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Hunter Valley · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1920

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Effect on Lyons Fair

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 March 1920 · page 2

Officials at Australia House state that Australian merchants are anxiously watching the effects of the strike on the Lyons Fair, to which they have sent costly exhibits of…

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Maitland Show

Singleton Argus · Saturday 6 March 1920 · page 3

The Maitland show, which takes place on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday of next week, promises to be a very successful function. The entries…

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Show Traffic Regulations

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 March 1920 · page 4

The town clerk (Mr W. J. Saunders), by advertisement elsewhere, intimate that for the better regulation of traffic on show days next week, Edye, Sparke, and Wallace streets…

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Show Sporting Events

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 March 1920 · page 4

Excellent entries have been received for the sporting events of the Maitland Show, which opens on Wednesday next. In the hunts and high jumps there are 75 entries,…

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Newcastle Show. a Record Attendance

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 March 1920 · page 14

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

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Local and General News. the Coming Show

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 6 March 1920 · page 2

Intending exhibitors at the Upper Hunter Show, to be hold at Muswellbrook on the 24th. and 25th. instants, are reminded that entries for all…

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Local and General News Muswellbrook Show Entries

Singleton Argus · Saturday 6 March 1920 · page 3

The attention of intending exhibitors at Muswellbrook Show, on Wednesday and Thursday, 24th and 25th inst., is drawn to an advertisement in this issue…

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Maitland Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 8 March 1920 · page 4

The Maitland Show will be opened on the Show ground on Wednesday next, and the attractions are so numerous that a record attendance is anticipated. The special train…

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Dry Show at Dungog

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 9 March 1920 · page 2

The committee of the Dungog Agricultural Association has decided that, its next show shall be a dry one. A motion that a booth be sold as a publican's…

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An Amusing Show Incident

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 9 March 1920 · page 3

An amusing incident occurred in the Warwick show ring during the Judging of the harness classes. A swarm of bees, Hying low from the…

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Maitland Show. Prospects the Brightest. Fine All Round Display Expected

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 9 March 1920 · page 4

Prospects for the 59th exhibition of the Hunter River Agricultural and Horticultural Association, which opens to-morrow (Wednesday), are particularly bright…

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The Show's Objective. How It May Be Reached. a Problem to Be Solved

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 9 March 1920 · page 4

Show Week has again come round, and the opportunities it gives for contact of mind with mind might be used for the purpose of advancing the purposes for which the association exists. The show is looked forward to by many as a great special event, affording opportunities to meet with old friends and acquaintances…

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Maitland Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 March 1920 · page 2

To-morrow (Thursday), the second day of the Maitland Show will be a public holiday in the town and district, and it is expected with favourable weather that a very…

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Maitland Show. Fine All Round Display. Live Stock and Pavilions. Striking Schools Exhibit. Educational Features

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 March 1920 · page 4

The Maitland Show! the chief educational and social fixture of the year, was launched to-day in circumstances that bid fair to make it one of the most successful exhibitions…

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The Maitland Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 March 1920 · page 2

Beautiful weather prevailed for the Maitland Show to-day, and there was a very large attendance. The show will be continued to-morrow and Saturday. The pony…

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Maitland Show. the Awards. Ponies

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 March 1920 · page 6

Gelding, not over 11½ hands, ridden, F. J. Beggs. Mare, not over 12 hands, ridden Harold Mead. 1; Taylor Bros., 2. Not over 14.2 hands, suitable for polo, Perey…

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Maitland Show. the Second Day. Big Crowd of Spectators. Interesting Ring Events

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 March 1920 · page 4

Bright weather prevailed for the second day of the Maitland show, which was proclaimed as a public holiday in the district. The weather was in striking contrast with…

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Maitland Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 12 March 1920 · page 4

The Maitland show was open to-day, when the weather was again beautifully line. To-morrow (Saturday) the show will conclude. A very attractive programme of…

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Sports Carnival at Scone

Singleton Argus · Saturday 13 March 1920 · page 4

A sports carnival will be held at Scone on Easter Monday, 5th April, when £50 will be distributed in prize money for athletic and horse events. Programmes…

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Show Produce Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 March 1920 · page 4

Many of the fruit and produce exhibits at the Maitland Show were submitted to auction in the Agricultural Pavilion this morning, the auctioneers being Messrs. Swan,…

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