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Shows & fairs, 1874

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Pastoral and Agricultural Association's Show, Southern New England. (From the Special Reporter to the Armidale Chronicle.) Uralla, Wednesday evening

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 10 March 1874 · page 4

Show opened this morning. The weather was propitious, and the attendance very large. Success far beyond most sanguine expectations. The exhibits in almost every section were…

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The Approaching Agricultural Show

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 19 March 1874 · page 3

Our readers who intend to compete for prizes at the show to be held on the 31st March and 1st April, on the Albion Ground, West Maitland, under the auspices of the Hunter River Agricultural and…

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Moree Agricultural Show. (From our Special Correspondent.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 19 March 1874 · page 2

The Show of the Gwydir Pastoral Society was held at Moree, on Wednesday, the 12th, and proved in every sense an unqualified success. For a week previously great preparations were made in the town…

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

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 26 March 1874 · page 2

Our readers will scarcely need to be reminded again that the Show of this Association begins on the Albion Ground, West Maitland, next Tuesday, at noon. We are now enabled to state definitely that…

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The Show Next Week. the Train Arrangements

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 28 March 1874 · page 2

The train arrangements made by the railway authorities are to be commended for the liberality displayed, and the apparent desire to enable all who may desire to use the railway, as a means of visiting…

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The Show To-day

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 31 March 1874 · page 2

At twelve o'clock to-day the fourteenth annual Show of the Hunter River Agricultural and Horticultural Association will be opened, on the Albion Ground, West Maitland, by his Excellency Sir…

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Hunter River Agrioultural and Horticultural Association. Fourteenth Annual Show

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 2 April 1874 · page 2

After an existence of fifteen years, the Hunter River Agricultural and Horticultural Association has just held its fourteenth Annual Show. The exhibibition was opened on Tuesday last, at noon, by his…

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Metropolitan Intercolonial Exhibition

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 14 April 1874 · page 3

The Herald of yesterday contains the awards of the judges in the Durham and Hereford and Devon cattle classes. We abstract these awards as follows:—…

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The Metropolitan Intercolonial Exhibition. (From our Sydney special correspondent.) Sydney, Tuesday evening

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 16 April 1874 · page 2

The great central show in connection with the Agricultural societies of New South Wales, opened in the Exhibition building, Prince Alfred Park, at noon yesterday. For many days past the secretary…

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The Second Day's Sale of Pedigree Stock at the Exhibition. (From Saturday's Herald.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 21 April 1874 · page 3

Yesterday there was a marked improvement noticeable upon the previous day's sales, both in number, price, and general arrangements. The inner ring fenced for the parade, was enlarged and well kept,…

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The Third Day's Cattle Sales at the Exhibition. (From the S. M. Herald, April 20.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 21 April 1874 · page 3

The sales of Saturday commenced at an early hour, and continued until about four in the afternoon. Some of the lots reached very high figures, and some were passed in the face of good offers…

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Agricultural Society. Cattle Breeders' Meeting. (From the S. M. Herald, May 8.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 12 May 1874 · page 4

Yesterday afternoon, at half-past two o'clock, several gentlemen interested in cattle-breeding, assembled in a large upper room at the offices of the Agricultural Society, pursuant to a notice appearing…

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Liverpool Plains Pastoral, Agricultural, and Horticultural Association. Second Annual Show. (Abridged from the Tamworth Weekly News.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 12 May 1874 · page 2

On Tuesday, May 5th, the second annual show of this Association opened at Tamworth, under very favorable circumstances as regards weather, and it continued on the following day. The attendance of…

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London International Exhibition, 1873. Australian Annexe

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 19 May 1874 · page 4

A list of exhibitors in the New South Wales Court whose exhibits fall within the divisions of this year's Exhibition. Australian Meat Company, Ramornie Co., London…

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Prizes at the Internationlal Exhibition, London. (From the S. M. Herald.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 19 May 1874 · page 4

The Colonial Commissioners in Sydney, have received the following letter from Sir Charles Cowper with respect to the above. The prizes, be it observed, are only for those exhibits which the…

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Movement at Muswellbrook for an Agricultural Show. Public Meeting. (From our own Reporter.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 26 May 1874 · page 2

On Saturday afternoon a meeting convened by the Mayor of Muswellbrook, Mr. M. Campbell, was held in the Muswellbrook School of Arts, to make such arrangements as would justify the Northern…

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Quiet Opening of the International Exhibition

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 11 June 1874 · page 4

The International Exhibition was opened without Ceremony of any kind, but in a practical, businesslike way. First among those who entered was Mr. Henry Cole, C.B., who with Captain Clayton,…

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A Supposed Trance. Revolting Exhibition of the Body. (From the Hobart Town Mercury, June 10.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 25 June 1874 · page 3

In our local columns, yesterday, we mentioned the case of a young woman named Elizabeth Coleman, whose death was reported as having occurred on Thursday last, in Lower Collins-street. It has for…

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International Exhibition, 1873. Official Report on the Wines. (From the Melbourne Argus, July 8)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 14 July 1874 · page 2

The following report has been made by Mr. J. B. aasfKeene to the commissioners of Her Majesty's Customs of the results obtained in testing samples of the wines exhibited at the International Exhibition,…

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Proposed show at Muswellbrook

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 22 July 1874 · page 2

THOSE who read the report of the quarterly meeting of the members of the Northern Agricultural Association which appeared in last week's [?] will have become…

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