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Hunter Valley · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1925

1,192 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 30 of 60

The Grand Carnival for Barrington Tops

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 8 May 1925 · page 2

Further arrangements were made in connection with its grand carnival of June 8, by the members of the Dungog and Barrington Tops…

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Merriwa's Annual Show Drought Conditions Affeet Entries and Attendance Important District Development Predicted

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 8 May 1925 · page 1

The Merriwa Agricultural and Pastoral Association held its annual exhibition on Tuesday and Wednesday last in threatening weather conditions…

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St. Mary's Exhibition

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 9 May 1925 · page 4

St. Mary's Exhibition which opened in the Town Hall on Wednesday afternoon was brought to a most successful conclusion last…

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Muswellbrook. the Scots Fair

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 May 1925 · page 7

The annual Scots' Fair, conducted by the Women's Guild of St. John's Presbyterian Church, and which has been long looked upon as one of the…

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Kurri Hospital Carnival

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 9 May 1925 · page 4

Kurri, District Hospital Carnival Committee adopted the, balance-sheet, presented at a meeting on Wednesday night which showed that…

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Fair Rents Court. Question of Tenant's Right to Improvements

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 May 1925 · page 3

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

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Flower Show. Martin's Creek Horticultural Society

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 May 1925 · page 1

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

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Merriwa Show. Influx of Visitors. Merriwa

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 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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St. Mary's Exhibition. and Sale of Work. Novel and Beautiful Decorative Scheme

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 May 1925 · page 5

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

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Empire Exhibition Brilliant Assemblage Re-Opening Ceremony

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 11 May 1925 · page 5

On Saturday King George performed the re-opening ceremony of the Empire Exhibition at Wembley. the attendances…

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Maitland Motor Cycle Club and the H.R.A. and H.A.

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 12 May 1925 · page 11

Sir,—The newspaper controversy between the secretary of the Northern District Motor Cyclists Association and Mr. Tuckey, is interesting. Mr…

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

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 12 May 1925 · page 11

Sir,—Am interested in the letters which appeared in the columns of your paper over that signatures of Messrs. Tegg and Tuckey. Lefor one…

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Flower Show and Sports Postponed

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 12 May 1925 · page 2

At a meeting of the committee of the Northern Agricultural Association, held on Saturday, it was decided to postpone the flower show and sports…

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Picture Show Benefit for Footballers

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 12 May 1925 · page 2

Mr. McCusker, proprietor Monarch Pictures, is devoting the proceeds of a picture entertainment to the funds of the Muswellbrook Football Club. The…

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May Fair. Successful Finalisation of R.C. Church's Annual Appeal. Art Union and May Queen Competition. £1000 in Sight

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 12 May 1925 · page 3

The annual appeal in the Interests of the local R.C. Church, which invariably opens with the holding of a monster day's sports carnival…

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Cessnock Show. Profit of £330. CESSNOCK

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 14 May 1925 · page 5

The second annual show of the Cessnock District Agricultural Association was a great success, both in the point of the increased exhibits and…

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Agricultural Society Committee Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 15 May 1925 · page 7

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

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Attractive Fancy Fair

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 15 May 1925 · page 7

A fancy fair will be opened to-night on the vacant land at the rear of the United Service Hotel, where quite a little village has been built…

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Poultry Show

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 15 May 1925 · page 7

The secretary of the Poultry Club states that everything tends to a very successful show on June 12th and 13th. Entries are coming in freely…

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Show Secretary Resigns

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 15 May 1925 · page 4

Mr. J. S. Hoskins, secretary of the Hunter River Agricultural and Horticultural Association, tendered his resignation at the meeting of the…

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