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Hunter Valley · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1926

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Missionary Exhibition. Opens at Aberdeen on Wednesday Next

The Scone Advocate · Friday 9 July 1926 · page 2

Owing to the unfortunate fact that Aberdeen has, at present, no public hall, the big missionary exhibition, which opens there on…

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Queen of the Carnival Competition. Great Interest Being Manifested

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 9 July 1926 · page 4

Four entries have already been received for the Eisteddfod Committee's Queen of the Carnival Competition…

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Fair Rents. Registrar's Annual Report

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 July 1926 · page 16

The report of the Registrar, covering the operations of the Fair Rents Court for the year ended June 30, has been made available. The report…

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Polo Carnival. Goulburn Defeats Scone

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 10 July 1926 · page 2

Friday's! matches at the polo carnival in Sydney were confined to two semi-final games for the J. J. Garvan Cup. Goulburn was too…

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Polo Carnival. Scone Beats Camden

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 July 1926 · page 6

Keen, exciting games were witnessed at the Kensington racecourse, when "Polo Week" was carried forward another stage…

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Show Specials. Delay in Refunding Deposits

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 July 1926 · page 11

Mr. R. L. Fitzgerald, who presided at a conference at Dungog, of delegates from Central North Coast Agricultural Associations, spoke of the…

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"As You Do Unto Others" No Mercy for Prisoners Who Show None

Singleton Argus · Saturday 10 July 1926 · page 1

Judge Edwards is a man of the world, and one of the best judges administering the law. At Sydney Sessions on Wednesday two young men (Richard…

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Missionary Exhibition Interesting Lecturettes

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 13 July 1926 · page 7

One of the chief features of the forthcoming Missionary Exhibition in Cessnock (July 23 to 26, inclusive), will be the lecturettes from…

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Benevolent Home Rose Fair

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 14 July 1926 · page 4

A meeting of all helpers in connection with the Benevolent Home Rose Fair will be held at the Benevolent Home to-morrow afternoon at 4…

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New Show Ground

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 14 July 1926 · page 8

At a meeting of the committee of the Dungog A. and H. Association consideration was given to the matter of the preparation of the new ground…

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Agricultural Society

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 15 July 1926 · page 4

Nominations for the committee of the H.R.A. and H. Association have closed with 50 contestants for the 41 vacancies. They are: A Howarth…

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Show Schedule

Singleton Argus · Thursday 15 July 1926 · page 2

The schedule of prizes for the 57th annual show of Northern Agricultural Association has just been printed and despatched to members, and copies are…

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Maitland Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 15 July 1926 · page 6

Sir,—The election for committee of the Hunter River Agricultural and Horticultural Society has been staged with remarkable quietness…

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Shopping Carnival. More Enthusiasm or Abandonment

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 15 July 1926 · page 3

The proposal to conduct a shopping week in conjunction with the Maitland eisteddrod was further considered at a meeting of shop-keepers held…

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Romance of Missionary Exhibition

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Friday 16 July 1926 · page 4

The following interesting article written by the Rev. Howard C. Russell, for the "Newcastle Diocesan Church[?]an," and handed to us by the Rev. K. S…

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Queen of the Carnival

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 16 July 1926 · page 4

For the Queen of the Carnival competition being conducted in conjunction with the Maitland eisteddfod, the following candidates have…

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Methodist Flower Show

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 16 July 1926 · page 4

At a meeting held last night it was decided to hold the next flower show in aid of the Methodist Church in Octobe[?] next…

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Missionary Exhibition Anglican Church Workers Active

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 16 July 1926 · page 2

Anglican Church workers in Cessnock aud Kurri are now working at high pressure in preparation for the visits of the big Missionary…

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Polo. the Sydney Carnival

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 July 1926 · page 15

The Countess of Dudley Polo Cup carnival was continued at Kensington Racecourse the most important fixtures being the semi-finals of the…

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New Show Ground

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 July 1926 · page 6

At a meeting of the committee of the Dungog A. and H. Association, consideration was given to the matter of th preparation of the new ground…

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