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Hunter Valley · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1939

1,159 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 37 of 58

Embargo on Show Exhibits Lismore

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 August 1939 · page 5

The secretary of the North Coast Agricultural Societies' Association, Mr. H. Pritchard, has been told that an embargo was placed on the entry into…

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MUSICALE In Aid of Methodist Fair

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 August 1939 · page 2

Iceland poppies and calendulas decorated the house of Mr. and Mrs. T. R. H. Whitehouse, at Melrose-street, Lorn, yesterday afternoon, when a…

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The Royal Show Additional Horse Classes

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 August 1939 · page 4

The Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales has made a start with its schedule for the 1940 Easter Show, which is to be held from March…

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Country Women's Association Wool Exhibition

The Scone Advocate · Friday 11 August 1939 · page 3

The Chairman said there was the matter of the annual exhibition of wool sponsored by the Scone branch of the Country Women's Association,…

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The Chevrolets "Spring Carnival" Series Latest Styling

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 11 August 1939 · page 6

Much interest has been aroused by the announcement of new "Spring Carnival" series of the popular 1939 Chevrolet. These spring-styled models…

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Store Sheep Values Show Risk. Store Cattle in Demand

The Scone Advocate · Friday 11 August 1939 · page 5

There is no doubt as to the improvement in the price of store sheep during the last month (writes "Mitchell Grass", in the Brisbane…

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Scone Carnival and Race Meeting State Governor to Attend £200 Prize Money

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 11 August 1939 · page 7

The week-end of August 26-28 will be a big one for Scone, when a monster carnival and race meeting will be held. His Excellency the…

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Merriwa District News (Reprinted from The Merriwa & Cassilis News) MERRIWA P.A.H. & I. ASSOCIATION Show Dates Tentatively Fixed Schedule Sub-committees Appointed

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 11 August 1939 · page 6

At the first meeting of the newlyelected council of the P.A.H. & I. Association on Saturday the dates of the 1940 show were fixed for 2nd…

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Earls Court Motor Exhibition In London

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 August 1939 · page 8

The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders have been arranging an annual motor exhibition since 1903, and they are now busy organising…

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Function for Catholic Fair

Singleton Argus · Monday 14 August 1939 · page 2

A function in the Catholic Hall on Friday afternoon for the forthcoming Catholic Fair was a financial and social success. It took the form of…

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Show Judge Mr. A. Shearer For Melbourne SINGLETON

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 August 1939 · page 2

Mr. Aubrey Shearer, of Malson Dion, Singleton, has been appointed as the judge of the Friesian cattle at the Royal Melbourne Show…

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Singleton District £100 DONATION To Show Committee Ladies' Auxiliary Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 August 1939 · page 2

A donation of £100 was received from the ladles' auxiliary to the association at the meeting of the Northern Agricultural Association…

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All the Fun of the Fair

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 15 August 1939 · page 4

TOP: NANCY and KATHLEEN CARNEY, Scotch Pipers, who livened up the Fair with their bagpipes and drums . . . REV. CANON B. C. WILSON, wrapped in thought, trying to decide on whether to ring the rubber doll or milk jug. BELOW: REV. D. R. HAMILTON takes his hoop-la seriously . . . MR. FRANK KENNEDY is not at all…

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Brisbane Show Wonderful Dairy Cattle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 15 August 1939 · page 5

Never in the history of the dairying industry in Australia has a show of dairy cattle been so lavishly praised by experts as that at the Brisbane…

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St. Andrew's "Nautical Fair" Outstanding Success Novel and Colourful Stalls

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 15 August 1939 · page 4

The annual fete, held under the auspices of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, took the form of a "Nautical" fair, in Garside's Hall on…

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Catholic Fair Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 16 August 1939 · page 2

The funds for the Catholic Fair at Singleton will benefit as a result of a street stall conducted in John-st., Singleton, yesterday, Mrs. A. C…

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Annual Sports St. Joseph's, Lochinvar Twelfth Carnival

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 16 August 1939 · page 2

On Saturday last the students of St. Joseph's Convent School held their twelfth annual sports meeting. The weather, which…

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This Year's N.a.a. Show

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 16 August 1939 · page 2

The schedules for the Singleton show have been distributed, and copies are available from the secretary, Mr Ashley C. Williams. The public…

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New York's World Fair

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 17 August 1939 · page 9

America certainly does things on a big scale, and the New York World's Fair is another example of marvellous organisation, of gigantic effort to…

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High Schools Athletic Carnival Points

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 17 August 1939 · page 7

Points scored in the Inter-High School athletic carnival at Waratah yesterday afternoon were:— Senior division: Maitland 73…

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