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Hunter Valley · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1911

526 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 12 of 27

Italian Exhibition Turin

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 1 May 1911 · page 3

King Emmanuel has opened the Exhibition in connection with the celebration of the Italian National Jubilee in the presence of 200,000 spectators…

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The Maitland Show. Concluding Events

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 1 May 1911 · page 3

The fifty-first annual show of the Hunter River Agricultural and Horticultural Association was concluded on Saturday afternoon in pleasant conditions and as successfully as the…

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The Roubaix Exhibition. Comprehensive Show. Paris, May 1

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 May 1911 · page 5

Captain R. M. Collins, official secretary to the Commonwealth in Great Britain, represented Sir George Reid, High Commissioner for the Commonwealth, at the inauguration…

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Maitland Show

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 2 May 1911 · page 2

The Hunter River Agricultural and Horticultural Association's fifty-first exhibition was closed on Saturday. The weather was fine throughout, and the…

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Show Entries

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 2 May 1911 · page 2

Splendid entries have been received for the jumping and trotting events for the coming Dungog Show. The number of entries for the…

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Stroud Flower Show

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 2 May 1911 · page 2

The third general flower show in connection with the Methodist Church was held in School of Arts, Stroud on Friday and Saturday, April…

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Show Prise Money

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 2 May 1911 · page 2

At the meeting of the Northern Agricultural Association on Saturday, there was a slight discussion as to the amount of prize money for the forthcoming…

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Big Exhibition

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 3 May 1911 · page 2

At Roubaix, France, the exhibition was opened by the Minister for Commerce. Captain Collins represented Australia. The Australian pavilion…

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Train for Dungog Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 May 1911 · page 4

Having received a wire from Mr. Joseph Abbott, President of the Durham Agricultural Association, asking for assistance in the matter of obtaining a train from…

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Royal Agricultural Society

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 5 May 1911 · page 2

We notice that Mr Victor H. Green, is a candidate for the position of counsellor of the Royal Agricultural Society, ballot papers for…

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A. and H. Association

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 5 May 1911 · page 8

A meeting of Committee was held on Tuesday last, there were resent Messrs—J. Abbott, (Prea[?]ent), R. M. Cox, C. W. Osmond…

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Dungog Show

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 5 May 1911 · page 2

There are indications that Dungog show of 1911 will easily beat all records, should fine weather prevail. In the sporting events the entries…

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Aftermath of the Dickens Fair

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 May 1911 · page 4

A sale of work and garden fete will bo opened to-morrow (Saturday) afternoon at three o'clock in the Congregational Hall and church grounds. Admission during the afternoon will be…

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The Show Concerts

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 5 May 1911 · page 8

Writing to a friend in Dungog, Mr Stuart Allan, the well-known lightning sketch artist and raconteur, says:—…

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For Women and Girls the "Girls" Exhibition

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 May 1911 · page 3

This exhibition is the centre of attraction for not only women and girls, but their fathers and brothers, and other men folk of the family circle. Two years have elapsed since…

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The Maitland Show Successful, Exhibition

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 May 1911 · page 11

Not since the year known us Carrington's year. when the association had only a two- days' show, and practically every body attended on the second day has there been witnessed…

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The Roubaix Exhibition. Comprehensive Show. Paris, May 1

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 May 1911 · page 3

Captain K. M. Collins, official secretary to the Commonwealth in Great Britain, represented Sir George Reid, High Commissioner for the Commonwealth, at the inauguration…

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Benevolent Society Fair

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 May 1911 · page 4

An advertisement appears in our columns, announcing a Basket Social and Easter, Tree to be held in the School of Arts, West Maitland, on the afternoon and night of next Thursday, in aid of…

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Weston Presbyterian Church. Scotch Fair

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 May 1911 · page 4

A Scotch fair and sale of work in aid of the building fund of the Western Presbyterian Church was opened in Jewell's Hall, weston, last evening in the presence of a fair attendance of the public…

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Train for Dungog Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 May 1911 · page 4

Negotiations for the running of a train from Maitland to Dungog in connection with the annual exhibition of the Durham Agricultural and Horticultural Association have been going…

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