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Mid North Coast · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1918

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Methodist Flower Show

Macleay Argus · Thursday 8 August 1918 · page 4

At a meeting held at the Kempsey Methodist School Hall on Wednesday night, it was decided to hold the annual flower show and sale of work on…

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General News Gloucester Show Dates

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 10 August 1918 · page 2

Consequent on Kempsey Show dates being fixed for 19th to 21st March the dates arranged for the local exhibition on Saturday last, the…

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Local and General News. Next Kempsey Show

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 10 August 1918 · page 4

THE Secretary of the Macleay A. H. and I. Association (Mr. E. Weeks, Kempsey), notifies us that the Committee have fixed MArch 19th, 20th, and 21st, 1919, as the dates of…

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Hospital Finance. Some Sidelights. Committee and Public Meet. Carnival Decided On

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 14 August 1918 · page 2

THURSDAY'S meeting of the District Hospital Committee was attended by Messrs H. J. Moses (President), W. Betts, W. T. Cosbey, P. J. O'Neill,…

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Hospital Carnival

Macleay Argus · Thursday 15 August 1918 · page 4

A committee was formed on Wednesday evening to manage a hospital carnival. Mr. Moran was elected chairman, Messrs. R. Holdsworth and A. J. Druitt,…

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Methodist Flower Show

Macleay Argus · Thursday 15 August 1918 · page 4

The schedule for the Methodist Flower Show to be held in Kempsey next month is advertised in this issue…

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Letters to the Editor. Show Matters

Macleay Argus · Thursday 15 August 1918 · page 9

Sir, -- I wish to say that three statements made by Mr. K. Knauer at last Show Committee meeting -- that I was "unduly dissatisfied," that last…

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Public Meeting. Big Carnival Proposed. Patients Who Fall to Pay

Macleay Argus · Thursday 15 August 1918 · page 3

The Mayor (Ald. C. A. Lane) presided over the public mooting which he had convened at the request of the Committee to consider the state of the…

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W.D.A. and H. Association

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 16 August 1918 · page 7

The general and annual meeting which had been adjourned from the 27th July was resumed on Saturday 1 st in the Agricultural Hall…

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District Cattle at Brisbane Show

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 17 August 1918 · page 2

"Wingham Chronicle": By a recent issue of the Brisbane "Courier," we notice that Mr. T. J. Abbott, of Kolodong, will be selling stud and…

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Hospital Carnival Committee

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 21 August 1918 · page 4

At a meeting on Wednesday night last Messrs. P. J. Moran (chairman), R. Holdsworth and A. J. Druitt (general secretaries), P. Johnson (treasurer)…

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Flower Show Aid

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 21 August 1918 · page 4

Wednesday evening last the spacious schoolroom at Kempsey Methodist Church was well filled on the occasion of a social and competition evening to…

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Letter to the Editor. Our Agricultural Society

Macleay Argus · Thursday 22 August 1918 · page 8

Sir,--I had hoped some practical result would have followed my remarks at the annual meeting on improving the district maize yield, as general…

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Macksville Agricultural Society

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 23 August 1918 · page 3

The monthly meeting of the Society was held on Saturday, Mr. P. Grant, President, occupied the chair. PROPOSED CHANGE OF…

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The ''Central's" Carnival

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 23 August 1918 · page 4

Those constituting the Central Nambucca Red Cross Branch, recently formed in Macksville, are leaving no stone unturned in the effort to…

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Methodist Flower Show

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 24 August 1918 · page 2

The Annual Flower Show in connection with the Methodist Church will be held in Gloucester on 16th, 17th, and 18th October…

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Hospital Carnival

Macleay Argus · Thursday 29 August 1918 · page 5

The proposal to run a big benefit carnival for the Macleay District Hospital advanced another stage last night, when a meeting of the Committee was…

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The Central's Carnival

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 30 August 1918 · page 2

To-morrow (Saturday August 31st) is marked as the great event in connection with the Red Cross movement in Macksville. The members…

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The Hospital Carnival. Outline of Arrangements Wednesday, October 2nd, 1918

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 4 September 1918 · page 4

That's the date decided on for the holding of a monster Hospital Benefit Carnival. The programme will include a…

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District Hospital. Grand Carnival

Macleay Argus · Thursday 5 September 1918 · page 5

Wednesday, October 9th, has been definitely decided upon as the day on which the big carnival, in aid of the funds of the Macleay District Hospital,…

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