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Shows & fairs, 1875

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The Metropolitan Intercolonial Exhibition. Exhibits of Wine

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 13 April 1875 · page 3

The Evening News of Saturday reports as follows on the exhibits of wine:- In this very difficult section the steward was Mr. O. Rich, and the judges were Messrs. D. N. Joubert,…

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Exhibition Week in Sydney

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 14 April 1875 · page 2

SCARCELY ever before, even within the memory of the proverbial oldest inhabitant has Sydney seen such an influx of visitors as during the first week of the…

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The Exhibition Stock Sales. (From the Herald.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 15 April 1875 · page 2

On Monday morning, close to the appointed hour, ten, a start was made with the stock sales of the year by Mr. Badgery, of Wolfe and Badgery, who was the lucky first by the lot drawing on this…

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Exhibition Sales. HORSES

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Saturday 17 April 1875 · page 3

MONDAY-Griffiths and Co. sold for W. A. Dumaresq, St. Alban's, Scone—Mahomet, brown, from Aueer (Arab) from. MonkeyMr, Edwards, 100 guineas…

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Stock Show Sales at Tamworth, by Messrs. Nathan Cohen & CO. (From the Tammorth Examiner, May 4.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 6 May 1875 · page 2

On Thursday last the sales of Exhibition stock took place on the Show Ground by Messrs. Nathan Cohen and Co. There was a large attendance, but the bidding was not particularly brisk, except for…

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Liverpool Plains Pastoral, Agrioultural, and Horticultural Association. (Abridged from the Tamworth News, April 30.) Third Annual Show

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 6 May 1875 · page 2

On Tuesday and Wednesday last, April 27th and 28th, the third exhibition of the L. P. P., A., and H Association took place at Tamworth, on the ground formerly used for the same purpose, and owned by…

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Hawkesbury Agricultural Society

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 8 May 1875 · page 5

It appears, from the S. M. Herald's Windsor correspondence, that efforts are being made to establish a Hawkesbury Agricultural Society, and with a fair prospect of suocess. The writer…

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Philadelphia and Melbourne Exhibition Commission. (From the Echo, May 17.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 20 May 1875 · page 2

The members of the Philadelphia and Melbourne Exhibition Commission met in the Board-room of the Free Public Library, on Saturday. The president (his Honor, Sir James Martin, C.J.)…

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The Maitland Mercury. Thursday, Mat 20, 1875. the Philadelphia Exhibition Commission

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 20 May 1875 · page 2

ALTHOUGH Mr. Robertson was cool in the matter of aiding the colony to be represented at the Philadelphia exhibition next year, and although Sir James Martin, the President of the…

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Original Correspondence. the Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition, 1875. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 5 June 1875 · page 2

SIR,—You will be pleased to learn that the commissioners of the above Exhibition have acted in accordance with your suggestions by placing themselves in communication with the various…

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A Northern Agricultural Society's Ball. (To the Editor of the Singleton Argus.)

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 23 June 1875 · page 2

SIR-Could you [?] something towards inducing the managers of the Agricultural Society to give [?] in the annual shows [?]…

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The French Industrial and Camellia Show

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 23 June 1875 · page 2

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Philadelphia Exhibition

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 3 July 1875 · page 5

The following is the system of awards adopted by the Commissioners appointed by the United States Government:- 1 Awards shall be based upon written…

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The School of Arts Exhibition, [?]

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Saturday 3 July 1875 · page 3

THE formal opening of the Exhibiton now being held in the new building just completed for the Newcastle School of Arts, by Mr. John Ash, builder, from…

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The Newcastle Sohool of Arts Exhibition. (From the Newcastle Pilot of Friday.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 3 July 1875 · page 2

The formal opening of the Exhibition now being held in the new building just completed for the Newcastle School of Arts, by Mr. John Ash, builder, from the design of the late Mr. Cox, architect, took place…

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Criticism of Public Men. Fair Play in Published Letters

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 8 July 1875 · page 2

We are favored by a distant subscriber with a review of the Crito v. W. C. Browne correspondence, and also of our own conduct in refusing to publish any letters ia reply to Mir. Browne's signed letters…

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The Brewarrina Show. (Bourke Central Australian.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 20 July 1875 · page 2

The Show was a great success, and there were at least 500 persons present. The Judges' decisions gave great satisfaction to all…

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Mudgee Agricultural Show. (By Electric Telegraph to Herald.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 27 July 1875 · page 2

The following are the principal awards:—Best stallion 3 years old and over £1, George Rouse's "Grandmaster;" ditto, 2 years and under 3, £1, J. D[?] Little's "Chevalier;" ditto, 1 year and under 2, £1,…

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The Northern Agricultural Show

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Saturday 31 July 1875 · page 2

The Committee of the Northern Agricultural Association art allowing no considerations of expense, to interfere with their arrangements, which will make…

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Northern Agricultural Association. Improvements on the Show Ground. (From our own Reporter.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 31 July 1875 · page 7

The committee of the Northern Agricultural Association has this year expended a sum of £2016 11s. in enlarging and improving their Show Ground, at Singleton, and in view of the near approach of the…

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