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Hunter Valley · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1924

1,274 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 54 of 64

Empire Exhibition. London, Oct. 15

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 October 1924 · page 12

Lord Stevenson claims that when figures were published showing the attendance, cost of the administration of the Empire Exhibition, and…

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Wembley Exhibition Question of Continuance

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 October 1924 · page 7

The question of reopening the British Empire Exhibition next year was discussed by the State Cabinet. A long report was presented by Mr…

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Show Ground Carnivals

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 25 October 1924 · page 4

The opening of the season's motor-cycling and cycling carnivals next Saturday, night is awaited with the keenest interest throughout the whole…

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Spring Fair. Opened at Kurri Kurri

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 October 1924 · page 6

Rev. G. W. Johnston presided at the Spring Fair, in aid of the property fund, which was opened on[?] inst. in the Kurri Methodist…

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Show Ground Lighting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 25 October 1924 · page 4

The transformer for the Show Ground is now in position outside the gates, and the new service which should give a much greater brilliancy…

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Village Fair. West Maitland School. Providing Equipment

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 25 October 1924 · page 4

The annual village fair, promoted by the Parents and Citizens' Association of the West Maitland Superior Public School, was opened in the…

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Wembley Exhibition. New Zealand's Decision. Oct. 20

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 October 1924 · page 2

The High Commissioner for New Zealand announces that it is impossible for New Zealand to participate in the Empire Exhibition in 1925…

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Colonel Somerville New Secretary Royal Show

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 October 1924 · page 6

Colonel George C. Somerville, C.M.G., D.S.O., Commandant of the 3rd Military District, Victoria, has been appointed secretary of the…

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Novel Insurance. Against Rain at Show

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 October 1924 · page 11

An insurance company laid £200 to £25 against rain at the Tatura (Vic.) Jubilee Show last week. The show committee won…

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Golfers Barred. Taree Show Committee's Decision

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 October 1924 · page 5

The Agricultural Association has finally decided that golfers must not go on to the showgrounds on Sundays, even for practice…

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Annual School Sports 650 Children on the Show Ground

Singleton Argus · Saturday 25 October 1924 · page 6

The annual sports gathering of the Intermediate High School, conduced by the staff, took place on the Singleton showground yesterday. About 650…

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Australian Successes British Dairy Show Keen Competition. LONDON. Oct. 21

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 October 1924 · page 2

At the Dairy Show at Islington, there was strong competition in the colonial section for sailed butter, 78 entries being received…

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Village Fair

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 27 October 1924 · page 4

The Village Fair, Promoted by the Parents and Citizens' Association, and held in the grounds of the West Maitland Superior Public School, on…

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Cycling. Show Ground Sports

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 27 October 1924 · page 4

Entries for the cycling events at the sports to be held on Saturday night next have been closed. There are 63 in both the mile and half mile…

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Fruit Show. Display at Birmingham. London, Oct 25

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 27 October 1924 · page 4

At the imperial fruit show at Birmingham there is a great display of Empire fruits especially of Canadian apples. Australian apples [?] not…

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Carnival Procession

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 28 October 1924 · page 4

A meeting of commercial travellers, shopkeepers, sportsmen, hotelkeepers, and all desirous of assisting in making the procession, to be held on the…

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Hospital Carnival

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 28 October 1924 · page 4

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Hospital Carnival Committee will be held in the Town Hall, to-morrow (Wednesday) evening, at 8…

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Fair Rents Court Tenant's Rent Increased

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 28 October 1924 · page 3

The adjourned case of Thomas Holahan versus K. H. Guest, concerning an application for the der[?]imination of the fair rental of a…

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Wembley Exhibition Queensland Minister Favours Continuance

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 28 October 1924 · page 2

The Minister for Mines (Mr. Jones) who was one of the Australian commissioners at the Empire Exhibition, said that he thought the exhibition,…

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Fair Rents Court. Case at Cessnock. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 28 October 1924 · page 2

Thomas Joseph Holohan made an application for the determination of [?] rent in respect to a house occupied [?] him [?] Town Street, Cessnock to…

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