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Hunter Valley · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1908

482 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 8 of 25

Show Judging

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 8 April 1908 · page 2

THE S M. Herald makes the-following remarks on the above subject.—A letter which appeared in these columns yesterday from Mr. R. T…

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The Upper Hunter Show

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 8 April 1908 · page 2

There is every reason to expect that the Upper Hunter P. and A. Association's twenty fifth Show, which opens to day, and will be continued on…

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Muswellbrook Show the Best Yet Held. Muswellbrook

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 April 1908 · page 5

Muswellbrook wag in regalia to-day, which the twenty-fifth annual show: of the Upper Hunter Pastoral and "Agricultural Association commenced in, most auspicious…

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Moswellbrook Show. the Jumping

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 April 1908 · page 3

MESWELLBROOK, Thursday afternoon the afternoon Mrs. Woods gave an exhibited riding.The horse played up some and the committee made the lady a…

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Muswellbbook Show the Awards. Muswellbrook

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 April 1908 · page 4

Some philosopher has said that our . worst enemies are only tho invention of our best friends, a rather involved sentiment that tho denizens of the…

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The Muswellbrook Show the Opening Day

Singleton Argus · Thursday 9 April 1908 · page 2

Fine weather greeted the opening or the twenty-fifth annual show of the Upper Hunter Pastoral and Agricultural Association at Muswellbrook…

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Muswellbrook Show

The Scone Advocate · Friday 10 April 1908 · page 2

THE U.H.P. & A. Association's annual exhibition was this year held under much more favorable auspices than during several previous years, when either…

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Muswellbrook Show a Thorough Success

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 10 April 1908 · page 8

Little but faint, praise was the lot of the Upper Hunter pastoral and Agricultural Association for its show of 1907". which was rather disappointing in attendance, in…

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The Royal Show

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 April 1908 · page 9

The features of the large agricultural exhibition chance each year, one section being most prominent at one show and iuiother at the next. A glance at the…

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Muswellbrook. After the Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 April 1908 · page 2

The twenty-fifth exhibition of the Upper Hunter P. and A. Association is now an event of the past, and the district has reason to congratulate itself upon its success. The show, as already…

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Buggies for Sydney Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 April 1908 · page 4

There wore dispatched from East Maitland to-day by Mr. James riley three buggies for exhibition at the Royal Sydney Show. They were manufactured at Mr. Riley's coach factory in East Maitland and…

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The Muswellbrook Show. Muswellbrook

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 April 1908 · page 5

[?] Weather conditions have not always been kind to the Upper Hunter Pastoral and Agricultural Association for in the customary course of meteorological events droughts…

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The Muswellbrook Show the Second Day

Singleton Argus · Saturday 11 April 1908 · page 6

Thursday morning, though dull, developed into a fine day. Special trains wot run from various centres, and dropped large numbers at the Brook,…

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Franco British Exhibition

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 April 1908 · page 3

Queen mexandra and the Empress Dowager Marie of Russia visited the France British Exhibition [?] The Queen greatly admired the colonial [?] and canada's Australia's and New…

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Visitors to the Royal Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 April 1908 · page 3

The city is already full of country visitors down for 'the show…

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Letter to the Editor. Muswellbrook Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 April 1908 · page 4

Sir,—wonote in your report of the muswellbrook show where you have only credited us with one first prize in the vehicle section, which we beg to state is not correct as we were awarded four first…

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Proposed Agricultural Society

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 April 1908 · page 3

A public meeting, convened by the Cessnock Progress Association, was held at Howard's Motel on Saturday afternoon last. Mr. J. Hill was voted to the chair,…

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Upper Manning Annual Show. Successful Exhibition. Taree

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 April 1908 · page 8

The Upper Manning 'Annual Show on ?Thursday and Friday last at Wingham was very successful, despite the prevailing rainy conditions and sloppy state of the roads…

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The Royal Society's Show. a Great Exhibition Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 April 1908 · page 8

Mr. Frank Reynolds, of Total, competed in six classes and won live firsts and one second, besides both champion prizes and the Farmer and company's group prize…

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Franco-british Exhibition

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 April 1908 · page 2

One of the most popular of the numerous attractions in the Franco-British Exhibition will probably by "The Irish Village," which is is realistic, yet picturesque…

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