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Hunter Valley · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1887

115 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 2 of 6

Running a Show under Difficulties

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 16 April 1887 · page 22

Doorin the past week I hev bin shoin' my show at Catfish Creek & awl has not gone as smoothly as I could hev hoped fur. In the fust place the editor of the lokal newspaper didn't warm up to my kause…

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Williams River Agricultural and Horticultural Association. First Annual Exhibition. Opening Day, Wednesday, April 13. (From our own Reporter.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 16 April 1887 · page 15

Tlie first annual show in connexion with the Williams River Agricultural and Horticultural Association was opened on the Association's ground at Dungog on Wednesday in circumstances, as…

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Williams River Agricultural and H[?]ticultural Association. First Annual Exhibition. Second Day, April 14, 1887. (From our own reporter.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 16 April 1887 · page 7

Showery weather prevailed on Thursday, and it affected the attendance to some extent. Heavy banks of clouds hung in all directions at daylight, and there was every prospect of a wet day…

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Hunter River Agricultural and Horticultural Association. Preparations for Annual Exhibition

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 19 April 1887 · page 4

Yesterday afternoon, at Main's Family Hotel, West Maitland, an adjourned meeting of the committee of this Association was held. There were assembled: Mr. S. Clift, President (in the chair),…

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Adelaide Exhibition Com Mission

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 20 April 1887 · page 2

Dr. Renwick ie likely to announced Chief Justice Darley as President of S. S. W. Commission for Adelaide Erb[?]tion…

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The Forthcoming Exhibition at Maitland

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 21 April 1887 · page 4

We record with satisfaction that the twentyseventh annual exhibition of the Hunter River Agricultural and Horticultural Association, which is to take place on the Association ground, on…

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Poetry. Fair, Sweet, and Dear

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 23 April 1887 · page 19

Fair is the [?]ush of morn, With joyous freshness glowing; And [?] the rose new-born. Incense to earth bestowing;…

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The Late Show of the Williams River A. AND H. ASSOCIATION. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 28 April 1887 · page 2

SIR,—An extract from your report of the second day's Williams River Agricultural and Horticultural, Association's Show reads thus:—"In the Pony class, &c., the decision of the judges was…

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The Exhibition of the H. R. A. and H. Association

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 30 April 1887 · page 3

The twenty-seventh annual exhibition of the Hunter River Agricultural and Horticultural Association will be held next Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, on the Society's ground, West…

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Twenty-seventh Annual Exhibition of the Hunter River Agricultural and Horticultural Association. First Day, Wednesday, May 4

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 5 May 1887 · page 4

Fine weather favoured the promoters of the annual exhibition of the above Association, and the result has been general congratulations among the committee and members of the Association. The…

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The H.r.a. and H. Association Show. (From Our Own Reporter.)

Singleton Argus · Saturday 7 May 1887 · page 2

WITH its usual ill-fortune, the holding of the H.R.A. and H. Association's Show was again attended with unfavourable weather. The opening day of this—the twenty-seventh…

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Great Aquatic Carnival

Singleton Argus · Saturday 7 May 1887 · page 4

Mr John Deoble, who has been connected with Beach ever sines the champion rower came to Sydney, and who went to England with him, has made a bold step to ensure a…

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Twenty-seventh Annual Exhibition of the Hunter River Agricultural in Horticultural Association

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 7 May 1887 · page 15

The promoters and well-wishers of the Association in consequence of the beautiful weather on the first day were confident that Thursday would also be fine; or if they did not go so for their wishes were…

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Original Correspondence. Dogs at the Maitland Show. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 10 May 1887 · page 6

SIR,—Whilst congratulating the committee of the Hunter River Agricultural Association on their recent very excellent show, would you allow me, as a visitor to that show, to respectfully suggest to…

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Robbery at the Maitland Show

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 11 May 1887 · page 2

A MARE-FACED robbery took place at the recent Maitland Show. The proprietor of one of the refreshment pavilions (a Mr K. McCann) having occasion to pass three men…

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Cablegrams. [From Greville's Telegram Co.] LONDON. Monday. the French Exhibition of 1889

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 11 May 1887 · page 3

It is announced that England has declined to take part officially in the Paris Exhibition of 1889…

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The Approaching Show

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 14 May 1887 · page 11

Entries of extra exhibits for the Show have been coming in slowly during the week, the bulk of intending cxhibitois appealing inclined to postpone the trouble of prepaung their entries to the last…

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Hawkesbury Show. [By Telegraph From a Correspondent.]

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 14 May 1887 · page 4

The agricultural show at Windsor is a decided success in every section. Horses are very numerons, and of a high character. The jumping is as usual a very attractive feature, and Maitland has a sterling representative in Mr. Arthur Lee's…

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Original Correspondence. the Maitland Show. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 17 May 1887 · page 7

SIR,—The Maitland Show is now over; but whether it has been a successful show or not, that lies with the inhabitants of Maitland to consider. But there is one thing I know; I was an exhibitor at the show, and I was well satisfied with it…

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Agricultural Socie[?] Exhibition

Singleton Argus · Saturday 21 May 1887 · page 2

Too judging at the N.S.W. [?] cultural Society's annul [?] menced to-day. The ground, [?] the recent rain, is in a very [?]…

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