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Hunter Valley · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1936

1,255 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 38 of 63

Singleton Show

Singleton Argus · Monday 15 June 1936 · page 2

Mr J. T. M'Mahon, secretary of the Northern Agricultural Association, has been advised by the local agent, Mr D. J. Allen, that Dangar, Godye & Co…

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St. Luke's Spring Fair Meeting of Ladies

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 16 June 1936 · page 1

An enthusiastic meeting of ladies was held in St. Luke's Parish Hall on 11th inst. Present: Mesdames R. Barwick, Wilson, Ludington,…

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Poultry Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 June 1936 · page 9

The Matland and District Poultry and Pigeon Society's sixth Manual show will be held at the mutland show Ground on Friday and Saturday…

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Hockey Boom Sydney Carnival King's Birthday Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 June 1936 · page 7

That hockey is becoming increas-ingly popular is demonstrated by the fact that on the king's birthday weekend nearly 300 players will come from…

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Annual Sheep Show Nearly 900 Exhibits. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 17 June 1936 · page 2

Sydney's 41st annual sheep show attracted nearly 900 exhibits to-day, and there were many fine animals in the pens. Merinos make a splendid…

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Country Week Cricket Carnival State Move

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 18 June 1936 · page 7

Although the Hunter Valley Cricket Association, at a special meeting last night, agreed that the present method of conducting…

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High Quality Sheepbreeders' Show Fats Poorer

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 18 June 1936 · page 10

With the exception of the fat sheep classes, Where the export section was very, inferior, the sections at the 41st annual exhibition of the New South…

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

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 18 June 1936 · page 3

Mrs. E. Watson is this week spending a few days in Sydney. Mrs. Clifford Stretch, of Stroud, pali Newcastle a short visit this week…

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Festival Fair Successful Dance

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 19 June 1936 · page 7

Another most successful and enjoy able dance was held in the Homeville Hall on Tuesday evening which will benefit the funds of the fancy stall at…

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Wool Exhibition. High Standard of Work

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 19 June 1936 · page 7

Merriwa has staged its second wool exhibition, and while this second effort may not have been as extensive as the previous…

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POISONED Birds at Show SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 19 June 1936 · page 9

Twenty-two Yorkshire canaries wore found dead in their cages at the Ornithological Society's annual exhibition at the Town Hall last night…

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Sheep Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 June 1936 · page 5

While last year the attendance for the first there days of the Sydney Sheep Show was 4566, and the cash receipt were £273/15/; this year the…

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Poultry Show Concluding Session

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 June 1936 · page 9

Many fanclers of the various breeds viewed with interest the many exhibits at the Maitland Poultry and Pigeon Society's annual show the…

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Further Awards Maitland Poultry Show Judges Pleased

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 June 1936 · page 4

The champion bird at the sixth annual Show of the Maitland Poultry and Pigeon Society, which opened yesterday, was a fine…

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Sports Carnival

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 22 June 1936 · page 7

A meeting of the Maltland Amateur Athletlc Club was held in Hill's Chambers last night. Mr. A.F. D'Ombrain presided…

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Fair Times Gallops at Randwick Cid-lasting Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 June 1936 · page 7

Cid and the two-year-oldm Lasting were among the best performers at Randwick this morning, when some fair times were…

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Items of Interest Poultry and Pigeon Show

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 23 June 1936 · page 3

Cessnock Poultry and Pigeon So-ciety will hold its annual show on Friday and Saturday next, at Hamp-ton's Hall. Excellent entries have…

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Central North Coast Shows' Association. Annual Meeting at Wingham. 1937 Show Dates Fixed

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 23 June 1936 · page 4

The annual meeting of the above was held in the Wingham School of Arts on Thursday 11th inst., when the President, Mr. R. L. Fitzgerald, of…

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Bright Show "All's Fair in Love" Clever Acting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 25 June 1936 · page 6

Despite the bitterly cold and boisterous weather a fairly large and certainly appreciative audience saw the Kurri Kurri…

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

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 25 June 1936 · page 8

Miss Dell Morris spent last weekend in Sydney. Mrs. A. Fletcher has returned to Lorn from a brief holiday in Sydney…

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