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Hunter Valley · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1925

1,192 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 7 of 60

Maitland Speedway. Saturday Night's Carnival Sensational Motor Final

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 February 1925 · page 6

Several thrilling incidents mark-ed the motor and cycling carnival on the Maitland Speedway, on Saturday evening, when there was another…

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Local and General Memorial Hall Fair

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 10 February 1925 · page 2

Entries for the cooking competitions at the Memorial Hall Fair, to be held on Thursday and Friday next, close at 11 a.m. sharp on…

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Maitland's Show Membership

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 10 February 1925 · page 2

The Hunter River Agricultural and Horticultural Association, Maitland, is aiming at 1000 members, and the number of subscriptions already in hand is…

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Improving the Show Ground

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 10 February 1925 · page 4

The Cessnock Show and Sports Ground is being continually improved under the direction of hard-working officials and committee. A fine…

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Sale of Show Privileges

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 February 1925 · page 4

Messrs Swan, Murray and Hain will sell at their union sales, Church-street, on Wednesday, Feb. 18, at 12 o'clock the right to conduct the…

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Local and General. Upper Hunter Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 February 1925 · page 4

The schedule of prizes for the Upper Hunter Show to be held on April 1, 2 and 3 next has been is sued and a copy is to hand. A total…

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Merriwa Show. to Be Held in May

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 10 February 1925 · page 1

At a meeting of the Meriiva A. and P. Association on Saturday last, it was decided to hold the next show on Tuesday and Wednesday, May 5 and…

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Royal Show Schedule. £12,000 Prize Money. Cups, Trophies and Medals

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 10 February 1925 · page 6

The schedule of prizes for the Royal Sydney Show, 1925, has been issued. The book is attractively got up, the cover in three colors…

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Royal Show Schedule £12,000 Prize Money. Cups, Trophies and Medals

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 10 February 1925 · page 5

The schedule for the Royal Sydney Show, 1925, has been issued The prize money is on the usual liberal scale and several additional classes…

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An Attractive Schedule Muswellbroo K's Annual Show. The Upper Hunter P. and A. Associntion will hold its annual Show on April 1, 2 and 3, for which en tries close on March 18

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 10 February 1925 · page 2

This year's schedule is one of the best submitted by the Association. The prize money has been increased, extra sections added, and generally…

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Cessnock Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 11 February 1925 · page 4

The Cessnock Show will take place on March 27 and 28. The prize money amounts to £750, including £110 for jumping contests and £100…

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Melbourne Carnival

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 February 1925 · page 7

At the Exhibition Oval, Melbourne, Harris Horder, won the alternate motor-raced race, defeating Amott. Fitzgerald, and Stevens. The half-mile…

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Show Holiday

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 February 1925 · page 4

Recently, the district municipal and shire councils were communicated with, asking that a holiday be granted for Maitland Show, Replies,…

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Agricultural Society. General Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 13 February 1925 · page 2

The committee of the Hunter River Agricultural and Horticultural Association met last evening, Mr. E. W. Sparke prosiding…

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Only Fair Kill

The Scone Advocate · Friday 13 February 1925 · page 6

In another clump of the pest Wilkins' poison was used at the same time as the Vallo poison, but the result has been only a fair kill…

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Empire Exhibition. Debate in Commons

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 13 February 1925 · page 5

In the House of Commons in debate on the Empire Exhibition vote in the supplementary estimates, Mr. Young (Labour) urged that the almost…

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Muswellbrook's Annual Show

The Scone Advocate · Friday 13 February 1925 · page 4

The Upper Hunter P. and A. Association will held its annual show on April 1, 2, and 3, for which entries close on March 18…

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School Show Exhibits

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 13 February 1925 · page 6

The school exhibits at the forthcoming Cessnock Show will form a very attractive feature. All the district schools will be competing in the…

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Empire Exhibition. Vastness of Wembley Mr. Richard Fry's Impressions

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 13 February 1925 · page 6

Mr Richard Fry, of West Maitland, who is now on his return journey, after several months four of England and the Centinet, forwards…

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Singer Machines. Show Room in Maitland

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 13 February 1925 · page 4

To the hundreds of users of Singer sewing machines in the Maitland district, the announcement that a show room has been established in…

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