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Hunter Valley · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1925

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Royal Show Schedule. £12,000 Prize Money

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 13 February 1925 · page 4

The schedule of prizes for the Royal Sydney Show, 1925, has been issued. The book is attractively got up, the cover in 3 colours depicting a stockman doing the…

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Cessnock Show. Splendid Prospects. for Record Exhibition. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 February 1925 · page 12

Mr. Bill Brown, secretary of the Cessnock District Agricultural Association reports that the preparations for the forthcoming show which…

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Fair Hall Defeats Plees

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 February 1925 · page 15

For the second time within a few weeks Tommy Fairhall, 9.11. beat Lousis Pless 10.13½ of Belgium, at the Sydney Stadium on Saturday…

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Police Hospital Carnival

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 February 1925 · page 6

A Queen of the Day competition will be held in Singleton district in connection with the Police Hospital Carnival. A well-attended meeting in…

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Cessnock Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 February 1925 · page 4

Cessnock's 1925 show will be held on March 27 and 28, when £750 will be distributed in prize money, and £110 on the jumping find trotting…

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Show Entries

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 February 1925 · page 4

with the great advance in motor traffic in consequence a falling off in the number of horse exhibits at…

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Maitland Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 February 1925 · page 4

Under patronage of His Excellency they Governor, Sir Dudley de Chair Maitland Show will be opened on Wednesday, March 11 and be…

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Cycling. Carnival at Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 February 1925 · page 7

The Half-mile open Handicap at the cycle carnival at Newcastle on Saturday night was won by C. Baglee, 85yds, R. Ramsay 75yds, 2, and…

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Show Holiday Refused

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 February 1925 · page 4

The secretary to the H. R. A. and H. Association (Mr. J. S. Hoskins) has been informed that the Singleton Municipal council has declined to…

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Charge of Betting. at Show Ground Sports. Fine of £20

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 February 1925 · page 2

Before Mr. T. W. Cohen P. M., at West Maitland Police Court this morning, Herbert John Bickerton pleaded not guilty to a charge of…

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Memorial Hall Fair

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 17 February 1925 · page 2

The Wattle Club's fair in aid of the Memorial Hall Wall Building Fund was held on Thursday and Friday last, and was a most…

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Cycling Maitland Carnival

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 17 February 1925 · page 5

Cessnock riders were again well to the fore at the Mainland Speedway carnival last Saturday night. In the nine-lap Scratch Cycle Race first…

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Show Membership

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 February 1925 · page 4

At last Mr. J. S. Hoskins, secretary to the Hunter River Agricultural and Horticultural Association, has reached his objective of 1000 members for…

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Show Spaces

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 February 1925 · page 4

The demand for spaces in the pavilions for the forthcoming Maitland Show is so great that, according to the secretary, Mr. J. S. Hoskins, the…

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Show Privileges

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 February 1925 · page 4

Messrs. Swan, Murray and Hain will offer at the union sales, to-morrow, at noon, the privileges for the Maitland Show. The right to conduct…

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Preparations for Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 February 1925 · page 4

Matters in connection with the agricultural arch, which it is proposed to construct of lucerne hay for the Maitland Show, are well in hand…

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Maitland Show Entries

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 February 1925 · page 4

Entries will close for the fine arts and needlework section of the Maitland Show, to-morrow (Wednesday), at 8 p.m. All others will close…

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King Carnival. Smart Track Gallop. Caulfield

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 February 1925 · page 5

On the Caulfield track this morning, King Carnival ran six furlongs in 1min. 16sec. The four look 48½ secs…

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Newcastle Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 February 1925 · page 4

Commencing on Tuesday next, Newcastle's annual show will continue until Saturday, Feb. 28 (five days inclusive). Entries have been…

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No Fruit Display at Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 February 1925 · page 4

The fruit display made at last year's Maitland Show by members of the Hunter District Fruitgrowers' Association was a feature of the…

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