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Hunter Valley · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1906

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The Paris Carnival. Not a Quiet One

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 26 May 1906 · page 3

Tuesday's carnival (wrote the Paris correspondent of the London "Daily Telegraph" on March 2nd) did not pass off quietly. Nearly fifteen hundred bad…

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Dungog Annual Show. Additional Awards. Dungog

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 May 1906 · page 10

Encouraged by the beautiful weather that prevailed large numbers of visitors patronised tho show yesterday, and spout the day pleasantly watching the ring events and…

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D A. and H. Association

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 29 May 1906 · page 2

A meeting of committee was held on Thursday last. There ware present: Messrs G. A. Naskay (in the chair), W. Bennett, N. Lauchlan, A. Henny, R…

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D A. and H Association

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 1 June 1906 · page 2

The meeting called for yesterday afternoon to consider the question of securing a fresh Show ground was attended as follows:—Messrs Jos…

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Agricultural Society

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 6 June 1906 · page 6

A meeting of the committee of the Hunter River Agricultural and Horticultural Association was held in the committee room on the Show Ground yesterday. Mr. Robert…

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Children's Skating Carnival a Great Success

Singleton Argus · Thursday 7 June 1906 · page 2

The children's fancy dress skating carnival, held in the Elite Rink last Monday night, proved a great success, and the rink was crowded with skaters…

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Colonial Fruit Exhibition

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 June 1906 · page 3

There is a magnificent display of colonial-apples, pears, peaches, dried, tinned, and [?] fruits at the Horticultural Society's Show. For their display the Victorian and…

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H. R. A. and H. Association

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 June 1906 · page 6

A meeting of the committee of the Hunter River Agricultural and Horticultural Association was held in the committees room on the Show Ground on Tuesday. Mr. Robert…

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The Skating Carnival

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 12 June 1906 · page 2

A grand plain and fancy dress skirting carnival will be held in the Adelphi Skating Rink to-morrow (Wednesday) evening, when a splendid programme will be presented. The…

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Grand Beating Carnival. a Great Success

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 14 June 1906 · page 4

That skating has taken on again in Maitland was clearly evident last night, when a grand plain and fancy dross carnival was held in the Adelphi Skating Rink. Many…

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SHOW Of Australian Fruit

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 15 June 1906 · page 3

Victoria, South Australia, and Western 'Australia made an excellent display of fruits at the Botanic Society's Show. The South Australian display was awarded a gold medal…

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Next Maitland Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 June 1906 · page 4

At a meeting this afternoon of the committee of the H. R. A. And H. Association, it was decided, after considerable discussion, to hold next Maitland show on April 10, 11,…

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Agricultural Society

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 June 1906 · page 2

The adjourned meeting of the H.R.A. and H. Association was held yesterday afternoon Mr. T. Dimmock (one of the vice-presidents), occupied the chair., and there were also…

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The Sheepbreeders' Show

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Friday 22 June 1906 · page 2

His Excellency the State Governor, Sir Harry Rawson, will officially open the N.S.W. Sheepbreeders' Show on Friday, 29th inst., at 12 noon, and will afterwards…

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H. R. A. and H. Association

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 June 1906 · page 15

The adjourned meeting of the H.R.A. and H. Association was held on Monday afternoon Mr. T. Dimmock (one of the vice-presidents), occupied the chair., and there were also…

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Sydney Sheep Show. a Grand Display. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 June 1906 · page 5

The New South Wales Sheepbreeders Association opened their annual show on the Royal Agricultural Ground to-day. Never before has such a magnificent display of sheep…

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The Sheep Show Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 28 June 1906 · page 2

The annual show of the Sheepbreeders Association. was held at the Royal Agricultural Ground to-day. The display of sheep was considered…

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The Canadian Exhibition

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 29 June 1906 · page 3

Ontario newspapers approve of the suggestion that King Edward should cable the a opening of the Dominion Exhibition to be held at Toronto in August…

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The Bangalow Show Episode

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 29 June 1906 · page 3

Mr C. McGlinchey, of Jamberoo, the judge whom it is alleged an exhibitor at the Bangalow Show attempted to bribe, writes to the…

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The Sheep Show. Magnificent Display

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Friday 29 June 1906 · page 2

With the pastoral outlook brighter than it has been for many a long day, it is only a natural sequence that the twelfth annual show of New South Wales Sheep Breeders'…

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