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Hunter Valley · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1929

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Sydney Show Awards

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 April 1929 · page 11

Included in the Sydney Show awards for butter and cheese, were the following successful Northern entries; Butter, 1 pkt, packed for…

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Racecourse Thieves Fair Punters Lose Their Winnings

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 April 1929 · page 14

Many women who backed winners at Randwick on Saturday were the victims of a gang of bag thieves. One well-known country visitor,…

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Lawn Tennis. Northern District Carnival the Championships

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 April 1929 · page 6

The Northern lawn tennis championships, conducted under the auspices of the Northumberland Lawn Tennis Council, were…

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Dungog. Arranging for the Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 April 1929 · page 8

Further arrangements in connection with the forthcoming show were dealt with at a meeting of committee…

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Show Crowds. Attendances at the Royal

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 April 1929 · page 7

According to an official statement the attendances at the Royal Show this year (five days and three nights), up to and including Easter Monday,…

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North Coast. Wins District Competition at Royal Show

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 April 1929 · page 11

With an aggregate of 832 points out of a possible 1000, North Coast and Tablelands Exhibit won the Commonwealth District Competition at the…

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Bee-keeping. Lectures at Royal Show. Practical Points

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 April 1929 · page 16

Speaking on beekeeping problems, at the Royal Show, Mr. Graham Smith, apiarist at the Hawkesbury Agricultural College, stated that…

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Pastures Value of Lucerne. Lectures at Royal Show

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 April 1929 · page 6

At the Royal Show, Mr. J. N. Whittet, H.D.A. agrostologist of the Department of Agriculture, delivered a l[?]rn lecture on the value of lucerne…

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Satisfactory Carnival

Singleton Argus · Monday 8 April 1929 · page 2

The week's carnival, conducted by Messrs Sole Bros., in aid of the Mechanics' Institute and Returned Soldiers' Club, concluded on Saturday night,…

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Maitland Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 8 April 1929 · page 4

Following a decision of the committee of management of the Hunter River Agricultural and Horticultural Association at its last monthly…

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Flower Show Postponed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 8 April 1929 · page 4

The flower show and sale of worK of the Women's Missionary Association of St. Stephen's Presbyterian Church, East Maitland, has been…

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Easter Bowling Carnival. Geary Beats Roberts in Singles Final

Singleton Argus · Monday 8 April 1929 · page 2

The final of the Singles in the Easter Bowling Carnival at Singleton was played this afternoon between H. J. Geary and H. Roberts, resulting in a…

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Athletics. Hospital Carnival

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 9 April 1929 · page 7

The following handicaps have been declared for the 75 yards handicap, to be run at the hospital carnival at Waratah Oval to-night:…

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Dungog Show May 1, 2, 3

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 9 April 1929 · page 5

The Committee of Dungog. A. and H. Association is working strenuously in order to have everything right up-to-date for the Show…

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Cessnock Poultry Show (To the Editor)

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 9 April 1929 · page 2

Sir,—As a poultry fancier who is out to help and maintain the yearly exhibition, will you kindly allow me space in your columns to offer a…

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Stroud Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 April 1929 · page 4

The annual show, conducted by the Stroud and District A. and H. Association, will be held on April 26 and 27. Particulars of prize-money…

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Wingham Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 April 1929 · page 4

Wingham Show will be held on Wednesday and Thursday, April 17 and 18. Train arrangements for these days are advertised elsewhere…

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Gresford Annual Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 April 1929 · page 4

The Gresford 1929 show, when will be held on May 10 and 11, is the third exhibition of the Society to be held in the district, and is expected…

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Royal Show Attendance of 615,730

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 April 1929 · page 3

The attendance at the Royal Easter Show which closed on Saturday evening, according to figures issued by the secretary on Tuesday reached a total…

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Tyranny or Fair Dealing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 April 1929 · page 4

While the National Convention was in full swing in one part of the city of Sydney last night, and delegates from brandies of the Country…

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