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Hunter Valley · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1925

1,192 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 29 of 60

St. Mary's Exhibition

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 May 1925 · page 4

St. Mary's Exhibition and Sale of Women's Work will be held in the Town Hall, on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. The opening…

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Motor Carnival Postponed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 May 1925 · page 4

Owing to the inclement weather it was found necessary last evening to postpone the Speedway Carnival and Fancy Fair, which was to be…

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A Carnival Sensation

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 5 May 1925 · page 7

The night carnival at Sydney, promoted by police to augment the funds for hospital ended in a sensational manner…

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May Day Fair Presbyterian Church

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 5 May 1925 · page 5

The May Day fair and chrysanthemum Show held in the Cessnock Presbyterian School Hall on Friday last proved most successful. It was…

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Letter to the Editor. Motor Cyclists and the H.R.A. and H.A.

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 May 1925 · page 5

Sir,—As secretary for the Northern District Motor Cyclists Association, I ask you to grant space to enable me to reply to the statements made at the…

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Wingham Show 40th ANNIVERSARY

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 5 May 1925 · page 4

Wingham held its 40th annual show on Wednesday and Thursday last and it eclipsed all previous efforts. Dungog visitors were pleased…

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Flower Show. Martin's Creek Horticultural Society

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 May 1925 · page 6

The many who doubted the possibilily, of successfully forming a horticultural society in Martin's Creek were agreeably surprised when they visited…

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Motor Advance a £1,000,00 Show

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 5 May 1925 · page 2

This year ends the first 25 years of practical motoring in Australia. The greatest motor show ever held in Australia, the International Motor…

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Fair Rents Court. Question of Tenants Right to Improvements

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 6 May 1925 · page 4

In the Metropolitan Fair Rents Court, H. Bell, who occupies promises at Darlinghurst applied for a reduction in his rent, which was £1 a…

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St. Mary's Exhibition. and Sale of Work. Novel and Beautiful Decorative Scheme

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 6 May 1925 · page 4

The Town Hall in its time has had many attractive decorative schemes for the various functions held there, but those who visited the hall this…

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St. Mary's Exhibition

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 May 1925 · page 4

St. Mary's exhibition and sale of work, which were opened in the Town Hall yesterday afternoon, were continued last evening. Although the…

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Inter-state Carnival

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 May 1925 · page 7

The New South Wales selectors have decided that Mrs. Martin (capt) Miss Cax, Miss Meaney, and Miss Elliott should reprsent the State against…

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Letter to the Editor. Motor Cyclists and the H.r.a. and H.a

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 May 1925 · page 6

Sir,—In replying to the statements of the secretary of the Motor Cyclists' Association, Mr. Tegg, in Tuesday night's issue, I contend that…

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Australian Buckjumping Show

Singleton Argus · Thursday 7 May 1925 · page 2

The Australian Buckjumping Show, which for the past two nights has been performing in Singleton at the corner of John and Afgyle Streets, will give…

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Empire Exhibition. Re-opening Rehearsed. London, May 5

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 May 1925 · page 5

The Duke of York attended a rehearsal of the reopening ceremony at the Wembley Stadium to-day, and opened a garden club. He said that…

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Merriwa Show. Influx of Visitors. Merriwa

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 May 1925 · page 5

The Merriwa A. and P. Association opened their annual show yesterday, under showery conditions. People came from as far as…

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Baptist Church Fair

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 8 May 1925 · page 6

An Autumn Fair on a grand scale in aid of the funds of the Baptist Church, Cessnock, will be opened on the afternoon of Friday, May 15 and…

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St, Mary's Exhibition

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 May 1925 · page 4

Canon Portus presided at yesterday afternoon's session of St. Mary's Exhibition, in the Town Hall, when Mrs. Studdy, president of the…

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Market Fair at Hinton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 May 1925 · page 4

A market fair, promoted by the parents and Citizens' Association, will be held in the Hinton School of Arts, on Tuesday afternoon and…

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Exhibition Train to Tour Country

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 8 May 1925 · page 8

A deputation representing a diversity of interests—the Primary Producers' Union, Farmers and Settlers' Association, Chamber of…

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