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Hunter Valley · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1892

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Mr. Kidd, M.P., at the Show The Luncheon Speeches

Singleton Argus · Saturday 13 August 1892 · page 2

THE Postmaster-General (Mr John Kidd) attended the show on Thursday last, and was present at the official luncheon, where a little…

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Singleton Show. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 16 August 1892 · page 7

SIR,—The report in your Thursday's issue "by telegraph from our reporters," of the Durham section of cattle at Singleton Show is so inaccurate that I must trouble you to correct it. It states:…

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A Show Grievance. Question of Age

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 17 August 1892 · page 2

OVER the signature of W. J. May, a letter appears in this issue complaining that in sub-section B class 440, the prize for crowel work, open to all…

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Singleton Show. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 20 August 1892 · page 3

SIR,—Will you be kind enough to make a couple of alterations in your paper with regard to your own reporter's notes on the Northern Agricultural Association's Show, held at Singleton on the 10th…

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Original Correspondence. Mr. Downing and "Fair Play." (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 1 September 1892 · page 6

SIR,—" Fair Play" has written a very long letter, to which I ask space for a reply. First, I abandoned no contest; I challenged one. " Fair Play" prefers the coward's part, and writes…

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Correspondence. Fair Play. (To the Editor of the Scone Advocate.)

The Scone Advocate · Friday 2 September 1892 · page 2

SIR,—Allow me space in your valuable paper to contradict Mr. E. Buckley's statement in your issue of the 6th August, against Mr. W. E…

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"Fair Play" and Mr. Waddell (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 3 September 1892 · page 4

SIR,—I must again trouble you to give me space to reply to the letter of the Rev. Mr Waddell, which appeared in the Mercury of the 25th August. I pass over the first…

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Original Correspondence. Mr. Downing and "Fair Play." (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 8 September 1892 · page 6

SIR,—When I wrote my last I had not read the able letter by Rev. J. A. Waddell, dated 24th inst., in reply to "Fair Play." It makes it unnecessary for me to trouble you on many of the subjects…

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Original Correspondence. "Fair Play" and Mr. N. B. DOWNING. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 10 September 1892 · page 4

SIR,—After a somewhat lengthened period of silence Mr. Downing has again emerged from his shell and given us what I suppose he thinks will pass for a reply to my challenge…

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The Sculling Carnival

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 15 September 1892 · page 5

The sculling carnival was continued on the Parramatta River this afternoon. The first heat to-day was between Sullivan and Busch, the former scoring an easy victory…

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World's Fair Notes

Singleton Argus · Saturday 24 September 1892 · page 4

THE headquarters of the Texas World's Fair Association have been moved from Fort Worth to Waco, and changes have been made in its officers. President T. J. Hurley…

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The Agricultural Society's Ground. Question of Entrance. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 5 October 1892 · page 3

MR JUSTICE OWEN, to-day granted the injunction asked for against the Sydney Driving Park Racing Club, restraining them from making any…

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The World's Fair. N.S. Wales Representation. [By Cable.] London

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 12 October 1892 · page 3

DR. ARTHUR RENWICK, M.L.C. Executive Commissioner for Now South Wales at the Chicago World's Fair, has completed arrangements…

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All in a Garden Fair

The Scone Advocate · Friday 28 October 1892 · page 2

Among seme notes, with the author's name mispl[?]eed, is the following relative to the world garden, and perhaps the origin of the common term 'yard,' sometimes used for…

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The Flower Show. Second Day

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

Yesterday there was a much larger attendance at the flower show, though it was about three o'clock before the numbers began to tell up on the ground. The principal exhibitors of cut. flowers…

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Fifteenth Annual Flower Show of the Hunter River Agricultural and Horticultural Association

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 5 November 1892 · page 6

The annual Flower Show in connection with the above Association opened on the Society's Ground on Thursday afternoon and was continued yesterday. As far as the season is concerned the present…

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Spraying Demonstrations at Townhead. a Successful Exhibition. (COMMUNICATED)

Singleton Argus · Saturday 12 November 1892 · page 2

ON Tuesday afternoon last Mr Thos. G. Tresider, Inspector of Orchards for the Agricultural Department, held a Spraying Exhibition at the wellknown orchard of Mr…

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The Chicago Exhibition

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 17 November 1892 · page 3

There is an illustrated article in the October Scribner on the forthcoming exhibition at Chicago, from which we glean the following interesting particulars:—The grounds are a little less than a mile…

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Royal Agricultural Society's Show

Singleton Argus · Saturday 19 November 1892 · page 3

The Royal Agricultural Society have desided to hold their usual annual show at their grounds, Moore Park, next Easter…

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The Flower Show

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 22 November 1892 · page 2

THE first flower show in Score was heid at the School of Arts on Friday last. Being rather late in the season, there were many expressions of…

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