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Shows & fairs, 1934

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Muswellbrook Show Holiday Thursday Next Post Office Arrangements

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 13 March 1934 · page 1

Post Office opens from 9 a.m. to noon; all classes of postal business transacted; all mails close at noon; street letter receivers cleared at 11…

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Upper Hunter Show This Wednesday, Thursday, and

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 13 March 1934 · page 3

The Upper Hunter Jubilee Show, which opens on the Society's grounds, Muswellbrook, to-morrow, will be officially opened by Mr. M. F. Bruxner,…

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Diamond Jubilee Upper Hunter Assoc. Show Histrocial Notes Muswellbrook

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 13 March 1934 · page 2

Established in 1874, the Upper Hunter Pastoral and Agri-cultural Association is celebrating its Diamond Jubilee, and the exhibition, which is being held this week will be the golden jubilee number, as during the 60 years of its existence shows…

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"Back to Scone Week" Under Vice-regal Patronage. Successful Round of Entertainments Brilliant Social Functions. Bushmen's Carnival—"the Best Ever." Record Entries, Crowd, and Gate Receipts. Exhilarating Sport

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 13 March 1934 · page 2

"Back to Scone Week" festivities were continued with unabated enthusiasm on Friday and Saturday last—day and night. There was an unprecedented influx of visitors, including man ex-Sconeites, to town; warm to hot weather prevailed from start to finish; and…

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Hunter Exhibit For the Royal Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 14 March 1934 · page 4

Mr. Moss, organiser for the district exhibit at the R.A.S., has paid a visit to the Gresford district, and was able to obtain some beautiful specimens of…

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Horses and Cattle Make a Splendid Display a forses an e a Musewellbrook Show Dairy Cattle a Strong Feature Bright Pavilion Display Muswellbrook

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 14 March 1934 · page 5

Muswellbrook's jubilee show opened to-day in favourable circumstances. The weather was fine, with a south-east breeze. The society was founded 60 years ago, but for several years of drought, and during the war, no exhibition was held…

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SWIMMING Maitland Successes Schools Carnival

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 15 March 1934 · page 11

Some fast times were recorded in the annual Secondary Schools swimming conducted by the P.S. A.A.A. at Newcastle Baths…

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CLOUCESTER Returned Men's Reunion Show Committee Gloucester

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 15 March 1934 · page 2

The returned soldiers hold a reunion on Saturday night when the State Secretary of the movement, Mr. H. D. Hadfield,…

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

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 15 March 1934 · page 3

Mrs.R. Hall, of Gunnedsh, is holidaying in Sydney Miss Sylvia Farrell will leave next…

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Royal Show Northern District Exhibit First in 20 YEARS

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 15 March 1934 · page 6

The bulk of the produce that will comprise one of the six district exhibits at the Sydney Royal Show this year was…

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Deputy-Premier Opens Muswelbrook Show Second Day Fine Weather Continues a Large Crowd Muswellbrook

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 15 March 1934 · page 7

Following a heavy fog this morning the weather for the second day of Muswellbrook Show was fine and warm. There was a…

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Diamond Jubilee of Upper Hunter Assoc. the Annual Show Strong' Cattle Sections Horses a Feature Muswellbrook

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 15 March 1934 · page 8

Although it is 60 years ago since the Upper Hunter Pastoral and Agricultural Association was formed, the exhibition which opened yesterday is only the 50th of the Muswellbrook organisation…

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Jubilee Exhibition

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 16 March 1934 · page 1

THE Upper Hunter P. & A.'s Society 50th Jubilee Show, held on Wednesday, Thursday and to-day, will go down in local history as'one of the most successful held under the auspices of a progressive Society. Favourable weather conditions, large attendances, and record entries made the outing enjoyable and instructive, the exhibits of…

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Proposed Bushmen's Carnival

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 16 March 1934 · page 7

An attractive programme, with substantial prizes, combined, of course, with proper organisation and the hearty co-operation of stockowners in the…

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The Carnival Dinner

The Scone Advocate · Friday 16 March 1934 · page 6

There was a good attendance of committeemen at the annual dinner held in connection with the Carnival, on Friday evening last. The President of…

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Show Profit

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 16 March 1934 · page 6

The secretary (Mr. M. A. Brown) reported to last night's meeting of the Maitland Show Council that the…

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Gloucester Show

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 16 March 1934 · page 2

Attention is drawn to advt. in this issue with reference to Gloucester Show which will be held on Tuesday and Wednesday next, 20th and 21st…

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Show Meeting

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 16 March 1934 · page 4

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Bullahdelah A. H. and I. Association was held on Saturday last in the School of Arts. Mr. Alf. Ireland…

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Thistle Fair Rutherford School Hall

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 16 March 1934 · page 6

A sale of work will be held in [?] Presbyterian School Hall, Rutherford on the afternoon and evening of Tuesday next. The sale has been [?]…

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Show Smoke Concert. Exhibition Praised by Visitors Judges Commend Committee's Enterprise Value of Beef Industry

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 16 March 1934 · page 1

Mr. Jas. White (President) presided at the Show Smoke Concert held at the Scouts Hall on Wednesday evening. There was a large atendance…

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