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Hunter Valley · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1936

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North-west Wins One Run Victory Gives Shield Country Carnival Ends

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 January 1936 · page 7

A victory by one run over Far North in the concluding series of the Hunter Valley Cricket Council's Country Week yesterday, gave the North West team the Upper Hunter John Bull Shield…

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THE 1936 SHOW Maitland Prepares Guernsey Fair

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 January 1936 · page 6

Outstanding Centenary celebrations, which awoke the whole State to the fact that Maitland is still well and truly "on the map,"…

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BOWLS Newcastle Carnival Singles Title

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 January 1936 · page 9

The final of the champion singles of the Newcastle Christmas carnival was decided on the Hamilton green yesterday, and as stated in…

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N.S.W. BOWLERS Carnival in N.Z. SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 January 1936 · page 7

Four country players were among the New South Wales team of 21 bowlers to sail on the Aorangi to-day to take part in the New Zealand bowls…

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

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 January 1936 · page 4

Miss Ruby Beattle is staying with friends in Sydney. Mrs. A. Nash, of Lorn, is holidaying at Swansea…

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The Carnival Ball

The Scone Advocate · Friday 3 January 1936 · page 3

The Carnival ball, held in the Literary Institute Hall, on the evening of the Carnival, was very largely attended and, needless to say, a great…

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Wingen Bushmen's Carnival Second Annual Carnival Complete Success

The Scone Advocate · Friday 3 January 1936 · page 3

The second outing held by the Wingon Bushmen's Carnival and Show Association, at Abbotsford Park on Boxing Day, was, like its…

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Federal Revenue Half-yearly Returns Show Increase

Singleton Argus · Friday 3 January 1936 · page 1

Customs and excise collections for the first six months of the financial year amounted to £21,127,570, according to figures made available by the Federal…

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Xmas Rush New Traffic Records Figures Show Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 3 January 1936 · page 8

Figures made available by the Railway Department and the Department of Road Transport indicate the extent of the 1935 Christmas traffic rush…

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Upper Hunter P. AND A. SOCIETY. Meeting of Committee. Schedule Alterations. Lord Gowrie to Be Asked to Open Next Show

The Scone Advocate · Friday 3 January 1936 · page 2

A meeting of the committee of the Upper Hunter P. and A. Society was held at Muswellbrook recently, when the following were present:…

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Records Broken Athletic Carnival SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 January 1936 · page 8

Miss Clarice Kennedy broke a State and Australian record during the women's State athletic championships on Saturday, winning the 90 yards'…

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All-metal Frocks Lancashire Exhibition LONDON, January. 4

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 January 1936 · page 6

Material for all-mental frocks will appear in a display which Lancashire textile industries will exhibit at the British Industries Fair next month…

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Bowls Carnival

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 7 January 1936 · page 3

The Carnival held on the bowling I green on New Yen's eve night was very largely attended and a most enjoyable night wan spent. Most of…

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SWIMMING Championship Carnival Manly Baths Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 January 1936 · page 7

Noel Ryan, the Olympic representative, had no difficulty in retaining his Now South Wales quarter-mail title at the Australasian and State cha—…

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Australia Day Swimming Carnival Cessnock's Plans Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 January 1936 · page 7

It is the intention of the Cessnock Swimming Club to make application for permission to held a carnival on January 27, Australia Day…

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Newcastle Show Attractive Schedule Horse Section Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 January 1936 · page 8

The Newcastle Show promises to be one of the most attractive in the history of the association. The horse section includes seventy…

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The Woman's Corner Social Doings and Helpful Hints for the Fair Sex. Shoes Abroad a London Letter

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 January 1936 · page 3

The big shoe news of the day is that heels are going down, down, down. In New York they have gone so far…

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Newcastle Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 10 January 1936 · page 6

Mr. P. G. Legoe, secretary of the Newcastle Agricultural, Horticultural, and Industrial Association, forwards a copy of the schedule for the 1986…

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SWIMMING Proposed Carnival Cessnock Amateurs Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 10 January 1936 · page 9

At last night's meeting of the Cessnock Amateur Swimming Club a tentative programme for the intended carnival on Australia Day…

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Kerbing and Guttering a Block Show Association's Dispute with Council

Singleton Argus · Friday 10 January 1936 · page 8

When the Queanbeyan Municipal Council constructed Farrer-place, in memory of William Farrer, whose experiments in wheat breeding made him…

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