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Hunter Valley · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1884

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The Coming Flower Show. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 2 October 1884 · page 7

SIR,—Allow me to call the committee's attention to the non-production of excursion tickets on the past flower shows. Surely if tickets are issued for races, &c., the…

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Flower Show at West Maitland. (From our Reporter.)

Singleton Argus · Saturday 11 October 1884 · page 2

THE seventh annual Flower Show under the ausplees of the Hunter River A. and H. Association was held on the Albion Grounds at West Maitland, yesterday. The weather…

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Hunter River Agricultural and Horticultural Association. Annual Flower Show

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 14 October 1884 · page 7

The seventh annual flower show in connection with the above Association was held in the Society's grounds on Friday last, and was an unqualified success. The weather, which…

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The New Orleans Exhibition

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 8 November 1884 · page 21

The management of the World's Industrial Exhibition at New Orleans have concluded contracts with various electric light Companies for lighting the building and…

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A Pretty Fair Snake Story

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 8 November 1884 · page 7

One day last week a little girl, whose name slipped the correspondent's usually retentive memory, was chased by a monster hoop snake nearly a mile. Just as it seemed that it was about to strike her, she…

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Sydney Sketches. Our Agricultural Show

Singleton Argus · Saturday 29 November 1884 · page 2

For some years past a cloud has obscured the fortunes of our Agricultural Society and its annual exhibitions have been badly supported, both by exhibitors and visitors…

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Colonial Exhibition

Singleton Argus · Saturday 13 December 1884 · page 2

London, Thursday.—The Government of Canada has guaranteed ten thousand pounds in connection with the representation of Canada at the Colonial Exhibitition to be…

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New South Wales Industrial and Wealth Exhibition

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 18 December 1884 · page 4

On Monday last the Mayor of Sydney opened at the Prince Alfred Exhibition Building, a display of New South Wales manufactures. The exhibition has been organised by the Political Reform and…

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The Show Railway Returns

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 24 December 1884 · page 2

IT will be remembered that some times ago in the House Mr. A. J. Gould, M.L.A., asked for a return showing the number of tickets issued, amount of revenue derived therefrom,…

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