Australian newspapers
1803 – 1954
Old Local Papers
Every story
read free on Trove

These are historical newspapers. Some stories use language and express views that are offensive today.

← Shows & fairs, all years

Hunter Valley · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1926

989 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 38 of 50

Queen of the Carnival Competition

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 September 1926 · page 4

Continued Interest is being displayed in the Queen of the Carnival conducted, which is being conducted in connection with the Maitland…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Singleton Show Opens To-morrow

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 14 September 1926 · page 2

The 57th Annual Show of the Northern Agricultural Association, which is to open to-morrow, promises to be one of the best the Association has held…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Singleton Show. Starts on

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 14 September 1926 · page 4

The Northern Agricultural Association Singleton, has received record entries for its 57th show, which commences on Wednesday next,…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Agricultural Society. a Special Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 September 1926 · page 6

Mr. E. W. Sparke presided at a special meeting of the general committee of the H.R.A and H. Association last evening…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

Singleton Show. an Auspicious Opening. Entries Exceed Last Year. "Back to Singleton Week."

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 September 1926 · page 4

With an increased entry, the fifty-seventh exihibition of the Northern Agricultural Association opened to-day in auspicious circumstances. Features of the exhibition are the horses and cattle, and…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Singleton Show, Second Day. Exhibition Officially Opened Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 September 1926 · page 5

Brighter weather prevailed for the second day of singleton show today when the official opening was performed by Mr. W. Cameron M.L.A…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Singleton Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 September 1926 · page 7

Shearer, 1; Miss B. Waterhouse, 2. Cinnamon sandwich, Miss B. Waterhorse, 1; Mrs. A. T. Shearer, 2. Nut bread, Mrs. A. T. Shearer, 1. Marble…

Continued on Trove, page 7 →

The Strand's Attractions for Show Nights

Singleton Argus · Thursday 16 September 1926 · page 2

Picture lovers will be well catered for at the Strand Theatre to-night, when two great specials will be presented. In "The American Venus," Fay Lan…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Singleton Show Fifty-seventh Annual the Opening Day

Singleton Argus · Thursday 16 September 1926 · page 2

Yesterday, the first day of the Northern Agricultural Association's 57th Annual Show opened with an overcast sky, but fortunately the clouds…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

'Back to Singleton; Carnival Opened with Great Eclat Burdekin Park Ceremony. Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 September 1926 · page 4

"Back to Sigleton Week" Carnival was opened last evening etih much eclat, in Burdekin Park. A procession was formed at seven…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Singleton Show

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 17 September 1926 · page 4

The Singleton Show opened in fine, but cool weather on Wednesday. In the cattle classes White Bros, scored heavily with their Polled Angus…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Carnival of Falsehood. (Published by Arrangement)

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 17 September 1926 · page 1

No truth is more fundamental says the "Times, (New York), "and more widely corroborated by exerience than that be[?] a law can be enforced it has to be…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Singleton Show Increased Gate Receipts New High Jump Record

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 September 1926 · page 6

The receipts at Singleton Show yesterday totalled £502/10/6. compared with £442/14/ on the second day last year The weather was fine although…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

The Murulla Disaster a Terrible Experience. Further Details of the Railway Disaster at Murulla Show That Passengers Were Thrown Into the Jaws of Death Without a Moment's Warning. There Was a Deafening Crash, and the Cries of the Injured Told That Something Terrible Had Happened

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 17 September 1926 · page 1

Yet, it seemed as if Fate had intervened to save many. One brighteyed child, with fair hair was taken from the wreckage and brought to…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Singleton Show Successful Exhibition Record Gate on Second Day

Singleton Argus · Saturday 18 September 1926 · page 8

It would be difficult to imagine a finer spectacle than that presented on the Showground on Thursday, the second day of the 57th annual exhibition of…

Continued on Trove, page 8 →

Presbvterian Spring Fair

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 September 1926 · page 4

The presbyterian spring fair will be held on wednesday next, september 22. The opening ceremony will performed at 3 o'clcok by Mrs…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Morpeth Street Fair. Aid of Ambulance

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 September 1926 · page 2

The street fancy fair conducted in Morpeth yesterday in aid of the Ambulance was a huge success, a very strong committee conducting…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Singleton Show Sports Day

Singleton Argus · Saturday 18 September 1926 · page 6

The excellent attendance which rewarded the N. A. Association's efforts on the first and second days was maintained yesterday, when about 4000…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

Fair Rents. Depreciation Question. No Change in Practice

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 September 1926 · page 6

The question whether landlords are entitled to include an allowance for depreciation in capital value when fixing rent was further argued in the…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

"Back to Singleton" Week Opening of Carnival

Singleton Argus · Saturday 18 September 1926 · page 6

Singleton was en fete on Wednesday night, when the opening of the "Back to Singleton" Week Carnival took place in Burdekin Park. Great…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →