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Mid North Coast · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1916

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Dungog Show Durhams

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 17 May 1916 · page 2

The Durham Cattle which were so much admired at the Dungog Show last week of which we made men[?] issue, were all locally bred by…

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The Show

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 20 May 1916 · page 4

The time-table of the special trains appears in to-day's issue. Don't forget that entries for the Show next week close this Saturday…

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Dungog Show

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 20 May 1916 · page 2

The Dungog Show, the proceeds of which are to go to patriotic purposes, held last week was a pronounced success in every way. The exhibits…

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The Show

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 24 May 1916 · page 2

The 32nd annual exhibition of the Upper Manning A. and H. Association will open to-day (Wednesday) on the Wingham show ground, and will…

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Wingham Show

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 24 May 1916 · page 2

The Wingham Show opens to-day (Wednesday) and continues through out to-morrow (Thursday), and with such fine weather as now prevailing…

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The Macleay Show

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 24 May 1916 · page 4

'MOST times folk [?] within the Showground gates with an sugar desire to meet that friends, admire the good exhibits, quit the queer ones, and…

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The Show Concerts

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 24 May 1916 · page 4

Contrary to custom, these annual entertainments were not held on the Showground, but took place in the Victoria Theatre. Mr. McIntyre,…

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Wingham Annual Show a Fine Exhibition Marred by Rain

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 27 May 1916 · page 4

THIRTY-TWO years ago a number of the pioneer settlers of our part of the Manning district decided that in their localities there were the materials with…

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Wingham Show. U.M.A.& H. Association's 32nd Annual Exhibition

The Northern Champion · Saturday 27 May 1916 · page 4

The thirty-second annual exhibition or the Upper Manning Agricultural and Horticultural Association was hold it Wingham showground on…

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Wingham Show

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 27 May 1916 · page 2

About 80 people left Gloucester by the excursion train on Thursday for Wingham Show. Had it not been raining the gathering from Gtouccstor…

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Show Items

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 31 May 1916 · page 2

For Rainbow Cake at the Show, Miss Edna Tetsell secured 2nd prize,— not Miss Broomfield, as reported. Mr. John H. Hill (Mayor of Port…

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Sunday Golf Playing. Prohibited by Taree Show Committee

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 31 May 1916 · page 3

At the meeting of the M.R.A. and H. A. Association on Saturday afternoon last the following letter was read from Mr. G. W. H. Davies, Hon. Secretary…

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The M.r.a. and H. Association. Facing Its Deficit

The Northern Champion · Saturday 3 June 1916 · page 4

The motion of which Mr. A. E. Smith gave notice at last meeting of committee at the Taree Showground on Saturday, is one fraught with far-reaching effects for the Society. It has been discussed and tramped on regularly for some years; indeed it was…

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The Show Ballot. (To the Editor.)

The Northern Champion · Saturday 10 June 1916 · page 4

Sir,—After waiting for some weeks I notice, in reading your report of the recent meeting of the newly-elected show committee, that a sort of an…

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High School Fair

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 21 June 1916 · page 4

Mrs. Tarrant and the High girls, assisted by the boy students are organizing a fancy fair in aid of the funds of the local Red Cross…

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Agricultural Society

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 28 June 1916 · page 2

A meeting of the Gloucester Agricultural Society was held on Saturday afternoon last. Present: Messrs. J. R. Higgins (in the chair) J. Everett, A…

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U.M.A. and H. Association

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 28 June 1916 · page 2

THE final meeting of the retiring committee of the above was held at the School of Arts on Saturday afternoon. Mr. J. H. Cameron (President)…

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The Passing Show

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 28 June 1916 · page 2

As the ballot papers at the recent liquor referendum election did not state whether the hour of closing would be a.m. or p.m., it is rumoured…

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The Passing Show

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 1 July 1916 · page 2

The Prime Minister (Mr Hughes) has sailed from London for Australia. Mr. Roosevelt has urged his followers to support Judge Hughes for the…

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M.R.A. and H.A. Committee Meeting

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 5 July 1916 · page 2

A meeting of the committee of the Manning River Agricultural and Horticultural Association was held at the showground, Taree, on Saturday…

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