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Hunter Valley · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1892

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Sworn to no Master of me Sect am I, "Be just and fear not." The Singleton Argus. Wednesday, January 6Th, 1892. A Fair Day's Work

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 6 January 1892 · page 2

THE Early Closing Bill, which has been passed along to the Legislative Council, is an interesting specimen of the extreme to which class legislation might…

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Silk Thread Stitches in Show Pigeons

Singleton Argus · Saturday 16 January 1892 · page 3

AT Clerken-well Police-court, on Dec. 4th, William Henry Parker, of Melbourne, Devonshire, was summoned by the Society for the Prevention of…

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J. G. Chapman's Reply to " Fair Play." (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 6 February 1892 · page 4

SIR,—Romanism and Ritualism being twin sisters, we need not feel surprised if we find a Romanist defending a Ritualist. Hitherto I have refrained from discussing…

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The Coonabarabran Show. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 9 February 1892 · page 7

SIR,—As the Coonabarabran forthcoming show, and particularly the proposal to extend the exhibition over two days, occupies local prominence at present, a few remarks upon the management…

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Sworn to No Master, of No Sect Am I. Be Just, and Fear Not. The Singleton Argus. Wednesday, February 10th, 1892. the Great World's Fair

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 10 February 1892 · page 2

IN the early part of next year what is expected to be the largest exhibition on record will take place in Chicago It has been wisely decided that this…

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Fair Play's Reply to Mr. J. G. CHAPMAN. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 13 February 1892 · page 2

SIR,—Mr. J. G. Chapman, in your issue of last Saturday, takes great umbrage at my stating that his previous letter was a tissue of falsehood and misrepresentation from beginning to end. And—I…

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Friday, February 12, 1892. Before Messrs. W. F. Parker, P.M., F.A. Parbury and H. J. H. Scott, J's P.

The Scone Advocate · Saturday 13 February 1892 · page 2

Benjamin Bridge, Roland Mudhurst, alias Ryan, and John Ellis and Roland Medhurst, on Separate charges, were further remanded till Tuesday, on the…

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Royal Agricultural Society's Easter Show

The Scone Advocate · Wednesday 17 February 1892 · page 2

FOR the benefit of exhibitors in all parts of the colony it may be mentioned that at the Easter Show of the Royal Agricultural Society, to be held…

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Australian Wines at the Tasmanian Exhibition

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 18 February 1892 · page 4

It is satisfactory to note (says the Herald) that the highest individual prize-taker at the Tasmanian Exhibition is a New South Wales grower, Mr. H. J. Lindeman, of Cawarra, having taken the following…

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Standing up for the Fair

Singleton Argus · Saturday 12 March 1892 · page 1

'Twas glorious to see the way He stood up for the fair; He fought their cause by night and day, Abroad and everywhere…

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The Inverell Show. (Inverell Times, March 3.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 12 March 1892 · page 7

The sixteenth annual show of the Society at Inverell came off on Wednesday and Thursday last week. The takings at the gates on both days amounted to £180, about £36 less than the presious…

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The Uralla Show. (Uralla and Walcha Times, March 9.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 12 March 1892 · page 3

The fourteenth Show under the auspices of the P, and A. Association of Southern New England took place at Uralla on Wednesday and Thursday last, and, considering the adverse season and the…

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The Approaching Show

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 26 March 1892 · page 6

The thirty-second annual exhibition of the Hunter River Agricultural and Horticultural Association comes off on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, the 6th, 7th, and 8th of April next,…

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The Maitland Show. [By Telegraph.] Maitland

Singleton Argus · Saturday 26 March 1892 · page 3

THE thirty-second exhibition under the auspices of the Hunter River Agricultural Assocation, which is to come off in Maitland on the, 6th and 7th…

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General Gleanings. Maitland Show postponed

Singleton Argus · Saturday 2 April 1892 · page 1

It has been finally decided to hold the Rabbit Conference in Warren on April 7. A large and representative attendance is expected…

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Hunter River Agricultural and Horticultural Association. Postponment of the Exhibition

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 2 April 1892 · page 8

Yesterday afternoon a special meeting of the Committee of the above Association was held in the Council Chamber, Town Hall, for the purpose of considering the advisableness of postponing the…

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Novel. a Fair Blockade-Breaker. Chapter I.—continued

The Scone Advocate · Saturday 9 April 1892 · page 1

The snow was beginning to full more rapidly now,—though not yet a decided storm. They came suddenly round a bend in the road ; one misty shadow crossed the…

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Coonabarabran Show. (By Telegraph from our Correspondent.) Coonabarabran

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 9 April 1892 · page 5

The show was held yesterday. About 1200 were present. The Hon. Postmaster-General, Messrs. Darnly, Sheldon, and Collins were present. The show of sheep was poor, numerically…

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Novel. a Fair Blockade Breaker. CHAPTER II.—Continued

The Scone Advocate · Thursday 14 April 1892 · page 1

Could they be Rebs? Were they Yanks? Had Carolyn evaded them, friends or fues? Maimed, disarmed, and closely watched by the curly man who owed him a dismount, the…

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How to Show a Guest Ont

The Scone Advocate · Thursday 14 April 1892 · page 1

Can there be a perfect way to show a guest out of the house? Certainly there is. It is the way the American servant knoweth not. She goes to the door with an indecent haste…

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