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Hunter Valley · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1908

482 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 11 of 25

Flower Show

Singleton Argus · Saturday 2 May 1908 · page 4

The flower show to-day promises to be well worth seeing. Particulars have been given in our advertising columns, but we would remind our readers that…

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Royal Agricultural Show Sydney The ShOW

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 2 May 1908 · page 5

The Royal Agricultural Show was, as usual, a great success, fully maintaining the tradition of eclipsing every show that preceded it, and its stan…

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Side-lights on the Show

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 2 May 1908 · page 8

The Sydney Show! What a vision this conjures up. Memories of by-gone shows which, in their day and in their respective ways were as famous as those…

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The Franco-british Exhibition. Builders' Magic

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 May 1908 · page 8

Much has been said and written about the france-British Exhibition at shep herd's Bush but no one who has not been on the ground lately (says the London…

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Flower Show at Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 May 1908 · page 2

The flower show, exhibition, musical entertainment, etc., provided by the women's Association of St. Andrew's presbyterian church,and held in the Agricultural so…

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Flower Show a Fine Display

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 5 May 1908 · page 3

On Saturday afternoon, the Flower Show in aid of the funds of St. Andrew's Preshyterian Church was held in the show pavilion. The weather was…

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Late Woman's Exhibition

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 6 May 1908 · page 7

But once more the Woman's Exhibition has cropped up. For I have received a notice at last stating that a final meeting will be held shortly to receive details concerning…

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Letter to the Editor. the Royal Agricultural Show and Holy Week

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 6 May 1908 · page 7

Sir,—Now that the excitement of the great carnival, held in celebration of the above, is over, and men's minds have been sobered by the occurrence of two great railway disasters, I would ask,…

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Maitland Show and Sports

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 May 1908 · page 2

It was decided this afternoon at a meeting of the committee of the Hunter River Agricultural and Horticultural Association that next Maitland Show be held on…

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Franco—british Exhibition. Representation of the State's Resources

The Scone Advocate · Friday 8 May 1908 · page 4

Mr. H. C. L. Anderson, the newly appointed Director of the Agriculture Department, delivered an Interesting lecture recently in Sydney on the…

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Mick Simmons at the Easter Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 May 1908 · page 8

It will be a long time before country visitors to the Sydney Raster Show cease spooking to their friends of the fine new kiosk, built like a Swiss cottage, erected…

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Newcastle Show. Successful Exhibition

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 9 May 1908 · page 7

[?]fortune which has so long pursued the [?] Agricultural, Horticultural and In[?]Association, in the form of eccentric [?] was entirely absent yesterday, when the…

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Japanese Fair

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 9 May 1908 · page 4

A Japanese fair is to be held, in aid of the Parochial Improvement Fund of St. James' Church, in the School of Arts, Morpeth, on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday next. The fair…

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Late Woman's Exhibition

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 May 1908 · page 7

But once more the Woman's Exhibition has cropped up. For I have received a notice at last stating that a final meeting will be held shortly to receive details concerning…

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The Franco-British Exhibition

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 May 1908 · page 3

Much has been said and written about the Franco-British Exhibition at Shepherd's Bush, but no one who has not been on the ground lately (says the London…

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Franco-british Exhibition. Representation of the State's Resources

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 9 May 1908 · page 4

Mr. H. C. L. Anderson, the newlyappointed Director of the Agriculture Department, delivered an interesting lecture recently in Sydney on the…

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Newcastle Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 11 May 1908 · page 2

The Newcastle Agricultural, Horticultural, and Industrial Association concluded its show on Saturday, when the weather was again favourable, and the attendance…

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Franco-british Exhibition

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 13 May 1908 · page 5

The British collection of works of art at the Franco-British Exhibition is valued at £600,000. The French collection is valued at £400,000…

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Upper Hunter Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 13 May 1908 · page 2

The dates for the holding of the Upper Hunter P. and A. Association's next show will be March 31 and April 1 and 2, 1909…

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Japanese Fair at Morpeth. Anglican Church Funds

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 13 May 1908 · page 5

Tastefully decorated in appropriate style, the hall of the School of Arts, Morpeth, presented a bright and attractive spectacle this afternoon, when a Japanese Fair, in aid of the Parochial…

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