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Hunter Valley · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1919

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Maitland's First Show

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 31 October 1919 · page 3

At the last meeting of the Hunter River Agricultural and Horticultural Association. Mr. E. C. Middleton, of Goulburn, wrote enquiring about…

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Peace Fair

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 November 1919 · page 4

On Tuesday afternoon next, Mrs., A. A. King will officially open the peace fair, to be conducted by members of St. Paul's Women's Guild. The fair will continue…

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To Show Cause. Lithgow's Labour Aldermen

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 November 1919 · page 10

At a meeting of the Lithgow branch of the A.L.P. it was decided that the Labour aldermen in the council, namely, Aldermen Pillens, Kelly and [?]. be called upon to explain…

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Show and Sports. Fine Display of Poultry

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 November 1919 · page 16

The first show under the combined auspices of the Hunter River Agricultural and Horticultural Association and the Maitland District Poultry, Pigeon, and Cage Bird…

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Peace Fair

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 3 November 1919 · page 4

Everything is well advanced for a good display at the peace fair to be opened tomorrow (Tuesday) afternoon in the Parish Hall, Hunter-street, by Mrs. A. A. King…

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Peace Fair

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 4 November 1919 · page 4

St. Paul's Peace Fair was opened in the Parish Hall this afternoon by Mrs. A. A. King, but the report is unavoidably held over till to-morrow evening. The fair…

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Special Trains at Show Time

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 4 November 1919 · page 3

Hon W. Bennett, M.L.A., is in receipt of the following from the Secretary to the Railway Commissioners:—…

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Novelty Fair

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 5 November 1919 · page 4

A grand novelty fair will be held in the Tenambit Public School grounds in aid of the school funds, on Saturday next, commencing at four o'clock in the afternoon…

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St. Paul's Church. Peace Fair

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 5 November 1919 · page 6

Bells and white doves, symbols or peace, were prominent in decorations which yesterday afternoon made the interior of St. Paul's Parish Hall more pretty than,…

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Peace Fair

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 6 November 1919 · page 4

St. Paul's Peace Fair, which was opened on Tuesday afternoon, has been continued, and on both Tuesday and Wednesday evenings there were good attendances and…

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The Singleton Argus Thursday, November 6th. the Equine Carnival

Singleton Argus · Thursday 6 November 1919 · page 2

After anxious weeks of expectation, Commonweath and interrogation, the whole Commonwealth of Australia has come through the ordeal of another Melbourne…

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Methodist Flower Show and Fair

The Scone Advocate · Friday 7 November 1919 · page 2

When the holding of the above function was mooted by the members of the local Methodist Church, some months back, they counted on a…

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Methodist Fair

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 7 November 1919 · page 3

The Annual Methodist Fair was opened, yesterday afternoon, by Mrs. Winn. of Winncourt, Newcastle. The attendance was good. During the opening…

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Morpeth Methodist Church. Flower Show and Sale of Work

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 7 November 1919 · page 3

All industrial exhibition, flower show and sale of work in connection with the Morpeth Methodist Circuit wan opened in the School, of Arts, Morpeth, yesterday afternoon in the…

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St. Paul's Church. Peace Fair

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 November 1919 · page 3

Bells and white doves, symbols of peace, were prominent in decorations which on Tuesday afternoon made the interior of St. Paul's Parish Hall "more pretty than,…

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Morpeth Flower Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 November 1919 · page 4

There was another large attendance last night at the industrial exhibition flower show and sale of work in connection with the Morpeth Methodist Church. The…

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Great Fair. British Centres. London, October 27

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 November 1919 · page 12

The Board of Trade is organising great fairs, to be, held at the end at February. l920, concurrently at London, Birming. ham. and Glasgow…

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Methodist Flower Show Morpeth

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 November 1919 · page 4

The School of Arts Hall, Morpeth, witnessed an animated scene on Saturday night last, when the above Flower Show and Industrial Exhibition, etc. was brought to a…

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Lord Mayor's Show. London, November 8

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 13 November 1919 · page 5

The Lord Mayor's Show today took place in gloomy weather but with customary brilliance. A feature of the procession was the League of Nations pageant,…

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Methodist Fair

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 14 November 1919 · page 3

The annual Methodist Fair was success fully held on Thursday week last. There was a better attendance than usual, and the stalls were well and attractively filled. The…

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