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Hunter Valley · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1924

1,274 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 57 of 64

Letters to the Editor Show Ground Sports

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 11 November 1924 · page 6

Sir,—The Agricultural society is to be congratulated upon its excellent programme of clean sport offering coach saturday night. This will,…

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Empire Exhibition

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 November 1924 · page 4

Mr. Baldwin, speaking at the Guildhall to-day said it was not intended that Wembley should come to an untimely end, and the…

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Motor Carnival

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 November 1924 · page 4

Another motor carnival will be held on the Maitland speedway track on the Showground on Saturday night next. Special trains will be run to…

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Maitland Hospital Carnival

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 November 1924 · page 4

Preparations are almost complete for the holding of the Maitland Hospital Carnival on Friday and Saturday next. On Friday, during the day,…

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Coal Trophy for Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 November 1924 · page 4

The secretary of the Agricultural Association, Mr. J. S. Hoskins, has been making preliminary arrangements for the construction of an…

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Hospital Carnival. Community Effort. Worthy of Support

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 November 1924 · page 4

The Hospital Carnival claims the attention of the community for the closing days of this week. A goodly number of citizens have responded to the appeal of the hospital authorities for assistance in the undertaking, and it now remains with the general public to give their sympathy and…

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Show Committee. Election at Cessnock. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 November 1924 · page 4

The first annual meeting of the Cessnock District Agricultural Association took place last evening, when the report and balance-sheet,…

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Show Ground

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 13 November 1924 · page 3

Sir,—"Old Member" has touched upon a subject that the writer has for the past fourteen years been harping on viz., that the Agricultural Society,…

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Summer Fair. Opened at Morpeth

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 13 November 1924 · page 6

The Morpeth Methodist Summer Fair was opened in the School of Arts, Morpeth, yesterday afternoon, by Rev. S. Kessell, Chairman of the…

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Hospital Carnival. Final Arrangements

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 13 November 1924 · page 6

Final arrangements were made for the Maitland Hospital Carnival, to be held to-morrow (Friday) and Saturday, at a meeting of the general…

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Notes on Saturday's Carnival

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 13 November 1924 · page 7

A unique perforamnce was put up by Arthur Jones on Saturday night last. Starting five times he was successful on each occasion…

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Madame De Brinvilliers. Fair and Fiendish. Poisoners of Old France

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 13 November 1924 · page 9

What is the truth about the Marquise de Brinvilliers? There is no doubt that she was a most callous poisoner, but was she telling the…

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Empire Exhibition Re-opening Question Canada Favourable. LONDON, Nov. 11

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 13 November 1924 · page 5

Following the prime Minister's announcement in regard to the Empire Exhibition, Lord Stevenson (chairman of the management…

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Wines at Cessnock Show. a Good Display

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 13 November 1924 · page 6

At the first Cessnock and District Agricultural Association's Spring Show a section was reserved for the exhibition of 1924 wines for the…

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Agricultural Society. Committee Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 14 November 1924 · page 7

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

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Motor Carnival

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

Special train arrangements have been made for the Motor Carnival on Saturday night next. A train will leave West Maitland, calling at all…

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Empire Exhibition. Plea for Continuation. London. Nov. 13

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

Lord Strathspey who was guest of the Australian Natives Association at a luncheon expressed the opinion that the Australian was the best pavillion…

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'Help Us to Help.' Hospital Carnival. Attractions This Evening

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

To-day, Maitlanders were asked to remember the Hospital, "Help us to Help" was the slogan, and it was a very good one, for the hospital plays…

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Empire Exhibition

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 November 1924 · page 2

Mr. Baldwin speaking at the Guildhall to-day said it was not intended that Wembley should come to an untimely end and the…

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Summer Fair. Opened at Morpeth

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 November 1924 · page 5

The Morpeth Methodist Summer Fair was opened in the School of Arts, Morpeth Wednesday afternoon by Rev. S. Kessell Chairman of the…

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