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Hunter Valley · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1922

822 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 36 of 42

Timber Supplies Empire Exhibition. London, Oct. 24

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 October 1922 · page 5

Apropos of the apparent lack of appreciation of the suitability of Empire timber for use at the Empire Exhibition, Mr. Robert Donald…

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Trotting on Show Ground

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 October 1922 · page 4

The Under-Secretary to the Chief Secretary's Office has written as follows to Mr. W. F. O'Hearn, M.L.A., in regard to trotting on the…

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Empire Exhibition Disquieting Rumours. London, October 25

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 October 1922 · page 5

"Truth," after commenting on the catering and timber protests, says that disquieting rumors are current regarding concessions for the Empire…

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Methodists' Rose and Car-nation Show

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 27 October 1922 · page 2

The Methodist Sunday School Hall was a bower of beauty on Wednesday last, the occasion of the rose and carnation show. The function was a…

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More Cheap Trains. to Visit Manufacturers' "All Australian Exhibition."

The Scone Advocate · Friday 27 October 1922 · page 2

The forward policy of providing cheap travel for country people to visit the metropolis much more frequently than hitherto, which was…

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More Cheap Trains. Chance for Country People to Visit Manufacturers' "All Australian Exhibition

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 October 1922 · page 6

The forward policy of providing cheap travel for country people to visit the metropolis much more frequently than hitherto, which was…

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Market Fair

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 28 October 1922 · page 4

A market fair in connection with St. Stephen's Presbyterian Church will be held on Thursday, November 2, at Mrs. Fulton's residence…

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Electric Light Carnival

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 28 October 1922 · page 4

Representatives of the show committee—Messrs. McLaughlin and Pryke (vice-Presidents)—accompanied by the secretary, visited Kurri Kurri and…

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Village Fair. at Superior Public School

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 October 1922 · page 9

The annual village fair promoted by the Parents and Citizens' Association of the West Maitland Superior Public School was held in the school…

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Empire Exhibition Dominions' Resentment. London, October 18

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 October 1922 · page 12

An interesting announcement following on Mr. Donald's complaint made in regard to the British Empire Exhibition is that a well-known firm of timber…

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Singletonians' Success Prizes at North Coast Carnival

Singleton Argus · Saturday 28 October 1922 · page 6

Mr and Mrs J. P. Brunner, Mr Gordon Bailey, and Mr E. Cowley, from Singleton district, visited Nabiac, on the North Coast, recently, in connection…

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World Trade Cruise. Floating Exhibition to Sail in June

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 October 1922 · page 2

Under the auspices of the British World Trude Expedition. Tudor-street, E.C.4, the 9000-ton steamship British Trade will sail in June from the Port…

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Lord Mayor's Show. Empire Display. London, October 19

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 October 1922 · page 13

The principal feature of the Lord Mayor's show will be a section devoted to the encouragement and development of the Empire. Six decorative…

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The Manufaturers' Exhibition. Cheap Trains to Be Run

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 October 1922 · page 2

Responding to representations made by the Chamber of Manufacturers, the Railway Department is arranging to run a series of cheap…

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Empire Exhibition Victory for Dominions. London, October 28

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 October 1922 · page 5

An illuminating comment on the British Board of Trade's memorandum on the Empire Exhibition, describing as inferior various…

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Bandon Grove Flower Show

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 31 October 1922 · page 2

A flower show was held at Bandon Grove on Saturday last and proved a great success. There were large entries in all sections and a…

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Agricultural Society Meeting at Miller's Forest

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 November 1922 · page 3

At the invitation of the Miller's Forest Progress Association, the secretary of the H.R.A. and H. Association, Mr. J. S. Hoskins, spoke at…

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Old Time Aquatic Carnival

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 November 1922 · page 4

It will be remembered by many Maitland residents that in 1898—on April 6 to be exact—the West Maitland Life Saving and Aquatic…

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Methodist Church. Spring Fair at Miller's Forest

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 November 1922 · page 6

The Methodist Church held a spring fair in the Odd[?] Hall on Thursday, October 26. There was fair attendance both afternoon and…

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Electirc Light Carnival

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 3 November 1922 · page 4

Every night, for the past week, horsemen may have been seen in the moonlight on the Showground galloping behind an immense leather hall, which…

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