exhibition. (Abridged from the S. M. Herald.) Third Day, Thursday, April 24, 1873

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 29 April 1873 · page 4

Probably 15,000 people were within the building and park yesterday, and the conclusion led to is that a very large proportion of the country population has visited the metropolis…

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Intercolonial Exhibition. [Abridged from the S. M. Herald) Sixth Day, Monday, April 28

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 1 May 1873 · page 3

Notwithstanding that the Exhibition has been open for nearly a week, the attendance still continues very large. The chief attraction on the ground on Monday was the sale of cattle. Further…

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Intercolonial Exhibition. (Abridged from the S. M. Herald.) Seventh Day, Tuesday, April 29, 1873

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 3 May 1873 · page 2

The weather was cold and showery, and the attendance limited during the day. Those who went to see the exhibits had therefore an opportunity of doing so with some degree of comfort. In the…

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The Vienna Exhibition. Vienna, May 1

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 6 May 1873 · page 2

The Exhibition was formally opened by the Kaiser. The Prince of Wales, Prince Arthur, several German Princes and Archdukes and Stats dignitaries were present. A large concourse of people filled the…

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Intercolonial Exhibition. (Abridged from the S. M. Herald, May 2.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 6 May 1873 · page 4

In connection with the section set apart for minerals, it might have been anticipated that every one of the companies which were down on cold would have sent samples of their stone to the…

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The Vienna Exhibition. London, May 3

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 8 May 1873 · page 2

After the ceremony in connection with the opening of the Vienna Exhibition, the Prince of Wales, Prince Arthur, and the English, colonial, and foreign commissioners banqueted in the Imperial Palace…

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The Vienna Exhibition. Vienna, May 26

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 3 June 1873 · page 2

His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales has left Vienna; he was brilliantly entertained throughout his visit…

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