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Shows & fairs, 1938

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And Now—the Carnival. Friday-saturday Next Week Record Entries. Cattle and Buckjumpers in Great Trim

The Scone Advocate · Friday 18 November 1938 · page 5

Many old, and just as many new, faces will be seen on Wilson Memorial Park on Friday and Saturday next, when Murrurundi's seventh annual…

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Lady Bowlers Carnival Afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 19 November 1938 · page 2

About 70 lady bowlers assembled on the West Maitland Bowling Club's green on Thursday for a carnival afternoon organised by the West Maitland…

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Orders for Cars Sequel to Earls Court Exhibition

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 19 November 1938 · page 10

The International Exhibition at Earls Court, London, last month was again conspicuously successful More and better business was done…

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Singleton District GLENDON Fancy Dress Carnival Marked Success

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 19 November 1938 · page 2

Despite the humid weather conditions the fancy dress carnival at Glendon on Thursday night was a marked success. A splendid crowd assembled…

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Show Dates Singleton Decision October Chosen Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 19 November 1938 · page 6

After three amendments had been moved, the Northern. Agricultural Association decided to-day to conduct its 1939 show on…

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Show Council Support For Recruits Military Appeal Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 19 November 1938 · page 7

The Northern Agricultural Association decided at a meeting to-day to cooperate where possible with the Citizens' Welfare…

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Dog Raging Show Association's Plan Protest Letters Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 19 November 1938 · page 2

The Northern Agricultural Association is divided as to whether it should take out a licence to conduct dog racing. There was a great…

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GLOUCESTER Trotting at the Show More Prize Money Gloucester

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 19 November 1938 · page 9

The A.H. and P. Association has decided to allot £20 to the trotting events at the next show. Mr. Paget stated he had in hand…

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Dates for the Next N.a.a. Show Committee Decides on October

Singleton Argus · Monday 21 November 1938 · page 2

Following the moving of many amendments, including the rejection by a narrow margin of a motion for an autumn show, the…

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Show Committee Debates Dog Racing Question Consideration of Protests Finds Sharp Division of Opinion

Singleton Argus · Monday 21 November 1938 · page 1

That the committee of the Northern Agricultural Association is divided on the question of allowing mechanical hare coursing on the showground was clearly seen at a special meeting on Saturday morning…

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Carnival Time Willow Tree and Quirindi

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 22 November 1938 · page 2

Willow Tree Bushmen's Carnival was held in Friday last, and the big draft event to Reg. Watts's consistent mare Norma. Success was, however,…

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Baby Show Keen Interest Aroused

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 22 November 1938 · page 3

Judging by the way entries are coming in, the Grand Baby Show to he held in the Methodist Hall on Saturday next promises to be the biggest…

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Preparing for the Show. Sectional Committees' Meetings

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 22 November 1938 · page 5

Sectional committees are holding meetings this week to prepare the schedule for the 1939 Show. Yesterday the horse and beef cattle…

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SWIMMING Inter-Club Carnival SINGLETON

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 November 1938 · page 2

Singleton Swimming Club has decided to accept the invitation of Muswellbrook Club, and will visit that centre for an inter-club carnival on…

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Relief Workers Fair Day's Work Given by Majority

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 23 November 1938 · page 1

The Minister for Works and Local Government (Mr E. S. Spooner) said on Monday night that since the middle of this year an examination…

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Floral Fair Methodist Church

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 24 November 1938 · page 10

Rev. H.J. Youill, presided at the annual Floral Pair, in aid of the Greta Methodist Church. Mrs. W.A.H. Howarth, of West Maitland, opened…

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LARGS Carnival Dance LARGS

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 24 November 1938 · page 10

There was a fair attendance at the carnival dance held in the Largs School of Arts in aid of the Roman Catholic Church funds…

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Gift Fair Kurri Kurri Function KURHI

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 24 November 1938 · page 5

Mrs. Owen Evans, of West Maitland, officially opened the Christmas Gift Fair, which was conducted by the Kurri Kurri…

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Preference Act "Not Fair to Youth' Strong Attack Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 24 November 1938 · page 15

Attacking the Returned Soldiers' Preference Act at a meeting of the finance committee of the Sydney City Council, Aid. Carroll…

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Agricultural Society Consideration of Taking Over Mechanical Hare

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 25 November 1938 · page 1

Sepresentatives of Cessnock Agricultural Society and the Cessnock Show and Sports Club have been meeting with a view…

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