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Hunter Valley · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1924

1,274 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 15 of 64

Maitland's Record Exhibition an Enormous Crowd. Grand Displays Greatly Admired. Minister for Agriculture. Performs Official Opening Ceremony

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 13 March 1924 · page 4

The second day of Maitland's record exhibition attracted an immense crowd, the grounds being densely thronged. Delightful weather prevailed and all day long people…

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Memorial Hall Fair

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 14 March 1924 · page 4

A fair in aid of the funds of the Memorial Hall is being organised by the ladies committee of the Soldiers' Memorial Hall. The dates are fixed…

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Buckiumping Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 14 March 1924 · page 4

Skuthorpe's buckjumping show will be performing on the Maitland Show Ground to-morrow…

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Maitland Show

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 14 March 1924 · page 7

There were very large attendances at the Maitland Show this week, and records were established in many respects. A great number of…

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Empire Exhibition. and Postal Conference

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 14 March 1924 · page 3

The Prime Minister (Mr. Bruee stated that Senator Wilson would be remaining in England until the opening of the British Empire Exhibition…

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District Exhibit for Show

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 14 March 1924 · page 4

Messrs. J. M. Campbell, K. W. D. Humphries and R. G. Smith have been appointed a sub-committee from the P.P. Union to confer with…

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Accident on Show Ground

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 14 March 1924 · page 4

Whilst doing a preliminary on the Maitland Show Ground yesterday afternoon, Mr. A. A. Ford's trotter, Charming Rock, came down near the…

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Boxing. Jimmy Sharman's Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 14 March 1924 · page 5

After an absence of a few years, the veil and favourably known Jimmy harman made a welcome re-appearance with his big troupe of boxers at…

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Show Sports To-morrow

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 14 March 1924 · page 4

The sports programme for the Maitland Show to-morrow afternoon will commence at 1.30. A feature will be the wood-chop, for which the Soft…

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Empire Exhibition. Sunday Opening. London. March 12

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 14 March 1924 · page 5

A bill will probably be introduced into Parliament shortly to provide for Sunday openings of the educational departments of the Empire…

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Local and General Bullahdelah Show

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 14 March 1924 · page 2

To-day (Friday) Bullahdelah show is in progress, and it will be continued to-morrow (Sturday). POSTPONED…

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R.c. Sports Carnival Comprehensive Programme Drawn Up

The Scone Advocate · Friday 14 March 1924 · page 2

The annual district R.C. reunion, which takes the form of a monster sports carnival, is once again announced for Easter Monday, which…

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Preparing for the Show Committee Meeting

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 14 March 1924 · page 10

The weekly meeting of the committee of the Upper Hunter P. and A. Association was held yesterday, when there were present:—Messrs. W. V…

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Maitland at Its Best Second Day's Show Record. All Previous Exhibitions Eclipsed. High Standard in Sports

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 14 March 1924 · page 4

The 1924 Maitland Show has so far eclipsed any previous exhibition arranged by the association. Yesterday's gate receipts established an absolute record, while the ground last evening was very crowded…

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Maitland Show a Successful Exhibition

Singleton Argus · Saturday 15 March 1924 · page 6

The Maitland show, which opened on Wednesday, was the most comprehensive ever presented by the Hunter River Agricultural and Horticultural…

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Show Awards

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 15 March 1924 · page 4

In the awards in the Dull terrier section, K. Couchman received first and champion in the open dog class, with Mindaribba Nebulone. A. A…

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Show Traffic

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 15 March 1924 · page 4

Notwithstanding the exceptionally heavy traffic in the vicinity of the Show Ground and other streets, it has been splendidly controlled by…

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Latest Cables London, Thursday. Empire Exhibition

Singleton Argus · Saturday 15 March 1924 · page 7

A bill will probably be introduced in Parliament shortly to provide for the Sunday opening of the educational features of the British Empire…

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Orphans at the Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 15 March 1924 · page 4

The committee of tire Hunter River Agricultural and Horticultural Association extended an invitation to the children of the…

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Empire Exhibition. Electricians' Strike. London, March 6

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 March 1924 · page 13

The electricians engaged on the Empire Exhibition at Wembley decided to strike this morning…

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