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Hunter Valley · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1905

301 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 15 of 16

H.r.a. and H. Association

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 November 1905 · page 2

A meeting of the committee of the Hunter River Agricultural and Horticultural Association was held in the committee—room on the show ground yesterday afternoon. Mr…

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H. R. A. and H. Association

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 November 1905 · page 14

A meeting of the committee of the Hunter River Agricultural and Horticultural Association was held in the committee-room on the Show Ground on Monday afternoon. Mr[?]…

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Fancy Fair

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 25 November 1905 · page 2

A flower show, exhibition, and fancy fair, in aid of the local Methodist Circuit Fund. was held in the Oddfellows' Hall on Monday and Tuesday evenings. On…

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High School Sports. a Successful Carnival

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 25 November 1905 · page 3

Those who have a penchant for athletic sports and who were present at the carnival held in connection with the Maitland Boys' High School, held on the Albion Ground…

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Fair Comment

The Scone Advocate · Friday 1 December 1905 · page 2

The Arbitration Court has decided that it only has power to punish acts of contempt which are perpetrated within the precincts of the Court…

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A Record in Exhibitions. the Largest Worlds Fair Ever Held Opened at St. Louis

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 8 December 1905 · page 3

For the pant year or so America in general and St. Louis in particular have been in A fever of excitement over its world's show. The Americans declare that it will…

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Royal Agricultural Society Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 14 December 1905 · page 2

Mr Somer, of the "HericP [?] "Mail" staff, has been elected Sectary of the Royal .Agricultural Society vice Mr Webster. The salary is the…

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H. R. A. and H. Association

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 15 December 1905 · page 8

A meeting of the committee of the Huater River Agricultural and Horticultural Association was held in the committee-room on the show ground yesterday afternoon. The president (Mr. S. Clift)…

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Men's Beauty Show. Strange Contest at Southend

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 16 December 1905 · page 4

At Southend last month several hundred persons abandoned themselves to a new delight, to wit, a Men's Beauty Show. The scene of this daring…

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A.n.a. Exhibition

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 December 1905 · page 5

The A.N.A. Exhibition was formally opened to-day by the Governor-General. His Excellency, said it was his earnest hope to see the development of the external trade of…

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Exhibition Opened. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 21 December 1905 · page 3

Lord Northcote officially opened the A.N.A. Exhibition at noon to-day. The weather was beautiful…

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Scotch Fair

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 22 December 1905 · page 2

The Scotch Fair, in the Centennial Hall, was opened on Thursday afternoon last. When all was in readiness the Rev…

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The A.n.a. Exhibition

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 22 December 1905 · page 4

THE exhibition opened on Wednesday in the Royal Agricultural Society's grounds by His Excellency the Governor-General, Lord Northcote, reflects great credit upon the…

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H. R. A. and H. Association

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 December 1905 · page 12

A meeting of the committee of the Hunter River Agricultural and Horticultural Association was held in the committee-room on the show ground on the 14th inst. The president (Mr. S. Clift)…

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Lost at the Great Fair

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 23 December 1905 · page 5

The Russian fairs at Nishni-Nov-gorod are rather good instances of everthing which a world's fair should not be. They are quaint and…

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A.N.A. Exhibition. Exhibits from Public Schools

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 23 December 1905 · page 1

IN anticipation of the opening of the A.N.A. Exhibition of Australian Manufactures and Products, a Press and private view was afforded on Tuesday of the exhibits from the…

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Lord Mayor's Show. Can It Be Made Artistic? Sir William Richmond's Views

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 23 December 1905 · page 7

Time was when the civic progress to the Courts at. Westminster was made partly by water, but this was abandoned when the Thames…

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The A.n.a. Exhibition

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 December 1905 · page 3

A large number of interstate visitors attended at the A.N.A. Exhibition to-day, and expressed the highest praise at the excellence of the exhibits…

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The Scotch Fair

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 29 December 1905 · page 2

This most successful function, the opening of which was reported in our last issue, concluded on Saturday night last. Being the first of the…

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H. R. A. and H. Association

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 December 1905 · page 16

A meeting of the committee of the above association was held on the 21st instant Present : The President, Mr. S. Clift (in the chair), Messrs. H. Croaker, R. Scobie…

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