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Hunter Valley · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1921

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Hospital Carnival. Date Fixed. Three Days' Programme

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 September 1921 · page 10

A largely attended and enthusiastic meeting of the committee of the carnival to be held in aid of the funds of the Maitland Hospital was held, in…

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Singleton Show. Sports Day. Singleton T[?]

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 September 1921 · page 10

The 52nd show of the Northern Agricultural Association was brough: to a successful conclusion on Saturday. The day opened [?]…

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Electric Trams. Only Two Show Losses

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 September 1921 · page 11

The only electric tramways to make losses last were the Manly and the Ashfield systems. The department groups lines. radiating from a…

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Singleton Show. a Record Entry. Strong Stock Sections. Singleton

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 September 1921 · page 14

The weather for the second day of the Singleton Show beautifully fine. The rain, which cleared of early yesterday afternoon. but the…

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Boxing. Hospital Carnival Tournament

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 26 September 1921 · page 5

Further entries for the amateur boxing tournament, which is being held in conjunction with the Hospital Carnival, are: Ted Butter, Snowy…

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Hospital Carnival

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 29 September 1921 · page 4

Ladies desirous of assisting the Maitland Hospital Carnival are cordially invited by the Mayoress (Mrs. H. W. Fry) to attend a meeting to…

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Presbyterian Flower Show

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 30 September 1921 · page 2

The Presbyterian flower show will take place on Thursday, October 6th, in St Andrew's hali, Dungog, commencing at 12 noon. Exhibitors are…

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Show Ground Proposal. the Only Way Out

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 30 September 1921 · page 2

The Dungog A. and H. Association has expressed a desire to spend about £2000 on the improvement of a ground for show purposes and…

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Fancy Fair

Singleton Argus · Saturday 1 October 1921 · page 4

It is announced elsewhere in this issue that a grand fancy fair will be opened in the Elite Rink on Wednesday next in aid of All Saints' Women's Guild. The…

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Hospital Carnival

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 October 1921 · page 4

The Mayoress (Mrs H. Fry) presided at a meeting of ladies in the Town Hall yesterday afternoon to consider steps to be taken in…

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Empire Exhibition. Work for Unemployed. London, Sept. 28

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 October 1921 · page 5

The Cabinet. Committee on Unemployment is considering a proposal to push on with the arrangements for the British Empire Exhibition which…

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Hospital Carnival

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 3 October 1921 · page 4

Members of the committee and others interested in the Maitland Hospital Carnival are requested to attend a meeting to be held in the Town…

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Advance, Australia Fair!

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 4 October 1921 · page 4

Lord Northcliffe has rendered good public service in calling the attention of Australians to Australia's paramount and pressing need for a bold…

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St. Paul's Daffodil Fair

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 4 October 1921 · page 2

The attractions and competitions which have been arranged to take place at St. Paul's Daffodil Fair, which, it will be noticed by an advertisement, is…

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Local and General News Women's Guild Fancy Fair

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 4 October 1921 · page 2

To-morrow (Wednesday) at 3 p.m. the fancy fair in aid of All Saints, Women's Guild will be opened in the Central Hall (Elite Rink), and continued in the…

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Empire Exhibition. Work for Unemployed. London, October 4

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 4 October 1921 · page 5

With the object of enabling a start to be made with the preliminary work in connection with the British Empire Exhibition, by which several…

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Tennis in America. Exhibition Matches. Vancouver. October 2

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 4 October 1921 · page 4

Borkeley Wallace Bates, a University student and Canadian amateur lawn tennis champion, defeated Peach (Australia), 6-2, 6-1, and…

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Hospital Carnival. Committee Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 5 October 1921 · page 8

The Hospital Carnival Committee met in the Town Hall last evening, Mr. W. A. Ross presiding. A letter was received from the…

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Presbyterian Flower Show

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 7 October 1921 · page 2

The second Presbyterian Flower Show was in full swing as we went to press on Thursday. The function is most successful, the entries being…

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Rugby League. Exhibition Game. London, October 5

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 7 October 1921 · page 5

The team to represent England against Australasia in an exhibition game is as follows:— "Full-back: Clarkson (Leigh…

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