The Centennial Intercolonial Exhibition. [By Telegraph From Our Own Reporter.] Sydney, Wednesday evening, 7.15
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 26 January 1888 · page 5
The Great Centennial Intercolonial Show was officially opened at Moore Park to-day, with some ceremony by Lord Carrington, in the presence of a considerable gathering of the public. His…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 28 January 1888 · page 7
Though the formal opening did not take place till yesterday (Wednesday) the judging in connexion with the Agricultural Society's Centennial Show, which is being held on Moore Park, where…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 31 January 1888 · page 3
The Centennial Intercolonial Exhibition continues to be largely patronised. On Friday there were between eight thousand and nine thousand persons assembled, and that number was exceeded…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 31 January 1888 · page 4
It will doubtless be very gratifying to all residents on the Hunter to learn that the splendid resources of their highly favoured district will be brought very prominently before the world at the…
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Singleton Argus · Wednesday 1 February 1888 · page 4
The above sports, which begun on the 26th inst was concluded on Saturday; Each day the Friendly societies of the district formed in procession, and, headed by the Federal…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 2 February 1888 · page 4
This exhibition which was officially opened on yesterday week by his Excellency Lord Carrington, in the presence of the Governors of the other Australian colonies, terminated on Tuesday. We have…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The World's Show at the Vatican. Preparing for the Pope's Jubilee
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 7 February 1888 · page 5
With the beginning of the New Tear will be inaugurated within the Vatican an exhibition such as but once before has it been given to this generation to look upon. The precise spot is the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Baroona Shorthorns. Prizes Sydney Show
Singleton Argus · Wednesday 8 February 1888 · page 2
THE following is the full list of prises won by the R[?]roona stock at the late Centennial show at Sydney:—…
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The Scone Advocate · Friday 10 February 1888 · page 4
A Texas journalist, who has been summer following himself on a stock ranch for a couple of years, suddenly assumed control of a rural weekly, and in the first issue after he…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Original Correspondence. the Centennial Show. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 11 February 1888 · page 4
SIR,—The report on the stock (particularly cattle) and prizes taken at the Centennial Show was such a miserable affair in the metropolitan papers I am not surprised at your Singleton…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Original Correspondence. the Centenary Show. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 25 February 1888 · page 2
SIR,—I shall feel very much obliged if you will publish the enclosed correspondence and my letter. I sent it to the Sydney Morning Herald, that being the first paper that published the judges awards,…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 1 March 1888 · page 6
Out of 257 contributiona sent for competition for the Melbourne International Exhibition, the following is the selected cantata. The author is the Rev. William Allen, Congregational minister,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Glass-blowing Exhibition
Singleton Argus · Wednesday 7 March 1888 · page 2
PROFESSOR Woodroffe's glass-blowing exhibition opened in the hall of the Mechanics' Institute last evening to a moderate house. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Uralla Pastoral and Agricultural Show. (Abridged from the Armidale Empress.)
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 13 March 1888 · page 3
The twelfth annual show of the above Association was held at Uralla on Wednesday and Thursday last. Better weather than that which was experienced on both days could not be desired. The…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 31 March 1888 · page 4
Next week the second annual exhibition of the Williams River Agricultural and Horticultural Association takes place at Dungog. The grounds of the Association, which have been…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Church Fair and the Busy Bees
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 3 April 1888 · page 2
The reflection that it is in a good came may be a comfort and a solace to many people for the misery they bring upon themselves when they wilfully attend church fairs[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Williams River Agricultur[?] Horticultural Association. Second Annual Show Second Day, Thursday, April 5. (From our own Reporter.)
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 7 April 1888 · page 8
Fine weather favored the second day of the animal Show of the Williams River Agricultural and Horticultural Association, which, as we have said, was a conspicuous success. The attendance…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 12 April 1888 · page 7
SIR,—Kindly permit me to draw your attention to an error which occurred in your report, in Saturday's issue, of the awards taken at the late Dungog Show…
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Singleton Argus · Saturday 14 April 1888 · page 3
THE entries for competition is connection with the forthcoming annual exhibition under the, auspices of the Hunter River Agricutural Association, to take…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →West Maitland Show. (By Telegraph.) Maitland
Singleton Argus · Wednesday 18 April 1888 · page 2
THE 28th annual exhibition of the Hunter River Agricultural Society, to open at Maitland on the 25th April and two following days, is now assuming dimensions quite…
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