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Hunter Valley · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1906

388 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 11 of 20

Norwegian Fair

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 28 July 1906 · page 4

A number of novel competitions are announces in connection with the Norwegian Fair to be held in the Town Hall in aid of St. Paul's Church at the end of next month. The opening ceremony is…

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Durham A. and H. Association. Committee Meeting

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 31 July 1906 · page 3

A meeting of the Committee of the above association was held on Saturday afternoon last. Present—S.S. Kingston (in the chair) A. Henny…

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Skating Carnival

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 31 July 1906 · page 2

The Adelphi Skating Rink will be the scene of another plain and fancy dress carnival to-morrow (Wednesday) evening. Skatting will commence at 7.30 p.m., and the…

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Fire at a Biograph Show Escaping Gas Causes Explosion

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 31 July 1906 · page 1

While a biograph entertainment was in progress at parks on Friday night one of the taps attached to the saturatore at the rear of the biograph…

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Skating carnival

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 August 1906 · page 4

A grand plain and fancy dress carnival will be held in the Adelphi Skating Kink this evening. The grand march is announced for 9 o'clock. Seating accommodation has been…

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New Zealand Exhibition

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 August 1906 · page 5

The Hon. W. P. Reeves, Agent-General for New Zealand, is shipping to the Christs such Exhibition 567 pictures loaned by the imperial Government…

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Skating Carnival

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 August 1906 · page 2

There was a very large attendance at the Adelphi Skating Rink last evening, when a plain and fancy dress carnival was held. The ball was decorated with flags, greenery, and Chinese lanterns, and…

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Skating Carnival

Singleton Argus · Saturday 4 August 1906 · page 4

To-night, at the Elite Rink, as will be perecived by advertisement, a fancy dress masquerade will be held, and all preparations have been made for the…

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The Stud Sheep Fair

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 4 August 1906 · page 4

The oldest wool firm in Australia, Messrs. Goldsbrough Mort and Co., Ltd., have had the satisfaction of recording another great success in…

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Sculling Carnival

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 August 1906 · page 8

There was a very large attendance on the Parramatta River on Saturday afternoon when a double sculling contest for ladies and a handicap race for ex-champion scullers, or…

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The Approaching Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 August 1906 · page 5

The committee of the Northern Agricultural Association met on Saturday for the purpose of furthering the arrangements for the annual show to be held on the 29th, 30th, and 31st instant. The…

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Masquerade Skating Carnival

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 7 August 1906 · page 2

On Saturday night the faney dress masquerade skating carnival, previously announced, came off with great eclat in the Elite Rink at…

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Quirindi Polo Carnival. Quirindi

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 7 August 1906 · page 2

Glen Innes beat Quirindi; Cooma beat Armidale; Mullalley beat Muswellbrook; Tamarang I. beat Tamarang II. Tamarang I. and Mullalley…

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Norwegian Fair

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 August 1906 · page 4

Great preparations are being made for St. Paul's Jubilee Norwegian Fair, to be held in the Town Hall on August; 29. 90, and 31, and September 1, and which promises to be of a most picturesque and…

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Singleton Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 August 1906 · page 5

Thursday, 30th instant, has been gazetted a public holiday in the municipal district of Greta and the districts of Morpeth and Muswellbrrok, in consequence of its…

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Quirindi Polo Carnival

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Friday 10 August 1906 · page 2

Polo has been the order of the day in Quirindi during the past week, it being the occasion of the annual carnival. Eight teams competed in the matches…

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The Singleton Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 10 August 1906 · page 4

The Mayor has received intimation from the Chief Secretary's Department, notifying that in Wednesday's "Government Gazette" a proclamation was published announcing…

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Local and General. Singleton Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 10 August 1906 · page 2

It will be observed by advertisement elsewhere in this issue that entries for the Singleton Show, close on Wednesday next, 15th instant…

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St. Paul's Fair

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 August 1906 · page 4

The committee met yesterday afternoon in the Cross-street Schoolroom to report progress and to make further arrangements. It was decided to make a charge for admission on the opening day, and to…

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Sculling Carnival

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 August 1906 · page 13

There was n very large attendance on the Parramatta River on Saturday afternoon when a double sculling contest for ladies and a handicap race for ex-champion scullers,…

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