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Hunter Valley · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1940

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New Trends Sporting Dress At Leipzig Fair

Maitland Mercury · Monday 1 January 1940 · page 3

Varieties of sporting dress at the [?] fair were co[?] for lighter weight and brighter colours. This [?] in the first place to…

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Show Sports Programmes Arranged Wood Chopping

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 2 January 1940 · page 5

A wood chopping contest will be includes in the sports at the Maitland show to the held early in March. A decision to this effect…

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Boxing Day at Wingen Annual Carnival Success Again

The Scone Advocate · Wednesday 3 January 1940 · page 5

The annual Carnival of the Wingen Bushmen's Carnival and Show Association, which was held at Abbotsford Park, Wingen, on Boxing Day, was…

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Champion Sulky Pony's Death Won 400 Show Prizes

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 3 January 1940 · page 2

The champion sulky pony, Dolly, owned by Mr Charles Guy, of West Maitland, has had to be destroyed, following an injury sustained in the…

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Fair Rents Court

Maitland Mercury · Friday 5 January 1940 · page 2

Eleven applications for the determination of a fair rent were listed at a sitting of the Fair Rents Court at Paddington. In some instances, rents…

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Two Snaps From Wingen Carnival

The Scone Advocate · Friday 5 January 1940 · page 5

B. J. GOLLAN (Branxton) has a narrow escape when his mount fell in the Open Buckjump Championship at the Wingen Bushmen's Carnival on Boxing Day. He was allowed another ride by the judge, Mr. B. B. Haydon, who in mounted at the left of the picture. BEN SINGLETON came to grief in the Buckjump Championship when he drew a "corker" to…

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Newcastle Show Schedules Available

Maitland Mercury · Friday 5 January 1940 · page 4

The schedules of the Newcastle A.H. and I. Association Show, to be held on February 21, 22, 23, and 24, have been mailed to ail exhibitors who are on the…

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Won 400 Show Prizes. Champion Sulky Pony's Death

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 5 January 1940 · page 3

The champion sulky pony, Dolly, owned by Mr. Charles Guy, of West Maitland, has had to be destroyed, following an injury…

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Champion Sulky Pony's Death WON 400 Show Prizes

The Scone Advocate · Friday 5 January 1940 · page 1

The champion sulky pony, Dolly, owned by Mr. Charles Guy, of West Maitland, has had to be destroyed, following an injury sustained in the…

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World Fair U.S.A. Invitation To CANBERRA

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 6 January 1940 · page 1

America has invited Australia to continue representation at the World Fair during the year. Officials are examining the…

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Fare’s Fair Honesty of 2nd A.I.F Returned Loan

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 6 January 1940 · page 4

A true story was told at a community concert at the 2nd A.I.F. camp at Rutherford on Wednesdays night last concerning the…

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Newcastle Show

Singleton Argus · Monday 8 January 1940 · page 3

The Secretary of the Newcastle Show (Mr P. G. Legoe) advises that the demand for schedules for the forthcoming show has been very…

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Cage Birds Trophies for Show

Maitland Mercury · Monday 8 January 1940 · page 4

Efforts are being made by several lanciers to have a display of cage birds at the Maitland Show at least equal to that of last year. The…

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Scone Carnival & Show Executive Recommends Postponement

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 9 January 1940 · page 1

At a meeting of the Executive of the Scone Bushmen's Carnival and Show Association, held on Saturday night last, a motion…

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TENNIS Country Week Carnival

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 9 January 1940 · page 3

Gloucester team in the ladies' section of the Country Week tennis carnival in Sydney last week met with considerable success, winning the…

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Dungog Show Society

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 9 January 1940 · page 2

The regular quarterly meeting of the Dungog A. and H. Association was held in the School of Arts on Friday night. Mr. R. W. Alison…

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Newcastle 1940 Show

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 9 January 1940 · page 2

The schedules for the 1940 show of the Newcastle A.H. and I. Association, which were received from the printers last month, have been…

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What of the Show? Question of Holiday

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 9 January 1940 · page 4

It is understood that a meeting of the Upper Hunter P. and A. Society is to be held on Monday next to determine whether the 1940 Show will be…

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SWIMMING Inter-Club Carnival SINGLETON

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 10 January 1940 · page 8

Arrangements are being made for an inter-club swimming carnival between Singleton and Muswellbrook, It is expectcd that the carnival…

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Royal Show Prize Money Totals £16,000 New Clases

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 11 January 1940 · page 7

The Royal Agricultural [?] will after £10,000 Royal Easter Show. The[?] is £300 more than was adviced last year…

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