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Hunter Valley · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1924

1,274 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 2 of 64

Stroud A. and H. Association

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 11 January 1924 · page 2

A meeting of the above will be held at the Stroud School of Arts on Saturday next at 8 p.m…

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Dark Women May Become Fair

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 11 January 1924 · page 4

The possibility that dark women may become fair at will, and that fair women may, on the other hand become dark, is foreshadowed by revelation of a new…

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Cycling. To-morrow Night's Carnival

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 11 January 1924 · page 4

Messrs. Campbell and Du Froeq of Sydney are to run their second big eveling carnival on the Showground tomorrow (Saturday) night. A very fine…

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Agricultural Society Committee Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 January 1924 · page 12

A meeting of the committee of management of the Hunter River Agricultural and Horticultural Association was held in the Association's…

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Amusements. St. Margaret's Fair

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 January 1924 · page 4

St. Margaret's Fair, which is situated in Church-street, opposite the electric light station, opened last evening, when the show was formally…

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Fair Rents. Mr. Levy's Criticism

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 January 1924 · page 11

The Fair Rents Court of New South Wales was criticised by Mr. Levy (Speaker of the New South Wales Assembly), who arrived in…

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Empire Exhibition. Shearing Exhibit Desired

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 January 1924 · page 5

The Australian section of the Empire Exhibition decided to interview Mr. Champman, Minister for Customs, and the Director-General of…

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Rinderpest. No Sheep for Empire Exhibition

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 January 1924 · page 14

Owing to the outbreak of rinderpest in West Australia, the arrangements for the despatch of 50 merino sheep to the Empire Exhibition in…

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Empire Exhibition. Speeding Up Dispatch of Exhibits

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 January 1924 · page 2

Mr. Chat[?]ey, Minister for Agriculture, has taken up his work as chairman of the State Commission for the Empire Exhibition, in place of…

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Empire Exhibition. Message From Prince of Wales

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 January 1924 · page 9

About 2000 copies of a distinctive poster hearing a message from the Prince of Wales have been received by members of the Australian section of…

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Empire Exhibition. Sunday Opening Question. London, Jan. 6

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 January 1924 · page 2

The Fellowship of Freedom and Reform is making a strong protest against the closing of the Empire Exhibition on Sundays. Rear-Admiral Sir Gay…

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Dark Women. Mal Become Fair at Will. Gland Experiment. London, Jan. 6

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 January 1924 · page 13

"The possibility that dark women may become fair at will and fair women dark, is foreshadowed by revelations of new stand experiments…

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Empire Exhibition. Catering for Thirty Million People. Messrs. Lyons's Wembley Contract

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 January 1924 · page 11

The entire catering arrangements for the British Empire Exhibition have been placed in the hands of Messrs. J. Lyons and Co.,…

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Cycling. Show Ground Carnival

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 January 1924 · page 6

Messrs. Campbell and Du Froco held their second cycling carnival on the Maitland Show Ground on Saturday night, when there was a…

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Amusements. St. Margaret's Fair

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 January 1924 · page 4

St. Margaret's Fair in Church-street on Saturday evening attracted a very large attendance. The chief attraction is the monkey show under the…

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St. Margaret's Fair

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 15 January 1924 · page 4

St. Margaret's Fari in Church-street attracted a good attendance last night. A feature of the evening was the monkey show, under the direction…

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Scout Carnival

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 15 January 1924 · page 2

Mrs. J.K. Mackay would be glad if the young ladies of the Floral Ball Committee would, if possible, make it convenient to meet her at the…

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Empire Exhibition Speeding Up Despatch of Exhibits

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 15 January 1924 · page 4

Mr Chaffey, Minister for Agriculture, has taken up his work as chairman of the State Commission for the Empire Exhibition, in place of Mr…

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A Wonder City Building Tte Empire Exhibition. Scenes at Webley

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 15 January 1924 · page 3

With little more than four months to go before the British Empire Exhibition will be open to the public, enormous interest is being taken in…

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Royal Show Increased Prizes and Reduced Fees

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 15 January 1924 · page 5

The schedule for the Royal Sydney Show, 1924, has been made available by the Society. The book is well turned out with a striking…

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