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North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1906

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The Girl Who Did Nothing. Fable of Fair and Unfair

Quirindi Herald and District News · Friday 21 September 1906 · page 3

"And what do you go in for, Sir John?" said Mrs Mildmay across the lunch-table. I "Oh, I'll take claret, thanks!" I said…

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Fair Play

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Wednesday 26 September 1906 · page 4

A group of American commercial travellers were telling yarns on the subject of hospitality, says "Lipmn-cott Magazine," when one of them…

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Industrial Exhibition

The Moree News · Friday 28 September 1906 · page 2

The Industrial Exhibition in aid of the Church of England took place in the [?]chool of Arts hall on Wednesday and Thursday evenings. Unfortunately, although it is…

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The Girl Who Did Nothing. Fable of Fair and Unfair

The Moree News · Friday 28 September 1906 · page 4

And what [?] you go in for, Sir John?" said Mrs Mildmay across the in[?]-table. "Oh [?] thanks" I said…

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Belligerent Beauties. Fight at a Show

Quirindi Herald and District News · Tuesday 2 October 1906 · page 2

A desperate fight lately occurred at a beauty show at Elk Lick, Pennsylvania. One of the two successful beauties is dying, while half a dozen rivals have…

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Good Show of Meat

Quirindi Herald and District News · Friday 5 October 1906 · page 4

ON Friday and Saturday last, Messrs. G. D. and H. Porter, of this town, had a magnificent show of beef, mutton, and pork. It was, undoubtedly, the…

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A Deaf and Dumb Show

Manilla Express · Saturday 6 October 1906 · page 3

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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Not a Fair Deal

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Wednesday 10 October 1906 · page 3

Two boys who managed to be rather unruly in school so exasperated their teacher that she requested them to remain after hours and write their…

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An Industrial Exhibition

Quirindi Herald and District News · Friday 12 October 1906 · page 4

THE members of St. Alban's Church in this town have decided on holding an Industrial Exhibition and Sale of Gifts on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday,…

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Poetry. Fair and False

Manilla Express · Saturday 13 October 1906 · page 6

I stand at evening in the solemn shadows Thrown by the elms upon the velvet lawn, And, gasing o'er the sunset-gilded meadows, Think back on happy dreams forever gone…

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Art Treasures Burnt. Fire at Milan Exhibition

Quirindi Herald and District News · Friday 19 October 1906 · page 3

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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Art Treasures Burnt. Fire at Milan Exhibition

The Moree News · Friday 26 October 1906 · page 4

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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The Church of England Industrial Exhibition and Sale of Work

Quirindi Herald and District News · Friday 26 October 1906 · page 4

AN Industrial Exhibition and Sale of Work was officially opened in the Odd-fellows' Hall on Wednesday evening last by the Mayor (P. D. Cox, Esq.)…

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N.z. Exhibition

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Saturday 27 October 1906 · page 2

The New Zealand Exhibition will be opened on Thursday next. 28,000 tons of exhibits have been received…

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The Flower Show

Manilla Express · Saturday 3 November 1906 · page 4

THE fifth annual Flower Show, organised by the Methodist Church committee, was opened under auspicious…

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Proposed Extension of Show Ground, Inverell

The Moree News · Tuesday 6 November 1906 · page 2

We learn that as the members of the local land board Inverell, are averse to adjudicating in a disputed application made by the committee of…

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The Flower Show

Manilla Express · Wednesday 7 November 1906 · page 2

THIS creditable function was brought to a close on Saturday night. The committee, in spite of the rain which occurred to mar the attendance…

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Servants' Carnival. Scenes in Shuttered Mansions. Maids in Mistress's Robes

Quirindi Herald and District News · Friday 9 November 1906 · page 3

When a lady known to be at Trouville was apparently seen driving in Hyde Park in the middle of August, a friend thought it was an apparition, but…

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Wren Athletic Carnival

Quirindi Herald and District News · Friday 16 November 1906 · page 4

MR. Wren was again rather unfortunate as to the weather for the fourth and concluding night of his athletic carnival at the Exhibition arena, a…

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New Zealand Exhibition. SYDNEY

Manilla Express · Saturday 17 November 1906 · page 4

During the second week of the New Zealand Exhibition there were 212,000 visitors…

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