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Hunter Valley · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1895

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(S. M. Herald.) London, August 12. the Bordeaux Exhibition

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 14 August 1895 · page 5

Mr. Seward has been appointed vice-president of the jurors in the foreign wine section of the Bordeaux Exhibition. The tasting of the Victorian, wines is proceeding very satisfactorily…

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The Singleton Show Next Week. Splendid Entries. Four Hundred More Than Last Year

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 19 August 1895 · page 6

The Secretary of the Northern Agricultural Association has just completed the arduous task of posting up the entries for the show, to be held on the 28th and 29th instant, and the result is most…

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Show Entries

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 21 August 1895 · page 2

The entries for the show have turned out numerically to be a great surprise. They amount to 2740, as contrasted with 2351 last year, and completely settle all…

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The Show

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 28 August 1895 · page 2

All preparations fo the Show which opens to-day [?] now complete and as the entries have been very numerous, and there is every [?] weather, an…

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Northern Agricultural Association. the Annual Show. Singleton, Wednesday afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 28 August 1895 · page 5

The annual show of the Northern Agricultural Association opened to-day in anything but auspicious circumstances. For, to add to disadvantages occasioned by the disastrous drought, the day was…

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Northern Agricultural Association. Twenty-seventh Exhibition

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 29 August 1895 · page 2

The Singleton Show which opened yesterday for the twenty-seventh year, was, taking all things into consideration, us successful as any of its most sanguine friends anticipated as regards the number…

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The Northern Agricultural Association. Twenty-seventh Exhibition

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 31 August 1895 · page 18

The Singleton Show which opened on Wednesday for the twenty seventh year, was, taking all things into consideration, as successful as any of its most sanguine friends anticipated as regards the number…

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Northern Agricultural Association. The Annual Show

Singleton Argus · Saturday 31 August 1895 · page 2

THE annual gathering of the Northern Agricultural Association, or, as it is better And more generally known, the singleton Show, has came mid gone…

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H. R. A. and H. Association

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 2 September 1895 · page 2

A special meeting of the Committee of the Hunter River Agricultural and Horticultural Association was held in the Council Chamber, Town Hall, this afternoon. There were present—Messrs. B. Scobie…

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Singletons Show

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 3 September 1895 · page 5

The twenty seventh annual show of the Northern Agricultural Association opened at Singleton last Wednesday. The weather was very unfavorable, the…

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The Late Show

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 4 September 1895 · page 2

Mrs M. May writes to say that both of her boys, who were competitors for music prizes at the late Show, were pupils of herself, and not of her husband, Mr W. J…

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Winding Up the Show

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 4 September 1895 · page 2

After the meeting of the committee of the Northern Agricultural Association on Monday, at which affairs in connection with last week's most successful show were…

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The Late Show. (To the Editor of the Singleton Argus.)

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 4 September 1895 · page 4

SIR,—The large number of exhibits of children's work at the late show must have been very gratifying to the committee, but I think that teachers have…

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The Late Show (To the Editor of the Singleton Argus.)

Singleton Argus · Saturday 7 September 1895 · page 2

Sir,—Kindly allow me a small space in your valuable paper. Referring to a small paragraph in the ARGUS, viz., "Mr Robinson, Mayor of Singleton, proposed 'The…

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Powers of Vision Still Fair

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 11 September 1895 · page 4

Lawyer: "Now, sir, did you or did you not say you saw the defendant at the time this occurrence took place? You did see him? Very good. Now I should like to have you…

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Fire at the Bordeaux Exhibition

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 September 1895 · page 3

A fire has occurred at the exhibition now being held at Berdeaux, France. It was caused by the explosion of a gas engine. The electric pavilion was destroyed…

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H. R. A. and H. Association. Annual Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 September 1895 · page 4

The annual meeting of members of the Hunter River Agricultural and Horticultural Association was held in the Council Chamber, Town Hall, yesterday afternoon. The President (Mr. Samuel…

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The Late Show. (To the Editor of the Singleton Argus.)

Singleton Argus · Saturday 28 September 1895 · page 6

Sir,—Some few issues back a letter, signed "Spectator," appeared in your columns, alluding to the judging at late show, principally in the musical…

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