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Hunter Valley · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1918

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Coronation Carnival

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 2 February 1918 · page 4

A grand coronation carnival in aid of Newcastle Hospital and Benevolent Day will lake place in King Edward Park on Saturday night next. Tickets may be purchased for…

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Newcastle Show

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 2 February 1918 · page 2

Schedules for the Newcastle Show, to be held from 28th February to 2nd March inclusive, are now ready for' issue and may be obtained on…

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The Royal Show

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 2 February 1918 · page 6

The schedule of prizes and programme for the Royal Show and Patriotic Carnival, which will begin on March 26th next, have been issued by…

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Uppbr Hunter Show

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 2 February 1918 · page 7

The schedule of prizes of the Upper Hunter P. and A. Association's show, to be held a' Muswellbrook, on Wednesday and Thursday, March 20 and 21, is now available for…

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Manning River Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 February 1918 · page 4

The 38th annual show of the Manning River Agricultural and Horticultural Association will be hold at Taree on Wednesday and Thursday, February 20 and 21. A…

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Qulrindi Annual Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 February 1918 · page 2

The Quirindi annual show will be held on March 13, 14 and 15, when over £500 will be distributed in prize manley. Among the events are champion hunters and high jump,…

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Royal Show

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 8 February 1918 · page 3

The Secretary of the Royal Show states that the earlier entries for the show which begins on March 26th next are coming in very freely. It is expected that there will…

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Quirindi Show

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 9 February 1918 · page 2

The Quirindi annual Show will he opened on March 13, and continued for three days. Over £400 in prize-money will be distributed, and the…

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Upper Hunter Show

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 9 February 1918 · page 2

The Upper Hunter Show will be held on 20th and 21st March. Schedules and entry forms may be obtained from the Secretary, Mr. R. C…

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Hospital Carnival and Art Union

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 9 February 1918 · page 4

On Saturday, March 2, a police and firemen's hospital carnival will be held in aid or the Maitland Hospital and all subsidised hospitals throughout the State. The…

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To Assist the Maitland Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 9 February 1918 · page 4

With the object of assisting the Agricultural Society at the forthcoming show, a movement is on foot to provide a substantial prize for one of the big sporting events by…

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Local and General News. Muswellbrook Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 9 February 1918 · page 4

The Muswellbrook show will be held on March 20 and 21, and entries close on March 6. Schedules may be had an application to Mr. R. C. Sawkins, secretary…

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Newcastle Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 11 February 1918 · page 4

The Newcastle show will bo opened on Wednesday, 27th instant, and continued until Saturday, March 2. The ring events should prove very attractive, the society offering…

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The Royal Show. Entries Coming In

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 12 February 1918 · page 3

The secretary of the Royal Show states that the earlier entries for the show, which begins on March 26th next, are coming in very freely…

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Newcastle Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 13 February 1918 · page 4

The Newcastle Show will commence on Wednesday, 27th inst., and be continued till March 2 inclusive. The show promises to be the best the association has over…

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Police & Firemen's Hospital Carnival. a Noble Effort. How Country Districts May Help

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 15 February 1918 · page 5

The incessant demands made upon business firms and the public generally on behalf of the various patriotic funds have seriously affected our many…

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Manly's Venetian Carnival

Singleton Argus · Saturday 16 February 1918 · page 3

Country visitors who have the time to spare will be amply repaid by a visit to the fifth. Venetian Carnival to be held at Manly on the 20th, 21st, and…

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The Royal Show. Entries Coming In

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 16 February 1918 · page 6

The Secretary of the Royal Show states that the earlier entries for the show which begins on March 26th next are coming in very freely. The…

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Russia in Extremis. Carnival of Lawlessness. London, Dec. 7

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 16 February 1918 · page 23

There can no longer be any doubt that Russia is out of the Great War. A Country which promised seven or eight million rifles to the Grand Alliance can now hardly fire a…

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Police & Firemen's Hospital Carnival. a Noble Effort. How Country Districts May Help

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 16 February 1918 · page 5

The incessant demands made upon business firms and the public generally on behalf of the various patriotic funds have seriously affected our many…

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