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Hunter Valley · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1937

1,172 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 58 of 59

Schools' Swimming Carnival

Singleton Argus · Friday 10 December 1937 · page 8

The Intermediate High School annual swimming carnival was held last night. There were about 100 competitors in a programme which…

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Aberdeen. St. Mark's Xmas Fair

The Scone Advocate · Friday 10 December 1937 · page 6

The principal annual activity in connectio hniwtmdw mwdw dw connecttion with St. Mark's Church of England, Aberdeen, is the Xmas…

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School Notes. Prize Day and Annual Junior Farmer's Show

The Scone Advocate · Friday 10 December 1937 · page 3

The last school function of the year will take place next Wednesday afternoon at the school when the annual prize giving and annual Junior…

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Trotter Killed Claim against Show Society. LISMORE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 December 1937 · page 6

Owing to the Illness of the plain, a claim for £175 brought by James Essery against members of the committee of the North Coast National…

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Schools' Swimming Carnival Complete List of Results

Singleton Argus · Monday 13 December 1937 · page 1

Further to our report of the Hunter-street Girls and the Intermediate High Schools' swimming carnival, in last issue, we…

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Show Horse Killed

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 14 December 1937 · page 2

During a storm a few days ago, Mr. Jackie Martin, of Monkeral, lost a valuable horse through being struck by lightning. From the position of…

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Behaved Offensively to Women and Children. Picture Show Incident Has Court Sequel

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 14 December 1937 · page 3

Unseemly conduct on the part of Isaac Lathan, of Kurri Kurri, at a Cessnock picture theatre on Saturday afternoon led to his…

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Charity Carnival

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 December 1937 · page 2

The Minister for External Affairs (Mr. W. M. Hughes), at the Chatswood bowlling green presented cheques amounting to £436 to representatives…

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Xmas Tree Congregational Fair

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 December 1937 · page 6

The annual Christmas Tree and Fair arranged by the Mothers' Club of the East Maitland, Congregational Sunday School, proved as popular as…

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World Fair Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 December 1937 · page 10

The Commonwealth Government has decided to take part in the World Fair to be hold in Now York in 1930, The Government will consult with…

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Junior Farmers' Show

The Scone Advocate · Friday 17 December 1937 · page 5

The annual junior farmers' show was held in the D. R. School grounds on Wednesday. All sections were well contested and some high class…

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Huge Deficit Paris Exhibition PARIS, December 16

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 December 1937 · page 3

The nett less on the Paris Exhibition is £3,266,000, more than twice the loss on the Wembley Exhibition. The gross deficit, which amounted to…

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Carnival Night

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 December 1937 · page 6

The Swing Rhythm CLub will hold a carnival night at Raymond Terrace on Tuesday next. Free bus leaves Belmore Corner at 7.15 p.m…

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Show Council Sports Programmes Changes Made

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 December 1937 · page 10

The Maitland show council, at its meeting fast night, adopted a recommendation of the sports committee that the stock drafting attractions for the ring…

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Shark on Show Plan Fell through NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 December 1937 · page 3

A big shark caught by Me. B. Hobgon was towed seven miles from Swansea to Speer's Point, Lake Macquaric, art the week-end…

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Seaside Carnival

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 December 1937 · page 10
Also in The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder

The Newcastle City Council, in co-operation with Nobbys Surf Life-Saving Club, is organising a seaside carnival week at Nobbys Beach,…

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Sports Carnival

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 December 1937 · page 6

In aid of the Gresford District Hospital a sports carnival will be held at Ec[?]leston on Saturday, January [?]…

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STROUD Scotch Fair and Xmas Tree

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 21 December 1937 · page 5

The annual Scotch Fair and 'Xmas Tree in aid of Presbyterian Church Funds was held in Stroud School of Arts on 11th inst…

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Scone Bushmen's Carnival and Show Association. General Committee Meeting—programme Adopted. Mr. B. B. Haydon to Judge

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 21 December 1937 · page 2

A committee meeting of the Scone Bushmen's Carnival and Show Association was held at Fuller's Rooms on Saturday evening, when there…

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