Official Correspondence. The following official letter has been handed to us for publication by Mr, A. J. Gould, M.p.:- Show Telegrams. General Post Office, Sydney, 23rd July, 1886
Singleton Argus · Wednesday 28 July 1886 · page 2
Sir,—I am directed to inform you, in reply to your letter of the 21st instant, that the Postmaster-General has approved of telegrams in connection with the Northern…
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Singleton Argus · Saturday 31 July 1886 · page 2
AS the day for our annual Show not reaches the interest in it becomes height ned, and there is every prospect of another brilliant success this your. The entries,…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 7 August 1886 · page 7
The annual show of the Northern Agricultural Association takes place at Singleton on Wednesday and Thursday next, and will no doubt be a great success. The committee of the Society have…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 7 August 1886 · page 17
At the Bath and West of England Show at Bristol this year, the Live Stock Journal of June 4 reports thus of the Hereford cattle: One of the leading features of the show is…
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Singleton Argus · Wednesday 11 August 1886 · page 2
We will be able to form some idea this week as to whether the proposed Australasian Centennial Exhibition of 1888 will be a fait accompli or not. A…
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Singleton Argus · Wednesday 11 August 1886 · page 2
To-DAY the Eighteenth Annual Show held under the suspices of the Northern Agricultural Association will be opened, and if the weather proves fine this year's exhibition…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Murrurundi Show. (Abridged from the Murrurundi Times.)
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 12 August 1886 · page 3
The sixth show of the Murrurundi District A. and H. Society was hold on Wednesday and Thursday last in unfavourable circumstances, as far as the weather was concerned. The attendance on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Northern. Agricultural Association. Eighteenth Annual Show. First Day, Wednesday, August 11. (From our own Reporters.)
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 12 August 1886 · page 4
Yesterday, at Singleton, the eighteenth annual show of the Northern Agricultural Association was opened in very favorable conditions. Preparations for the gathering had assumed formidable…
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Singleton Argus · Saturday 14 August 1886 · page 2
ONCE again the Northern Agriculture Association are to be congratulated on the success that has attended their annual gathering. For the eighteenth…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →N.A. Association's Show. Judges' Awards Horses. Blood Horses. (First Prize, Silver Medal ; Second, Certificate)
Singleton Argus · Saturday 14 August 1886 · page 1
I Stallion. D. F. Mackey, first ; H. C. White, [?] Mrs. J. M. [?] Mirabilis, commended. 5 entries 3 Yearling Stallion. Bakewell Bros.,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Northern Agricultural Association. Eighteenth Annual Show. Second Day. Thursday, August 12. (From our own Reporters.)
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 14 August 1886 · page 12
The spirits of the committee of the Northern Agricultural Association could not have been in a very high state of exultation on Wednesday afternoon when a change from sunshine to rain occurred…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Original Correspondence. the Late Singleton Show. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 17 August 1886 · page 8
SIR,—Will you kindly allow me space to collect an error in your Saturday's issue re the Singleton Show, in which you state that my gent's hogskin saddle was highly commended, whereas I had no…
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Singleton Argus · Saturday 21 August 1886 · page 2
Another trap laid for the working man is the proposal to have the Centennial Exhibition. It is said this will give work to the unemployed for…
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Singleton Argus · Saturday 21 August 1886 · page 2
Messrs. Camphell and York report: — The sales this year were not attended with the spirit which has hitherto prevailed on these occasions; this was more particularly…
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Singleton Argus · Wednesday 25 August 1886 · page 3
Whether we are to have a Centennial Exhibition or not, depends very much upon what Government says. This week the Premier is expected to state…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Shameful Exhibition in Parliament. Legislators Fighting with Fists. [By Telegraph From Greville's Co.] Sydney
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 26 August 1886 · page 5
A disgraceful scene occurred last night in the Assembly, in the shape of a pugilistic encounter. One of the most disgraceful scenes that ever occurred in the Assembly took place in the room…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 2 September 1886 · page 8
The sixty-third Anual General Meeting of this company was held on July 20 at the City Terminus Hotel, Mr. Edward Hamilton presiding. In moving the adoption of the report, the chairman said…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 11 September 1886 · page 14
A destination probably never contemplated by the original promoters has at length been found for the Great Eastern steamship, says the European Mail. Since her employment some 11 years ago in…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 30 September 1886 · page 4
The accepted plans for the Manchester Jubilee Exhibition next year show that the estimated cost of the exhibition building will be £32,653. This is exclusive of an intended reproduction, similar to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mr. J. E. Wolfe on the Indian and Colonial Exhibition
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 9 October 1886 · page 4
We have been favoured by Mr. J. N. Brunker, M.L.A., with the following extracts from a letter received from his partner, Mr. James E. Wolfe, who paid several visits to the Indian and Colonial…
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