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Hunter Valley · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1937

1,172 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 12 of 59

Rotary Club Royal Show's History Weekly Address

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 March 1937 · page 6

The opening night of the Mattland Show greatly affected the attendance at the weekly luncheon of the Maitland Rotary Club held at the Town…

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Royal Show The Cattle Section 1825 ENTRIES

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 March 1937 · page 9

The cattle entry for the forthcoming Royal Easter Show has again sot the society a task in finding the necessary accommodation. Although the total,…

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BULAHDELAH Show Association Committee Meets Bulahdelah

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 March 1937 · page 9

Mr. F. Coleman presided over a meeting of the Bulahdelah Agricultural Association, and there were also present: Messrs. C…

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Show Attractions Wonderful Chinese of Pig Circus

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 March 1937 · page 10

Messrs. Greenhaigh and Jackson, Australia's premier showmen, are back in Maitland with new and novel attractions for the annual show,…

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Maitland's 77th Show Officially Opened Glad He Came Sir Geoffrey Whiskard's Praise Our District Resources

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 March 1937 · page 7

Expressing the gratification of the Show Council at the visit of Sir Geoffrey and Lady Whiskard, the President, Mr. W. E. Sparke, at the official opening of the 77th annual…

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Cessnock Show Attractive Exhibition

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 5 March 1937 · page 9

The Cessnock Show, to be held next Thursday, Friday and Saturday, promises to be the most attractive exhibition of its…

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Gloucester Show

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 5 March 1937 · page 2

The 27th Annual Exhibition of Gloucester A.H. & P. Association will be held on Wednesday and Thursday, 17th and 18th March. Good prizes are…

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Flower Show

The Scone Advocate · Friday 5 March 1937 · page 1

The judges were Mrs. H. R. Cowdery and Mrs. J. N. Newton; prizes being donated by Mr. J. P. Abbott. Single rose, Mrs. McCarthy…

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Show Receipts

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 March 1937 · page 7

Owing to the rain yesterday morning the gate receipts at Maitland show yesterday decided considerably on those of last year…

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Show Incident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 March 1937 · page 6

One of the Officials of the Maitland Show founds himself in rather an embarrassing position yesterday…

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Church Fair at Wingen Successful Effort

The Scone Advocate · Friday 5 March 1937 · page 1

A most successful Fair, in aid of the funds of the Church of England, was held on Saturday last in the Wingen Literary Institute Hall. The…

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Show Week Entertainments

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 5 March 1937 · page 3

At a meeting of committees representing the St. James's School Welfare Club and Muswellbrook Rugby League Football Club, held on Tuesday…

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Glen Innes Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 March 1937 · page 3

Glen Innes show concinded yesterday in fine Weather Gate receipts for the first day amounted to £18/1/6, on the second day to £104/17/9 and…

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Official Opening of Show

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 5 March 1937 · page 2

Two months ago the Secretary of the local show on the instructions of the Committee, wrote inviting the Hon. J. T. Lang, M.L.A.,…

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Heard At The Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 March 1937 · page 6

Don W., aged . 8, padded barefoot across to the secretary's office at the Maitland show yesterday and, with troubled eyes,…

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Show Entries. Excellent Response

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 5 March 1937 · page 2

Mr. It. C. Sawkins (secretary) reports that an excellent response in the number of entries received for the Upper Hunter Show to be…

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Butter at Maitland Show

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 5 March 1937 · page 2

Following are the awards in the butter classes at Maitland show:—Box of butter, local consumption: Bowthorne Butter Factory, Morpeth, 97…

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Upper Hunter Exhibition Successful Event at Moonan Flat

The Scone Advocate · Friday 5 March 1937 · page 7

The fourth annual Exhibition held at Moonan Flat on Saturday last not only represented the successful culmination of several months'…

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Fire Brigades Tamworth Carnival New Records Tamworth, Friday

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 March 1937 · page 5

Two new records were established by Narrandera When the N.S.W. Volunteer Fire Brigades" Demonstration was continued at…

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Show Councillor For Over 50 Years

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 March 1937 · page 7

MR. GEORGE. GRANT, of Louth Park, a member of the Maitland show council, has a record for "how service that will take…

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