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Hunter Valley · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1925

1,192 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 25 of 60

Royal Show Successes

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 April 1925 · page 4

Mr. J. A. Dickson, in the poultry section won first prize in the Malay cock class at Sydney show with the champion game fowl at the last…

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Royal Show. Attendance Record Broken

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 April 1925 · page 8

Last year's record attendance was put into the shade at the Royal Show on Easter Monday, when 148,000 people took advantage of a delightful autumn…

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The Royal Show. 1873-1925

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 April 1925 · page 8

People from all parts of the Commonwealth have now assembled in Sydney with the object of seeing the great Royal Show. It is interesting…

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Milan Exhibition. South African Wool London, April 12

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 April 1925 · page 5

The International Exhibition at Milan has been opened. Britain Belgium, Holland, France, Germany, Czecho-Slovakia, and Russia…

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Honey for Health. Lecture at Royal Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 April 1925 · page 5

"Honey for health and a happy smile." was a slogan displayed yesterday in the lecture hall at the Show Ground. It was appropos of a…

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Labour Day Carnival

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 April 1925 · page 4

The Labour Day Motor Cycle Carnival in conjunction with the Maitland District Ambulance will be held on the Speedway on the evening of Monday, May 4, provided…

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Show District Exhibits

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 April 1925 · page 4

The district exhibits have been a big feature at the Maitland Shows of the last three years but a prominent member of the…

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Sydney Show. Record Attendance

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 April 1925 · page 6

The attendance at the Sydney Show yesterday was 80,400. On the corresponding day of last year the number was 76,400. The total up…

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Royal Show Attendance Record Broken

Singleton Argus · Thursday 16 April 1925 · page 3

Last year's record attendance was put into the shade at the Sydney Royal Show on Easter Monday, when 148,000 people took advantage of a delightful…

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Singleton Cotton Wins at Sydney Show

Singleton Argus · Thursday 16 April 1925 · page 2

"A particularly perfect sample of cotton that will compare with anything of its class in the world," was the judge's remark concerning the exhibit…

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Sydney Show. Concluding Day. Ney Record in Attendance

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 April 1925 · page 7

The Sydney Show concluded yesterday afternoon. The day's attendance was 26,000 compared with 28,200 on the concluding day last…

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Benefit Carnival

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Friday 17 April 1925 · page 6

A [?] motor [?] will be to-morrow night, [?] the Maitland Speedway, by the [?] Agricultural and…

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Gloucester Show

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 17 April 1925 · page 2

Gloucester's annual show will be held on April 22 and 23. Attention is drawn to on advt in this issue regarding the cheap train faros…

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Stroud Show

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 17 April 1925 · page 2

The weight of the bullock in the weight estimating competition at Stroud Show was 918 lbs. The nearest guess was Mr. D…

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Dog Show

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Friday 17 April 1925 · page 6

The secretary (Mr. James Batey) of the Cessnock Kennel Club states that he has received [?] entries, including some from the best breeders, for…

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Carnival for Injured Riders

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 April 1925 · page 4

Since the inauguration of the fund for riders injured on the Maitland Speedway, the Hunter River Agricultural and Horticultural Association…

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Kennel Club Show

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 17 April 1925 · page 7

The annual show of the Cessnock District Kennel Club will be held on the Showground to-morrow. Judging will be commenced at 1 o'clock, by…

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Kurri Show. New Classes Wanted

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 April 1925 · page 2

A request was received from the Newcastle Kennel Club at last night's meeting of the Kurri H.D.B. and F.A. Society, that 73 new classes be added…

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Royal Show. Record Gate Takings

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 April 1925 · page 2

The attendance at the Royal Easter Show, which closed on Wednesday, reached a total of 625,000 compared with 610,500 in 1924—an increase of…

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World's Record Attendance at Royal Show

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 17 April 1925 · page 1

The Royal Show attendance on Easter Monday was 148,000. The previous record attendance was 133,500, on Good Friday, last year…

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