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Hunter Valley · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1898

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The Royal Show. Some Prize Takers in the North. (By Telegraph.) Sydney, Weduesday

Singleton Argus · Thursday 7 April 1898 · page 3

The weather is beautiful for the Royal Agricultural Show, which commenced to-day. It promises to be a great success. The judging began to-day. The…

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Durham A. and H. Association

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 8 April 1898 · page 2

A meeting of Committee was held on Wednesday last. There were present:—Messrs T. Irwin (in the chair) J. Barnes, J. Cavanaugh, W. Lowrey,…

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Royal Agricultural Society's Show

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 9 April 1898 · page 2

THE annual show of the Royal Agricultural Society opened at Moore Park on Wednesday under very favourable auspices. Over a great…

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Australian Art Exhibition

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 9 April 1898 · page 3

Thirty pictures among the collection at the Australian Art Exhibition, have been sold…

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Chrysanthemum Show

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 9 April 1898 · page 2

We would remind our readers that entries for the Autumn Chrysanthemum Show in connection with St. Paul's Church, which will be held in the Oddfollws' Hull on…

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Royal Show Awards

Singleton Argus · Saturday 9 April 1898 · page 2

In the list of awnrds granted for the Royal Show in Sydney. we notice that Mr A. H. Dawes Secured second prize for active farm marc, three years and over, with…

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The Agricultural Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 11 April 1898 · page 3

Not with standing that a few showers of rain fell to-day, the attendance at the annual show was again large…

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Sydney Agricultural Show

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 12 April 1898 · page 2

THE show in Sydney this year is considered to be a great success, and on Friday the attendance was [?] record, 35,000 persons being present. The…

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The Durham Agricultural aud Horticultural Association. Eleventh Annual Show. Dungog

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 13 April 1898 · page 5

The eleventh annual exhibition of the Durham Agricultural and Horticultural Association was opened at Dungog at noon to-day, under fairly agreeable circumstances…

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The Show

Singleton Argus · Thursday 14 April 1898 · page 4

Once more Mr Webster, the indefatigable secretary of the Royal Agricultural Society, has succeeded in eelipsing his former efforts, and is…

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The Durham Agricultural and Horticultural Association. Eleventh Annual Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 14 April 1898 · page 5

The Eleventh Annual Show of the Durham Agricultural and Horticultural Agricultural, which opened yesterday, who fairly successful. The exhlbits numbered more than last year, but there…

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The Fair Tennis Player

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 15 April 1898 · page 4

She wore a blue barre blazer jacket That matched the cute cap on her head: She handled a fourteen ounce racket; Her cheeks were two June roses red…

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Durham A. and H. Association's Eleventh Annual Show. Dangog, Thursday. !

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 April 1898 · page 3

The Eleventh Annual Show of the Durham Agricultural and Horticultural Association, which opened yesterday, was fairly successful. The exhibits numbered more than last year, but there…

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H. R. A. and H. Association's Monthly Reading. "The Dairying Industry."

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 April 1898 · page 13

On Wednesday evening, 6th inst., in the Town Hall, Mr. J. W. Boag gave the third of the series of readings organised by the Committee of the Hunter River Agricultural and Horticultural Association,…

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The Dungog Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 16 April 1898 · page 3

The exhibition of the Durham Agricultural and [?]orticul-tural Association at Dungog was continued on Thursday. and on Friday was held the sale day. when exhibits that were not desired to be taken home was disposed of. The takings at the…

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Local and General News. Chrysanthemum Show

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 16 April 1898 · page 2

We would remind our readers that the Autumn Ch[?]mum Snow in connection with St. Paul's Church will be held in the Oddfellows Hall on Wednesday and…

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H. R. A. and H. Association

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 April 1898 · page 5

A meeting of the Committee of the Hunter River Agricultural and Horticultural Association was bold in the Council Chamber, Town Ball, this afternoon. There were present—Mr. S. Clift (President)…

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The Maitland Exhibition

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 April 1898 · page 2

The forthcoming annual exhibition of the Hunter River Agricultural and Horticultural Association, to be held on the Society's show ground at West…

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H. R. A. and H. Association

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 April 1898 · page 2

The meeting of the Committee of the Hunter River Agricultural and Horticultural Association was continued after the point reached in our last issue…

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Produce and Apron Fair

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 April 1898 · page 5

In the old Masonic Hall, High-street, there was opened this afternoon a produce sale and apron fair, conducted by St. Paul's Working Party. A. number of the ladies of St. Paul's pariish. under…

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