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Shows & fairs, 1939

1,159 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 33 of 58

Visitors Delighted With Arrangements Polo Carnival Enright Cup Holders Beaten Mindaribba's Win

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 30 June 1939 · page 7

The games in the Maitland polo carnival to-day were Muswellbrook against Mindaribba, and Maitland against Town and Country in the Enright and Bragg Cups. The Cohen and Clift…

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Polo Carnival Cup Holders Beaten Maitland Games

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 July 1939 · page 11

Muswellbrook and Maitland, the winners of the John P. Enright Cup and the Frank L. Bragg trophy at last year's polo carnival…

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Photographs Taken at the Maitland Polo Carnival

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 July 1939 · page 8

Strung out field in the Muswellbrook v Mindaribba match Battle for the ball in the Muswellbrook v Mindaribba match. Incident in the Town and Country v Maitland match. Group at Luncheon…

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Polo Carnival Concluding Day at Maitland Trophy Winners

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 July 1939 · page 7

The final day's play in the Maitland polo carnival to-day began with an interesting position in the B grade. Maitland and Muswellbrook won their matches on the opening day, but both were beaten yesterday. These two teams won the trophies for…

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Furs and Coats at Polo Carnival Gay Little Scarves

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 July 1939 · page 8

Coats were still the order of the day at the final day of the Maitland Polo Carnival with full-length fur coats and tailored polo coats as first favourites. Gay little scarves were tucked in the neckline of quite a number, while a further bright note was…

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The Women's Corner Social Doings and Helpful Hints Social Life in Sydney Final of the 1939 Sheep Show—The Governor-General and Lady Gowrie on Tour—Interesting Engagement— Many Gay Eentertainments—Returned by the Strathaird—Successful flight to England—A well kept Secret— Wedding Gives a Surprise—Dance at Elanora Country Club—A Newcastle Visitor Enjoys Her Holiday—Celebrating Their Success—Opening "Flying Doctor" Base

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 July 1939 · page 3

OUR city is once again settling down to its everyday routine, for the sheep and their owners have gone home, and when the phone…

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Polo Carnival Most Successful Yet Maitland Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 3 July 1939 · page 5

The Maitland Polo Club's carnival, which concluded on Saturday, was the most successful the club has yet held. Although weather conditions were not favourable, the…

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Annual Show Meeting of Committee Night Programme Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 3 July 1939 · page 2

A sports programme which should prove very entertaining was adopted for a night show on the second night of the Singleton show at a meeting of…

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A Chance for Local Axemen Proposed Woodchop at the Next Show

Singleton Argus · Monday 3 July 1939 · page 3

Axemen within the P.P. Shire, who consider, themselves able to make the chips fly with no mean speed, will probably have the…

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Maitland Polo Carnival

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 4 July 1939 · page 3

In one of the most exciting polo matches seen in the country for many years, Goulburn beat Wirragulla by seven goals to six, in the…

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Tennis. To-morrow Night's Exhibition

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 4 July 1939 · page 5

In addition to the exhibition match between Brodie and Cummings and local players, to be held at the Park courts to-morrow night, semi-final and…

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Teams at Maitland Polo Carnival

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 4 July 1939 · page 5

MAITLAND MUSWELLBROOK WIRRAGULLA SCONE THORNTHWAITE…

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Maitland Polo Club Carnival Interesting Games

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 4 July 1939 · page 3

The Maitland Polo Club's third carnival opened on the Rutherford racecourse last Thursday. The weather was dull and light rain was…

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Figures Show Decrease Vital Statistics

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 4 July 1939 · page 2

The vital statistics for the month of June, made available by the C.P.S. (Mr. H. E. Cox) on Monday, reveal decreases in the numbers of births…

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Maitland Polo Carnival Goulburn Wins a Grade Tie for B Grade Trophies

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 4 July 1939 · page 2

The Maitland polo carnival ended on Saturday before a record crowd; 585 cars were checked on the ground and 40 more were parked near the…

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Muswellbrook and Town and Country Share "B" Grade Trophies Maitland Polo Carnival

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 4 July 1939 · page 1

A peculiar position arose in the competition for the Enright and Bragg Cups at the Maitland polo carnival which concluded on…

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Jersey Fair For Next Dungog Show Committee Meets Dungog

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 5 July 1939 · page 10

Mr. R. W. Alison, president, occupied the chair at a meeting of the Dungog Show committee, held in the Dungog School of Arts…

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Jersey Fair at Dungog Next Year's Show A. & H. Committee Co-operates

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 7 July 1939 · page 3

The committee of the Dungog A. and H. Association, at its meeting on Tuesday, was informed by the Hunter District Local Committee of the…

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Tennis Exhibition Match

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 7 July 1939 · page 8

The association regrets that the exhibition match, scheduled for last Wednesday night, had to be cancelled at the last minute, and also regrets…

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N.Z. Exhibition Canberra

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 7 July 1939 · page 6

Contracts rallied at £7000 have been let for the decoration and design of the Australian pavilion at the New Zealand Exhibition, to be held…

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