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Hunter Valley · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1905

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The Rinking Carnival. a Brilliant Success

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 1 August 1905 · page 2

On Saturday night, a grand plain and fancy dress rinking carnival was held in the hall of the Mechanics' Institute, which resulted in a brilliant…

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Poultry and Dog Show a Successful' Exhibition

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 4 August 1905 · page 2

No more beautiful weather could have been desored than that which prevailed to-day for the opening of the show and sports arranged under the auspices of the newly-formed Poultry, Pigeon,…

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Poultry and Dog Show. Close of the Exhibition

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 5 August 1905 · page 4

The show and sports were continued with rather dull weather as an accompaniment, but the attendance was again exceedingly disappointing and the promoters of the fixture were…

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Japanese Fair

Singleton Argus · Saturday 5 August 1905 · page 4

Attention is drawn to an advertisement in this issue by which it will be perceived that a Japanese Fair will be held at the Mechanics' Institute hall…

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Quirindi Polo Carnival. QUIRINDI

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 8 August 1905 · page 2

The Polo carnival was a great success to-day. The weather was splendid, and there was a large attendance of the public…

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The Japanese Fair

Singleton Argus · Thursday 10 August 1905 · page 3

Attention is drawn to the fact that a Japanese Fair opens in the Mechanics' Institute to-day, at 3 p.m., and will be continued to-morronr and…

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Agricultural Society. Lease of the Ground

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 11 August 1905 · page 2

The adjourned meeting of the committee of the Hunter River Agricultural and Horticultural Association was held in the committee room on the show ground yesterday afternoon, the chief business set…

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Our Singleton Letter. Japanese Fair

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 11 August 1905 · page 4

On Thursday afternoon a mile of work having the above title, and for which the ladies of the Singleton Methodist Church and their friends have been preparing for somw time, was opened…

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Quirindi. the Polo Carnival

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 11 August 1905 · page 3

This is the last day of the polo carnival. It was raining this morning, but the weather cleared about 11 o'clock. In the final of the Northern Challenge Cup, First Tamarang, scratch, gave…

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Quirindi Polo Carnival. Scone in the Final. Quirindi

The Scone Advocate · Friday 11 August 1905 · page 2

THE Quirindi polo carnival was resumed to-day. The weather was splendid, and the ground was in better order than yesterday. There was a…

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Poultry and Dog Show. a Successful Exhibition

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 August 1905 · page 9

No more beautiful weather could have been desired than that which prevailed for the opening of the show and sports arranged under the auspices of the newly-formed Poultry, Pigeon…

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Japanese Fair

Singleton Argus · Saturday 12 August 1905 · page 5

A Japanese Fair, or Bazaar, in aid of the Methodist School Enlargement Fund, was opened in the hall of the Mechanics' Institute on Thursday…

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The Diggest Show

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 12 August 1905 · page 1

A circus was coming to an American town, and every barn and every fence within a radius of fifty miles or so had been billed with the usual lurid circus announcements…

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The Singleton Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 August 1905 · page 3

An application from the veteran and worthy secretary of the Northern Agricultural Association to have Thursday, 14th September, proclaimed a public holiday in…

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Our London Letter. (From Our Special Correspondent). London, June 30, 1905. A Tame Agricultural Show

Singleton Argus · Saturday 12 August 1905 · page 7

There are many colonial visitors in England just now—visitors from Can[?] the Cape, Australia, and Now Zealand; and as all colonials are…

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Japanese Fair

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 15 August 1905 · page 5

The Japanese fair, organised to aid the work of enlarging the Methodist School Hall, was brought to a conclusion on Saturday night, when there was a large attendance, while the labours of…

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H.r.a. and H. Association

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 18 August 1905 · page 4

The adjourned meeting of the committee of the Hunter River Agricultural and Horticultural Association, was held inthe committee room on the showground yesterday afternoon. The president…

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Our Singleton Letter. Singleton Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 18 August 1905 · page 4

In connection with an advertisement in current issues of this journal, we have been requested to remind intending exhibitors at the Singleton Show, to be held on 13tb, 14th, and 15th September next,…

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The Milk Fair Eviction

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 19 August 1905 · page 4

The disappearance of "Milk Fair" in at James's Park was not allowed to pass without a protest from the London newspapers. Two old ladies,…

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Singleton Show

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 19 August 1905 · page 2

In connection with an advertisement in current issues of this journal, we are requested to remind intending exhibitors at the Singleton Show, to be held on 13th,…

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