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Shows & fairs, 1908

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Lord Mayor's Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 11 November 1908 · page 5

St George Wyatt Truscott was installed Lord Mayor of London. The principal feature of the Lord Mayor's show, which [?] the ceremony, was the pageant of…

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Oriental Fair

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 13 November 1908 · page 4

The Oriental fair which is being conducted in he Mechanic's Institute, East Maitland, in aid of the Roman Catholic Schools, has been well attended since the opening…

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Colonial Produce Exhibition

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 November 1908 · page 5

Victoria made a good display of dairy and other produce at the Colonial Produce Exhibition in Liverpool…

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District Schools' Exhibition. Dungog Distuict

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 November 1908 · page 14

A very successful exhibition of school work was hold at the show grounds, Dungog, on Friday and Saturday last, under the auspices of the Dungog, Clarence Town, Gresford, and…

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Oriental Fair at East Maitland. Catholic Schools

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 November 1908 · page 5

For somo time past the ladies of St. Church, East Maitland, assisted by members of the sterner sex, have worked assiduously with the object of making…

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Oriental Fair

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 November 1908 · page 4

Tho Oriental Fair, which was opened on November 9, in the Mechanics' Institute, East Maitland, in aid of the Roman Catholic schools, was concluded last evening, and proved very successfully. A number…

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Fair Dues

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 18 November 1908 · page 2

The Ministerial shuffle was plainly a matter of preconcerted arrangement. The Treasury benches were not stormed, there were frequent confabs between…

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Very Latest Cables. London, Tuesday Afternoon. British Fair Play

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 November 1908 · page 5

Owing to the persistent misrepresentations of American sportsmen respecting the fairness of the English Olympic contests, the English Amateur Athletic Association has issued a…

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Fire on the Show Ground

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 November 1908 · page 6

Justs as the council was about to begain business on Wednesday night, n telephone message was received that "The Show Ground was on fire." Tho Mayor and Alderman Campbell…

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Oriental Fair, East Maitland

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 November 1908 · page 2

A meeting of the fair committee, was held in St. Joseph's School, East Maitland, on Sunday night, when the results of the fair were announced ns follow :—Convent Stall, Miss Steele…

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The Oriental Fair

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 November 1908 · page 2

A complimentary social to the ladies who assisted at the recent successful Oriental Fair, in aid of the Roman Catholic Schools, was held in the Mechanics'…

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Maitland Hospital Carnival

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 November 1908 · page 4

In connection with the proposed carnival, athletic and proposed carnival, athletic and military sports, and other amusements to bo conducted on Anniversary Day, on the Albion Ground, in aid of the…

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Record Beer Bottling. Machinery at the Brewers' Exhibition

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 November 1908 · page 3

Highly ingenious automatic machinery characterised this year's Brewers' Exhibition, which was held at the Agricultural Hall, London, last month. One strange…

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Hospital Sports Carnival

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 1 December 1908 · page 4

'A' meeting was held in the committee room of the Town Hall last evening for the purpose of arranging a sports carnival in aid of the Maitland Hospital on the occasion of…

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Hospital Sports Carnival

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 December 1908 · page 14
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A meeting was held in the committee room of the Town Hall on Monday for the purpose of arranging a sports carnival in aid of the Maitland Hospital on the occasion of…

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Franco-British Exhibition

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 December 1908 · page 4

Included in the awards made at the Franco-British Exhibition are the following:—Grand prix, W. J. Compton, maize; gold medals, E. H. Fountain, luverne; H. J. Lindeman, wine; silver…

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Hospital Sports Carnival

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

The weekly meeting of the committee of the Maitland Hospital Sports Committee wil be held at the Town Hall this evening, at 8 o'clock, when a full attendance…

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Topics of the Day. Missionary Exhibition

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 22 December 1908 · page 3

Another croat missionary exhibition will be held at the 'Agricultural Hall, Islington, England, next year. The arrangements are being made by the Church Missionary…

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Hospital Sports Carnival. a Big Programme

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 December 1908 · page 3

A meeting of the committee of the Hospital sports carnival and military demonstration, to take place in Maitland on Anniversary Day, was held in the Town…

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