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Hunter Valley · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1929

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Spring Flower Show. and Cookery Competition

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 28 August 1929 · page 2

The Fancy Fair, Spring Flower Show, and Cookery Competition, which was opened in the Literary Institute, East Maitland, yesterday…

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Show Sports

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 29 August 1929 · page 4

The sports committee of the Hunter River Agricultural and Horticultural Association has revised the programme for the next Maitland Show…

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Fancy Fair. and Flower and Cookery Competition. Successful Effort

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 29 August 1929 · page 2

The Vice-president of the East Maitland Literary Institute. Mr. C. E. F. Hockley, in closing the Fancy Fair, Spring Flower Show, and…

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Show Ballot

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 31 August 1929 · page 14

The ballot for the show committee has closed. The result will be made known at the annual meeting on the 31st inst…

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Spring Flower Show. East Maitland Function Wonderful Display of Flowers

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 31 August 1929 · page 8

"I have judged at many flower shows, but I consider this the best display I have ever officiated at." Thus said Mr. O. P. Humphreys, of…

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Rugby Union. Country Carnival

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 2 September 1929 · page 8

Country teams from New England, North-west Clarence River and newcastle met In a series of games at Inverell on Saturday the…

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The Coming Show

Singleton Argus · Monday 2 September 1929 · page 2

The forthcoming Singleton Show will be the 60th milestone in the progression of the district, and the Association through which it sees itself…

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Major Jarviport of Fremantle.e Fair Deal Wanted

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 2 September 1929 · page 6

If "I have done anything unworthy I would not be here to-night. White I have breath in my body I will flight this to the last degree. I am still a…

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Leghorn Club First Show at Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 2 September 1929 · page 2

The first exhibition of the Newcastle and District Leghorn Club was held at the Model Poultry yards of Mr. C. A. Clarke, Morewether, on…

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Singleton Show

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 4 September 1929 · page 2

Special trains from Newcastle and Murrurundi will run on the second day of Singleton show, Thursday, September 19th. The secretary reports that…

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Methodist Spring Fair Opened Yesterday. Big Gathering Attends

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 4 September 1929 · page 2

Yesterday the Methodist community held their big annual Spring Fair, and with the school hall packed to the doors with visitors,…

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Gresford Show The Annual Meeting. Successful Year

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

The annual meeting of the Gresford District Agricultural Society look play in the School of Arts, Kast Gresford. Mr. P. Legoe…

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Wealthy Grazier Dies Deposited £15,000 Last Year. Over From New Zealand for Racing Carnival. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 4 September 1929 · page 2

Following the death at the Hotel Metropole on Monday of Mr Robert Bremer, aged 75, the police discovered documents which revealed that…

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Wattle Fair (To the Editor)

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 5 September 1929 · page 2

Sir—In my account of the Williamtown Watle Fair I gave you tho name of Miss Burns as supplying harmony. The name should be Miss Betty Barnes, of…

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Singleton Letter. Methodist Spring Fair, Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 September 1929 · page 5

The annual Spring Fair in connection with the Methodist Church was opened in the presence of a large attendance Efforts made prior…

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Presentation to Show Secretary

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 September 1929 · page 6

Mr, E. J. Dann, who has retired from the position of secretary to the Newcastle Agricultural, Horticultural and' Industrial Association after…

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Methodist Spring Fair

Singleton Argus · Friday 6 September 1929 · page 8

With the termination of the evening session on Wednesday, the Methodist Spring Fair closed with the very satisfactory sum of £223/3/4, representing…

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Methodist Spring Fair

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 September 1929 · page 5

The annual Spring Fair in connection with the Methodist Church was opened in the presence of a large attendance. Efforts made prior…

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Major Jarvie Fair Deal Wanted

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 September 1929 · page 13

"If I have done anything unworthy I would not be here to-night While I have breath in my body I will fight this to the last degree. I am still a…

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Leghorn Club First Show at Newcastle

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 September 1929 · page 3

The first exhibition of the Newcastle and District Leghorn Club was hold at the Model Poultry yards of Mr. C. A. Clarke, Merewether, on…

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