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Hunter Valley · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1935

1,387 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 67 of 70

Rose Fair Competition Results

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 29 November 1935 · page 2

The Rose Fair, conducted in the West Maitland Congregation school hall on Wednesday and Thursday proved an unqualified success…

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St. John's Continental Fair

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 29 November 1935 · page 7

St. John's Continental Fair, to be held in the Memorial Hall Grounds tonight, should attract a large crowd. Admission is free, and…

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Woolooma Exhibition, Bazaar and Sports

The Scone Advocate · Friday 29 November 1935 · page 3

Saturday last was a gala day at Woolooma. The greatest attraction was the exhibition of work, for which the promoters have been…

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Jumble Fair Mothers' Club Effort Infants' School

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 29 November 1935 · page 7

Beautifully bedecked stalls created an attractive appearance in the ground of the West Maitland Infants' School this afternoon, where the Mothers'…

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Night Carnival Benevolent Society Home Grounds

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 29 November 1935 · page 6

Before the preparations were finalised for the staging of the night carnival which the Maitland Benevolent Society committee assisted by a…

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Wingen Bushmen's Carnival. Big Outing for Boxing Day

The Scone Advocate · Friday 29 November 1935 · page 2

With the committee of the Wingen Bushmen's Carnival and Show again offering £100 in prize-money as an inducement to sportsmen, there is…

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Stroud Flower Show and Sale of Work

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 29 November 1935 · page 4

The members of the Baptist Church held a Sale of Work last Saturday in the local School of Arts. During the afternoon and evening sessions a…

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Steers for Chilled Beef. Special Prizes for Next Show

The Scone Advocate · Friday 29 November 1935 · page 1

Cattle breeders will be interested to learn of special prizes to be offered at the next Upper Hunter Show for a pen of five fat steers…

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Big Motor Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 November 1935 · page 10

The international character of the great annual motor show, which was held at Olympia, London, recently, was shown in the fact that there were…

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Dates Fixed Bushmen's Carnival Annual Meeting Scone

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 November 1935 · page 11

At the annual meeting of the Scone Bushmen's Carnival and Show Association it was decided that the next carnival be held on March 13 and…

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Social Life in Sydney The Governor and Lady Hore-Ruthven Show Interest in Kindergarten Week—A Gracious Lady Mayoress—Fashions Overseas—A Popular Country Visitor—Miss Ruby Rich tells of Welfare Work—Two Engagements—An Important Wedding. SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 November 1935 · page 9

Kindergarten Week, for which so many have been preparing for some time, was officially opened by the Governor, Sir Alexander Hore-…

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Amateur Swimming Carnival Champions Coming

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 3 December 1935 · page 3

The Swimming Carnival, the first to be held at Cessnock, promises to be a great attraction. The nominations closed to-day for the various…

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"Fair Play" 'Planes for Australia British View London, Dec. 2

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 3 December 1935 · page 1

In connection with the Australian decision to admit American and German aircraft, Mr. F. St. Barb, Director of de Haviland's, has…

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Hunt Club Meeting of Committee Show Events

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 December 1935 · page 6

With Mr. F. Townsend (vice-president) in the chair, Dr. Soiling (treasurer), and Mr. Monte Brown (secretary), the Maitland Riding…

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Car Racing Newcastle Carnival

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 December 1935 · page 6

Eleven Newcastle drivers and cars, addition to addition twelve cars from Sydney, Victoria and Queensland, will be competing in the midget, car…

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Show and Sports Ground

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 5 December 1935 · page 3

At the Council meeting on Monday night the Town Clerk (submitted the draft of the plan and specification of the sports and show ground, as prepared by Mr. R…

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SWIMMING Cessnock Carnival Heavy Entries Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 December 1935 · page 7

Entries closed last night for the Cessnock Swimming Club's carnival to be held on December 14. A large entry has been received for each event and…

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

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 December 1935 · page 3

Miss Peggy Hyde, of Newcastle, paid Sydney a brief visit last week. Miss Helen Warner, of inverell, will leave for England early next year…

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Bushmen's Carnival

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 6 December 1935 · page 10

Murrurundi recently staged the biggest and best bushmen's carnival yet. The gate takings amounted to £82 on the first day and £146 on the second—…

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New Year's Day Carnival

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 6 December 1935 · page 4

A meeting of the Tea Gardens-Hawkes Nest Aquatic and Land Sports Carnival was held in the Australia Hall on Thursday, 28th Nov. The…

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