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Hunter Valley · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1917

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Agricultural Association Making Arrangements for the Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 13 April 1917 · page 2

Final arrangements for the Maitland Show, which opens on Wednesday next, were made at a meeting of the Hunter River Agricultural and Horticultural…

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Upper Manning Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 April 1917 · page 4

The twenty-third annual exhibition of the Upper Manning Agricultural and Horticultural Association will be held in the Wingham Show ground on the 25th and…

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Show Traffic Regulations

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 April 1917 · page 4

For the better regulation of traffic during the show, the town clerk (Mr. W. J. Saunders) intimates that from wednesday to Saturday next inclusive, Edye, Sparke, and wallace…

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Kemps Buck Jumping Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 April 1917 · page 6

Professor and Miss Kemp will run a buckjumping show neat the railway goods shed in West Maitland for six nights, commencing to-night (Saturday). Included in…

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Motor Service to Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 April 1917 · page 4

Mr. E. Barling of Gresford, notifies the public that he will be running cars to Maitland show on Thursday and Friday next specially leaving Gresford at 8 a.m. and…

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Maitland Show. Excellent Entries Received. Great Show of Poultry Expected

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 April 1917 · page 5

If the entry list can be taken as any criterion of what the ensuing exhibition of the Hunter River Agricultural and Horticultural Association is likely to be, then success…

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Singleton Prizes at Royal Show

Singleton Argus · Saturday 14 April 1917 · page 4

Out of eight classes at this Easter show, the Singleton Central Co-opera tive Dairy Co., Ltd., was successful in securing four firsts and one second,…

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Patriotic Exhibit at the Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 April 1917 · page 4

The Women's Patriotic Committee will conduct an exhibit and stall at the Maitland show, in the southern pavilion, when jams, preserves, etc., will, be disposed of. "The…

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N. A. Association's Show and Sports

Singleton Argus · Saturday 14 April 1917 · page 4

It is a happy coincidence that the above are fixed for 28th April the birthday of Australia. This fact should ensure a very big attendance, in…

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Annual Sports Carnival. Cessnock Roman Catholic Church. Cessnock

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 April 1917 · page 7

The annual sports carnival and art union in aid of the local Human Catholic Church fund was held on the Cessnock racecourse yesterday. Ten per cent. of the nett…

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Dungog Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 April 1917 · page 4

The secretary of the Dungog Show (Mr. W. H. Green) intimates by advertisement in this issue that the trotting events advertised on Saturday last have been withdrawn…

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Maitland Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 April 1917 · page 4

The committee of the Hunter River Agricultural Association 'desire storekeepers and others to decorate their shops and premises with bunting, etc., during show week…

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Motor Cars for the Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 April 1917 · page 4

Motor cars will leave Ley's corner, East Maitland, for the show ground each day of the show at noon, and every quarter of an hour afterwards, fare 1/ each why. calls…

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Singleton Sports and Flower Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 April 1917 · page 4

The Northern. Agricultural Association's sports and flower show will be held on the singleton showground on the 28th inst. There are 125 classes in the show and an…

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Maitland Show. Opening To-morrow. Fine Exhibition Promised

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 April 1917 · page 4

The officials and stewards associated with the Hunter River Agricultural and Hortie[?]tural Association were busily engaged to-day making final preparations for the 56th…

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Maitland's Annual Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 April 1917 · page 4

The annual exhibition well deserves the generous patronage of all the residents of Maitland and of the large and prosperous district, of which it is the commercial…

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Kkmp's Buckjumping Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 April 1917 · page 7

One of the attractions for show week in Maitland will be Kemp's Buckjumping Show, which is now located at the top of Smuth's Lane, opposite the establishment…

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N.a.a. Flower Show and Sports

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 17 April 1917 · page 3

Everything points to a good success for the above, which take place on the Singleton showground on Saturday, 28th inst. Given fine weather, the public may…

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Maitland Show. Good All-round Exhibition. Fine Dairy Cattle and Horses. Great Show of Poultry

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 April 1917 · page 4

The great district event of the year, the Hunter River Agricultural and Horticultural Association's annual exhibition, was opened to-day in the society's spacious and…

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Maitland Show

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 18 April 1917 · page 2

The Maitland Show, which opens to-day, bids fair to be one of the most successful yet held in the history of the Hunter River P. and A…

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