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Hunter Valley · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1923

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Maitland 1923 Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 January 1923 · page 6

There is no greater Impetus to any committee than encouragement, and appreciation. These worthy attributes or success expressed in…

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Police Art Union Hospital Carnival

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 January 1923 · page 4

A meeting of the committee or the above will be held in the School of Arts, to-morrow (Thursday) night at 17.30, when a full attendance of…

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Empire Exhibition. Enquiry Proceeds. London, January 2

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 January 1923 · page 5

Sir W. Joynson—Hicks to-day continued his inquiry into the administration of the British Empire Exhibition. He heard further evidence…

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Fair Rents Court. Review of Year's Operations

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 January 1923 · page 3

There were 809 applications lodged with the Metropolitan Fair Rents Court during 1922, and [?] cases were Overcarried from the previous year…

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Hospital Carnival. Meeting of Committee

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 January 1923 · page 6

A meeting of the committee of the Police Hospital Art Union and Carnival was held in the West Maitland School of Arts last evening. Sergeant…

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Lawn Tennis. Country Week Carnival. Muswellbrook Players to Compete

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 5 January 1923 · page 2

Entries for the Country Week Tennis Carnival, which commences on the White City courts, Sydney, next Tuesday, are a record; 51 men's…

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Shark on Exhibition

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 January 1923 · page 4

A monster 12ft. shark, raptured it Stockton on Friday, is on exhibition in Smyth's Lane, opposite Dimmock's. The shark was caught in shallow water…

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District Show Exhibit

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 January 1923 · page 4

An effort is being made to get Gresford Vacy and Allynbrook to combine with a district exhibit for the next Maitland Show. The…

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Gosford District Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 January 1923 · page 4

The 34th annual exhibition of the Gosford Distirct Agricultural Association will be held on Friday and Saturday, January 26 and 27…

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Fair Rents Court. Review of Year's Operations

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 January 1923 · page 5

There were 869 applications lodged with the Metropolitan Fair Rents Court during 1922, and 68 cases were overcarried from the previous year…

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Empire Exhibition. Enquiry Proceeds. London, January 2

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 January 1923 · page 2

Sir W. Joynson-Hicks to-day continued his inquiry into the administration of the British Empire Exhibition. He heard further evidence…

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Agricultural Society Committee Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 12 January 1923 · page 6

A meeting of the committee of management of the Hunter River AGricultural and illarticultural Association was held last evening. The…

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Swimming Carnival

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 12 January 1923 · page 9

The Aberdare Miners Lodge Committee has arranged for a great Benefit Swimming Carnival for Pay Saturday, January 27th in the Extended…

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Scone Hospital Sports Carnival

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 12 January 1923 · page 1

The joint hon secretaries, Messrs. W. E. Walsh and G. C. Day. wish to acknowledge the following donations to date:— M. Campbell and…

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Carnival at Branxton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 January 1923 · page 7

A day's sports, with a carnival at night, will be held on Branxton Park on Anniversary Day, January 26. The proceeds will be in aid of the School…

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Record of Progress.? Albury's Show Committee

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 January 1923 · page 5

The annual report of the Albury show committee indicates that during the pact three years the society has made wonderful progress being…

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Carnival

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 January 1923 · page 4

A general committee meeting of the Police Art Union and Hospital Carnival will be held in the School of Arts, to-morrow (Thursday)…

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Joy Town Carnival

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 January 1923 · page 4

Beecroft's Joy Town Carnival will open to-night at 7.30 and every night during the week as well as on Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock in Lee…

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Lawn Tennis. Country Carnival. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 January 1923 · page 5

The greatest surprise of the day so far as country tennis carnival is concerned occurred to-day, when Courtenay, of Muswellbrook, defeated…

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Picture Show Fire. Public Hall Burnt

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 January 1923 · page 2

On Monday night at Walla Walla, Culcairn, a fire caused the destruction of the Literary institute Hall, a picture machine, and a film of "The…

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