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Hunter Valley · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1895

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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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H. R. A. and H. Association

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 7 October 1895 · page 5

The quarterly 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: Mr…

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The Bordeaux Exhibition

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 October 1895 · page 5

The jurors at the Bordeaux Exhibition have made the following awards to Colonial exhibitors :—Hononrable mention: Messrs. Darwenitza, Salin-ger, Gow, Pounds, Bubeck, Grieffenhagen, Morris…

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Exhibition of Colonial Produce

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 October 1895 · page 3

At the Dairy Show held at Islington the Colonial Consignment Company has been awarded a silver medal for its exhibit of colonial produce. Mr. H. Reynolds, agricultural agent for the New Zealand…

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The Bordeaux Exhibition

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 October 1895 · page 5

ThE following awards to South Australian, exhibiters have been made by the judges in the wine section of the Bordeaux Exhibition:—Silver Medal.—Cleveland and Company. S…

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Remarkable Exhibition of Nerve

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 16 October 1895 · page 2

"The most remarkable exhibition of nerve I ever say," said C. A. Rodney, general manager of the Tandalia, "occurred on a Pennsylvania train. I was going East, and…

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H. R. A. and H. Association

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 21 October 1895 · page 2

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

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H. R. A. and H. Association

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 22 October 1895 · page 8

The Committee meeting of the above Association was not concluded at the time of our going to press in our last issue. When our report ended the meeting was proceeding to elect sub-committees to…

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A Fair Proposition

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 October 1895 · page 3

"Prisoner at the bar," said the judge, "is there anything you wish to say before sentence is passed upon you?" "No, Judge; there is nothin' I care to say,…

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The Flower Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 October 1895 · page 4

Our readers will scarcely need reminding that the annual spring flower show of the Hunter River Agricultural and Horticultural Association comes off to-morrow (Thursday) and Friday next. The…

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Annual Flower Show of the H. R. A. and H. Association

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 24 October 1895 · page 3

The bad luck ia regard to weather which has confronted the committee of the Association in connection with the flower show pursued them to-day when the exhibition opened. Wednesday was a…

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Annual Flower Show of the H. R. A. and H. Association

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 25 October 1895 · page 3

The annual flower show was open last night, but was very poorly attended; in fact, the patronage of the public was such as not to warrant the trouble and expense of opening it. The takings at…

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Maitland Flower Show

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 October 1895 · page 7

The bad luck in regard to weather which has confronted the committee of the Association in connection with the flower show pursued them on Thursday when the exhibition opened. Wednesday…

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A. and H. Association. Annual Meeting

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 29 October 1895 · page 2

The annual meeting of this Association was held in the School of Arts on Saturday afternoon last. The prevalence of bush fires, and the absence…

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The Bordeaux Exhibition

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 2 November 1895 · page 3

The Superior Jury at the Bordeaux Exhibition has awarded a gold medal to the Chateau Tahbilk (Victoria), instead of the bronze medal awarded by the first jury…

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Frozen Show-bottles. a long-felt want—Continued poverty

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 15 November 1895 · page 4

As an Instance of the severity of the frost, Mr. J. T. Leslie, chemist, of Sheffield, writing to the "sheffield Daily Telegraph," mentions that one morning…

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A. and H. Association

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 19 November 1895 · page 2

A meeting of Committee took place on Saturday afternoon last. There were present Messrs G. A. Mackay. (in the chair), R. W. Alison, D. J…

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The Mutton Bird Carnival

Singleton Argus · Saturday 23 November 1895 · page 3

PREPARATION are being made for the mutton bird carnival, which takes place at Cape Woolamai during the last week of this month (says a…

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H. R. A. and H. Association

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 November 1895 · page 5

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. John…

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The Moon. Facts About Fair [?]na that are Not Generally Known

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 29 November 1895 · page 3

The height of mountains on the moon is measured by the length of the shadows they cast upon the plains. If you were on the moon the earth…

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