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Shows & fairs, 1913

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Juvenile Carnival

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 11 July 1913 · page 2

The prizes for last week's juvenile carnival were awarded on Saturday night as follows:—Girl's costume, Miss Nancy Morgan; boy's costume, Master Lance…

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Skating Carnival

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 11 July 1913 · page 2

The first Black and White carnival to be held in the Empire Rink eventuated on Wednesday night last, and although the room was not over crowded with…

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Skating. Last Saturday's Carnival

The Scone Advocate · Friday 11 July 1913 · page 2

The second plain and fancy dress carnival under the auspices of the, Olympia Skating Co took place pursuant to announcement in the…

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Bird and Dog Fanciers First Exhibition Kurri Kurri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 11 July 1913 · page 4

The first annual show under it of the Kurri District Horticultural Dog Fanciers' Society, was op[?] Central Hall, Kurri, this afternoon…

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A Bi-plane Flight. Successful Exhibition

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 July 1913 · page 5

The announcement that Mr. A. W. Jones, the young Queensland aviator intended making a flight with his Caudron biplane from the show ground this afternoon…

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King at Bristol Show. Commends Overseas Exhibits. London, Friday afternoon

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 July 1913 · page 3

King George, replying to the welcome from the corporation of Bristol on the occasion of his visit to the Bristol Show, stated that he had learnt with interest of…

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Struggling Suffragettes. a Donnybrook Fair Scene. London, Monday night

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 15 July 1913 · page 5

Miss Annie Kenny appeared on a platform in a pavilion and sold by auction her two prison, licences for £I2 for the benefit of the funds of the Women's Social and…

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The Maitland Coalmines. This Late Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 15 July 1913 · page 5

The treasurer of the Karrl Show Committee, Mr. O. K. Britz, has gone roughly through the accounts, etc., and he estimates that the society will have it credit…

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A Bi-Plane Flight. Successful Exhibition

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 July 1913 · page 14

The announcement that Mr. A W. Jones, the young Queensland aviator intended making a flight with his Caudron bi-plane from the show ground on Sa[?]…

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A Donnybrook Fair Scene. London, Monday night

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 July 1913 · page 7

Miss Annie Kenny appeared on a platform in a pavilion and sold by auction her two prison licences for £12 for the benefit of the funds of the Women's Social and…

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The Royal Horse Show

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 19 July 1913 · page 1

The Secretary of the Royal Agricultural Society states that so far as entries are concerned prospects for the Horse Show, which begins on Angust…

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About the Country Fair

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 21 July 1913 · page 2

Fairs are among Britain's oldest survivals. They are almost contemporary with her civilisation. Some, like the fair at Barnwell, in Cambridgeshire, claim to date…

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Panic at Picture Show

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 22 July 1913 · page 2

Newark, New Jersey, Saturday.—Owing to a panic at a picture show, 100 people, mostly children, were injured. The panic occurred as the result of a…

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Missionary Work. Exhibition in . St.paces Parish Room

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 24 July 1913 · page 4

St. Paul's missionary worker have lot [?] years held three exhibitions every year for [?] various mission—in february,june and [?] tober. This year the Missionary Exhibition…

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Cessnock Show Wist Opening Day

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 25 July 1913 · page 4

The third annual exhibition [?] auspicious of the Cessnock and Dist[?] cultural, Horticultural. Poultry [?] Fine Arts Association, was [?]…

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Gunnedah Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 26 July 1913 · page 4

The annual show at Gunnedah will be held on August 26, 27, and 28. £500 is offered in prize money, and special trains at reduced rates, will be run from…

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Gave All a Fair Trial

Singleton Argus · Saturday 26 July 1913 · page 1

"For years I suffered from bronchitis, although I tried many patent medicines and doctors' prescriptions, giving all a fair trial," writes Mrs. Annie…

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Cessnock Show. Opening Ceremony

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 26 July 1913 · page 2

The Cessnoek Shows was poorly attended on Friday afternoon, probably owing to the showery weather, but there was a fair attendance in the evening…

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Missionary Work. Exhibition in St. Paul's Parish Room

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 July 1913 · page 4

St. Paul's missionary workers have for many years held three exhibitions every year for the various missions—in February, June, and October. This year the Missionary Exhibition in…

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The Most Patient People. Must Show Annoyance at Times

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 July 1913 · page 12

Everybody has their hour of trouble. But people having any irritation of the skin have many hours of trouble. Nothing so annoying; nothing so irritating…

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