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Mid North Coast · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1919

181 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 5 of 10

Some Show

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 9 April 1919 · page 4

The Gibson Drew Costume Comedy entertainers, who showed in the Victoria Theatre on Saturday and Monday nights were a fine company of…

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Show Abandoned

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 9 April 1919 · page 2

A meeting of the commuted of the Gloucester A.H. and P. Association was held in the School of Arts on Saturday afternoon last, there being…

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Local and General. Macleay Show, 1919, abandoned

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 9 April 1919 · page 4

Good Friday next week, the 18th Frederickton citizens tender a public welcome to Fresh, Garner, Hickson and J. Dening to-night…

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Macleay A., H. & I. Association. 1919 Show Abandoned

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 9 April 1919 · page 7

AT Friday's meeting of the Show Committee there were present Messrs. A. J. O'Shea (President), Jno. Booth J. W. Booth, Fred. Gill, J…

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Abandoned Show. the General Loss Estimated at £2,000,000

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 9 April 1919 · page 1

It is estimated by the president of the Royal Agricultural Society (Sir Samuel Hordern) that, in general turnover the abandonment of the…

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Letters to the Editor. an Agricultural Society on the Lower Macleay

Macleay Argus · Thursday 10 April 1919 · page 7

Sir,-- Some few years ago an effort was made, arising out of correspondence from Mr. R. Lindsay, myself and others in this journal, to form an…

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MACLEAY A. H. &I. Society The Show Abandoned. Unanimous Decision. the Committee and Mr. Warhurst

Macleay Argus · Thursday 10 April 1919 · page 3

A meeting of the Macleay A., H. and I. Association Committee took place at the Victoria Theatre, Kempsey, on Friday last, when there were present:…

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Wallamba Notes. Wallamba District A. and H. Association

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 11 April 1919 · page 3

A special general meeting of the above was held in the Agricultural Hall on Saturday afternoon last. Mr. J. W. Breckenridge presided, and the…

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Wallamba District A. and H. Association

The Northern Champion · Saturday 12 April 1919 · page 6

The apodal general meeting was held in the Agricultural Hail on Saturday afternoon last. Mr. J. W. Breekenridge presided. The…

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Kempesy show

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 12 April 1919 · page 4

We have been notified by the Secretary, Mr. Ernest Weeks, Kempsey, that owing to the continued outbreak of pneumonic influenza, the Committee of the Macleay…

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"Dry" Show Proposal Fails

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 12 April 1919 · page 2

The Royal Agricultural Society has projected a proposal that the next show like the last, should be "dry."…

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Casino Show to Be "Wet"

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 16 April 1919 · page 2

The Casino Show Society has decided that the annual show on May 28 and 20 shall be "wet." Two offers were received for booth—one from…

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Dungog Show Abandoned

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 19 April 1919 · page 2

The Dungog Show for 1919 has been abandoned on account of the influence epdemic…

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The Band Carnival

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 26 April 1919 · page 4

THE chief event in Port Macquarie on Easter Monday was the sports carnival promoted by friends of the Band for the purpose of raising funds for the purchase…

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Rose Show

Macleay Argus · Thursday 1 May 1919 · page 4

A Rose Show will be held at the Victoria Theatre on Saturday next, in aid of the Church of England. There will be various stalls and other attractions…

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Shot in a Picture Show. Sydney

The Northern Champion · Saturday 3 May 1919 · page 4

Chin Wah Shoe, part-proprieter of a cafe at Darwin, was shot at a local picture show, and died shortly afterwards. His assassin was arrested but…

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A Rose Show

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 7 May 1919 · page 3

Kempsey Church of England folk recently held a flower show and sale of work, but all goods thereat were not quite cleared, so a rose show was…

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Anglican Rose Show

Macleay Argus · Thursday 8 May 1919 · page 5

A Rose Show was held at the Victoria Theatre, Kempsey, on Saturday last, in aid of the Anglican Church funds. Earlier in the year a Flower…

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Continuous Grading. Sydney Royal Show Competition

The Northern Champion · Saturday 10 May 1919 · page 3

Although the 1919 Royal Agricultural Show was abandoned owing to the influenza outbreak. it was decided to continue the Continuos…

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A Fair Deceiver

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 16 May 1919 · page 6

"Nea Bouffier,'' the Marrickville girl who "took down'' half the elite of Sydney by posing as a French ma'moselle, turns out to have had 15…

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