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Hunter Valley · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1937

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A Saw-off Dead Heat At Show SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 27 March 1937 · page 6

Brilliantly fine weather again prevailed when the Royal Show when continued. Another record was established in…

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Social Life in Sydney The Gayest and Most Successful Easter—Country and City Folks Foregather—Dr. and Mrs. T. W. Lipscomb off to Canada and London—A Veteran Exhibitor at the Royal Show—Mrs. Harry Guinness goes for a Cruise—Interstate Visitors enjoying the City

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 27 March 1937 · page 5

THE list of private engagements and festivities, arranged to celebrate Easter is so numerous this…

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Record Show Crowds

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 29 March 1937 · page 6

Lured by fine weather, 164,144 people visited the Royal Show on Saturday and at night. It was the greatest crowd for Easter…

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Show Crowds Royal Record Expected SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 29 March 1937 · page 1

The Secretary of the R.A.S. Society, Colonel Somerville, expects that if the fine weather continues all Royal Show attendance figures will…

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Royal Show Crowd

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 30 March 1937 · page 6

The takings at the Royal Show yesterday was £11,215, compared with £8392 last Easter Monday. There were 156,960 people present…

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Bowls Carnival Hunter Association Concluding Day

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 30 March 1937 · page 8

Playing solidly throughout the competition the E. Maitland rink skippered by G. Barwick won the final of the rink championship of…

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Royal Show Records SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 31 March 1937 · page 7

Two attendance records were established at the Royal Show yesterday. The aggregate attendance roached 707,095, a record,…

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Sunshine Show Fine Weather Record SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 31 March 1937 · page 1

Not a single drop of rain has fallen during the pre[?] Royal Show, which has established a record in this regard. Never pr[?] since the…

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Bright Revue Young Australians. Fair Attendance

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 1 April 1937 · page 9

Splendid singing, accomplished top dancing, and talented acting, enriched with comedy of a remarkably high standard, supplied the sparkles,…

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Show Place Willow Tree Property Pasture Trials

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 1 April 1937 · page 6

Glen Moan, Mr. F. G. Pratten's property, situated 30 miles from Willow Tree, in conjunction with the more recently acquired…

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Show Poultry Method Of Preparation Expert's Advice

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 1 April 1937 · page 9

In the utility classes of the leading poultry shows, and this is particularly noticeable in the white breeds, it is unusual to see…

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Gloucester Show

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

As advertised in this issue, Gloucester Show will be held on Tuesday and Wednesday next, 6th and 7th April. The ring events at Gloucester Shows…

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The Royal Show

The Scone Advocate · Friday 2 April 1937 · page 2

This year's Royal Show has shattered all records. The attendances totalled 742,146, or 63,487 better than last year and 9730 greater than the…

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The Show Ball

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

A letter from the Wattle Club requested that each committeeman purchase a ticket for the Show Ball and so held to swell the funds. The…

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Stroud Show Committee Preparing

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

The sixteenth annual exhibition of Stroud and District A. & H. Association will be held on Friday and Saturday, 9th and 10th April. Intending…

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Motor Crash Victims. Conditions Reported to Be Fair

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 2 April 1937 · page 2

The condition of two of the victims of Monday night's motor crash is reported to be fair. Leslie Wright's condition is still regarded as serious…

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Bullahdelah Show This Week-End

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

Bullahdulah's sixteenth annual show will the held this Friday and Saturday, 2nd and 3rd April. For some time past the committee…

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Royal Show News The Pig Industry

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 2 April 1937 · page 3

Can pig production assist rural commerce? Is it a practical aid to closer settlement?…

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The Royal Dog Show Kurri Dog to the Fore

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 2 April 1937 · page 1

Strange are the ways of judges, and their decisions often bring great disappointments to exhibitors…

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Cakes and Flowers on Show This Afternoon's Red Cross Competition

Singleton Argus · Friday 2 April 1937 · page 7

There was an attractive array of beautiful flowers and a wide selection of cooking from talented hands at this afternoon's flower…

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