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Shows & fairs, 1877

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Show Ground Committee

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 6 January 1877 · page 6

This oommittee met immediately after the close of the general meeting. Present—the President, Messrs. Hodges, Nowland, Blunt, Thrum, Campbell, Doyle, Hungerford, F. J…

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Hunter River Agricultural and Horticultural Association. First Fruit, Flower and Vegetable Show

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 27 January 1877 · page 4

The parent agricultural society of the Hunter River district made a new experiment yesterday. It has long been thought by members that additional interest would be given to its operations, by holding…

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American Inventions for our Approaching Exhibition

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Saturday 17 February 1877 · page 4

The [?] ventors, [?]rors, and others appears in the Scientific American for…

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Muswellbrook. Upper Hunter P. and A. Association.—alteration in the Day of the Show

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 17 February 1877 · page 11

A [?]al meeting of the General Committee of th[?] clation was held on Tuesday, the 13th inst. P[?]: The President, Messrs. T. Cook, W. Bowman, W. Hodges, T. Hewitt, T. Hungerford, E…

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The Pastoral and Agricultural Show at Armidale. (Abridged from the Armidale Express, Feb. 1[?].)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 20 February 1877 · page 3

The Pastoral and Agricultural Show at Armidale for 1877, in connection with the Armidale and New England Association, began on Wednesday, 14th, on the race-cource. The…

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The Show Amalgam. [?]

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Saturday 24 February 1877 · page 2

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MUSWELLBROOK. (From our correspondent.) Friday evening. the Show

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 24 February 1877 · page 4

The entries for the Show at Muswellbrook, on the 6th and 7th March, have closed. The entries number about 800. The stock classas are well filied. Poultry, farm produce, wines, and other classes ara well…

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Northern Agricultural Association. the Holding of One Annual Show. (From our own Reporters.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 1 March 1877 · page 5

A special general meeting of the members of the above Society was held at Croft's Royal Hotel, Single[?] for the purpose of considering the recommenda[?] in the annual report with regard to the holding…

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The laveroll Pastoral and Agricultural Show

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 3 March 1877 · page 7

The Inverell Times of February 24 reports [?]he prooeodings of the Show held at Inverell, on the 21st and 22nd February. There was a large attendanoe of visitors on both days. The…

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The Second Show of the Upper Hunter Pastoral and Agricultural Association

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 3 March 1877 · page 4

Our readers will be aware that next Tuesday and Wednesday the second show of the above Association will take plice at Muswellbrook The preparation under taken by the Committee in view of the…

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The Show at Uralla. (Abridged from the Armidale Express, March 2.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 6 March 1877 · page 4

The fourth show of the Pastoral and Agricultural Association for Southern New England, came off at Uralla on Wednesday and Thursday last, the 28th of February and 1st of March…

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Muswellbrook Show. [?]

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 7 March 1877 · page 2

The [?]…

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The Show Dinner

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 8 March 1877 · page 5

On the evening of Tuesday, the dinner of the association was held in the School of Arts, Muswellbrook. Mr. S. Green was the caterer, and provided an excellent repast. The band that had played on…

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Tipper Hunter. Pastoral & Agricultural Association. Second Show at Muswellbrook. (From our own reporters.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 8 March 1877 · page 3

Those of our readers who reflect that to ensure the entire success of an agricultural show, the weather aud pasturage should have teen favourable for some time previously, will…

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Upper Hunter Pastoral & Agricultural Associatin. Second Show at Muswellbrllk. (From our own reporters.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 8 March 1877 · page 5

[?] weather continued fine on Wednesday, and [?]tendance was larger. In [?]nother p ge will be found our report of the first day's proceedings, and we now complete that…

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Musewellbrook Show Sales

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Saturday 10 March 1877 · page 3

THE usual sales of exhibition stock were held at Meswellbrook on Thursday last by the varions [?] and it cannot…

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Canada at the Sydney Exhibition. (From the Herald.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 10 March 1877 · page 7

A few days ago we alluded to the fact of Canada being an exhibitor at the Metropolitan Exhibition, and that two vessels, the Ocean Gem, from Montreal, and the Escort, from New…

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Saturday, March 10, 1877. One Annual Show

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Saturday 10 March 1877 · page 2

The result of the meeting of the members of the Northen Agricaltural Association on Wednesday week must be regarded as highly satisfactory to…

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