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Hunter Valley · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1937

1,172 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 13 of 59

Maitland Show Big Increase in Entries

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

Maitland's 77th Show opened on Wednesday with a total entry 600 ahead of that of last year, and that increase was spread over all sections,…

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Cowboys Arrive for R.a.s. Show

The Scone Advocate · Friday 5 March 1937 · page 4

A troupe of United States and Canadian cowboys arrived on Tuesday last by the Monterey to ride at the R.A.S. Show…

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Milk Tests Maitland Winners Awards at Show

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

There were only two exhibitors and four competing animals in the maitland competition for a sigle cow at the Maitland Show, the…

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MUSWELLBROCK Show Preparations Special Trains Muswellbrock

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

Further preparations for the forthcoming Upper hunter Show were made at the weekly meeting of the committee, when it was…

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Maitland Show 600 More Entries Than Last Year

Singleton Argus · Friday 5 March 1937 · page 3

Maitland's 77th annual show, which opened on Wednesday, is one of the most successful in the history of the Hunter River Agricultural and…

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All Set Wonderful Carnival Assured. Friday and Saturday—next Week. Flattering Entries

The Scone Advocate · Friday 5 March 1937 · page 1

The stage is now set for the sixth annual outing of the Scone Bushmen's Carnival and Show Association, which will open on White Park on Friday and Saturday of next week, 12th and 13th March. A flattering entry has been received, and the competitors and horses…

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Junior Farmers' Camp at Newcastle Show Report of Visit by Singleton District Delegates

Singleton Argus · Friday 5 March 1937 · page 7

Folowing is a report of a visit to the Junior Farmers' Camp at Newcastle Show, given by Masters J. Standen and W. Derricot, of Lower Belford, to a…

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Family Gay Out at Maitland Show. Events in Ring Cowboy Gives Thrilling Display Children's Contests

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

To-day was Family Day at Maitland Show, and many people of the town and district made the most of their opportunity of a day out at the reduced charges offered. The…

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Gloucester Show

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

Glouster's 27th annual show will he held on Wednesday and Thursday, March 17 and 18. Attractive ring events have been arranged, Schedules…

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The Theatres To-nights Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 March 1937 · page 2

Five distinguished actors of popularly contrasting characters, four of them as lovers, were required to im[?], the…

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Royal Show. Strong Pig Section

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 8 March 1937 · page 3

A Well representative entry of 487, comprising 553 individual pigs, has been received in the pig section at the Royal show, sydney, which, although…

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The Theatres To-night's Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 8 March 1937 · page 2

Rich in color and human interest "The Gorgeous Hussy," which will be screened…

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Show Bullock Nine Divide Prizes

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 8 March 1937 · page 5

No one guessed the correct weight of the bullock at the maitland show 6849lbs but nine persons got to with in a quarter of a pound of the weight…

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Hunt Club Clever Children Show Contests

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 8 March 1937 · page 4

One of the objects for the formation of the Maitland Riding and Hunt Club was that the latter might co-operate with the Maitland…

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State Governor May Open 1937 Show

Singleton Argus · Monday 8 March 1937 · page 2

At a meeting of the committee of the Northern Agricultural Association on Saturday morning, it was decided to ask Lord Wakehurst,…

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Trade Figures Show Satisfactory Position Commonwealth Statistics

Singleton Argus · Monday 8 March 1937 · page 1

A more satisfactory position in Australia's overseas trade for the first half of 1936-37, by comparison with the first half of 1935-36, has been revealed by the…

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Mr P. Heuston's Success at Maitland Show

Singleton Argus · Monday 8 March 1937 · page 2

The following prizes were won by Mr P. A. Heuston at the Maitland in the Australian Illawarra Shorthorn section:—Bull, 4 years and over,…

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Another Night for Sydney Show Sydney, Monday

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 8 March 1937 · page 1

The secretary of the Royal Agricultural show, Mr. sommervillo, stated to-day that because of special interest shown in the various events of the…

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Royal Agricultural Show Additional Night Opening Sydney

Singleton Argus · Monday 8 March 1937 · page 2

The Secretary of the Royal Agricultural Society (Mr G. C. Somervillc) staled that because of the special interest shown in various events of the…

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Record Horse Entries for Royal Show Huge Increase on Previous Years

Singleton Argus · Monday 8 March 1937 · page 4

The extraordonarily large entry of 4105 has been received in the horse section for the Royal Easter Show, which commences on March 22. Last year,…

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