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Hunter Valley · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1928

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Final Day Crowds Flock to Maitland Ideal Weather Continues. Splendid Dog Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 March 1928 · page 2

Perfect weather continued to-day for Maitland's 67th Show and the H.R. A. and H. Association concluded its exhibition under ideal conditions. From early in the morning all roads led to…

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The Pandora Art exhibition

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 March 1928 · page 4

The exhibition of watercolour paintings by Reginald McEwen, of the Royal Art Society, now on view upstairs at Willis' Buildings should…

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Maitland's Successful Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 March 1928 · page 4

The closing of the 67th Annual Exhibition of the Hunter River Agricultural and Horticultural Association on Saturday evening last ticked off another…

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Show Awards. Complaints against Larrikinism

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 March 1928 · page 4

In the list of apiary awards at the show, tho name of Miss Ivy Masey appears as the recipient of a prize for the most successful When a charge was preferred against two young men at the West Maitland Police Court to-day for being drunk and disorderly, Inspector…

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A Record Takings for Maitland Show Large Crowd on Saturday Night

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 March 1928 · page 6

The Hunter River Agricultural and Horticultural Association's 67th show, which was concluded on Saturday night, goes down on record as…

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Bullahdelah Show

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 6 March 1928 · page 2

On Wednesday and Thursday, March 30th and 31st, Bullahdelah Agricultural Bureau will hold Its seventh annual show. Every effort is…

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School Boys Give Exhibition on Train

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 6 March 1928 · page 2

The officer in charge of the Koolbury siding was given a fine demonstration of acrobatics last Thursday. When the twenty to four train was passing he…

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Maitland Show Dairy Produce

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 6 March 1928 · page 2

The dairy produce was judged by Mr. G. S. Stoning, treasurer of the Royal Agricultural Society, who stated that the whole section was a…

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Takings at Maitland Show

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 6 March 1928 · page 2

To have staged its annual show during a period of industrial and financial depression—the worst ever experienced in the Hunter River district—and to…

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Swimming Carnival Keen Competition at Singleton Baths

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 6 March 1928 · page 2

The swimming carnival held at the Singleton baths on Saturday, night was successfull from every standpoint. The events were all well contested, and…

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Estimating Weight of Show Bullock

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 6 March 1928 · page 6

The bullock for weight-guessing competition at the late Cessnock Show was killed, and weighed, under the supervision of the Show…

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Cameo Jumps 8Ft. 1In. Record at Inverell Show

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 6 March 1928 · page 3

At Inverell Show on Friday, the high jump record was broken by Mrs Langworthy's Cameo, which cleared 8 feet 1 inch…

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Swimming Carnival

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 March 1928 · page 6

Upwards of 1000 people were present at an impromp[?] swimming carnival held at Singleton baths on Saturday night. The swimming club's…

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Mr. Amery's Tour. Exhibition of Travel Film. Disallowed. London, March 6

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 March 1928 · page 5

The Marquis of Lincolnshire, the Lord Great Chamberlain, has refused permission to exhibit a film of Mr. Amery's tour in the dominions at…

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Maitland Show

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 8 March 1928 · page 3

In the Butter Fat competition for the cow yielding the greatest amount of butter fat in a period of 24 hours, Mr. A. Humphries 'Ribbon of 'Alnwick' gave 54½ lbs…

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Swimming Carnival

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 9 March 1928 · page 2

Readers are reminded of the swimming carnival which will be hold to-morrow, Saturday, in the river at Dark's KJat (entrance via Dark's bridge). All the local…

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Weight Guessing. Cessnock Show

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Friday 9 March 1928 · page 3

The weight of the bullock, killed and dressed, [?] connection with the weight guessing competition at the Cessnock Show, was [?] lbs…

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The Value of a Show

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 9 March 1928 · page 3

Mr. P. V. Carter, a member of the Gunnedah show committee, says that he had seen as a result of good shows, the land in a district to double its…

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The Show. Arrangements well in Hand

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 9 March 1928 · page 1

There was a large attendance of members at Wednesday's meeting of the Upper Hunter P. and A. Association…

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Support Your Local Show Make It Worth While

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 9 March 1928 · page 5

Why not make the country shows still bigger and better? It is worth thinking about! "If small holders would only…

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