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Hunter Valley · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1926

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Bullahdelah Show Report continued from last issue

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 12 March 1926 · page 5

The judges were as follows:— Horses, Mr. Dick Abbott; cattle, Mr. J. G. Wilson; pigs, Mr. A. Y. Bowen: poultry, Mr. E. Hitchens; farm and…

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Cessnock Show Officially Opened. Additional Awards. Sports Programme. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 12 March 1926 · page 4

The Cessnock Show was officially opened to-day in fine weather by Mr. J. M. Baddeley Minister for "Mines, Messrs. Connell, Murray, and Booth, Ms.L.A. were also present as well as prominent residents of the district…

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Cessnock Show Opened Yesterday Attractions To-night and To-morrow

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 12 March 1926 · page 5

The third annual show of the Cessnock and District Agricultural Association was opened yesterday, which was essentially a judging day…

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Cessnock Show Third Exhibition Opened Remarkable Progress. Cessnock

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 March 1926 · page 5

"I am surprised," said a visitor to the Cessnock Show this morning "with the remarkable progress made during the Fast couple of years." "Two years ago it was only the sketchy outline of a…

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Cessnock Show

Singleton Argus · Saturday 13 March 1926 · page 6

The third annual show of the Cessnock and District Agricultural Association was opened on Thursday. The district has suffered greatly from the…

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Cessnock Show Official Opening

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 March 1926 · page 4

Mr. J. M. Baddeley, Minister for Mines and Labour and Industry, who officially opened Cessnock Show, said the mining industry was the chief…

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District Exhibit at Maitland Show

Singleton Argus · Saturday 13 March 1926 · page 6

At tha Maitland show last week Mitchell's Flat and Taree tied in the district display with an equal number of points, but a protest was lodged by…

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Declared Lawful. Game at Glen Innes Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 March 1926 · page 2

At the Glen Innes Police Court, Reginald Stepleten was charged with having conducted an unlawful game on the showground at Glen Innes…

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Maitland Show. the Sports Programme. Exciting Trotting

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 March 1926 · page 14

The feature of the sports programme at the Maitland Show on each afternoon was the excellent trotting the large crowd being…

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Will It Rain? Cessnock Show Insurance. Cessnock

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 March 1926 · page 6

Mr. Bill Brown, secretary of the Cessnock Agricultural Association has received word that the Insurance Company has made arrangements for…

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Cessnock Show. the Concluding Day. Motor Racing at Night

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 March 1926 · page 6

Cessnock show Was brought to a close on Saturday night, when a speedway carnival was held. There was a large attendance…

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Wattle Hull Fair

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 16 March 1926 · page 5

A Fair, organised by the members of the Dungog Wattle Club, was held in Victoria hall, Dungog, on Thursday and Friday last, both…

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St. Mary's Exhibition

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 16 March 1926 · page 5

In connection with St. Mary's exhibition a musical programme will be rendered in the palace Cafe, on Thursday afternoon, March 18, at 3…

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Stroud Show

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 16 March 1926 · page 2

Mr. Price, secretary of the above, informs us that he has record entries in the sporting events, whilst those in farm and garden classes are…

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Local and General One Day Fair

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 16 March 1926 · page 4

A one-day fair will be held in St. Paul's Parish Hall, West Maitland, on Tuesday, June 15, in aid of the Maitland Benevolent Society…

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The Beauty of a Fair Complexion

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 16 March 1926 · page 6

Constipation disfigures the complexion with pimples and bloickes, Poisonous matter which should have been expelled from the system is…

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Cessnook Show Receipts

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 16 March 1926 · page 4

The aggregate receipts in connection with the Cessnock Show totalled £737, against £603 for last year. The details are as follow:…

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Sales of Show Privileges

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 16 March 1926 · page 2

On Friday last, at the Royal Hotel, Mr. W. H. Green, auctioneer, held the sale of show privileges, in connection with Dungog's…

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Royal Sydney Show Record Entries

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 16 March 1926 · page 1

Record entries in nearly every Section for the 1926 Royal Easter Show have been received. They have come from all States in the Commonwealth, and the…

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Cessnock Show 1926. a Great Success

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 16 March 1926 · page 5

Cessnock and District Agricultural Association held its 3rd annual show on the Cessnock Showground on March 11, 12 and 13 and, although…

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