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Shows & fairs, 1929

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Dutch Paintings Exhibition in London. London, Jan. 2

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 4 January 1929 · page 5

The exhibition of Dutch pictures, valued at between £6,000,000 and £10,000,000 now displayed at Burlington House, eclipses the famous…

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The King a Fair Day No Change in Condition LONDON, January 3

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 4 January 1929 · page 5

The bulletin issued at 8.0 p.m. states:— "The King had a fair day. There was no change in his…

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X-ray Exhibition. Thirty-years' Progress

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 5 January 1929 · page 4

Instruments consisting of mysterious glass bulbs, steel tubes, and wires—the latest designs of X-ray apparatus—are the feature of an…

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The King a Fair Day Another Nurse Engaged. LONDON, Jan. 4

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 5 January 1929 · page 7

A bulletin signed by Sir Stanley Hewett, Sir Hugh Rigby, and Lord Dawson, and issued at 8 o'clock last night, said:—…

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Cessnock Show Providing for School Children. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 5 January 1929 · page 2

The secretary of Cessnock Agricultural Association, Mr. Bill Brown, states that ample provision is being made in the show schedule for school…

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Country Carnival, Record Entry

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 7 January 1929 · page 7

The country carnival, the entry for which this year has eclipsed all previous records, will begin at the Rusheutter Bay courts to-morrow,…

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Speedway Carnival

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 January 1929 · page 4

A conjoint meeting of the Motor Cycle Club and the Maitland District Ambulance Committee, was held at the Ambulance Station last…

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Schools' Exhibit for Show

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 8 January 1929 · page 6

The schools exhibit to be displayed at the forthcoming Cessnock Show is expected to prove an outstanding attraction. Provision is…

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Show Ground Carnival

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 January 1929 · page 4

On the Maitland Showground on Saturday night, January 19, an attractive programme will be carried out by the H.R.A. and H.A. This…

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Royal Easter Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 January 1929 · page 4

The Royal Easter Show will be held on March 27 until April 6. The closing dates for the various competitions are advertised elsewhere in…

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Side Shows for Maitland Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 4

The opinion is freely expressed by side-showmen that there is no better show in the State than the Maitland Show for their particular business…

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Opening of the Maitland Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 4

Mr. W. K O'Hearn, M.L.A., on behalf of the Agricultural Association, has issued an invitation to the Minister of Agriculture. Mr. Thorby, to…

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"Agitate!" a Fair Deal for the Country. the Only Way to Get It

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 1

When the Hon. J. C. Ryan, M.L.C., was in Forbes recently, he was approached by a number of residents who desired to be informed as to the best…

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The Motor Show Studebaker's Two Exhibits New Field Entered

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 6

At this year's motor show in Sydney Studebaker is exhibiting at two stands. Cars on show include the New…

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The Motor Show. Studebakeb's Two Exhibits. New Field Entered

The Scone Advocate · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 4

At this year's motor show in Sydney, Studebaker is exhibiting at two stands. Cars on show include the new…

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X-ray Exhibition. Thirty Years Progress

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 January 1929 · page 14

Instruments consisting of mysterious glass bulbs, steel thbes, and wires—the latest designs of X-ray apparatus—are the feature of an…

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Dutch Paintings Exhibition in London. London, Jan. 2

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 January 1929 · page 12

The exhibition of Dutch pictures, valued at between £6,000,000 and £10,000,000 now displayed at Burlington House, eclipses the famous…

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The King a Fair Day Ray Treatment Again LONDON, January 3

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 January 1929 · page 12

The bulletin issued at 8.0 p.m. states:— "The King had a fair day. There was no change in his…

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Economic Mission Report Approved in England. Fair and Businesslike. LONDON, Jan. 11

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 January 1929 · page 7

Financial circles generally approve the tone of the report of the British Economic Mission to Australia, it is regarded as fair and businesslike, but…

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The Motor Show. Studebaker's Two Exhibits

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 January 1929 · page 6

At this year's motor show in Sydney Studebaker is exhibiting at two stands. Cars on show include the New President Straight Eight…

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