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Hunter Valley · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1917

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A. and H. Association

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 23 November 1917 · page 7

At the meeting ol the committee of the above on Tuesday last there were present Messrs C. T. Abbott, in chair, R. M, Cox, R. Landers, T…

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A Village Fair

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 24 November 1917 · page 4

Under the auspices of St. Pater's Women's Guild on December 4th at 3.30, a village fair Will be held in Banks-street reserve, kindly lent for the occasion by the Mayor and…

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Singleton Show

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 24 November 1917 · page 6

Fine weather prevailed for the spring show and sports of the Northern Agricultural Association, at Singleton, hut the heavy thunderstorm…

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Northern Agricultural Association. Show and Sports. Singleton

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 November 1917 · page 11

The show and sports, under the auspices of the above association, took place on the Singleton showground yesterday. Although weather prospects looked gloomy on…

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Balance Sheet Methodist Flower Show and Fair

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 1 December 1917 · page 2

Receipts—Stalls—Flower £6/2/9; cake and produce £10/9/8; fancy, £9-2/8½; sweet, £6/11/8; work, £23/11/4 fish pond £2/12/8½; refreshment, £6/…

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A Village Fair

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 December 1917 · page 4

The Village fair connection with St. Peter's Women's Guild will be opened on Tuesday, the 4th by Mrs Gordon Clift, the Banks-street reserve East maitland…

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A Carnival of Revolt

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 1 December 1917 · page 1

The "success" of the Russian Revolution has produced a veritable carnival of revolt. No scheme is deemed too wild to be put into…

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Flower Show and Pair

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 December 1917 · page 3

It is officially announced Unit the profit from the flower show and fair recently held here in aid of the Methodist Church Building fund amounts to [?]…

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Village fair

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 3 December 1917 · page 4

St. Peter's village fair will be held in the Banks-street reserve, East Maitland, To-morrow (Tuesday) afternoon, at 3.30. The opening ceremony will be performed…

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Presbyterian Church. Exhibition and Sale of Work

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 3 December 1917 · page 2

The annual exhibition and sale of work of the West Maitland Presbyterian Young People's Mission Band, held in the Presbyterian class room on Saturday afternoon,…

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St. Peter's Church. a Village Fair

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 4 December 1917 · page 4

A Village Fair in aid of St. Peter's [?] men's Guild, was opened in the [?] Reserve, East Maitland, [?] to Judge by the attractive appearance…

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St. Peter's Fair. the Opening Ceremony

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 5 December 1917 · page 2

There was a fair number present at the opening ceremony of St. Peter's village fair, East Maitland, yesterday afternoon. On calling upon Mrs. Gorden Clift to perform the…

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Alleged Contempt. to Show Cause

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 5 December 1917 · page 3

An application was made yesterday, on behalf of J. H. Catts, M.H.R., ex parte, to Mr. Justice Pring in Private Chambers, for a writ of Attachment against James…

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Cessnock Methodist Church. Butterfly Fair

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 December 1917 · page 7

A butterfly fair, in aid of the Cessnock Methodist Church funds was opened in the Cessnock Hall on Thursday afternoon in the presence of a large attendance. The Rev. W…

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Alleged Contempt. to Show Cause

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 December 1917 · page 4

An application was made yesterday, on be half of J.H. Catis, M.H.R. ex parte, to Mr. Justice Pring in Private Chambers, for a writ of attachment against James…

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Efforts at Red Cross at Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 11 December 1917 · page 7

Miss S. A. Wood, hon. secretary of the local branch of Red Cross Society, in tendering the thanks of the members of the branch and the Women's Patriotic League…

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Northern Agricultural Association. Result of Late Sports and Show

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 11 December 1917 · page 3

A meeting of the committee of the N. A. Association was held, in the luncheon room at the showground on Saturday. The President (Mr E…

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Christmas Fair. East Maitland Methodist Church

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 14 December 1917 · page 2

A Christmas fair, organised by the Women's Church Aid Association of the East Maitland Methodist Church, was opened in the Literary Institute yesterday afternoon by the…

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The Referendum, "Not a Fair Deal." Message Prom the Front. Will Australia Fail Them ?

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 15 December 1917 · page 4

In the course of speech at Geelong the Prime Minister (Mr. Hughes) read the [?] lowing cable message which had been [?]ved from Boys Cable, the well [?]…

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Christmas Fair. Kurri Kurri Church of England

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 December 1917 · page 7

A moat successful Xmas fair was held in the Church of England grounds, Kurri Kurri, on Thursday and Friday last, under the auspices S of the Wonion's Guild, of which…

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