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Hunter Valley · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1934

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BOWLS Newcastle Carnival Singles and Pairs

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 1 January 1934 · page 7

The third, fourth and fifth round of the singles, and the qualifying first and second rounds of the consolation pairs were…

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Kangaroos Win Exhibition Match in Paris. (Australian Press Assn. Message.) Paris

Singleton Argus · Monday 1 January 1934 · page 1

The Kangaroos to-day defeated England by 63 points, to 13 in an exhibition match at Stade Pershing…

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Country Tennis Carnival Continues Local Victories Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 January 1934 · page 5

The annual Country Week Tennis Carnival, which was begun yesterday at the White City courts, Rushcutter Bay, in cool…

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Boys' Home Lilies Make Fine Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 January 1934 · page 4

The beautiful blue agapanthus (Christmas) lilies, donated to St. Alban's Church of England Boy's Home, at Morpeth, last August, by Mrs…

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Tennis Carnival Country Players Second Day's Results Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 January 1934 · page 2

The annual Country Carnival was continued yesterday in overcast weather. After an early shower conditions were humid, but later a light breeze made conditions more pleasant…

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

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 January 1934 · page 3

Mr.and Mrs. G. Mallaby, With their family, are holidaying at Carey Bay. Mrs, E. Watson and Miss Watson motored to Manly for the holidays…

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Bushmen's Carnival and Show at Scone

Singleton Argus · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 6

An interesting programme, with generous prize money, is advertised in this issue, in connection with a monster bushmen's carnival and show to be…

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Loss of £282 Singleton Show

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 3

At the annual meeting of the Northern Agricultural Association, it was his closed that the operations on the year showed a loss of £283…

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1934 SCHEDULE Upper Hunter Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 4

The prize schedule for the 1984 Upper Hunter Show, to be held at Muswellbrook on March 14, 15 and 16, has been issued by the secretary…

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Park Gardens Proposed Improvements Summer Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 4

The Gardens on the West Maitland Park are at present a riot of colour. In fact the gardener (Mr. Gilson) stated to-day that the…

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Tennis Carnival Country Players Third Day's Results Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 6

The third day's play in the annual Country Week Carnival was commenced in glorious weather, but an early morning shower made the court a trifle slow. The biggest surprise in the morning matches was the defeat…

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Professionalism Creeping in Country Tennis Carnival Coalfield's Delegate Views

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 5

A fear that professionalism would creep into the formation Country Week Tennis Teams was expressed at the annual…

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Bushman's Carnival at Scone £350 in Prize Money. £105 Fob Championship Draft

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 2

Scone will hold its big 1934 Bushmen's Carnival and Show on Friday and Saturday, March 9 and 10, and on this occasion the prize money has…

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Swimming Carnival. To-morrow Night's Big Event. Diving Championship of North. Cup Contests

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 1

Muswellbrook and Singleton will meet at the White Memorial Baths at 8 o'clock at to-morrow night's carnival in the Wicks-Flynn Cup…

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Scone Carnival Rich Prize Money

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 5

Prize money to the value of [?]350 is offered for the Scone Bushmen's Carnival and Show to be held on Friday and Saturday. March 9 and 10…

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Show Prospects Encouraging Response Bright Outlook

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 6

Although the schedules for the 1934 Maitland Show were only issued about a week ago, prospects already point to a brilliant success…

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Work for Year Agricultural Bureaux Show Exhibit

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 6

The compilation of the programme of work to be carried out by district branches of the Agricultural Bureaux during 1934 was considered at a…

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The Next Show. Schedules in Circulation

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 9 January 1934 · page 5

The schedule of prizes of the Upper Hunter P. and A. Association, to be held at Muswellbrook on the 14th., 15th., and 16th. March, is in circulation…

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Electric Show Young Man's [?] NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 9 January 1934 · page 2

Merton Fenwick, 21, residing at Thorsten, and employed at the Raymond Terrace Butter Factory at Hexham. Hes in a serious condition in the…

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Our '34 Carnival Bigger and Better Than Ever an Ambitious Committee Hands Out £350 in Prizes

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 9 January 1934 · page 2

Moving with the times, and synchronising with the improved outlook generally, the committee of the Scone Bushmen's Carnival and Show Association have launched out with a bigger and better bill of fare than ever—the finest ever presented for a series of ring events in the North;…

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