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Hunter Valley · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1920

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Upper Hunter Show

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 21 February 1920 · page 2

The schedules for the Upper Hunter Show, to be held on Muswellbrook Show Ground on the 24th' and 25th March have now been sent out…

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Maitland Show Entries

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 February 1920 · page 4

Intending exhibitors at the Maitland show are reminded advertisement else where that entries close on Wednesday next 25th instant. Schedules and entry…

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Bush Week. a Great Country Publicity Carnival The Foundation Strongly Laid

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 21 February 1920 · page 3

The first annual Exhibition, and Carnival held in Sydney, to launch a pernament institution in the interests of the country districts of New…

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Police and Firemen's Carnival

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 February 1920 · page 4

Matters in connection with the Police and Firemen's Carnival, to be held on the show ground on Saturday next, when those who attend will be entitled to a chance in the…

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Maitland Show Sports

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 February 1920 · page 4

The amended programme of sports to take place at the Maitland Show on the second and third day; will be found in our advertising columns. The time for…

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Newcastle Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 February 1920 · page 4

Newcastle Show opens to-morrow (Wednesday) and will be continued each day until Saturday next. The show promises to be a very successful one, and with…

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British Industries Fair. London, February 23

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 February 1920 · page 5

The British Industries Fair, mentioned in cables of October 27 last, has opened. 150 thousand invitations have been issued. including 40,000 to overseas: epr[?]ulatives…

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Sale of Show Privileges

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 February 1920 · page 4

At their auction sales to-day Messrs. Swan, Murray, and Hain sold by auction the privileges for the coming Maitland Show. Particulars of the sales are as…

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Newcastle Show a Record Entry. Fine Industrial Displays. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 February 1920 · page 5

The eighteenth annual exhibition of the Newcastle Agricultural, Horticultural, and Industrial Association was opened on the Broadmeadow Showground to-day. The…

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British Industries Fair. Urgency of Export Trade. Coming Empire Exhibition. London, Feb. 25

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 February 1920 · page 5

Sir Auckland Geddes, in the course of a speech at the British Industries Fair, which yesterday was visited by the King and Queen, urged that the Fair, since its…

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Newcastle Show 18th Annual Exhibition. Interesting Exhibits by Government Departments. NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 February 1920 · page 2

The progress of Newcastle industrially was evidence in the 18th exhibition of the Newcastle Agricultural, Horticultural, and industrial Association, which opened on the…

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Maitland Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 February 1920 · page 4

It in notified by advertisement in this issue that the time for receiving entries for all classes at the Maitland Show, excepting the fine arts and needlework sections, has been…

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Maitland Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 February 1920 · page 4

The amended sports programme in connection with the Maitland show, which is to be held on March 10, 11, 12 and 13, will be found in this issue. The programme is a…

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The Coming Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 February 1920 · page 6

No pastoral and agricultural exhibition having been held here last year, on account of the drought and influenza outbreak, residents of the town and district are looking…

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Newcastle Show

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 27 February 1920 · page 3
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At the above show which opened in good weather on Wednesday, prizes were won by competitors from our district, as follow:—Draught mare, 3 years…

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Sidney Show

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 27 February 1920 · page 4

The Royal Sydney Show will open a day earlier this year, in order that the cattle in ay be judged in time to dispose of most of the auction pales before Good Friday…

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Police and Firemen's Carnival

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 February 1920 · page 4

An excellent day's amusement is promised in the police and firemen's Carnival to be held on the show ground to-morrow (Saturday). A comprehensive programme has…

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Athletics. Easter Monday Sports Carnival

The Scone Advocate · Friday 27 February 1920 · page 2

We beg to draw the attention of our readers to the stirring appeal of the Rev. P. D. Kilgallin, Adin, late Chaplain A.I.F., and the…

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Newcastle Show. a Record Attendance

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 February 1920 · page 7

The second day of the Newcastle Show yesterday was attended by a record crowd. The gate receipts were slightly over £700. An interesting programme of ring events Was…

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