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Hunter Valley · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1907

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Entering Fowls for Show. a Peculiar Method

Singleton Argus · Saturday 5 October 1907 · page 3

In a case at the Paddington Police Court on Thursday afternoon some evidence was given concerning the entry of four fowls for the last show of…

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Durham A. and H. Association

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 7 October 1907 · page 4

At a meeting of the committee of the Durham A. and H. Association, the tender of Joseph Phillips, of Kast Maitland, was accepted at £109 3s .for excavating and…

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Royal Dairy Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 October 1907 · page 3

[?]Dairy Show at Islington opened yesterday[?] are 125 entries of colonial but[?] the following have been awarded[?] Butter.—Downs (Queensland), [?]…

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The Band Carnival

The Scone Advocate · Friday 11 October 1907 · page 2

A MEETING of the committee appointed in connection with the Band Carnival, to take place in Scone on 26th inst., was held at…

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Royal Dairy Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 11 October 1907 · page 5

[?] awards at the Royal Dairy Show at [?] Salt Butters.— Cambridge (N.Z.), [?] Milawa, Alexandria and Benalla [?] Killa [?] Valley and…

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Franco-british Exhibition

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 October 1907 · page 5

The King having expressed a wish that the City of Paris should participate in the Franco-British Exhibition, the municipality hastened to send a representative to London to ascertain…

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Martini’s Buckjumping Show

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Saturday 12 October 1907 · page 3

This well known and popular Australian Show, which has lately completed a record season in Sydney of 22 weeks to crowded houses, will open in…

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Glen William Agricultural Society

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 15 October 1907 · page 3

On Tuesday evening, 1st inst., the members of the above Society were again provided with an interesting address by Mr H. F. Jones upon…

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A Sydney Wool Show Room. An Interesting Sight. (From a Sydney Correspondent.)

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 16 October 1907 · page 2

The 1901-8 wool season is now in full swing, and public sales of the "golden fleece" will be held weekly until about the end of February…

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Fancy Fair, Flower Show, and Exhibition of Curios

The Scone Advocate · Friday 18 October 1907 · page 2

The above Pair was opened by the I Rev. A. C. Hirst (in the unavoidable absence of Mr. W. M. Fleming, M.L.A.), in the Oddfellows' Hall…

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Franco-british Exhibition

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 18 October 1907 · page 5

The Duke of Argyll, the Earl of Derby, and Lord Selby announce that space in the Franco-British Exhibition will be allotted on November 3…

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The Band Carnival. Saturday Next. a Big Day for Scone. About 150 Bandsmen to March

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 22 October 1907 · page 2

THE final arrangements for the above unique event in the history of Scone are now being made, and given favorable weather, we have…

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The Women's Work Exhibition

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 October 1907 · page 4

Our lady correspondent, who is in Melbourne in connection with the great Women's Exhibition, in our issue of to-day gives very interesting account of some of the…

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Women's Exhibition. Caulfield Cup Day. Melbourne, Oct. 22. 1907

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 October 1907 · page 6

To arrive in Melbourne at present and not to feel the influence of women uppermost would be equal to being in Rome without an attempt to see his Holiness the Pope. The…

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Buckjumping Exhibition. An Unforeseen Termination

Singleton Argus · Thursday 24 October 1907 · page 3

A travelling showman, known as "Broneho" George, advertised that on Monday night he would give a free buckjumping entertainment on a vacant…

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Glen William Agricultural Society

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 25 October 1907 · page 8

The regular meeting of the above society was held on Tuesday evening the 15th inst. There was a fairly good attendance. Subject…

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Women's Work Exhibition

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 26 October 1907 · page 4

In the pages of Australian history, October 23rd of this year will justly occupy a prominent position, as the data upon which the Women's Work Exhibition was opened with…

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Australian Women's Work. Opening of the Exhibition

Singleton Argus · Saturday 26 October 1907 · page 7

The exhibition of Australian women's work was opened at the Exhibition Buildings, Melbourne, on Wednesday by Lady Northeote, the wife of…

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Women's Exhibition. Caulfield Cup Day. Melbourne, Oct. 22 1907

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 October 1907 · page 11

To arrive in Melbourne at present and not to feel the influence of women uppermost would be equal to being in Rome without an attempt to see his Holiness the Pope, The…

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Miss Madge E. O'Meagher. Winner of the Highland Fling at the Recent Women's Exhibition in Sydney

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 26 October 1907 · page 5

Miss Madge E. O'Meagher is a promising young Australian singer and dancer, and has already appeared with great success at many concerts in aid of different charities…

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