The Show Next Week
All arrangements for the successful carrying out of the twenty-ninth exhibition of the Hunter River Agricultural and Horticultural Association, are being fully matured. The show will be held on the…
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The Annual Exhibition
Our readers will scarcely need reminding that the annual exhibition of the Hunter River Agricultural and Horticultural Association commences to-morrow (Wednesday), and will be continued the…
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(BY TELEGRAPH.) WEST MAITLAND Tuesday.-The Hunter River Agricultural Society's exhibi[?] which opens to-morrow,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Original Correspondence. the H. R. A. AND H. Association and the Cricketers. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)
Sir,—In view of a report contained in your paper of this date of complaints made at a meeting of the Hunter River Agricultural and Horticultural Association by three of its members, as to the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Hunter River Agricultural and Horticultural Association. Twenty-ninth Annual Show. a Brilliant Gathering. First Day, Wednesday, April 10
If proof were needed of the growing importance and usefulness of the annual exhibitions held in Maitland under the direction of the Hunter River Agricultural and Horticultural Association we have…
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ONE more Maitland Show has to be added to the number of past events, and one more success has to be recorded. Our friends of the neighbouring town this…
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During the time the Melbourne Exhibition was open the attendance amounted to 1,963,436, w[?] the receipts for admission were £81,063,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Notes at the Maitland Show
300 more entries this year than last. Big crowd present on Thursday. Miss M'Farlane's riding a marked feature in the attraction…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Hunter River Agricultural and Horticultural Association. Twenty-ninth Annual Exhibition. Third Day, Friday, April 12
The exhibition so successfully inaugurated on Wednesday under the direction of the Association which bears the title of the heading of this article, was brought to a close yesterday and we cordially…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Original Correspondence. Preserved Fruit at the Late Show. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)
SIR,—May there not be another reason than jealousy that actuated the expressions of disapproval at the recipient of first prize for preserved fruit at the late show…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Original Correspondence. the Alleged Poisoning on Maitland Show Ground. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)
SIR,—In Thursday's issue of the [?] Mercury I notice a paragraph headed as above, in which it is stated that the meat which caused the poisoning was not tinned but pressed meat, and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Beauty Show at Nice
The Nice Beauty Show, which closed on March 21, has, writes a correspondent, been a complete 'fiasco. Only half a dozen girls competed in the first instance, and they were brought there by a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Melbourne Exhibition. Local Exhibits Sold Off
CAPTAIN G.T. EODER sent some splendid samples of Arrowroot, Tomato Chutney and Tomato Sauce to the Melbourne Exhibition some time ego. He had elegant stands made…
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PARIS, Sunday.—Paris is crowded, and the International Exhibition will be formally opened to-day. The city is crowded with visitors from all parts of the world, and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Opening the Paris Exhibition. a Brilliant Scene. (By Cable.) London
THE Paris Exhibition was opened yesterday with great pomp and ceremony by President Carnot. The declaration that the Exhibition was opened was accompanied by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Maitland Mercury. Thursday, May 9, 1889. the French Universal Exhibition
LAST Sunday, as will be seen, the Paris Exhibition was opened by President Carnot, with ceretnnniea commemorative of the centenary of the French Revolution of 1789[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Opening of the Paris Exhibition. (By Cable to the Herald.) London, May 6
The first of the ceremonies in connexion with the opening of the Paris Universal Exhibition took place to-day, when a great firte was held at Versailles…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Show Ground Grandstand an Unsuitable Site
YESTERDAY the members of the Ground Committee of she Northern Agricultural Association met on the ground and selected a sit for the grandstand, now in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Paris Exhibition Lottery
The public subscription for the Paris Exhibition Lottery Bonds took place on April 15. It is stated that the 1,200,000 bonds were subscribed for over and over again. In order to ensure reaching the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Trespassing on the Show, Ground Heavy Penalties
AT the police court yesterday, before Mr J. N. Brooks. P.M., and Mr W. Dudding, J.P., William Allen, caretaker of the Northern Agricultural Association show grounds,…
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