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Hunter Valley · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1925

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Police Hospital Carnival Local Committee Meeting

Singleton Argus · Thursday 19 February 1925 · page 2

The Mayor (Alderman J. W. B. Waterhouse) on Monday evening presided over a meeting of the local committee in connection with the Police…

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Local and General. Show Luncheon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 February 1925 · page 4

The tender of Mrs. L. Lemon, of the Popular and Palace Cafes, West Maitland, has been accepted for the committee luncheon at the Maitland…

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Police Hospital Carnival

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 February 1925 · page 6

At a meeting of the local committee in connection with the Police Hospital Carnival, it was announced that the following nominations had been…

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Maitland Show

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 20 February 1925 · page 3

Entries for Maitland Show close on 25th Sporting, entries on 28th. Local axemen are reminded of the chop and sawing contests…

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Out Agricultural Show

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Friday 20 February 1925 · page 2

Residents will be pleased to learn that the secretary ([?] Bill Brown) of the Cessnock Agricultural Society has [?] received a good number of…

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CYCLING. Newcastle Carnival. Morris Double Success

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Friday 20 February 1925 · page 3

The carnivals promoted by Jammer Edwards at the National Park Sports Ground, Newcastle, every Saturday night still attracts large crowds and,…

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Gala Week. English Cricketers and the Show. Decorating the Town

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 February 1925 · page 6

The English cricketers are scheduled to play in West Maitland on March 6 and 7, and on the following week the Maitland Show will take…

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Newcastle Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 February 1925 · page 20

One of the most interesting attractions for Newcastle 1925 Show which commences on Tuesday next will be the artillery skill-at-arms…

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Show Entries

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 February 1925 · page 20

The entries for the fine arts and needlework sections at the Maitland Show have closed and been tabulated. These give a total of 860, an…

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Wyong Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 February 1925 · page 23

The annual show of the Wyong Agricultural Association was opened by Mr. Chaffey, Minister of Agriculture, in the presence of a large…

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Kurri Show Committee

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 February 1925 · page 20

Mr. Albert Burns presided over a meeting of the Kurri Kurri Show Committee. A letter was received from the Defence Department,…

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Empire Exhibition. Debate in Commons. London, Feb. 12

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 February 1925 · page 13

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

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

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 February 1925 · page 7

Mr. Richard Fry, of West Maitland, who is now on his return journey, after several months' tour of England and the Continet, forwards…

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

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 February 1925 · page 16

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

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Sale of Show Booths

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 February 1925 · page 4

The sale by auction of the publication booth privileges on the Showground for the duration of Maitland 1925 show was conducted this…

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Cessnock Show. Fine String of Jumpers. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 February 1925 · page 2

Mr. Bill Brown, Secretary of the Cessnock District Agriculture show, has received an excellent entry for the jumping contests for the show…

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The Coming Show

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 24 February 1925 · page 1

Entries for the Upper Hunter Show to be held on April 1, 2 and 3 close on March 18. The prize money this year amounts to £450. Schedules and…

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Dungog Show. Official Opening

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 24 February 1925 · page 2

Hon. W. Bennett, M.L.A., is informed that the Hon. T. R. Bavin, B.A., L.L.B., K.C., Attorney-General, has consented to open Dungog…

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Cycling Maitland Carnival a Record Attendance

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 24 February 1925 · page 2

The Speedway carnivals on the Maitland Showground are growing in popular favor and the show committee is now faced with the problem of…

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Show Car Spaces and Trade Displays

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 February 1925 · page 4

There has been an unprecedented demand for car spaces around the oval for the duration of the coming show and already the full number…

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