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Hunter Valley · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1912

516 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 19 of 26

St. Luke'e Homeville Fair. Opening Ceremony

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 September 1912 · page 4

A very pretty fair was opened by Mr E. St. Vincent Heyes yesterday in the presence of a large gathering of parishioners. The rector, Rev. A. Killworth, M.A., LLB.,…

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Fair Profits and Fair Wages

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 24 September 1912 · page 4

The Court's judgment went into the legal question, when a contract might not be said to be in restraint of trade to the detriment of the…

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[?] From the Show. An Unenviable Experience

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 24 September 1912 · page 1

[?] of the Cowra Show returning their homes west of Blayney on [?] morning, enjoyed an experiment they will not forget. They left…

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Spring Fair

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 25 September 1912 · page 2

A Spring Fair and Flower Show will be held in the local School of Arts on the 17th, 18th and 19th October. Prizes are to be awarded for…

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H.R.A. and H. Association

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 September 1912 · page 4

A special general meeting of members of the above association will be held on the Show Ground on Thursday afternoon, October 10, to commence at four o'clock, to…

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Spring Carnival

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 September 1912 · page 4

The spring sports carnival, promoted by the committee of the Newcastle A.[?]. and 1. Association will take place on the association's grounds at Broadmeadow on…

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Carnival of Crime. Thieves Doing Well

Singleton Argus · Thursday 26 September 1912 · page 2

Housebreakers continue to make merry among unwatehed houses in the metropolitan area. The following' robberies were reported on Tuesday:—…

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An Interesting Display at the Motor Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 September 1912 · page 4

The most interesting ami instructive display at the forthcoming motor show in Sydney will be Bennett & Wood's (of Pitt and Bathurst streets. Sydney) exhibit of motor…

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Eagleton School Exhibition

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 27 September 1912 · page 3

The second annual Horticultural Industrial Exhibition and sale of work, in connection with the Eagleton Public School, was held in the afternoon and…

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St. Paul's Fair

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 28 September 1912 · page 4

The preparations made for the anniversary fair, which is to be held next week in the Town Hall in aid of St. Paul's, ought to prove attractive to many others…

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Japanese Fair at Belford

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 September 1912 · page 4

A Japanese fair, organised by the Belford Women's Guild, was held in the Church of England grounds on Saturday and was a marked success, both socially and financially. Stalls were…

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Eagleton Public School. Annual Exhibition

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 September 1912 · page 2

The second annual horticultural and industrial exhibition and sale of work in connection with Eagleton Public School was held in the afternoon and evening of Saturday,…

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Flower and Cookery Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 1 October 1912 · page 4

It is announced in our advertising columns that the day of the closing of entries for the Presbyterian flower and cookery show has been extended to Saturday, October 12th. Flower…

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Maitland Shopping Carnival

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 October 1912 · page 4

Maitland's business men might well consider the advisability of carrying out a "shopping week" on carnival lines. The movements is one that calls for initiative,…

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Spring Carnival at Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 October 1912 · page 4

A big thing in carnivals of a novel, entertaining and always interesting kind, under the direction of the committee of the Newcastle Agricultural, Horticultural, and…

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St. Paul's Church. Anniversary Fair

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 3 October 1912 · page 5

The fair to celebrate the laying of the foundation-stone and the opening of St. Paul's Church was opened in the Town Hall this afternoon. The hall presented a…

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St. Paul's Fair

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 4 October 1912 · page 4

St. Paul's Anniversary Fair, was continued in the Town Hall last [?] When there was a good attendance the evening selections were rendered [?]…

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St. John's Rainbow Fair

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 4 October 1912 · page 3

The Rainbow Fair in connection with St. John's Church of England, promote I and carried out by the Women's Guild in the Oddfellows' Hall on Friday and Saturday…

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Carnival at Newcastle

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 4 October 1912 · page 2

Newcastle A. and H. Association are holding a spring carnival on Saturday next, which will prove a great attraction. Large entries…

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St. Paul's Fair

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 5 October 1912 · page 4

There was a good attendance at St.Paul's Fair in the Town Hall last evening. Several musical Hems were rendered, and a very amusing comedy, entitled "Which…

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