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Hunter Valley · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1936

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Swimming Carnival at Newcastle Successful Singleton Competitors

Singleton Argus · Friday 6 March 1936 · page 8

More than 1000 school pupils attended the combined secondary schools' annual swimming carnival, conducted on Wednesday at the Ocean Baths by…

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Show Charges (To the Editor)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 6 March 1936 · page 8

Sir,—According to report by newspaper and radio, yesterday 's attendance at the Maitland Show was below that of Previous year. On such a…

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The Show. Entries Close Next

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 6 March 1936 · page 2

Entries for the Upper Hunter P. and A. Society's Show close on WEDNESDAY NEXT. The president and committee are hopeful of a record entry…

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MAITLAND'S 76th Show Singleton District Successes

Singleton Argus · Friday 6 March 1936 · page 5

Maitland's 76th show was opened on Wednesday in glorious weather. Entries are 350 more than the previous highest. The exhibition was officially…

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Maitland Show Opened in Fine Weather

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 6 March 1936 · page 2

The sun shone brightly for the beginning on Wednesday of Maitland's 76th Show. In the crystal-clear atmosphere nature seemed to smile on the…

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Best Yet Visitor Impressed Show Arch

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 6 March 1936 · page 6

The secretary of the Royal Agricultural Society, Colonel G. C. Somerville, is a. regular visitor to Maitland Show. Ho came from…

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Inter-club Swimming Carnival Singleton and Cessnock Clubs Compete

Singleton Argus · Friday 6 March 1936 · page 1

There was a fair attendance at the Singleton Municipal Baths last night when Singleton and Cessnock held their first inter-club swimming…

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Show Committee's Wonderful Bargain Grandstand at Showground

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 6 March 1936 · page 7

When it bought the grand stand at Heddon Greta racecourse for £73, the Cessnock Show Committee got a…

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Camera Records v of Maitland 's 1936 Agricultural Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 6 March 1936 · page 5

Mrs, R. R. Graham, driving her own pony, "Lucky Kiss," Champion of Show…

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Carnival Chips Johnnie Schneider Here Again Also Other Internationals, Including the Cossacks

The Scone Advocate · Friday 6 March 1936 · page 1

What a Carnival it is going to be! All the thrilling incidents associated with last year's record outing will be re-enacted, and the visiting…

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Slight Decrease Maitland Show Receipts Yesterday Yields £879/19/6

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 6 March 1936 · page 2

The gate receipts at Maitland Show yesterday were £646/6/6 and £233/13/ at night. The figure for the corresponding day last year were £654/17/ and £262/3/3, the decrease yesterday being £37/0/9…

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Wee Jimmy Tiniest Racehorse Alive Causes Sensation at the Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 6 March 1936 · page 5

Every day during the Show, one continuous stream of people walked in and out the comfortable quarters where. Woe Jimmy, the world 's smallest racehorse,…

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The Muswellbrook Chronicle FRIDAY, 6th MARCH, 1936. It's Your Show. Why Not Boost It?

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 6 March 1936 · page 3

"An agricultural show is the shop window of the district" is a very old saying, and it is as true to-day as ever it was. The value of a show cannot be…

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Baby Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 March 1936 · page 2

A baby show will bo hold in st. John 's Cathedral Hall, on March 14. An advertisement gives particulars…

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Maitland Show (To the Editor)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 March 1936 · page 3

Sir ,—When entering the Show Ground on Thursday I was very much surprised to see the congestion at the gates. The entrance to the Show…

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Concession Rates Central N. Coast Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 March 1936 · page 9

Mr. Roy S. Vincent, Minuter for Mines and Forests, is in receipt of the following letter from Mr. W. H. Newman, Secretary for Rallways: "With…

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Gessnock Show Attractive Programme Heavy Entries Cbssnook

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 March 1936 · page 2

The secretary of the Cessnock committee (Mr. Bill Brown) announces that a record entry of hunters, jumpers and trotters has been received for…

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Cowboys Arrive Cowgirl, Too Show Engagement Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 March 1936 · page 1

Under engagement for the Royal Easter Show, six cowboys and one cowgirl arrived in Sydney on the Makura to-day…

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Larger Crowd Family Day at the Show Trotting Mishap

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 March 1936 · page 8

Taking advantage of the Family Day half—price admission charges yesterday, there was a better attendance at the Maitland…

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Excellent Quality Dog Day at Maitland Show the Judge Pleased

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 March 1936 · page 7

Favourites of canine lovers were paraded to - day at the Maitland Show Ground, when the judging of the dog and cat sections was carried out. Well groomed and at their best, the dogs made a fine…

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