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Hunter Valley · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1922

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R.c. Easter Monday Sports Carnival. Big Attendance, Large Nominations, and Keen Competition

The Scone Advocate · Friday 21 April 1922 · page 2

The Scone R.C. Easter Monday Sports Carnival was no exception to the rule since the inception of these annual outings three years since,…

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Instructive Judging Ponies at the Sydney Show. Mr. E. R..white Judges

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 21 April 1922 · page 3

The judge in the pony section at the Sydney Show was Mr. E. R. White, the well-known retired grazier, from "Morto," Denmnn. Mr…

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Australia's Exhibit. at Singapore Exhibition

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 April 1922 · page 14

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. Record Takings

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 April 1922 · page 5

For the concluding day of the Sydney Show, the attendance on Wednesday was remarkable, totalling 16,500. The turnstile records show that…

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Side Car Smash. at Bathurst Motor Carnival

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 April 1922 · page 11

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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Sydney Show. Friday's Record Attendance

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 April 1922 · page 14

The attendance at the Royal Agricultural Society's show on Good Friday was 110.000. This was an [?] the correspondent [?]…

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Sydney Show. Another Big Attendance

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 April 1922 · page 3

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

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Royal Show. Monday's Immense Crowd

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 April 1922 · page 16

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

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Letter to the Editor Show Night-watchman

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 24 April 1922 · page 3

Sir,—With regard to show work, when the application went through the paper for night-watchman I applied next morning to the secretary of the…

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Scots' Fair

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 25 April 1922 · page 2

Owing to a local attraction on the 26th inst., the Srots' Fair, organised by the ladies of the Presbyterian Church, has been postponed to…

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Dungog A. and H. Association Ladies' Auxiliary Committee

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 25 April 1922 · page 2

A meeting of the members of the abovenamed Committee was held at the School of Arts on Friday, 21st, Mrs. R. W. Alison presiding…

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Dungog Show

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 25 April 1922 · page 3

Entries are coming in to the secretary freely, and at present rate threatens to eclipse all previous records. Horses being particularly…

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Our Sydney Letter. The Centenary Show

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 25 April 1922 · page 2

The bewildering phantasmagoria of the Easter Show is nearly over. Not only the exhibits, but the weather, have been worthy of the occasion…

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A Famous Show. the World's Record Breaker

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 25 April 1922 · page 2

The J. C. Williamson firm certainly struck a winner when they secured the Australian rights of the Daily theatre success The Maid…

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Wingham Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 April 1922 · page 4

The Wingham Show wilt be held on Wednesday and Thursday, May 3 and 4. There will be big ring and other attractions, and a successful show is…

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LOCAL & General News Scone Sports Carnival

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 28 April 1922 · page 4

On Easter Monday a sports carnival and fancy fair was held at Scone, in connection with which an art union will be drawn at a gala evening in the…

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Missionary Exhibition

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 29 April 1922 · page 4

The final meeting of the committee of the missionary exhibition, held in Maitland last month, took place in St. Mary's rectory on Wednesday. The…

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Hospital Carnival

Singleton Argus · Saturday 29 April 1922 · page 6

A meeting of the carnival committee was held at the Mechanics' Institute on Thursday evening, Mr D. B. Ramsay presiding over a fair attendance. It…

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Dungog Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 29 April 1922 · page 4

Dungog show will be held on May 10, 11 and 12. There will be special ring attractions, including a high jump for horses for a prize of £15, hunter jumps,…

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Cessnock Poultry Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 29 April 1922 · page 4

The Cessnock and District Poultry Club's show entries close on June 3. Schedules will be posted free to any address by the hon. secretary, Mr. W…

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