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Hunter Valley · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1897

226 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 5 of 12

Muswellbrook Show

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 19 May 1897 · page 2

The interest taken locally in the friendly competition between the two shows is always sufficient to ensure a large attondance from this end when the annual event…

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Upper Hunter Moral and Agricultural Association. Sixteenth Annual Show. Commencement of a Successful Exhibition. Muswellbrook

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 May 1897 · page 5

The sixteenth annual Show of the Upper Hunter Pastoral and Agricultural Association opened today with fine though cloudy weather. The grounds were in capital order and the attendance fair for an…

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Upper Hunter Pastoral and and Agricultural Association. the Exhibition To-day

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 May 1897 · page 5

The weather to-day was fine but threatening whilst the attendance up till three o'clock numbered about three thousand. The trains from Murrurundi, Scone, Newcastle Maitland, and…

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Upper Hunter Pastoral and Agricultural Association. Annual Show—first Day

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 May 1897 · page 3

The committee and members of the Upper Hunter Pastoral and Agricultural Association as well as the residents of Muswellbrook and its fertile and thriving district have every reason to feel satisfled with…

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W. R. A. and H. Association

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 21 May 1897 · page 2

A meeting of committee was held on Wednesday last. There were present—Messrs. G.S. Waller (in the chair), P. J. Fitzgerald,…

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Our Muswellbrook Letter. Show Items

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 21 May 1897 · page 4

For several yours past the position of marshal of parades was ably filled by Mr. S. E. Tapner; in fact, be efficiently that the services of that gentlemen were requested more than once for a similar…

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To-day's News by Wire. Sydney. Poultry, Pigeon. Canary, and Dog Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 21 May 1897 · page 3

The twentieth annual show of the New South Wales Poultry, Pigeon, Canary, and Dog Society opened to-day in the Exhibition Building, Prince Alfred Park. There were over 2000 entries, and a…

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Upper Manning Show

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 May 1897 · page 15

The annual show of the Upper Manning Agricultural and Horticultural Association was held the 12th and 13th instant. There were 24[?]00 exhibits, and it was the most successful show [?]…

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The Muswellbrook Show

Singleton Argus · Saturday 22 May 1897 · page 3

If in any future year a resident of Singleton wishes to go to the Muswellbrook Pastoral and Agricultural Show, on the first day, our advice is…

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Suggestions from the Sydney Agricultural Show

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 May 1897 · page 12

Another Easter show has come and gone, and now we have returned to our farms and orchards we have time to recall to our minds the different things that have particularly interested us,—ideas…

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Upper Hunter Pastoral and Agricultural Association. the Annual Show

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 May 1897 · page 7

The committee and members of the Upper Hunter Pastoral and Agricultural Association an well as the residents of Muswellbrook and its fertile and thriving district have every reason to feel satisfied with…

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Receipts at the Muswellbrook Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 25 May 1897 · page 4

SIR,—Your reporter here quotes the first day's taking at our recent show of the Upper Hunter Pastoral and Agricultural Association as being £25, or slightly less than that of last year. This is…

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

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 26 May 1897 · page 4

SIR,—In your account of the vehicles at Muswellbrook Show you say that Messrs. Clarke and Co., swept the board. This is not quite correct, as…

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Sydney Poultry Show. Commotion among the Exhibits. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 26 May 1897 · page 3

A GOOD deal of commotion and tragedy took place among the exhibits at the Poultry, Pigeon, Canary and Dog Show which is now being held…

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W. R. A. and H. Association

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 28 May 1897 · page 2

A meeting of committee was held on Wednesday last. There were present:—Messrs G. S. Waller (in the chair) G. A. Mackay, A. Henny, R…

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Grand Australian Fair. Over £11,000 Realised

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 9 June 1897 · page 3

THE Grand Australian Fair, the proceeds of which are to be devoted to St. Mary's Cathedral building fund, Sydney, was, after a run of over eight…

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Warren Show

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 June 1897 · page 13

The annual show of the Warren Pastoral and Agricultural Association took place on Thursday and Friday. Owing to continued dry weather the entries were not so numerous as last pear, yet…

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W. R. A. and H. Association

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 18 June 1897 · page 2

A meeting of committee was held on Wednesday last. There were present —Messrs G. S. Waller (in the chair), G. A. Mackay, J. Sheridan, A…

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Our Singleton Letter. the Minister of Agriculture at the Show Ground

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 18 June 1897 · page 2

At the invitation of the committee of the Northern Agricultural Association, the Hon. S. Smith, Minister of Mines and Agriculture, paid a visit to the show ground of the Northern Agricultural…

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Ministerial Visit to the Show Ground

Singleton Argus · Saturday 19 June 1897 · page 4

A special meeting of the Committee of the Northern Agricultural Association was held on Thursday morning for the purpose of meeting the Minister for Mines and…

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