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Hunter Valley · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1918

392 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 13 of 20

Poultry Show and Sports. Successful Exhibition

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 May 1918 · page 7

"A very good show, all through they are a good lot," was the remark made Mr. W. C. Forster, the judge, in respect to the poultry section of the Maitland and…

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Juvenile Carnival

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 11 May 1918 · page 2

The Juvenile Carnival held in the School of Arts on 1st May, under the management of St. James's Fancy Fair Committee, proved a great…

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Maitland Show High Jump

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 May 1918 · page 13

The high jump on the third day of the Maitland Show, April 12, was won by Mr. H. Cameron's Heather Bloom, the horse, gutting a well-deserved victory with a…

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Poultry Show and Sports. the Ring Programme

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 May 1918 · page 2

The first show of the Maitland and District poultry, Pigeon, Canary, and Cage Bird Society concluded with a sports programme on Saturday afternoon. In the…

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The Show

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 14 May 1918 · page 4

The winners in the show classes were as under:— Cut Flowers, open classes.—Table bouquet, Miss G. Edwards. Hand bouquet,…

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The Leipzig Fair State of German Trade. Free Use of Substitutes. (Australian Cable Assn. Message.) London, Sunday Night

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 14 May 1918 · page 2

The "Daily Chronicle's" Amster dam correspondent says: The annual fair at Leipzig was a decided success, having 3500 exhibitors. There were…

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Large Red Cross Carnival

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 May 1918 · page 4

The carnival in aid of the Red Cross funds, to be held at Large on Saturday next, promises to prove very attractive. A Commercial Travellers' Chocolate Wheal will be in…

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Red Cross Fair

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 May 1918 · page 4

A fair in connection with the Horseshoe; Bend Red Cross movement will be held to-morrow (Saturday) in the grounds of the M.S. Bond Infants' Public School…

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Branxton Flower Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 May 1918 · page 4

A flower show will be held in Branxton in September next, in connection with the bazaar in aid of the School of Arts. A preliminary meeting will be held on Tuesday night next,…

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Patriotic Fair. in Aid of War Chest and Soldiers Comforts

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 May 1918 · page 2

Being urgently in need of funds to enable it to continue its work of providing comforts for the Australian soldiers, and also to assist the War Chest the Morpeth branch…

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Poultry Club's Show. Fine Display of Birds. Utility Breeds Prominent

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 May 1918 · page 14

The Maitland and District Poultry, Pigeon, Canary and Cage Bird Society held its first exhibition on the show ground on Friday, and the support accorded tho exhibition justified…

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Red Cross Fair. Horseshoe Bend School Effort

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 May 1918 · page 6

Whenever anything of a patriotic nature is taken in hand in the Horesesnoe Bend, success can be depended upon. And so it was with the REd Cross fair, held on saturday…

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A. and H. Association

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 24 May 1918 · page 7

A meeting of the committee of the above was held on Tuesday, when there were present Messrs C. T. Abbott, President, C. A. Hooke, R. M…

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Maitland Show Dates

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 24 May 1918 · page 4

A conference, which it is hoped will he product ductive of good results generally, took place at Newcastle yesterday afternoon, when representatives of the Hunter River Agricultural…

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Hospital Carnival. Police and Firemen's Effort

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 24 May 1918 · page 3

Mr, Fuller, Chief Secretary yesterday handed ever the proceeds of the recent police and firemen's pairoltic and hospital carnival. The proceeds amounted to £15,040, of which…

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The Recent Police & Fire-men's Carnival. Scone Hospital Benefits by £71 13s 9d

The Scone Advocate · Friday 24 May 1918 · page 2

Sergt. Bell had an agreeable surprise in store for the management of the local Hospital when he yesterday presented a cheque for £71…

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Police and Firemen's Carnival

Singleton Argus · Saturday 25 May 1918 · page 2

The Secretary of the Dangar Cottage Hospital was very gratified at receiving, through the local police, a cheque for £124/1/11, representing returns from…

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Police and Fireman's Carnival

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 27 May 1918 · page 2

The secretary of the Danger Cottage Hospital has received, through the local police, a cheque for £124/1/11, representing returns from Art Union tickets disposed of in…

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The Show Ground. Extension of Oval

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 31 May 1918 · page 3

A special meeting the committee of the Hunter River Agricultural and Horticultural Association was held last evening to consider a proposal for the extension of the…

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Show Trickery Exposed

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 4 June 1918 · page 5

At the recent Sydney Royal Show some trickery in connection with the pig exhibits was exposed by very simple means. The Melbourne…

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