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Hunter Valley · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1923

908 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 19 of 46

Empire Exhibition. Arrangements at Australian Pavilion

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 April 1923 · page 6

Mr. Wilson, Honorary Minister in the Federal Government, said that arrangements for the construction or the Australian pavilion at the…

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Lawn Tennis. Exhibition Games by J. O. Anderson

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 April 1923 · page 5

Mr. J. O. Anderson, the noted tennis player, accompan[?]ed by his brother Mr. C. O. Anderson) and Mr. L. Baker (country champion),…

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Letter to the Editor. Maitland Show Ground

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 April 1923 · page 3

Sir,— The Rugby Football League is to be congratulated upon again securing the use of the Maitland Show Ground for the season for the Paltry…

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Ladies' A. and H. Auxiliary

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 20 April 1923 · page 2

Members of the above are at present very busy in connection with the show luncheon booths. To-day (Friday) between 2.30 p.m. and…

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Dungog Show

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 20 April 1923 · page 2

Secretary Green, of the Dungog A. and H. Association, wears a broad smile and the reason is that entries have been far more than were ever…

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Stroud Show

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 20 April 1923 · page 2

Stroud Show commences this morning (Friday) and will continue on Saturday. Over 1200 entries have been received and in some of…

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Dun[?]og Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 April 1923 · page 4

Satisfactory entries for the above show have been received, and notwithstanding the dry season, the late rains have brightened up the…

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Show Ground Lighting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 April 1923 · page 4

Mr. E. Hamwell, consulting electrical engineer to the Royal Agri-cultural Society, Sydney, who supervised the installation of electric…

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Wingham Show and Races

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 20 April 1923 · page 2

The special train to Wingham Show left Dungog at 6 a.m. Thursday morning with thirty passengers. It is anticipated that a number of…

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Our Horticultural Society Opening Exhibition, Thursday Next

The Scone Advocate · Friday 20 April 1923 · page 2

It was mentioned in these columns last issue that the protracted drought notwithstanding, the success of the opening exhibition of…

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Benevolent Home Fair

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 April 1923 · page 4

A fair is to be held on June 6 and 7 to raise funds to assist in the renovations to the Maitland Benevolent Home. A meeting of ladles who…

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Empire Exhibition. Arrangements at Australian Pavilion

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 April 1923 · page 7

Mr. Wilson, Honorary Minister in the Federal Government, said that arrangements for the construction of the Australian pavilion at the…

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Wool Sales. Merinos Show Advance

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 April 1923 · page 9

At the wool sales in Sydney on Monday, 7088 bales were offered at auction, and 6096 sold. Private sales totalled 3722 bales…

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Kurri Show. Dog Awards

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 April 1923 · page 6

Inclement weather, combined with the stoppage in the coal industry, [?]tated against the success of the Kurri Kurri Show, which was brought…

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Street Carnival

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 24 April 1923 · page 2

Mr. Whiteford, secretary of the Cessnock Street Carnival Committee has fallen in with the suggestion of the board of management of the…

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Dungog Show

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 24 April 1923 · page 2
Also in The Maitland Daily Mercury

Dungog show will commence at 10 a.m. on Wednesday next, and continue on Thursday and Friday. Excellent entries have been received…

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Our Horticultural Society. Thursday's Exhibition

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 24 April 1923 · page 2

Apart altogether from the floral side of next Thursday's exhibition—it will be the opening effort under the aegis of the Scone and District…

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Empire Exhibition. Australia at Work. London, April 22

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 April 1923 · page 5

The Australian pavilion at the Empire Exhibition at Wembley covers 30½ acres and has a transparent celling A big display of fresh dried…

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Hornsby and District Horticultural Society. Autumn Flower Show. Local Successes

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 24 April 1923 · page 2

The above show, held on Saturday last, must be classed as equal to any so far held by the Society, the exhibits of all classes commanding…

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