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Hunter Valley · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1927

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Wood-chopping Thrilling Contests at Sydney Show

Singleton Argus · Saturday 23 April 1927 · page 4

The Commonwealth championship standing cut, with 15-inch logs, was the morning event in the wood-chopping arena at Sydney Showground on…

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Royal Show. Heavy Losses Through Storm. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 April 1927 · page 6

The losses of the Royal Agricultural Society, as a result of the rain is unofficially estimated at more than £25,000. The ring events were…

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Huge Crowds. Last Day of Sydney Show. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 April 1927 · page 5

The last day of the show was held in ideal weather. Huge crowds began to arrive as soon as the gates opened, and the…

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Drizzling Rain in Sydney Large Crowd at Show. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 23 April 1927 · page 6

Drizzling rain is falling in Sydney to-day. Notwithstanding this, however, large numbors of people visited the showground…

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Royal Show. Falling Off in Receipts Due to Wet Weather

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 April 1927 · page 2

The Royal Easter Show was brought to a conclusion on Saturday night. Although the period of the exhibition for three days and…

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Gloucester Show

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 26 April 1927 · page 2

Gloucester's 1927 show will be held on Wednesday and Thursday next, and every effort is being made to bring it to a successful…

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Dungog Show Entries

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 26 April 1927 · page 2

To date, the entries for the forthcoming show are well up to previous numbers. Intending exhibitors should note that this is the last…

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The Royal Show. Receipts Down £12,776

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 April 1927 · page 2

The returns of the attendance and gate takings at the Royal Show, despite the three days extension, are the lowest since 1921. It tells the talk…

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Exciting Soccer Cessnock Draws With Kurri Ashcroft's Great Degence a splendid exhibition of Soc[?]or was provided by Cessnock

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 26 April 1927 · page 7

The teams were:— Cessnock: Goal, Mepherson; fullbacks, W. Victor and E. Hodge; half backs, H. Otto, J.Taylor and J…

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Wingham Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 April 1927 · page 4

Wingham Show will be held on May 4 and 5. A special train will run from Dungog and return on May 5. An advertisement appears…

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Show Postponed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 29 April 1927 · page 3
Also in Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser

The annual snow of the Cape Hawke Agricultural and Horticultural, Association, which was to have been held on Friday, and Saturday of this week…

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Wingham Show

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 29 April 1927 · page 2

Wingham's 1927 show will be held on Wednesday and Thursday next, May 4th and 5th. Attention is directed to announcement in this…

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Merriwa's Family Gathrering. Show and Sports Carnival. Record Attendance. Merriwa's Annual Show—this Year It Was More of a Sports Carnival Than a Display of the District's Resources—was Held in Delightful Weather on Tuesday and Wednesday Last

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 29 April 1927 · page 1

THE show lacked much that would have been of interest to the man on the land. Beyond a splendid display of flowers and some fine horse entries…

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Gloucester Show a Big Success

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 29 April 1927 · page 2

The above show opened on Wednesday last under most favourable conditions. The weather was bright and sunny, and the…

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Gloucester. Anzac Celebrations. Forthcoming Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 29 April 1927 · page 3

Mr. James Taylor, who died at Gloucester River on Tuesday last, was 70 years of age, and had been a resident there for many years…

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Dungog A. & H. Ass Fortieth Annual Show

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 29 April 1927 · page 2

The fortieth annual show of the Dungog Agricultural and Horticultural Association will be held on May 11, 12 and 13, and it promises…

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St. Andrew's Chrysanthemum Show and May Day Frolic

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 29 April 1927 · page 2

Wet as it has been. the rain has not damped the enthusiasm of chrysanthemum growers, now drowned the spirits olf fancy frolic experts…

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TROTTING. To Be Conducted By Show Association. Unanimous Decision

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 29 April 1927 · page 6

"That trotting be conducted by the Association," was the motion carried unanimously at a meeting of the committee of…

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St. Andrew’s Chrysanthemum Show and May Day Frolic

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Friday 29 April 1927 · page 3

Lovers of flowers and lovers of children will be specially catered for by St. Andrew’s Church on Wednesday next, 4th May…

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