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Shows & fairs, 1939

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Cattle Ages Jersey Society's Show Prizes

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 January 1939 · page 4

When the New South Wales branch of the Australian Jersey Herd Society in future subsidises country shows, by donating special prizes, it will…

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Lawn Tennis Country Week Carnival. Scone Women's Team Commended

The Scone Advocate · Friday 20 January 1939 · page 7

The young Scone team played excellent tennis throughout the tournament, and their showing was one of the surprises of the week (says…

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Annual Carnival Cessnock Swimming Club Valuable Trophy Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 January 1939 · page 7

The Cessnock Swimming Club, at a general meeting held at the baths last night, decided to hold its annual carnival on Saturday afternoon…

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Big Offer for Quins by Fair Officials Callender, (Ont.), January. 19

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 January 1939 · page 1

It is reported that the New York Fair officials have offered the guardians of the Dionne Quins fifty per cent, of the proceeds for exhibiting them, and the remainder to any…

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Butter Section Dairy Hall Facilities at Royal Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 January 1939 · page 5

A complete re-arrangement has been made in the butter division of the dairy produce section of the schedule. Classes in this section…

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T.B. TESTING Shorthorns at Royal Show Forward Step

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 January 1939 · page 2

A recommendations that beef Shorthorns offered for sale at the Royal Easter Show should be subject to a T.B. test, to take place…

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Quins Not for Show. Attractive Offer Declined. Callander (Ontario)

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 20 January 1939 · page 2

It is unlikely that the offer by the New York Fair officials to the quintuplets' guardians for 50 per cent. of the proceeds of…

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Junior Farmers Section at the Royal Show £97 Prize Money

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 January 1939 · page 9

For the fourth year in succession John Fairfax and Sons, Ltd., have sponsored the much-contested classes in the Junior Farmers'…

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The Dionne Quintuplets Offer for Exhibition Not Likely to Be Accepted. (Australian Press Assn. Messase.) CALLANDER (Ontario)

Singleton Argus · Friday 20 January 1939 · page 1

A likely offer by the New York Fair officials to the Dionne quintuplet guardians for 50 per cent, of the proceeds for exhibiting them and the…

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Dairy Breeds At the Royal Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 January 1939 · page 8

The dairy section is being kept well abreast of modern requirements, al though there was little occasion for revision of this part of the schedule…

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Show Committee Mr. McMahon Resigns SINGLETON

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 January 1939 · page 2

Schedule committees were appointed at a meeting of the Northern Agricultural Association, held at Singleton this morning…

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Meeting of the Show Committee

Singleton Argus · Monday 23 January 1939 · page 2

The main business at the N.A.A. committee meeting on Saturday morning was the appointing of schedule committees for the 1939 show…

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SWIMMING Inter-Club Carnival Singleton Wins Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 January 1939 · page 2

Singleton defeated Muswellbrook in an inter-club swimming carnival for the "Wycks-Flynn" cup at Singleton on Saturday…

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Maitland 1939 Show

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 24 January 1939 · page 1
Also in The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder, The Muswellbrook Chronicle

Show enthusiasts of the Hunter Valley and surrounding districts are reminded by advertisement appearing in this issue of the forthcoming…

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Paris Lingerie Show

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 24 January 1939 · page 2

This show was arranged in the hope of winning back for wool a great deal of the ground lost to artificial silk in the field of underwear. The Show…

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Show at Claridges

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 24 January 1939 · page 2

A show was also arranged at Claridges, in London, with a view of obtaining the co-operation of the better—class wholesalers. As a result of this…

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Entries Already For Annual Maitland Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 January 1939 · page 4

Entries have already been received for several sections at the 1939 Maitland Show, which will be held from March 1 to 4. On…

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Newcastle Show Entries Close Next Week

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 January 1939 · page 6

Intending exhibitors are reminded by advertisement in this issue that entries for the Newcastle Show, to be held February 22nd to 25th (inclusive)…

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