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Shows & fairs, 1876

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The Interoolonical Exhibition

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 2 May 1876 · page 3

The following is an abridgment of the Herald's report of tho stock, poultry, and wool sections: DRAUGHT HORSES, &c…

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Philadelphia Exhibition. (From the Herald's special correspondent.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 9 May 1876 · page 7

The exhibits from New South Wales, South Australia, and New Zealand, which were sent from Sydney and Auckland on the 14th of January last, arrived in New York by the Pacific…

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The Centennial Show. (From American papers of April 5.) Information That Everybody Is Eagerly Looking For. Great [?]Fo[?]ts and Great Expectations— Gigantic and Beautiful Buildinss—an Army of Exhibitions—the Opening Day Fixed. Philadelphia, March 29

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 6 June 1876 · page 7

All Philadelphia seems to be preparing for a gigant[?] grab to begin May 10. I may say the grabbing has begun. You cannot now visit the Centennial grounds and return without feeling…

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Roberts the Billiard Champion. First Exhibition Match. (Argus, June 8.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 15 June 1876 · page 3

The first billiard match played in Victoria by Roberts, junior, the English champion of the game, and beyond all question the first living player at "English" billiards, took place last…

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The Colonies at the Philadelphia Exhibition

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 17 June 1876 · page 3

The special correspondent of the S. M. Herald at Philadelphia begins, in Wednesday's paper, a series of articles descriptive of the Philadelphia Exhibition. The following are extracts:…

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The Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 20 June 1876 · page 5

The following telegrams were received at San Francisco prior to the departure of the Zealandia. Philadelphia, May 22. A dinner was given on the 20th instant to the British Commissioners, by the…

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The Australian, Colonies at the Philadelphia Exhibition

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 4 July 1876 · page 2

Writing about the Australian colonies represented at the Philadelphia Exhibition, the New York Herald of May 9 says:- "None of the various nations of the earth will…

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New South Wales at the Philadelphia Exhibition

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 11 July 1876 · page 6

The following report from Mr. Augustus Morris, Executive Commissioner to the Colonial Secretary, with regard to the Philadelphia Exhibitiop and the New South Wales exhibits…

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The Wines at the Melbourne Intercolonial Exhibition

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 13 July 1876 · page 3

The publisher, Mr. F. F. Bailliere, of Melbourne, has sent us "An essay on the wines sent to the late Intercolonial Exhibition by the celonies of Victoria, New South Wales, and…

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The Show of the Northern Agricultural Association

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 29 July 1876 · page 3

As our readers ore aware, the ninth show of the Northern Agricultural Association will open at Singleton on Wednesday next. A programme of the preceedings appears in another column…

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The Maitland Mercury. Northern Agricultural Association. Ninth Annual Show

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 3 August 1876 · page 4

The ninth annual show of the Northern Agricultural association was held on the Society's grounds, Singleton, opening yesterday morning. Before proceeding to describe the exhibition, we purpose giving…

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Northern Agricultural Association. Ninth Annual Show. Second Day, Thur[?]day, August 3

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 5 August 1876 · page 11

Under equally favourable [?]ather as the opening of the Show, Thursday was [?] marked contrast to the first day in point of atten[?]nce and general effect From the early excursion tr[?]n, visitors began…

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Northern Agricultural Association. Ninth Annual Show. Second Day Thursday, August 3. (Continued from another page.) POULTRY

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 5 August 1876 · page 4

The show of poultry was very good, particularly in the game fowl exhibits, the entries for which filled well, and the class of birds was good. Mr. Percy Waddy secured a large number of prizes with some…

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Late European News. Ly-ee-moon's First Budget. Montenegro and Servia at War with Turkey. Russia and Austria Friend[?]y. Non-intervention the Policy at Present. Neutrality of the Danube Guaranteed. Satisfactory Declarations of Lord Derby. General War Improbable. Great Powers Interested in Preserving Peace. England Wants Fair Play. She Will Mediate If Necessary. Turkey Carnot Be Protected Against Suicide or Sudden Death. Wool Still Dull and Declining. Copper Dull.—tin Steady. [By Telegram to "Mercury" From A. A. PRESS.] Adelaide, Friday forenoon

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 5 August 1876 · page 4

The Ly-ee-moon returned to Port Darwin yesterday. The following are the principal cable-grams. London, July 3. Montenegro has declared war, against Turkey…

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The Northern Agricultural Show

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 8 August 1876 · page 6

As is usual, we have letters correcting omissions or errors in our report of the Singleton Show last week. The use of the schedule of prizes at the various Shows is always very…

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The Show Ball at Singleton

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 10 August 1876 · page 4

As our readers may have observed, we have had two brief reports in the Mercury of the Ba[?] given at Singleton, after the Show last week under the auspices of a sub committee [?]…

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Cost of Visiting the Centennial Exhibition

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 15 August 1876 · page 4

A New York paper of May 31, in answer to a lady correspondent, gives the following estimate of the cost of a visit from New York to the Philadelphia Contennial Exhibition. We…

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The Queensland Exhibition. (By Telegraph to Herald.) Brisbane

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 26 August 1876 · page 7

The Queensland National Exhibition was opened at noon to day, by his Excellency Governor Cairns, and is in every way a splendid success. It was not without many doubts as to the issue of the…

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Queensland Exhibition. (By electric telegraph to the Echo.) Brisbane

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 29 August 1876 · page 6

The Queensland Exhibition may now be said to be Virtually at an end, although the formal closing is not fixed till Monday night. At the pressing request of a good many people,…

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Queensland Exhibition Picnic. (Abridged from the Brisbane Courier, Sept. 2.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 12 September 1876 · page 2

In response to the invitation of the Mayor and Corporation of Brisbane, between three and four hundred ladies and gentlemen were present at the picnic in honour of the promoters of…

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