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Hunter Valley · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1926

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Dutch Fair. St. Peter's Church. Opened on

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 October 1926 · page 4

St. Peter's Women's Guild is conducted its annual bazaar in the Literary Institute, East Maitland, and the opening ceremony was…

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Flower Show. Muswellbrook Methodist Church

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 October 1926 · page 11

The annual exhibition of flowers and fancy fair organised by the Muswellbrook Methodist body in aid of the Church funds, and held in…

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London Dairy Show Casino Wins Prizes

Singleton Argus · Saturday 23 October 1926 · page 1

London, Wednesday.-Australia swept the board in the colonial butter competitions at the London Dairy Show, taking all the medals in both classes…

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Queen of the Carnival Miss Longworth Wins. the Final Voting

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 October 1926 · page 11

MISS MARY LONGWORTH 40,263 votes. MISS KATHLEEN CHISHOLM 27,975 " MISS IVY JENSEN 22,079 " MISS ETHEL GREEN 18,752 "…

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Admission Charge Threat Against Show Committee. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 23 October 1926 · page 6

Unless the Wollongong show committee reduces its admission charge from 2/- to the old rate of 1/6, it will be declared "black" by the South…

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Daring Robbery Jeweller's Show Window Smashed. Three Men Escape. MELBOURNE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 October 1926 · page 7

Three men drove up to J. Morrison's jewellery shop at Collingwood last night, and after smashing the window with an iron bar, took £500…

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Village Fair

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 October 1926 · page 4

The village fair, opened in the grounds of the girl's department of the West Maitland Superior Public School on Saturday afternoon, was…

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St. Ethel's Fair

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 October 1926 · page 4

On Friday afternoon and evening next a village fair will be conducted by St. Ethel's Parents and Citizens' Association, on the allotment in…

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Baptist Lattice Fair

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 26 October 1926 · page 2

Attention is directed to the announcement in this issue concerning the grand Lattice Fair in aid of the Baptist Church funds, which will…

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St. Ethel's Fair

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 October 1926 · page 4

Particulars of a cooking competition for a sponge sandwich, to be conducted in connection with St. Paul's Fair, are advertised in this…

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Spring Fair at Branxton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 October 1926 · page 4

A Spring Fair will be held in the Parish Hall, Branxton, on Thursday and Friday, 28th and 29th inst. The opening ceremony will be performed…

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The Baby Show

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 26 October 1926 · page 5

Great interest was centred in the baby show, some thirty children being entered The judges, Dr. H. Kennedy (Dungog) and Dr. A. W…

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Feud Against Picture Show Gelignite Used

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 26 October 1926 · page 2

As people were filing into the Carlton Picture Theatre, Melbourne, shortly before 8 o'clock on Saturday night, the building was shaken by a terrific…

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Queen of the Carnival

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 October 1926 · page 4

In the Town Hall to-morrow (Thursday) night, a grand conn[?]rt will be held, and the crowning of the winner of the queen of the carnival…

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St. Ethel's Village Fair

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 October 1926 · page 4

St. Ethel's Public School village fair will be held in High-street, near the Catholic Hall, on friday next, October 29, 1926. The funds will…

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Methodist Fair

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 29 October 1926 · page 4

The Morpeth Methodist Summer Fair, which was held on 20th and 21st inst., was well attended. The booking competitions created much…

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Village Fair

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 29 October 1926 · page 4

A village fair, promoted by the Parents and Citizens' Association of St. Ethel's Public School, was opened this afternoon on the corner…

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Show Judges

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 29 October 1926 · page 4

Following on the policy of the interstate agricultural societies, the H.R.A. and H. Association intends seeking its judges for the 1927 show…

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Queen of the Carnival the Crowning Ceremony. Concert by Eistoddfod Winners

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 29 October 1926 · page 6

Miss Mary Longworth, winner of the queen of the carnival competition run in conjunction with the Maitland Eisteddfod, was crowned…

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Show Space

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 October 1926 · page 6

Much of the space available for trade displays and side shows for the Maitland Show of 1927 has already been allotted. Applications…

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