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Hunter Valley · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1911

526 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 11 of 27

Flower Show

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 25 April 1911 · page 3

The fourth annual chrysanthemum show and competitive exhibition, under the auspices of the committee of St. Andrew's Church, was held .in the show…

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The Maitland Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 25 April 1911 · page 6

It is generally thought that the Upper Hunter will as usual be strongly represented during the week at the Maitland Show which is expected to be one of the best…

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Our Singleton Letter. Flower Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 25 April 1911 · page 2

A flower show and competitive exhibition in aid of the funds of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church was held in the Shoz[?] Ground pavilion on Saturday. Owing to the…

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The Maitland Show. Opens To-morrow

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 25 April 1911 · page 5

The spacious and well-appointed grounds of the Hunter River Agricultural and Horticultural Association presented a scene of activity to-day, when the stewards and other…

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The Sydney Show

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 26 April 1911 · page 1

Our Sydney contemporaries may safely be trusted to bring into promin ence the still unchecked advance of their great Easter Carnival, and the…

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Local and General News. The Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 April 1911 · page 4

The Maitland Show was opened to-day on the spacious and well-appointed grounds of the Hunter River Agricultural and Horticultural Association. The weather was gloriously…

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The Maitland Show a Glorious Start

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 April 1911 · page 4

If the committee of the Hunter River Agricultural and Horticultural Association had the take of manufacturing weather for the opening of its 51st exhibition it could not have…

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Local and General News. The Maitland Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 April 1911 · page 2

Beautiful weather was again experienced for the second day of the Maitland Show, which was officially opened by the Hon. J. L. Trefic (Minister of Agriculture) in the presence of a…

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The Maitland Show. Official Opening. Speech by the Minister of Agriculture. a Record Attendance

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 April 1911 · page 4

Maitland Show was continued to-day in most magnificent conditions. A cold night was succeeded by a frosty morning, which developed into a glorious day, the sky being…

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A. and H. Association

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 28 April 1911 · page 8

The usual committee meeting of the above was held in the School of Arts on Tuesday last, present being Messrs. J Abbott (President); W…

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Maitland Show

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 28 April 1911 · page 2

The 51st exhibition of the Hunter River Agricultural and Horticultural Association was opened on Wednesday last. The weather conditions…

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The Maitland Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 28 April 1911 · page 4

Fine weather and a large attendance again favoured the Maitland show to-day. The afternoon was devoted to a programme of sports which proved very interesting to the crowd of…

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Chrysanthemum Show and Sale of Work

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 28 April 1911 · page 2

The third annual flower show and sale of work, organised in connection with the Dungog Methodist Church, eventuated on Wednesday and…

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The Maitland Show. the Third Day. Another Large Attendance

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 28 April 1911 · page 4

Not since the year known as Carrington's year, when the association had only a two-days' show and practically everybody attended on the second day, has there been witnessesd…

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Maitland Show. a Tine Exhibition

Singleton Argus · Saturday 29 April 1911 · page 7

The fifty-first exhibition of the Hunter River Agricultural and Horticultural Association was opened at Maitland on Wednesday. The weather was…

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Show Sidelights

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 April 1911 · page 13

visitors to the show this year are meeting at every turn improvements and innovations which represent the result of the Council's progressive policy. The Coronation Stand, a…

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The Passing Show

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 29 April 1911 · page 8

"The" Show has already passed, and various have been the verdicts passed upon it. But there is still a great deal left. Sometimes unhappy scribes tell…

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Singleton Flower Show

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 April 1911 · page 6

A flower show and competitive exhibition in aid of the funds of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church was held in the Show Ground pavilion on Saturday. Owing to the…

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The Maitland Show the Opening Day

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 April 1911 · page 2

If the committee of the Hunter River Agricultural and Horticultural Association had the task of manufacturing weather for the opening of its 51st exhibition it could not have…

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The Maitland Show Jumping and Trotting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 29 April 1911 · page 4

Some of the jumping on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday was very fine but it would have been better if the ground was laid on more sensible lines[?] it is the…

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