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Hunter Valley · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1891

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The World's Fair. N.S.W. REPRESENTATION [By Telegraph] SYDNEY

Singleton Argus · Saturday 19 September 1891 · page 2

IT is reported that Mr M'Millan, exColonial Treasurer, is likely to be appointed Executive Commissioner for this colony at the World's Fair, Chicago…

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Armidale, Horse Parade and Poultry Show. (Armidale Express.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 22 September 1891 · page 3

On Wednesday last the above parade and show came off at Armidale. The previous day had been wet, and the bad weather continued most of Wednesday, with the result that the attendance was…

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The Chicago World's Fair

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 26 September 1891 · page 8

The New South Wales Commission for the Chicago Exhibition was formerly appointed at a special meeting of the Executive Council on Thursday. The Executive Commissioner will not be appointed for…

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The World's Fair

Singleton Argus · Saturday 3 October 1891 · page 2

WE are in receipt of a Government Gazette notice, issued on Tuesday last containing the appointment of the New Sout wales Commission for the…

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The Exhibition of Native Flowers. (Herald of Thursday.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 10 October 1891 · page 7

The exhibition of native flowers in a fresh state at the Technological Museum in the Domain has continued over five weeks, and has been visited by 13,091 people, There were 312 different flowers on…

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The World's Fair. THE N.S.V. Commissioner. Appointed. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 14 October 1891 · page 2

AT the Excentive Council meeting today Dr. Renwick was formally appointed executive commissioner to the Chicago World's Fair…

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Exhibition Appointments. for Chicago and Tasmania. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Tuesday Evening

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 21 October 1891 · page 2

MR JAMES MARTIN, M. P., has been gazelted special commissioner for the Chicago Exhibition to report on manufactures and manufacturing processes. Mr Oscar Meyer has…

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Northern Agricultural Association. One Thousand Pounds' Worth of Prizes Awarded at Last Singleton Show. (To the Editor of the Singleton Argus.)

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 21 October 1891 · page 2

SIR—It may be interesting to your readers to be informed that the value of the prizes awarded at the late Show reaches within a few shillings the large earn of £1000, the…

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Original Correspondence. Northern Agricultural Association. One Thousand Pounds' Worth of Prizes Awarded at Last Singleton Show. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 22 October 1891 · page 7

SIR,—It may be interesting to your readers to be informed that the value of the prizes awarded at the late Show reaches within a few shillings the large sum of one thousand pounds, the exact amount…

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The Flower Show. Second Day

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 24 October 1891 · page 8

The Flower, Poultry and Pigeon exhibition was continued yesterday and as was expected the attendance was much larger than on the previous day, though the takings at the gate were not…

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Maitland Poultry, Pigeon, and Flower Show. Successful Local Exhibitors

Singleton Argus · Saturday 24 October 1891 · page 2

A Singleton visitor to tho Maitland Flower and Poultry Show, which coolmenced on Thursday and was continued yesterday, writes that the event took place…

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Flower, Poultry, & Pigeon Show in Connection with the Hunter River Agricultural and Horticultural Association

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 24 October 1891 · page 2

The fourteenth annual Flower Exhibition and Poultry and Pigeon Show, in connection with the above Association, was held on the grounds of the Society on Thursday and Friday last…

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The County Fair at the Town Hall

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 14 November 1891 · page 3

We take the opportunity to describe "The County Fair" more fully than we were able to do in our last issue. The outline of the story was given: we now say something about the…

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Police Court. Tuesday, October 17th. 1891. Before Messrs W.F. Parker, P.M., F. A. Parbury, and H. L. White, J's. P/ Waldren v. Bourke

The Scone Advocate · Saturday 21 November 1891 · page 2

Mr. J. A. K. Shaw, who appeared for plaintiff, asked for a postponement for a week in view of a probable settlement outside the Court. The application was…

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The World's Fair

Singleton Argus · Saturday 5 December 1891 · page 3

Few persons among the population of Victoria will, we promise, hold with Mr Munro's tacit refusal to benefit the colony by arranging for the exhibit of its products in the…

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