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Hunter Valley · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1908

482 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 18 of 25

St. John' Fair

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 August 1908 · page 4

St. John's Fair, which will be opened by the Right Rev. Dr. Dwyer, on Saturday, September 19, in the Town Hall, is to represent a street in a Spanish village…

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Panic at an Exhibition

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 August 1908 · page 3

The imperial Jubilee Exhibition at Prague was the scone recently of a panic caused by bolting horses, and resulting in the death of one person and the injury of sixty others,…

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Singleton Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 August 1908 · page 4

Those interested are reminded by advertisement in this issue that entries are due on or before Wednesday next. We understand that the newly-appointed secretary (Mr. F.A. Bennett)…

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Show Attractions

Singleton Argus · Saturday 22 August 1908 · page 4

Among the manifold attractions in connection with the approaching Singleton show, will be arrangements for speed contests between the very fast' trotting…

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Show Entries

Singleton Argus · Saturday 22 August 1908 · page 4

Entries for the 40th exhibition of the Northern Agricultural Association will close on Wednesday next with the Secretary (Mr F. A. Bennett). In order to…

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The Coming Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 August 1908 · page 3

The entries for the forthcoming show close on Wednesday next, and there is every prospect of there being a big list. A number of novel attractions are being included…

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Horse Parade and Poultry Show and Sports

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 August 1908 · page 4

The programme in connection with the horse parade, sale, poultry show, and sports to be held on the Maitland Showground on Saturday next under the auspices of the Hunter River Agricultural and…

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Aboriginal Exhibition

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 24 August 1908 · page 3

Mr. A. Moston arrived form Brisbane yesterday in charge of six picked aboriginal athletes. These "boys are the six best boomerang and spear-throwers in Queensland, and they are said…

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Colonial Wine Exhibition

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 24 August 1908 · page 3

The brewers exhibition, which will open on October 17, offers diplomas for six clauses of wine and one class of brandy, available for products of colonial-grown grapes, bottles in the country…

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Singleton Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 25 August 1908 · page 4

Intending exhibitors at the forthcoming Singleton Shows are reminded by the secretary (Mr. F. A. Bennett) that to-morrow (Wednesday) is positively the last day for…

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Horse Parade, Poultry Show and Sports

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 25 August 1908 · page 5

Highly satisfactory entries have been received by the secretary (Mr. C. J. K. King), for the Horse Parade, Poultry Show, and Sports, which are to be held…

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Gunnedah Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 August 1908 · page 4

Entries for the forthcoming Gunnedah Show closed with the secretary on Tuesday night last, and in numbers they eclipse any ever received by the Association before. The horse section…

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Saturday's Horse Parade, Poultry Show, and Sports

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 August 1908 · page 4

The horse parade, sale, poultry show, and sports to be held on the Maitland Show-ground on Saturday next, under the auspices of the Hunter River Agricultural and…

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Singleton Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 August 1908 · page 2

The entries for the forthcoming show closed yesterday, and the secretary states that the numbers will be large, that they are well distributed, and that, those in the live…

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Show Entries. High Quality Exhibits

Singleton Argus · Thursday 27 August 1908 · page 2

Yesterday was the final day for the lodging of entries in connection with the forthcoming Singleton Show. Last night the Secretary (Mr F. A. Bennett),…

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To-morrow's Show and Sports

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 28 August 1908 · page 4

The horse parade, show, and sports on the Show Ground to-morrow promise to attract a large attendance of the public. The programme provided by the Agricultural…

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At the Franco-british Exhibition. The New South Wales Court

The Scone Advocate · Friday 28 August 1908 · page 5

MR. H. C. L. ANDERSON, Under Secretary for Agriculture, upon whoso shoulders, as President of the New South Wales Commission, the responsibility of this…

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St. John's Fair

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 29 August 1908 · page 4

St. John's Fair, for which great preparations are being made, and some valuable prizes to be disposed of by the lady stallholders, will be opened by the Right Rev. Dr. Dwyer in the Town Hall…

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Panic at an Exhibition

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 August 1908 · page 10

The Imperial Jubilee Exhibition at Prague was the scene recently of a panic caused by bolting horses and resulting in the death of one person and the injury of sixty others…

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Gunnedah Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 29 August 1908 · page 4

Amongst the entries for the forthcoming Gunnedah Show are Mr. Judd's string of well-knowd jumpers—Desmond, Snowstorm, and Jack, Mr. R. R. Pritchard's old favourite with the public…

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