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Hunter Valley · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1923

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Empire Exhibition. Popularising Australian Products

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 August 1923 · page 5

Senator Wilson stated that thousands of Britishers and others. who expected to attend the Empire Exhibition , to be opened in London next…

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Show Ground Improvements

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 August 1923 · page 4

Amongst the improvements which have been made to the Show Ground during the past few weeks is the provision of seating around the oval…

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Sheep for London. the Empire Exhibition

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 August 1923 · page 14

The Empire Exhibition Commission has decided that live stock exhibits should be confined to merine rams, the maximum value of each not a exceed…

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Golf Carnival. Rain Causes Postponement. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 August 1923 · page 5

The annual country week golf carnival, which to have been continued, to-day, was postponed indefinitely owing to the links being…

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Proposed Hunter River District Exhibit for Royal Show

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 7 August 1923 · page 2

At the last meeting of the Northern Agricultural Society, Singleton, Mr. Cameron remarked on the district exhibits at the Royal Show cach year,…

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Brisbane Show. Slump in Cattle Industry Reflected, District Exitbit

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 August 1923 · page 3

Gold but fine weather prevailed for the first day of the Royal National Show, which opened at Brishane on Monday. The judging of stud horses,…

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The Muswellbrook Chronicle Tuesday, August 7, 1923. Local and General D[?]ggers Jazz Carnival

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 7 August 1923 · page 2

The Diggers jazz carnival to be held in the Muswellbrook School of Arts on Monday, 13th August, is causing interest amongst the jazz fiends…

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St. Paul's Fair

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 August 1923 · page 4

A bushland fair, organised by the Women's Guild of St. Paul's Church, will be held in the Parish Hall, on November 6, 7 and 8…

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Soccer Carnival

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 August 1923 · page 7

The inter-State Soccer carnival was continued in Brisbane on Wednesday. When New South Wales defeated a Brisbane team by 4 goals to nil. The…

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Agricultural Society Committee Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 10 August 1923 · page 6

The monthly mooting of committed of management of Hunter River Agricultural and Horticulaurt[?] Association was held…

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Local and General A. AND H. SPORTS

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 10 August 1923 · page 2

Dungog A. and H. Association has postponed its sports from August 25th to September 29th, owing to clashing with the Maitland Cup…

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Letter to the Editor Herefords at the Brisbane Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 10 August 1923 · page 2

Sir,—I notice in your report in Tuesday's issue of the Mercury" regarding the Gereford section at the Queensland National Show at…

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Highland Fair. a Pronounced Success. About £300 (With Subsidy) Cleared. Munificence of Mr. H. C. Taylor

The Scone Advocate · Friday 10 August 1923 · page 2

The annual Highland Fair, run under the aegis of the Women's Guild associated with St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Scone, took…

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Singleton Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 August 1923 · page 4

The dates set down for Singleton Show are September 20, 21 and 22. A feature of particular interest will be the unusually large exhibition of…

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Empire Exhibition. International Conferences. London, Aug. 8

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 August 1923 · page 2

It has been definitely decided to held five important inter-Imperial and international conferences at the British Empire Exhibition, on…

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Red Tape. Soldiers Complain. Not Getting Fair Deal

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 August 1923 · page 11

Speaking at a meeting of the North Sydney sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' League. Mr. Stagg, secretary of the State Executive, said that…

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Brisbane Show. Slump in Cattle Industry Reflected

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 August 1923 · page 16

Cold but fine weather prevailed for the first day of the Royal National Show, which opened at Brisbane on Monday.The judging of stud horses…

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Alleged Robbery Show Cash Broken Open. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 August 1923 · page 5

John Bard, 24, was at the Central Police Court to-day ramanded to Thursday next on a charge of having broken and entered the shop of Fays…

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Exhibition Match

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 August 1923 · page 5

An exhibition Doubles match followed between William Tilden and Walter Hayes and schlesinger and McInnes…

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Jazz Carnival Wonderful Decorations

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 14 August 1923 · page 2

The jazz carnival held in the School of Arts last night was attended by about 90 couples. The carnival was Organised by the…

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