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Hunter Valley · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1938

1,083 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 31 of 55

Schmeling Injury to Back. Kidney Punch Was Fair. New York

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 28 June 1938 · page 5

Slow motion films of the SchmelingLouis fight for the world's heavyweight championship, shown before boxing experts last night,…

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First Show Maitland Bird Society

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 29 June 1938 · page 7

Birds from many countries will be exhibited at the Maitland and District Canary and Cage Birds Society's first annual show next Friday and…

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Search for Show Features Royal Society's Enterprise

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 29 June 1938 · page 1

The Council of the Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales, at its last meeting, decided to send Mr T. B. Macfarlane of "Cullingra"…

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Rodeos for Sydney Show

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 30 June 1938 · page 3

The Council of the Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales at its meeting held on Friday last decided to send Mr. T. B. McFarlane of 'Cullingral"…

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Venetian Gala To be Held in September Show Week Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 30 June 1938 · page 2

The Mayoress, Mrs. F. E. Willcox, is to be invited to officially open the monster Venetian Carnival, which will be held between the corners of…

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Old English Fair

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 1 July 1938 · page 2

An old English fair organised by the ladies of the Church of England Women's Guild was held this Thursday afternoon in the Parish Hall, the…

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Great Preparations for Venetian Carnival

Singleton Argus · Friday 1 July 1938 · page 6

There is a wealth of preparatory work being carried out for the Venetian Carnival to be staged in Johnstreet on the first night of the…

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Announcement of Carnival Queen Candidates

Singleton Argus · Friday 1 July 1938 · page 6

Although the names of the nominees for the queen competition to be run in conjunction with the Venetian Carnival have been tentatively…

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Search for Show Features

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 1 July 1938 · page 4

The Council for the Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales, at its last meeting, decided to send Mr. T. B. Macfarlane, of "Cullingral,…

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A Mayfair Notebook Queen Names New Shade—Glass Houses at the Exhibition—One Colour Flower Schemes—Original Dress Exhibition—Shell Sweet Dishes—Chelsea Flower Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 2 July 1938 · page 5

TRAWBERRY rose, gorse green, gorse yellow, and Portnalong blue were among the colours in a…

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Cage Birds First Show Opened Work Praised

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 2 July 1938 · page 9

Officially opening the first show conducted by the Maitland District Canary and Case Bird Society at O'Brien's Hall, West Maitland, last…

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The Queen Candidates for Venetian Carnival Officially Announced

Singleton Argus · Monday 4 July 1938 · page 2

The official announcement of the candidates for the Queen contest at the forthcoming Venetian Carnival was made by the…

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Singleton District School Work At Singleton Show Money Voted Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 4 July 1938 · page 2

The teachers' Federation will be allowed £10 as expenses for the staging of a non-competitive exhibit of school work and teaching methods in the…

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School-work Display for the Show Committee Agrees to Non-competitive Proposal

Singleton Argus · Monday 4 July 1938 · page 3

The Northern Agricultural Association's 1938 show will include a comprehensive display of noncompetitive school-work as the…

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Royal Agricultural Society Championship Grassland Improvement Competition

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 5 July 1938 · page 1

In the initial stages of this work it is considered that three championship competitions only should be conducted during 1938, and designated:…

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Maitland Polo Carnival

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 5 July 1938 · page 2

Officials of the Maitland Polo Club state that there will be at least eight teams competing at the carnival, to be held on Rutherford racecourse on…

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Old English Fair Successful Effort

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 5 July 1938 · page 3

Success was achieved by ladles of the Church of England Women's Guild on the occasion of an Old English Fair in the Parish Hall on…

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Polo Carnival Representative Entries

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 July 1938 · page 2

With the representative entries received for the carnival to be conducted by the Maitland Polo Club on. Thursday, Friday and Saturday of next…

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Hospital-Fair at Kurri in Aid of New Wards

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 5 July 1938 · page 3

A very successful fancy fair afternoon was recently conducted in the grounds of the Kurri Kurri District Hospital,…

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Quality of Films Impressed! Comera Society's Meeting. Natural Color Show

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 5 July 1938 · page 2

Members who attended the meeting of Cessnock Photographic Society on Saturday night were impressed with…

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