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Hunter Valley · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1928

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Local Flower Show Postponed Indefinitely

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 9 October 1928 · page 2

Owing to the very unfavorable weather conditions, especially the windstorms, which blew with hurricane force at times, during the past eight…

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Motor Exhibition Feature of Show. London, Oct. 8

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 October 1928 · page 5

The Motor Exhibition opens at the [?]ympia on Thursday, and all nations will be represented by cars. A feature of the show promises to be a…

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Judges for Maitland Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 October 1928 · page 6

Members of the H.R.A. and H.R. Association are requested to forward names of Judges whom they can recommend as being qualified to act in…

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LOCAL & GENERAL Spring Fair

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 October 1928 · page 6

A Spring Fair will be held in the Parish Hall, Banks-street, East Maitland, on Wednesday, October 24, at 3 p.m., under the auspices of St…

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Blind Men at Cricket Amazing Exhibition

Singleton Argus · Thursday 11 October 1928 · page 1

A number of blind men played cricket at Ibrox Park, Paddington, on Saturday afternoon. They saw no ball, they followed no…

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New Devices Inventions Exhibition. Making Lot of Housewives Easier. London, Oct. 10

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 October 1928 · page 7

The [?]penderating motive of a host of new devices at the annual Inventions Exhibition, appears to be that of making the housewives lot…

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Blind Men at Cricket. Amazing Exhibition

The Scone Advocate · Friday 12 October 1928 · page 2

A number of blind men played cricket at Ibrox Park, Paddington, on Saturday afternoon. They saw no ball, they followed no…

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Baby Cars Featured at Motor Show. Britain's Lead Over Rival Countries. LONDON, Oct. 11

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 12 October 1928 · page 5

The most outstanding feature if the motor show opened to-day is, Britain's long: lead over European and American rivals in baby…

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Motor Exhibition Feature of Show. London, Oct. 8

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 October 1928 · page 2

The Motor Exhibition opens at the Olympia on Thursday, and all nations will be represented by cars. A feature of the show promises to be a…

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Spring Fair. at Horseshoe Bend

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 October 1928 · page 3

There was a good attendance at the Spring Fair, opened by Mrs. C. Willis, in the Horseshoe Bend school grounds on 6th instant. The funds…

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Cape Hawke A. and H. Association the Annual Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 October 1928 · page 6

The 31st annual meeting of the Cape Hawke Agricultural and Horticultural Association was held at the Forster School of Arts. The president (Mr. H . J. Mathias) occupied the…

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St. Ethel's School Fair

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 16 October 1928 · page 4

The annual fair, conducted by the St. Ethel's Parents and Citizens' Association, will be held in the Catholic Hall grounds, High-street, on Friday,…

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Clarence Town Sunflower Fair

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 16 October 1928 · page 1

The Sunflower Sale of Work in aid of St. John's Church of England Guild and Tennis Club was held in the Calrence Town School of Arts…

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Methodist Fair To-morrow

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 16 October 1928 · page 1

The-annual fair and flower'show in aid of the Muswellbrook Methodist Church funds will take place in the School of Arts to-morrow (Wednesday)…

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Stroud Flower Show

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 16 October 1928 · page 5

Stroud's Spring Flower Show was held on Saturday last in dull weather. There was a large attendance the sum of £21 being taken at…

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Keen Racing Cessnock Amateur Cyclists Carnival on Park

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 16 October 1928 · page 7

Splendid racing was witnessed at the Cessnock Amateur Cycling Club's carnival on Saturday afternoon…

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Fair Rents Bill. Second Reading Moved

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 18 October 1928 · page 8

In the Legislative Assembly yesterday the Minister for Justice (Mr. Lee) moved the second reading of the Fair Rents (Amendment) Bill…

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Agricultural Society Committee of Management

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 19 October 1928 · page 4

A meeting of the committee of management of the Hunter River Agricultural and Horticultural Association was held last evening in the…

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Spring Fair at Vacy

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 19 October 1928 · page 4

A Spring Fair will be held in the Vacy School of Arts, in aid of St. John's Church of England, on October 25, 26, and 27, commencing at…

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Fair Rents Bill. Minister Explains Details. Discouraging Flats

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 19 October 1928 · page 6

The Minister for Justice, Mr. Lee, continued his address on the second reading of the Fair Rents (Amendment) Bill in the Legislative…

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