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Hunter Valley · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1902

225 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 3 of 12

The Colonial Exhibition

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 11 March 1902 · page 3

The Lord Mayor opened the Colonial Exhibition at the Royal Exchange. West Australia only is represented…

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Probable Postponement of Show

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 11 March 1902 · page 2

From our report of the proceedings of the Northern Agricultural Association, which took place on Saturday last, it will be perceived that there is a probability of…

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The Show

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 12 March 1902 · page 2

EVERYTHING promises well for the Show, the work of which is being pushed with customary zeal, and a great gathering of visitors may be expected…

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Dungog. Durham A. and H. Association

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 14 March 1902 · page 4

A meeting of the committee was held on Thursday last. There were present: Messrs. G. A. Mackay (President), Barnes, J. Moylan, H. J. Smith, Gus. Carlton, Cavanagh, T. Dillon, W. Bennett, Jno…

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Poetry. the Country Fair

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 14 March 1902 · page 4

Well, 'Mandy, I have been to-day To see our country fair, Have travelled all about the place And studied it with care;…

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The Upper Hunter Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 14 March 1902 · page 2

The passing of another year has again brought round the period for holding the annual pastoral and agricultural exhibition of the Upper Hunter Association, which is to take place in Muswellbrook…

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The Upper Hunter Show. Next Week

The Scone Advocate · Friday 14 March 1902 · page 2

The passing of another year has again brought round the period for holding the Annual Pastoral and Agricultural Exhibition of the Upper Hunter Association,…

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Easter Fair

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 15 March 1902 · page 2

Elsewhere in this is it is announced that an Easter Fair and sale of Girl's in aid of the founds of the local [?] Church will be held in the [?] Hall on…

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Swimming Carnival

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 15 March 1902 · page 3

Some promise to attend the establishment of a Swimming Club in the West end of the town, through it must be admitted that the matter was bike up rather late in the season, The formation…

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The Show

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 15 March 1902 · page 2

PROSPECTS for the Show, our annual exhibition, which is to be held in Muswellbrook on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday next, are, considering the dry weather, everything…

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Murrurundi Show

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 15 March 1902 · page 2

It it notified in another column that the adjourned meeting in connection with the [?] of the [?] P., A. and H. Association, will be held in the Council…

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The Quirindi Show

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 15 March 1902 · page 2

An advertisement and [?] the holding of the Quirindi show in another column. We will have more to say about this next week, when we have had time to…

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The Easter Show

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 15 March 1902 · page 2

The council of the Royal Agriculture Society dubs show "The Commonwealth show," and, Judging by the entries already booked, the claim can be readily conceded…

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The Upper Hunter Show

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 15 March 1902 · page 2
Also in Singleton Argus

The passing of another year has again brought round the period for holding the annual Pastoral and Agriculture Exhibition of the Upper Hunter Association, which is…

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A Clepgyman in Trouble Criticism of a show

Singleton Argus · Saturday 15 March 1902 · page 6

A SLANDER action which excited a good deal of interest in Ballarat in Novermber last before the Melbourne Full Court on Wednesday, on an…

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Durham A and H. Association

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 18 March 1902 · page 2

A meeting of Committee was held on Thursday last. Present—Messrs. G. A. Mackay (President), R. W. Alison, H. J. Smith, J. Thompson, J…

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A Japanese Exhibition

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 19 March 1902 · page 4

JAPAN is to Lave a grand international exhibition next year, and every inducement will be given to manufacturers all over the world to contribute…

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The Show. Every Prospect of Success

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 19 March 1902 · page 2

THE superior quality of the exhibits on the show ground yesterday, although there was only a portion of them in every section sent in at the time,…

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Upper Hunter Pastoral and Agricultural Association. Twentieth Annual Show. Muswellbrook

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 March 1902 · page 3

The Upper Hunter Pastoral Association's twentieth annual show opened to-day in very unfavourable surroundings. The district unfortunately, like most parts of the State, is suffering from…

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