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Shows & fairs, 1932

1,021 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 51 of 52

NATURAL v. Artifical Feeding. What Statistics Show

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 16 December 1932 · page 4

Of every five infants who die during the first twelve months of life, four are artificially fed! That statement is astounding to the lay mind but…

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Sleeper Trade Exports Show Decline MELBOURNE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 16 December 1932 · page 3

The Minister for Commerce (Mr. F. H. Stowart) made available the following particulars of exports of railway Sleepers from the Commonwealth…

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Show Council Use of Prefix "Royal" Official Reply

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 16 December 1932 · page 7

Refusal to allow the word 'Royal' to be used in connection with the Hunter River District Agricultural and Horticultural…

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Tennis Carnival Many Towns Enter Success Assured Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 19 December 1932 · page 1

The prospects of the country tennis carnival in January at the White City courts being a great success are considered bright, in view of the…

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Back to Bandon Grove. School Carnival

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 20 December 1932 · page 4

The Parents' and Citizens' Association of Bandon Grove felt they could not let this year pass without celebrating the jubilee of the school, so they…

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Cessnock Tennis Carnival Semi-finals and One Final To-night

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 20 December 1932 · page 3

A great night's tennis will be witnessed on the council courts to-night, when the semi-final and final of the mixed will be decided, and the…

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Night Tennis Cessnock Carnival Keen Matches Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 21 December 1932 · page 5

The tennis witnessed in all three matches played last night was magnificant players and spectators a like were on thier toes from the…

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The Woman's Corner Social Doings and Helpful Hints for the Fair Sex. PERSONAL

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 22 December 1932 · page 3

Mrs. Falkiner is enjoying a lengthy holiday with her daughter at Orange. Mrs. E. Edwards, of Inverell, is in Sydney for the Christmas festivities…

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Scone Bushmen's Carnival and Show Association First Annual Meeting of Members

The Scone Advocate · Friday 23 December 1932 · page 6

The first annual general meeting of members of the above was held in Surman's Rooms, Scone, on Saturday night last. Present: Messrs. A. F…

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CRICKET Country Carnival Hunter Team

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 23 December 1932 · page 7

The John Bull Shield competition of the Hunter Valley Council will be played in Newcastle this season, commencing…

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Local and General Karuah Carnival

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 23 December 1932 · page 6

Attention is drawn to advt. in this issue concerning the waterside carnival to be held at Karuah on Boxing Day…

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Cessnock Tennis Carnival F. Forward Wins Three Events

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 23 December 1932 · page 1

There is no doubt that Cessnock possesses a coming champion in F. Forward. It would not be over-rating his ability to say that he would be…

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Distressing Sequel to Fishing Exhibition Boy Drowned in Dam

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 23 December 1932 · page 5

There was a distressing sequel to a fishing expedition by three small boys to a dam in Fern Gully, Cardiff, yesterday afternoon. The eldest of the…

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Death of Well-known Show Hack

Singleton Argus · Friday 23 December 1932 · page 4

The well-known show hack, Horace, the property of John Morrissey Limited, died at Harbenvale on Wednesday. This horse was a great hack and a big…

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Hunter River Show Associations. Hunter Group Meeting

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 23 December 1932 · page 1

The usual quarterly meeting of the Council of the Hunter P. A. H. and I. Association was held at Wyong. Mr. Richard Binnie (president of the…

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CRICKET Country Carnival Opens To-morrow

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 26 December 1932 · page 6

The country week for the Hunter Valley Cricket Council's John Bull shield will be commenced to-morrow…

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Hunter Valley Cricket Council's Country Week John Bull Shield Carnival Opens at Newcastle NEWCASTLE v. Hunter River Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 27 December 1932 · page 5

The Hunter Valley Crick Council's Country Week carnival for the John Bull Shield opened to-day. The games are being played in Newcastle. The teams taking part are Newcastle, Hunter River, Wyong,…

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OTTAWA British Development Industries Fair

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 28 December 1932 · page 2

Sir Gilbert Vyle was one of Great Britain's Industrial advisers at the Imperial Economic Conference. President in…

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Hunter Valley Cricket Carnival Continued John Bull Shield Fine Bowling Performance Coffey Takes 6 FOR 21 W

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 28 December 1932 · page 5

The second series of games in the Hunter Valley Cricket Council's John Bull Shield took place to-day in hot weather. A fine bowling performance was recorded by F. Coffey, of Maitland, who took 6 for 21 against Far North…

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Keen Interest Swimming Carnival Ryan's Chances Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 29 December 1932 · page 1

Keen interest is being displayed in the New South Wales swimming Association's Championship carnival, to be held in Sydney next month…

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