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Shows & fairs, 1879

231 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 11 of 12

The Exhibition. III

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Saturday 4 October 1879 · page 2

I hAD something to say about the Japanese Court last week in a general way. It is one of the most original-looking of all, though somewhat monotonous to those who do not…

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Victoria at the Paris Exhibition of 1878

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 4 October 1879 · page 15

We have received from the secretary to the Commission, Mr. George Collins Levey, a copy of the Commissioners' report to the Governor of their labours at Paris, with a…

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International Show of Swine. (From the Echo.) List of Awards. Sheet. (First Prize, Silver Medal; Second Prize, Bronze Medal.) (Merino-fine Clothing Wool.)

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Saturday 4 October 1879 · page 3

JUDGES: Messrs, G. L. Lethbridge, of Singleton; W. Allen, of Queensland; Thomas Shaw, of Victoria; John Smith. of Molong; and T.L. Hawkins of…

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Exhibition Matters

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 7 October 1879 · page 4

THAT the display in the Garden Palace is extensive, instructive, varied, and valuable, no one who has seen it can deny. Foreign countries have responded heartily to the invitation…

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Selling Goods at the Inter. National Exhibition. (To the Editor of the Singleton Argus.)

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 8 October 1879 · page 2

FREE Trade in all things, says the free trade theorist, and his tongue has not ceased to wag for the last forty years, until he has brought his country to the…

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Review. International Exhibition at Paris, 1878. Report of the Commissioners for Victoria to His Excellency the Governor. — Melbourne: John Ferres, Government Printer, 1879

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 8 October 1879 · page 3

A BULKY volume of 674 pages, Imperial broad octave size, has recently been issued from the Government Printing Office, Melbourne, containing the report…

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International Exhibition Sheep Show. (From a Correspondent.) Wednesday evening

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 9 October 1879 · page 5

Messrs. Brunker and Wolfe held a sale of Tasmanian merino sheep to-day, on the grounds of the Garden Palace, and the result was very satisfactory. The sheep were from the renowned flocks of Messrs…

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International Exhibition Sheep Sales. [From Greville's Telegram Co.] Wednesday, received 7.35 p.m

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 9 October 1879 · page 5

The sales in connection with the International Show of Sheep commenced this morning. The merino sheep of Mr. James Gibson, of Tasmania, were first submitted. 250 persons were present…

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The Governor on the Exhibition

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 11 October 1879 · page 11

On Wednesday, Lord Augustus Loftus paid a formal visit to Parramatta, when an address was presented to him. A public luncheon was given to his…

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Stud Sheep Sale at the Exhibition

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Saturday 11 October 1879 · page 1

THE sale in connection with the International Show of Sheep and Swine commenced this morning at 11. Mr. Abbott, for Mort and Co., was the first…

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Exhibition Notes. Iv. the Reason Why

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Saturday 11 October 1879 · page 1

WHEN people have an unpleasant task in hand they usually hasten their movements, in order to close the business as soon as possible. Perhaps the…

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The Exhibition and New South Wales

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 11 October 1879 · page 14

We are glad to see that the country districts of New South Wales are coming more to the front in the International Exhibition. The Evening News of Wednesday writes:—…

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International Exhibition Sheep Sales. (From the Echo of Thursday.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 11 October 1879 · page 6

The following are the details of the sales of sheep at the International Exhibition grounds yesterday:— COMPETITIVE SHEEP…

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The International Exhibition

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 15 October 1879 · page 2

Those of our readers who have been to Sydney to see the grand Inter national Show, will probably agree with us in saving that it is a prefect…

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Metropolitan News and Notes. (From our own correspondent.) Italian Court at the Exhibition

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 15 October 1879 · page 2

ART and Italy, almost inseparable ideas, even in, the minds of those who have not enjoyed the inestimable advantage of travelling in the Eternal City. This…

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The Maitland Mercury. Saturday, October 18, 1879. the Foreign Exhibition Commissioners

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 18 October 1879 · page 4

WHILE we cordially approve the hospitality shown in Sydney to the foreign exhibition commissioners and visitors, we should like the people of New South Wales to remember…

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Travelling and the Exhibition. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 18 October 1879 · page 15

SIR—Noticing in the Sydney Morning Herald during the past few days an advertisement from the Commissioner for Railways to the following effect:—" Coupon…

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The Coming Flower Show

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 25 October 1879 · page 12

We understand that the committee—an energetic body of workers—are using every effort in order to promote the success of the coming Flower Show, to be held on the Albion…

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Musical Instruments at the International Exhibition. [From a Correspondent.]

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 29 October 1879 · page 2

MR. W.H. Paling of George- street, Sydney has four very fine exhibits. viz , one in each of the British, American, French, and German Courts…

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West Maitland Flower Show

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 1 November 1879 · page 15

The first Flower Show held under the auspices of the Hunter River Agricultural and Horticultural Association took place on the Albion Ground, the Show Ground of the…

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