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Hunter Valley · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1938

1,083 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 42 of 55

Synthetic Stone German Exhibition

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 22 September 1938 · page 8

Exhibited at the Leipzig autumn trade fair are two houses, each containing four flats, built exclusively of substitute materials produced in…

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HINTON St. John's Church Wattle Fair

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 22 September 1938 · page 11

St. John's Church Wattle Fair, organised by the Women's Guild, and held in the School of Arts Hall, Hinton, proved an unqualified success…

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Judge Sceptical "No Betting at Show Trots"

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 22 September 1938 · page 5

The possibility of betting being carried on at unregistered trotting meetings caused a smile in the Maitland District Court yesterday…

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Bushmen's Carnival & Show

The Scone Advocate · Friday 23 September 1938 · page 5

With the seventh annual Murrurundi Bushmen's Carnival and Show now only some eight weeks off, entries are pouring in from the distant…

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Jersey Fair Maitland's 1939 Show Class Prizes

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 23 September 1938 · page 6

The secretary of the Hunter River district branch of the Australian Jersey Herd Society, in a letter read at the meeting of the Maitland…

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Self Denial Fair

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 23 September 1938 · page 6

The Salvation Army Selfdenial "Floral Fair" is to be opened tomorrow (Saturday) afternoon at 3 p.m., .by Mrs. Willis. A short programme…

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Show Awards

Singleton Argus · Friday 23 September 1938 · page 5

In the list of awards in the Pig Section at the Show Mr. Athol Knodler gained second prize in the heavy Porker Class. His name was…

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Melbourne Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 23 September 1938 · page 3

Competitive entries in all sections of the Melbourne Show numbered 13,857, which is a record except for the Centenary exhibition…

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Congregational Anniversary Tea Successful Carnival

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 23 September 1938 · page 9

Following the Sunday School Anniversary of the Kurri Kurri Congregational Church, which was celebrated on Sunday last, the children were…

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Local and General. Arts and Crafts Exhibition

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 23 September 1938 · page 8

It is expected that the recent arts and crafts exhibition will show a nett result to the School of Arts of approximately £20, a matter for…

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Of Interest to Show Committees. Sale of Booths

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 23 September 1938 · page 10

A case heard at the Murwillumbah District Court will probably be of interest to various Show committees. In the case in question, which…

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Cost of Living August Figures Show Increase CANBERRA

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 23 September 1938 · page 4

Retail prices of food and groceries in 30 principal cities and towns in Australia as a whole, increase by l.1 per cent., and in the six capitals by…

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Tentative Dates Rodeo and Bushmen's Carnival SINGLETON

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 24 September 1938 · page 2

A Rodeo and Bushman's Carnival is to be held on Singleton Show Ground. At a committee meeting of the Northern Agricultural Association…

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Intelligent Dog Disappeared From Show SINGLETON

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 24 September 1938 · page 2

A remarkable display of intelligence was given by a Collie dog which was at the Singleton Show last week. The dog was brought from Maitland…

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Floral Fair Salvation Army Hall Bright Display

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 26 September 1938 · page 4

The official opening ceremony of the Salvation Army Floral Pair held at the West Maitland Citadel on Saturday afternoon and…

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Record Crowd At Melbourne Show MELBOURNE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 26 September 1938 · page 6

The attendance at the Royal Agricultural Show on Saturday was a record, totalling over 80,000. Attendances for the first three days…

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Stroud Sports Carnival

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 27 September 1938 · page 2

Attention is directed to advt. in this issue regarding Stroud A. H. and I. Association's Flower Show and Spring Carnival to be held on Saturday, 8th…

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Fourth Annual Doll Show. Successful Gathering

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 27 September 1938 · page 1

The fourth annual doll show held at the Masonic Hall on Saturday afternoon under the auspices of the Mothers' Club did not attract the…

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New Models International Motor Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 29 September 1938 · page 6

Every motorist nowadays expects that the new car models to be exhibited at the 32nd International motor show to be hold at Earls Court,…

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Exhibition Games

The Scone Advocate · Friday 30 September 1938 · page 3

On Sunday night, Mr. Les Baker, who has represented the State on 33 occasions, engaged several of the local players in exhibition games on Sharp's…

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