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Hunter Valley · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1918

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Maitland Show Sports

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 March 1918 · page 6

A meeting of the H.R.A. and H. Association sports committee was held last evening for the purpose of receiving a report from Mr. W. R. Kerr as to the result of an appeal…

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The Royal Show. Opening Day. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 March 1918 · page 4

Sydney's great annual show carnival opened to-day, but the weather, which was line early in the morning, became overcast Inter on, when a few light showers fell to damp…

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The Royal Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 March 1918 · page 5

Although the weather was dull for the official opening of the show. and a few light showers fell during the morning, these unfavourable factors did not prevent a large…

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Recod Price for Show Booth

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 March 1918 · page 4

A record price for the right to conduct a publican's booth at Maitland Show was paid to-day, when Mr. Phil, Byrne, a Newcastle publican, paid £97 for one of the…

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Letter to the Editor. Muswellbrook Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 March 1918 · page 7

Sir,—Your report on Muswellbrook Show makes an error in saying Mr. Fenwick's Borse, "Duma," won the blue in blood class at Quirindi. He secured the blue for…

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Celebration on Show Ground BOWLING

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Thursday 28 March 1918 · page 2

Members of the local Bowling Club who remain in town for the holidays will be able to indulge in interesting double and single competitions on…

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Royal Easter Show Over 12,000 Entries

Singleton Argus · Thursday 28 March 1918 · page 3

The Royal Easter show opened at the Agricultural Ground, Sydney, on Tuesday. At an early hour the weather conditions were unpromising, and…

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Showery in Sydney. Show Not Affected. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 28 March 1918 · page 2

Showery conditions prevailed in the city to-day, but this is not sufficient to interfere with the show…

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Upper Hunter Show. Splendid Fat Stock Exhibits. Fine Durham Cattle. Large Attendance of Public

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Thursday 28 March 1918 · page 8

The thirty-fifth Show of the Upper Hunter P. and A. Association was held on the Muswellbrook Show ground on Wednesday and Thursday,…

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Royal Sydney Show. a Great Show

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 29 March 1918 · page 2

This year's Royal Show in Sydney extends over eleven days and nine nights, three days and nights oil which will be carried on by the…

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The Royal Show. Opening Day. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 March 1918 · page 6

Sydney's great annual snow carnival opened to-day, but the weather, which was fine early in the morning, became overcast later on, when a few light showers fell to damp…

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The Easter Carnival

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 1 April 1918 · page 4

The huge attendances at the Royal Easter Show, [?]psing all previous great records, and the undiminished gaiety of the city, taken in connection with the records of the…

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Big-show Crowd. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 1 April 1918 · page 4

Large crowds assembled on the show ground to-day, and the ring events attracted much attention. During the Ladies High Jump, Miss Dolly Fogg, while riding. W. J. Weir's…

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Record Tram Traffic. Sydney Show and Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 1 April 1918 · page 8

The tram traffic to the Sydney Showground and Randwick racecourse on Saturday exceeded all previous records. Careful arrangements were made to meet with a bigger…

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Royal Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 April 1918 · page 6

Although heavy rain fell during the night, the show wound to-day was in splendid order, and the ring events were not interrupted. An-other went crowd attended during the day…

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Cessnook Carnival. Annual Easter Sports

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 April 1918 · page 6

The annual Eester sports carnival and art union was held on the Cessnock recocourse yesterday. The waster was line and hot and the attendance, was large, notwithstanding…

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Poultry at Royal Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 April 1918 · page 4

The display of poultry at the Royal your this year is worth going a long way to see, and constitutes a record exhibition, both in aumerical strength and quality. The Royal,…

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The Maitland Show. Fine Exhibition Expected. an Increased Entry

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 April 1918 · page 6

Everything points to the Maitland Show which eventuates next week, being of an exceptionally attractive and interesting character. A particularly fine entry has been…

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Local and General News. Maitland Show Holiday

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 April 1918 · page 4

Thursday, 11th inst, the second day of the Maitland Show, has been gazetted a public holiday in the Creta, Morpeth, Raymond Terrace and West Maitland municipalities…

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Maitland Show

Singleton Argus · Thursday 4 April 1918 · page 2

Maitland show will take place next week, April 10. 11, 12 and 13. Everything points to a successful exhibition, the entries being somewhat of a record…

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