Heavy Loss on the Paris Exhibition
The Paris correspondent of a New York paper writes a letter to the effect that the entire cost of the Paris Exhibition was above 53 millions of francs—about £2,100,000. And…
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231 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 3 of 12
"The Mudgee Farmers' and Selectors' Show. (By Telegraph to the Herald.) Mudgee
The Farmers' and Free Selectors' Show opened to-day the weather being fine. The show ground was nicely decorated, and the arrangements were good. The show generally…
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The nineteenth annual show of the Hunter River Agricultural and Horticultural Association will take place on the Show Ground of the Association on Wednesday and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Forthcoming Show and the House Boxes. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)
Sir,—I went to Show Ground on Monday last to look at the new boxes erected for the accommodation of horse exhibits, as I shall have an animal at the show, and was…
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We would again remind our readers that the nineteenth annual show of the Hunter River Agricultural and Horticultural Association will commence at West Maitland to-morrow (Wednesday),…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The International Exhibition Building. (From the Herald.)
The superstructure of the building, on the [?]estern side, has been advanced so far that [?]e work now presents a view of considerable [?]agnitude to outside beholders. Between…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Tamworth Show. (Abridged from the Tamworth News.)
After missing one year in consequence of the drought, the seventh annual show of the Liverpool Plains, Pastoral, Agricultural, and Horticultural Association was held at…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Maitland Mercery Tuesday, April 1, 1879. the Exhibition and Country Districts
IT does not astonish us to learn that there has not been an enthusiastic demand from the country districts of New South Wales for space iu the International Exhibition…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →International Exhibition. (Echo of Tuesday.)
The last received copy of the Australasian and American Home Notes, a journal published in New York, contains several articles extracted from American newspapers, having reference to our…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Nineteenth Annual Show of The Hunter River Agricultural and Horticultural Association. First Day, Wednesday, April 2
The nineteenth annual show of the above was opened on the show ground of the Association, yesterday, under most favourable auspices. The weather, which had been very threatening for some…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Maitiland Show. (From our Reporter.)
THE Nineteenth Annual Show of the Hunter River Agricultural and Horticultural Association was held on Wednesday and Thursday last, with a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Maitland Mercury. Saturday, April 5, 1879. the Show
MEMBERS of the Hunter River Association are to be congratulated upon the success that has attended the Nineteenth Show, the event of the week. From the small beginning of 1859…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Nineteenth Annual Show of The Hunter River Agricultural and Horticultural Association. the Dinner
On the evening of the second day of the Show (Thursday) the proceedings were wound up by a successful dinner held at Fullford's hotel. The spread was laid out in the large room over the…
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The second day of the show of the Association, was all that could be desired as far as the weather was concerned. The sun was if anything rather too warm, but that did not…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →The Prince of Wales on the Colonies at the Paris Exhibition
In a letter from the Prince of Wales to Sir Michael Hicks-Beach concerning,the [?] presentation of the industries of the colon[?]ies at the Paris Exhibition his Royal Highness…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Inverell Agricultural Show. (B[?] Telegraph to the Herald) Inverell
Yesterday was the second day of the Inverell Show. The attendance numbered 200O, and the weather was splendid. The show of blood and draught stock, hackneys,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Blayney Agricultural Show. (By telegraph to the Herald.) Blayney
The second exhibition was held to-day, and was a great success. In blood stock there were eight exhibits. Henry Morris's Priam took first prize, Edward Taylor's Julian…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Inverell Show. (Abridged from the Inverell Herald, April 5.)
The Annual Show of the Inverell Pastoral and Agricultural Association came off at Inverell on Wednesday and Thursday last. The weather on both days was all that could…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Original Correspondence. the Late Show. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)
SIR,—Having named all the other Public Schools taking prizes at the late Maitland Show, will you kindly supply the omission in our case by stating in your Thursday or…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Late Show. (To the Editors of the Maitland Mercury.)
SIR,—In your issue of 3rd inst. [?] a detailed account of the list of prizes[?] at the Show, held on the 2nd and 3[?] notice an error in your report of ab[?]…
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