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Hunter Valley · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1914

526 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 4 of 27

Skating Carnival

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 6 March 1914 · page 2

Those who desire to participate in a good night's enjoyment should not overlook the fact that a grand Poster and Plain Carnival will be held in…

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Quirindi Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 6 March 1914 · page 4

The annual show of the Quirindi District P., A., and H. Association will be held on the new ground at Quirindi [?] April 21 and 22. £450 in prize money…

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Enlarging the Show Ground

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 6 March 1914 · page 4

A special general meeting or members of the Hunter River Agricultural and Horticultural Association was held on the show ground yesterday afternoon, presided over…

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Proposed Schools' Display. Agricultural Association Approached. Space Offered for Ensuing Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 6 March 1914 · page 3

One of the chief attractions of the recent show at Newcastle, indeed, it was an outstanding feature of the exhibition, was the display of school work under the…

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Taree Show. a Satisfactory Exhibition. Taree

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 March 1914 · page 8

The Manning River annual show took place on Wednesday and Thursday, and despite the protracted dry spell proved an undoubted success in many ways. The display of farm…

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Holiday for the Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 March 1914 · page 4

The Under-Secretary (Mr. F. A. Coghlan) has notified Mr. E. H. Fountain, secretary of the Hunter River Agricultural and Horticultural Association, that Thursday, April…

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Government Exhibit for the Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 March 1914 · page 4

Mr. E. H. Fountain, secretary of the Hunter River Agricultural and Horticultural Association, is in receipt of a letter, through LIeut-Colonel Nicholson, M.L.A., from…

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San Francisco Exhibition. Foreign Representation. London, March 6

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 March 1914 · page 5

There hundred and fifty members of the House of Commons, representing all parties, and including Mr. Bouar Law and Mr. A. J. Balfour (Unionists?), Mr. J. Ramsay…

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Trotting Practice on the Show Ground

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 March 1914 · page 7

Sir,— Mr. G.B. Bowden's emphatic [?] that "trotting upon the show ground during church hours does not take place," is welcome In my letter I refrained from a…

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A Live Missionary Parish. Exhibition of Work at St. Paul's

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 March 1914 · page 13

"Although I say it in the presence of St. Paul's people, I say it unhesitatingly and without the slightest desire to flatter that St. Paul's people are worthy of the highest…

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A Poor Exhibition. Vancouver, March 8

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 March 1914 · page 7

Ed. Martin, the negro heavyweight, lost in the first round of the Canadian championship tournament to Tom Cowler, the British "White Hope," after a poor exhibition on…

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Panama Exhibition. Britain's Obligations

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 10 March 1914 · page 2

The newspapers of the various parties are supporting the members of the House of Commons in connection with the memorial to the Prime Minister,…

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Show Exhibit From Yanco

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 10 March 1914 · page 2

The President of the Northern Agricultural Association (Mr Onslow Thompson) spoke very favourably to the committee on Saturday of an exhibit from…

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Trains for the Show

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 10 March 1914 · page 2

The question of arranging for special trains for the Singleton Show came up at the meeting of the committee of the Northern Agricultural Association on…

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Cabmen at Show Time

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 11 March 1914 · page 4

A discussion cropped up at the meeting of the West Maitland Municipal Council last night in regard to a protest entered by MR. Geo. Waight against the…

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Local and General. Glen Oak Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 11 March 1914 · page 4

The annual show of the Glen Oak Association, which was to have been held in May, has been postponed until next year on account of the dry weather experienced in the…

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Shopping Carnival

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 March 1914 · page 4

A full report of the meeting held last night to arrange for a shopping week carnival in West Maitland will be found elsewhere in this issue. The carnival will be held from April…

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A Big Shopping Carnival. Show Week. Enthusiastic Meeting of Business People

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 March 1914 · page 5

West Maitland after all is to have its shopping carnival. That was decided at an enthusiastic public meeting held in the Town Hall last evening, at which all the…

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A. and H. Association

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 13 March 1914 · page 10

A meeting of the above was held at the School of Arts on Tuesday last, Mr. G. B. Waller, President, occupying the chair. There were also…

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Maitland Shopping Carnival

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 13 March 1914 · page 4

Through an unfortunate error, the name of Mr. Ellis Capper was substituted in our report last evening for that of Mr. Robert Galton. Mr. Capper is away at Manly with…

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