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Hunter Valley · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1939

1,159 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 16 of 58

Dog Awards at Cessnock Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 March 1939 · page 3

Dog awards at the Cessnock Show were as follow: Cocker Spaniels: Baby puppy dog, W. G. Hill's Sunshine of Utaba, 1…

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Scone Rodeo Successful Carnival Final Day Scone

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 March 1939 · page 2

Over 200 horses took part in the Scone Rodeo and Bushmen's Carnival, held on Friday and Saturday last. The rodeo has been…

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Bushmen's Carnival at Scone Results of Principal Events

Singleton Argus · Monday 13 March 1939 · page 3

The eighth annual bushmen's carnival at Scone commenced on Friday in unsettled weather, occasional showers falling during the day…

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Local and General News Dungog Show

Singleton Argus · Monday 13 March 1939 · page 2

The Dungog Show committee has arranged an outstandingly attractive programme for the annual show which this year falls on March 16th,…

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Baths Carnival Fixed For To-morrow Night SINGLETON

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 March 1939 · page 2

The novelty swimming carnival and band concert, which was postponed because of the wet weather, will be held at the Singleton baths…

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Carnival Off Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 March 1939 · page 7

For the second time rain caused the postponement of the novelty swimming carnival and hand concert to have been held at Singleton baths…

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Runaway Steers at Show

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 14 March 1939 · page 1

Three persons were injured and a tent was partly wrecked by two runaway steers at the Gulgong Show on Friday…

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Dungog Show Final Arrangements

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 14 March 1939 · page 3

The final meeting of the committee of Dungog A. and H. Association, prior to the show, which is to be held on Thursday, Friday and Saturday of…

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School Swimmers Team for Sydney Carnival

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 14 March 1939 · page 8

A team to represent the Cessnock High School will leave on the mid-day train to-morrow to compete at the…

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Our Annual Show Everything Ready

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 14 March 1939 · page 2

The stage is set and everything is in readiness for Dungog A. and H. Association's 52nd annual show, which is being held on Thursday…

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Scone Rodeo. Successful Carnival. Takings Amount to £850

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 14 March 1939 · page 5

Over 200 horses took part in the Scone Rodeo and Bushmen's Carnival, held. on Friday and Saturday last. The rodeo has been an annual event…

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Large Crowd Witnessed Cessnock Show Gate Takings on Saturday Amounted to £311 Losses on First Day Will Be Made Up From Insurance

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 14 March 1939 · page 6

In officially opening the Cessnock Show on Saturday afternoon, Sir Frederick Stewart, M.H.R., advocated the establishment in Australia of works for the extraction of oil from coal. He said he considered it the duty of the authorities to put A[?] in such a position that if a national emergency should arise we would not be dependent on overseas supplies of [?]…

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SCONE Bushmen's Canival & how Assoc'n "Justified" Confidence of Committee Bushmen's Carnival Enhances Prestige District's Loyal Support Norma's Third Upper Hunter Championship Draft Scott Girls Well to Fore

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 14 March 1939 · page 5

The confidence of the Scone Bushmen's Carnival and Show-Association in deciding, a few weeks ago, to carry on with the annual Carnival, against heavy odds in the seasonal conditions, was completely justified on Friday and Saturday last when the annual…

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Dungog Show No Postponement Council Decides Dungog, AVcdnesday

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 March 1939 · page 7

A special meeting of the Dungog Agricultural and Horticultural Association yesterday afternoon decided against a postponement of the annual…

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Mystery at Sydney Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 March 1939 · page 11

The head of a beautiful girl floating in air without a body—yet the head moves—it smiles—it talks. Then slowly the head commences to…

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Show and Sports Ground

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 16 March 1939 · page 3

Mr Bennett M. L. A. is in receipt of the following commnication from Mr. Spooner; I refer to your personal representations…

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The Tipping Austin Vacuum Exhibit At Royal Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 March 1939 · page 9

An Austin 10 sports tourer is standing on display on an island platform. Suddenly it starts to move. The two wheels on one side leave the floor and…

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Dungog Show Value of Pastues Improvement Condition of Stock Dungog

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 March 1939 · page 5

The president of the Dungog Show Committee (Mr. R. W. Alison) is pleased over an action of the Maitland Race and Sports…

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Singleton News About Town Swimming Carnival By the Man in the Street SINGLETON

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 March 1939 · page 2

Rain, hail or shine, the show must go out That was the opinion of the committee which met yesterday and…

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Carnival Snaps

The Scone Advocate · Friday 17 March 1939 · page 7

A Pictorial Record of last week's Bushmen's Carnival on White Park, The weather was not all that could have been desired for picture-making, but some of the highlights of the big days outing are reproduced on this page. ARCH. WATTS, well-known local horseman, riding A. J: Bower's…

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