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Hunter Valley · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1928

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Speedway Carnival at Show

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 3 February 1928 · page 7

Entries for the speedway carnival to be staged on the Saturday night of the Cessnock Show may be left with Mr. Moxon, secretary of the…

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Help Your Hospital. Grand White Carnival and Fancy Fair

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Friday 3 February 1928 · page 5

The White City, which opens its gates tonight in aid of the funds of the Cessnock District Hospital, is situate on the miners’ ground at the…

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Swimming Carnival

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 3 February 1928 · page 2

Mr. E. A. Wallace and Miss B. Burton, Joint Hon. Sees, of a committee comprising members of the School of Arts and the Mascot…

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Maitland Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 3 February 1928 · page 4

Intending exhibitors at Maitland Show are reminded by an advertisement elsewhere that entries for cattle and pavilion classes close on…

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Newcastle Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 3 February 1928 · page 4

The Newcastle Show will be held on Feb. 21, 22,23, 24, and 25, and promises to be one of the most successful exhibitions in the history of…

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New Picture Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 3 February 1928 · page 6

The manager of the Denman Memorial Theatre, Mr. H. S. H. Rubio opened his picture show to a crowded house. The pictures shown…

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Holiday for Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 3 February 1928 · page 4

M. E. B. Harkness, Under-Secretary, Chief Secretary's Office, advises that Thursday, March 1, has been declared a public holiday in West…

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Upper Hunter Show

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 3 February 1928 · page 2

The attention of show exhibitors in directed to an announcement in this issue from the Upper Hunter P. and A. Association, regarding the 1928…

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Cycling Carnival. State Cracks Will Appear

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Friday 3 February 1928 · page 5

Cessnock Cyclists will open their new track on Saturday. 11th Inst, with monster carnival. The track is regarded as the finest outside Sydney…

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Record Exhibits Cessnock Annual Show

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 3 February 1928 · page 5

With the exception of the entries for woodchopping events, which close on February 11th, the exhibits in all sections of the show are records and the…

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Our Forthcoming Show. Record Exhibits

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Friday 3 February 1928 · page 8

With the exception of the [?] for woodchopping events, which close on nth Just. the exhibits in all sections of the Show are records and the…

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No Bank Holiday for the Maitland Show

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Friday 3 February 1928 · page 4

An application by the Hunter River A and H. Society (Maitland) to have Thursday, March 1st declared a bank holiday in certain portions of the…

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CYCLING Big Carnival on February 11. Opening of New Track

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 3 February 1928 · page 2

The Amateur and Professional Combined Cycling Committee are working at top speed arranging their first meeting on the new track at the…

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Maitland Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 February 1928 · page 4

Entries close for cattle and pavilion classes of the Maitland Show on Monday week, February 13, and all other classes on Monday, February…

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Maitland Show. Kearsley Shire Refuses Holiday

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 February 1928 · page 3

Kearsley Shire Council on 27th ult refused the application of the Hunter River A and H. Society to declare Thursday, March 1, a public…

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Show Entries

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 February 1928 · page 4

Except for the sporting events, entries for Maitland Show will close next week. They are now coming in freely and the prospects are…

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Gosford Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 February 1928 · page 4

The thirty-ninth annual showy of the Gosford District Agricultural Association will be hold on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 10. and 11. A fine…

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Cessnock Show

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 7 February 1928 · page 5

The entries have finally closed for the Cessnock Show, and are a record in all sections. A great amount of interest, is…

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School Holiday for Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 February 1928 · page 4

The Minister for Education, Mr. Drummond, replying to a letter from Mr. Baddeley, M.L.A., in reference to the desire of the Cessnock Show…

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Bowls. Country Carnival. State Champion Neaten

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 February 1928 · page 7

The fifth annual Country Bowlers' Carnival in Sydney, under the management of the New South Wales Bowling Association, was introduced…

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