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Shows & fairs, 1898

306 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 16 of 16

The Turin Exhibition

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 29 November 1898 · page 3

Mr. W. Finucane, travelling representatives in Europe of the Queensland Government, has exhibited photographs of Queensland and its industries at the Turin Exhibition, and they have been…

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H. R. A. and H. Association. Minimum Weight in the High Jump

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 6 December 1898 · page 4

In compliance with arequisition signed by fifteen of the meeting a meeting of the committee of the H. R. A. and H. Association was held yesterday afternoon to again consider the question of the…

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H. R. A. and H. Association

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 13 December 1898 · page 5

At a meeting of the above Association yesterday afternoon there were present—Messrs. J. D. Prentice (in the chair), W. J. Sloan, J. Rourke, A. J. Prentice, Welsh, A…

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English Punch and Judy Show. Origin and History

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 15 December 1898 · page 5

The date of the first introduction of Punch into England, says an American writer, is a matter of conjecture. John Payne Collier thought that he came along in the wake of…

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The Coolgardie Exhibition

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 17 December 1898 · page 5

Mr. E. Scammell, who has been on a visit to the Continent procuring exhibits for the Coolgadie Exhibition, to be opened in June next, says that Europe requires 25,000 cubic feet of space…

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Havoc on the Show Ground

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 17 December 1898 · page 2

ON Monday last a strong wind blew up from the south-cast cooling the atmosphere very considerably. Though strong it was not anticipated that the…

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Tests Patience. the Most Patient People Must Show Annoyance at Times

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 17 December 1898 · page 4

Nothing spoils a good disposition quicker. Nothing taxes a man's patience. Like an itchiness of the skin. Itching Piles almost drive you crazy…

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Late News by Cable. London, Dec. 30. the Coolgardie Exhibition

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 31 December 1898 · page 3

Herr Krupp, the ord[?]ance manufacturer at Essen, Siemens Brothers, the electricians and other large German firms are securing space at the Coolgardie Exhibition to be opened inJune next…

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