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Hunter Valley · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1936

1,255 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 10 of 63

Maitland Show

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 25 February 1936 · page 2
Also in The Scone Advocate, The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder, The Muswellbrook Chronicle

The general all round entry received for Maitland's 1936 Show is the best in the records of the Association. There will not be one weak section,…

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Quirindi Show

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 25 February 1936 · page 2

On 17th and 18th March next, the 36th annual show of the Quirindi P.A. and H. Association will be held. This year the committee have…

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Joyster Crowd Gala Atmosphere Carnival Dance

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 25 February 1936 · page 6

The announcement that the arrangements were being kept secret was responsible for a large crowd at the dance conducted by the Joyster Club…

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Fat Stock at Maitland Show

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 25 February 1936 · page 6

Amongst those who will be exhibiting fat stock at the Maitland Show are the following:—Sir Frederick McMaster, "Dalkeith," Cassilis; Messrs…

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Rugby Union Interstate Carnival Country Games Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 25 February 1936 · page 9

The council of the New South Wales Rugby Union, at its meeting last night, agreed to revise dates for the interstate carnival to be held in…

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Newcastle Show Opening To-morrow Good Prospects

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 25 February 1936 · page 6

Newcastle's annual show will open to-morrow and be continued each day and night, except Friday night, until Saturday. The…

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Still Better Maitland Show Entries DOGS—CATS

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 25 February 1936 · page 7

Continuing the improvement shown in the earlier closing sections, the response from exhibitors of dogs and cats for the Maitland Show, which will…

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The Show Committee. Yesterday's Meeting. Membgership Privileges Extended

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 25 February 1936 · page 1

The weekly meeting of the committee of the Upper Hunter P. and A. Society was held yesterday afternoon, when there were present:—Messrs. J…

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Kembla Strike Action Against Union "Show Cause" Wollongong

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 25 February 1936 · page 7

When the Federated Ironworkers' Union was called before the Full Bench of the Industrial Commission to show cause why it…

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Big Response Juvenile horsemen Maitland Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 February 1936 · page 7

A feature of the Maitland Show next week will be the appearance of the Maitland Mounteds," a band of juvenile riders, first…

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Swimming Carnival Fine Display by Children Life-saving and Diving Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 February 1936 · page 9

Undeterred by the chill in the water, and unaffected by the "chill" of a poor attendance, the children who faced the water at the Intermediate high School Carnival at the Singleton Beths last night, displayed the enthusiasm of Olympic…

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Newcastle Show Opened in Favourable Weather Entries Increase Big Array of Trotters Children 'S Work Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 February 1936 · page 7

With an improved entry all round and pleasant weather at the opening, Newcastle 's annual show began to-day under most favourable conditions. Added to ibis, declared the…

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Maitland Show

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 27 February 1936 · page 1

The general all round entry received for Maitland's 1936 show is the best in the records of the Association. There will not be one weak section, excepting fat stock…

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Social Evening Rutherford Presbyterians Autumn Fair

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 February 1936 · page 6

Beautiful flowers were used with a most pleasing effect at the Rutherford Presbyterian School Hall on Tuesday night on the occasion of a social…

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Show High Jump

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 February 1936 · page 11

In the high jump at Tenterfield Show, C. H. Perry's Look Out and Plain Bill divided first and second prizes at ft. An attempt at the…

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Gas Refrigerator Modern Appliances Show Exhibit

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 February 1936 · page 6

The Maitland Gaslight Company, ever anxious to emphasise the remarkable advance made in the design and construction of gas appliances,…

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Smallest Woman Will Appear at the Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 February 1936 · page 6

Traveller of the seven sea, entertainer of hundreds of thousands of people on stage and screen, the world's smallest woman will be…

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