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Mid North Coast · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1924

305 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 9 of 16

Show Committee Meeting

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 30 April 1924 · page 5

The monthly meeting of the Macleay A. H. & I. Association Committee was well attended on Thursday afternoon last, Mr. A. C. Parker presiding…

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Wingham Show

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 2 May 1924 · page 4
Also in The Gloucester Advocate, Macleay Argus

Make your entries immediately, if not sooner, for the Wingham Show. It opens on Wednesday next, and the general desire is to see it eclipse anything of the kind ever previously held. Mr. Stewart will be prepared to accept entries as late as possible,…

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Hospital Carnival. Cheering Result

Macleay Argus · Friday 2 May 1924 · page 4

At the recent Carnival in aid of the Macleay District Hospital the grand total received from all sources amounted to £268199…

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U.m.a. and H. Association Committee Meeting

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 6 May 1924 · page 2

A Committee meeting of the above was held in the School of Arts, Wingham, on Saturday afternoon last, the President (Mr. J. H. Cameron)…

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Empire Exhibition

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 6 May 1924 · page 2

Under arrangements made by Senator Wilson and the Commonwealth Government, the Overseas Farmers' Co-op. Federation, London, are…

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Hospital Carnival

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 6 May 1924 · page 2

To wind up accounts in connection with the recent Macleay District Hospital carnival a meeting will be held in the School of Arts on Thursday…

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Wingham Show

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 6 May 1924 · page 2
Also in Macleay Argus

The Wingham Show opens to-morrow (Wednesday)—and, on present appearances, it will prove a record, and everything points to a most successful Exhibition. The weather, at time of going to Press, looks lovely—and…

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Show Attractions

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 6 May 1924 · page 2

Claude Dampier, the professional idiot, late of the Tivoll Circuit, is appearing at the Memorial Hall, Wingham, to-morrow and Thursday nights…

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Wingham Show 39th Annual Exhibition

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 9 May 1924 · page 4

The season 1923-24, for farming operations, practically closed with the 39th Annual Show of the Upper Manning A. and H. Association, at…

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Grafton Show

Macleay Argus · Friday 9 May 1924 · page 4

Grafton Show opened on Wednesday under an azure sky, but a slight shower fell after midday. The pretty grounds presented a brilliant picture…

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Wingham Show. A Good Exhibition Rain Spoils Attendances

The Northern Champion · Saturday 10 May 1924 · page 3

The 39th annual exhibition of the Upper Manning Agricultural and Horticultural Association opened on the Society's Wingham grounds on…

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Forster Show

The Northern Champion · Saturday 10 May 1924 · page 8

The 22nd Annual Show of the Cape Hawke Agricultural and Horticultural Association was held at the Fo[?] School of Arts on Friday…

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U.m.a. and H. Association Smoke Concert. Entertaining Judges

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 13 May 1924 · page 2

The second annual "smoke concert" under the auspices of the Upper Manning A. and H. Association, took place in the Masonic…

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Wingham = Show

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 13 May 1924 · page 4

Mr. W. Diehl had the Publican's Booth at the Wingham Show. Mr. A. J. Forster the Fruit Stall, and Mrs. McArthur repeated her good…

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Burglar's Income Tax Voluntary Payments. "I Always Play Fair."

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 13 May 1924 · page 2

An "honest" burglar who pays his Income tax, is virtuously patriotic, and "never hurt a guy or robbed a poor man" Is the latest curiosity in New…

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Sporting Wingham Race Club. Show Meeting

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 13 May 1924 · page 2

When the Upper Manning Jockey Club decided to abandon their annual fixture through lack of entries, the Committee of the Wingham Race…

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