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Shows & fairs, 1906

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Coopernook Wild Flower Show. Highly Successful Exhibition

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 10 October 1906 · page 3

THE 9th annual Wild Flower Show at Coopernook, in aid of this Church of England, was held in the School of Arts on Friday and Saturday last, under the most favorable conditions. The weather was…

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Coopernook Wild Flower Show

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 10 October 1906 · page 3

The Annul Wild Flower Show this year at Coopernook, on Friday and Saturday last, was the ninth, and its popularity has in no sense diminished…

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Licensing Court. October 8th, 1906. Before Messrs A. Gates and H. Gollan, L.M's

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 10 October 1906 · page 2

A renewal of publican's license was granted to John Jas. Gallagher and the license fee assessed at £10 per annum…

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Art Treasures Burnt. Fire at Milan Exhibition

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 20 October 1906 · page 2

The Building of Decorative Art at the Milan Exhibition was destroyed by fire on 3rd August, in consequence of a defect in the electric light wiring…

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A Deaf and Dumb Show

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 20 October 1906 · page 9

They're speechless when they quarrel, And bitter is life's cup, They haven't time to say a word When they are making up…

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Rose and Pansy Show. a Beautiful Display

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 20 October 1906 · page 4

The seventh annual Rose and Pansy Show, opened in the Agricultural Hall, Taree, yesterday (Friday), and which will be continued to-day (Saturday), must be classed as the most attractive yet hold, both in…

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Taree Rose and Pansy Show

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 24 October 1906 · page 3

Under the most happy weather conditions, and a public patronage, which exceeded that of any previous year, the 8th annual Taree Rose and Pansy…

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Rose, and Pansy Show. an Unqualified Success

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 24 October 1906 · page 3

THE seventh annual Rose and Pansy Show, held in the Agricultural Hall, Taree, on Friday and Saturday last, was favored with ideal weather, and the attendances on both days and nights were…

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Methodist Flower Show

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 25 October 1906 · page 5

THE annual flower show in connection, [?] the Methodist Church was held in the Theatre Royal, on Friday and Saturday nights last, and proved one of the best…

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Poetry. Fair and False

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 27 October 1906 · page 2
Also in Macleay Argus

Island at evening in the solamn shadows Thrown by the elms upon the velvet lawn, And, gazing o[?]er the sunset-gilded meadows, Think back on happy dreams forever gone,…

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Methodist Flower Show

Macleay Argus · Saturday 27 October 1906 · page 9

THE Methodist Flower Show has become an institution in Kempsey. It is held at a time, as Bishop Heber sang, "when spring unlocks the flowers to paint the…

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Wingham Flower Show. Very Successful Exhibition

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 31 October 1906 · page 3

THE third annual Flower Show in aid Of the Church of England, Wingham Parish, was held in the Federal Hall, Wingham, on Saturday last, and proved to be a great success, both from the floricultarist's…

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Church of England. Rose and Pansy Show

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 31 October 1906 · page 2

AT a meeting of the Parochial Council, held on Monday last, Canon Phillips reported having received the balance-sheet from the ladies committee of the Rose and Pansy…

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Aquatic Carnival

Macleay Argus · Saturday 3 November 1906 · page 6

A MEETING of the Public Schools Association was held on Saturday last at Smithtown, for the purpose of arranging details in connection with the forthcoming…

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Butter Show in England

Macleay Argus · Saturday 3 November 1906 · page 16

A CABLE message published recently contained a list of prize winners at the annual show of the British Dairy Farmer's Association. For…

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Wauchope Flower Show

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 10 November 1906 · page 2

THE Temperance Hall, Wauchope, presented a gay and festive appearance on Saturday, 27th [?]it., when its doors were opened for inspection of a great variety of blooms,…

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Tuncurry Flower Show. Tuncurry

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 10 November 1906 · page 7

The flower show at Tuncurry to day successful beyond all expectations. Over 600 entries. Full particulars on transit…

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Tuncurry and, Lower Wallamba A. & H. Association. the Inaugural Show

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 14 November 1906 · page 3

Tux inaugural exhibition of the Tuncurry aud Lower Wallamba A. & H., Association, held in the Belle Vue Hall, Tuncurry, on Friday and Saturday last, was a most gratifying success, and the association…

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Agricultural Society's Meeting

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 15 November 1906 · page 6

A MEETING of the committee of the Macleay A. H. and I. Society was held on Friday last in the Good Templars Hall. There were present, Mr. W. O'Meara…

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