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Shows & fairs, 1922

822 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 16 of 42

Show Membership

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 14 April 1922 · page 2

There is one regrettable feature about the upper Hunter A. and P. Association,. and that is the very small membership roll, which…

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Pigs at Sydney Show

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 14 April 1922 · page 2

At the Royal Centenary Show, Sydney, Messrs. Wilson and Keppie, Paterson, exhibited with marked success in the pig section. With…

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Perefords at Sydney Show

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 14 April 1922 · page 4

The Herefords at the Sydney Centenary Show constitute one of the great features of the beef cattle section, almost one hundred of the…

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Kurri Show Entries Close April 21st

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 14 April 1922 · page 6

Persons desirous of entering exhibits in the Kurri Show are reminded that the entries we due on the 21st inst. The show will be held in May 4th, 5th,…

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Show Finances. Approximate Profit of £604. Members' Fees and White City Carnival Additional

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 April 1922 · page 9

An approximate statement of receipts and expenditure in connection with the late show was submitted to a largely attended meeting of the committee…

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Australia's Exhibit. at Singapore Exhibition

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 15 April 1922 · page 2

In a cable message to the Minister for Customs (Mr. Rodgers), Mr. Macartney, the Commonwealth representative at the Singapore Exhibition, stated…

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Sydney Show. Friday's Record Attendance

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 15 April 1922 · page 2

The attendance at the Royal Agricultural Society's Show on Good Friday was 110,000. This was an increase for the correspondent say…

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Muswellbrook Show Thursday's Big Crowd

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 April 1922 · page 9

The attendance Thursday afternoon he second day of the Upper Hunter P. and A. Association's annual exhibition, was very large, much bigger than…

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Sydney Show Cetigne the Best Thorough Bred

Singleton Argus · Saturday 15 April 1922 · page 2

Judging was continued at the Royal Agricultural Show, Sydney, on Tuesday. Among the horses the declaration was made that it was the best field of…

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Side Car Smash. at Bathurst Motor Carnival

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 17 April 1922 · page 6

During the progress of a motor cycling carnival at Bathurst on Saturday afternoon, a serious smash occurred in the second heat of the…

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Royal Show. Monday's Immense Crowd

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 April 1922 · page 3

The attendance at the Sydney Royal Show, on Master Monday was 106,000 during the day session, compared with 98,000 on the corresponding day of…

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Fire on Show Ground

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 April 1922 · page 5

A big fire was averted at the Show Ground last night owing to the promptness of an employee of Anthony Hordern and Sons, Ltd., in giving the…

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Sydney Show. Another Big Attendance

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 April 1922 · page 2

There was another big attendance at the Royal Show, Sydney, on Tuesday, totalling 53,000, being 5000 more than any previous eight day…

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Maitland Show Prizes

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 April 1922 · page 4

It is notified by the secretary of the H.R.A. and H. Association that the prizes in connection with the recent Maitland Show wilt be paid over from…

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Sydney, Show. Record Takings

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 April 1922 · page 6

For the concluding day of the Sydney Show, the attendance on Wednesday was remarkable, totalling 10,500. The turnstile records show during that…

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Flower Show

The Scone Advocate · Friday 21 April 1922 · page 2

As mentioned in a brief reference in last issue, the annual flower show, the fifth of its kind, in aid of the Hospital funds, held in the…

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Kurri Show

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 21 April 1922 · page 6

The annual show at Kurri Kurri to be held on May 4th, 5th and 6th of next mouth promises to be a bigger success than any previous year. The…

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The Royal Easter Show

The Scone Advocate · Friday 21 April 1922 · page 1

There were no fewer than 1100,000 persons present at Sydney Show on Good Friday, representing 9000 more than for the same day last…

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Winner at the Sydney Show

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 21 April 1922 · page 2

Mr. T. H. Ward, of Sydney street, secured first prize at the Royal Centuary Show With his ex[?] in the classes for games in the…

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Upper Hunter Show Move for a District Exhibit. Aberdeen

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 21 April 1922 · page 2

There is a movement on foot to approach the Muswellbrook committee with a request to arrange for a substantial prize for district…

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