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Hunter Valley · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1908

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Northern Agricultural Society. Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 22 September 1908 · page 2

The following were present at the committee meeting of Northern Agricultural Association on Saturday, viz.: Mr. H. Rourke (president) Dr. A. S. Bowman, Messrs. H…

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St. John's Fair

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 22 September 1908 · page 4

There was a large attendance at at John's Spanish fair in the Town Mall last evening, when the stallholders were again kept very busy, and a number of valuables…

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St. John's Fair

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 September 1908 · page 4

At the Town Hall to-night, the Spanish fair will be continued. Among the attractions will be musical items and dumbbell exercise by the boys of St. John's School, and to-morrow (Thursday) night…

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St. Peter's Flower Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 September 1908 · page 4

The flower show and sale of work, announced to be held in aid of St. Peter's have been postponed until October 14 and 15…

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St. John's Fair

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 25 September 1908 · page 4

St. John's Spanish Fair at the Town Hall continues to be well patronised, large attendances being the rule nightly since the fair opened. Last evening a very pretty…

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Special Show PrizeS

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 26 September 1908 · page 4

The committee of the Hunter River Agricultural and Horticultural Association invites members and others desirous of offering special prize at the next annual show, making suggestions for the…

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Bull's Fight with Tigers. Cruel Exhibition Stopped by the Police

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 26 September 1908 · page 4

Marseilles has been in a fever of excitement over a public combat announced to take place between a bull and a tiger. The encounter was held ina private enclosure,…

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British Fair Play

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 28 September 1908 · page 3

The Swedish Olympic Committee have thanked Lord Desborouph for the fair play shown the Swedish competitors at the Olympic Games in London…

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St. John's Fair

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 28 September 1908 · page 2

St. John's Spanish fair was continued in the Town Hall on Saturday evening when there was a very large attendance. A number of the principal prizes were drawn for…

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St. John's Fair

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 29 September 1908 · page 4

The Spanish fair conducted in the Town Hall during the past eight days, in aid of St. John's Cathedral, closed last evening, when there was again a very large attendance, and the greatest…

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A Sconeite Abroad. Impressions of London and the Exhibition

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 29 September 1908 · page 2

WE are indebted to a local resident for a perusal of n private letter received from London a few days ago from Miss L,. Hopper, formerly of Scone, who is at…

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Local Government Exhibition. Interesting Display of Shire and Mun­icipal Requisites

The Scone Advocate · Friday 2 October 1908 · page 5

The spacious basement of the Sydney Town Hall was the scene, recently, of a Local Government Exhibition, wherein an extensive variety of…

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Methodist Jubilee Fair

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 October 1908 · page 4

The Methodist jubilee fair, in aid of a New Parsonage Fund, will be held in the Town Hall, on the 22nd, 23rd, and 24th, of this month. The scheme this year is rather different to those of…

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Special Show Prizes

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 October 1908 · page 4

The committee of the Hunter River Agricultural and Horticultural Association invites members and others desirous of offering special prizes at the next annual show, making suggestions for…

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Local Government Exhibition. Interesting Display of Shire and Municipal Requisites

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 3 October 1908 · page 3

The spacious basement of the Sydney Town Hall was the scene, recently, of a Local Government Exhibition, wherein an extensive variety of…

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Spring Show and Sale of Gifts. Gosford Gala Day

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 October 1908 · page 6

Some time ago (several localities about Sydney held their annual wild flower show, but Gosford appears to be the only place that has kept up the movement with…

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Dungog Show Ground

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 6 October 1908 · page 4

The committee of the Durham Agricultural and Horticultural Association intend having a new grandstand erected on their show ground at Dungog, and tenders are invited in this issue for the…

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Wallsend and Plattsburg Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 6 October 1908 · page 4

Fanciers and other intending exhibitors at the annual show of the Wallsend and Plattsburg Agricultural, Horticultural, Pigeon, Poultry, and Canary Society are reminded by advertisement in this issue…

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Franco-british Exhibition

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 9 October 1908 · page 5

The Franco-British Exhibition will close at the end of the month. So successful has the exhibition been that a movement is being discussed for holding a similar…

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Local and General. St. Peter's Flower Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 10 October 1908 · page 4

Entries for St. Peter's Flower Show, which takes place at East Maitland on Wednesday and Thursday next close on Monday next, the time having been extended…

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