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Hunter Valley · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1940

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GRESFORD Forthcoming Show Plans Advanced Gresford

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 20 April 1940 · page 2

The show committee has matters well in band for the forthcoming show on May 10 and 11. The privileges have been sold at…

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Town Band's Successful Function Flower Show and Cooking Competition

Singleton Argus · Monday 22 April 1940 · page 2

The annual flower show and cooking competition of the Singleton Town Band, held on Saturday afternoon in the Band Hall, was notable…

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Band Benefit Flower Show : Cooing Competition Splendid Display Singleton

Maitland Mercury · Monday 22 April 1940 · page 8

The flower show and cooking competition, which the Ladies’ Auxiliary to the Singleton Town Band conduct each year to assist…

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Cessnock Cycling Red Cross Carnival

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 23 April 1940 · page 3

On Anzac Day (Thursday) the Cessnock League Cycling Club will run races on the Cessnock track in aid of the Red…

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League Cycling Carnival at Cessnock

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 23 April 1940 · page 8

The Cessnock League Cycle Club conducted a carnival on their newly-coustructed track on Sunday afternoon, before…

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Dungog Show Finalising Preparations

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 23 April 1940 · page 3

At its meeting the committee of Dungog A. and H. Association had many domestic matters to finalise connected with the forthcoming…

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Red Cross Carnival at East Maitland

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 23 April 1940 · page 5

The East Maitland branch of the Red Cross Society has made arrangements for the holding of a bowling carnival on Thursday next (Anzac…

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Speers Point Man's Ill-luck Fair Cause to Complain

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 24 April 1940 · page 2

John Bulley, 25, of Speers Point, was badly injured 12 months ago in an accident on the road to Teralba. The most serious of the injuries was…

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Heavy Entries Anzac Sports On Show Ground SINGLETON

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 24 April 1940 · page 2

Heavy entries have been received for all the [?] to be conducted at the Anzac sports on the Singleton show ground tomorrow…

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Red Cross Carnival

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 25 April 1940 · page 3

The carnival promoted by the various local organisations in conjunction with the Red Cross Branch, and held on the River Bank Reserve on Saturday…

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Anzac Sports Singleton Carnival Marred by Rain Singleton

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 25 April 1940 · page 7

The Anzac sports held on Singleton Show Ground to-day, were marred by rain which tell during the afternoon. The attendance…

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Red Cross Carnival at Raymond Terrace ABOUT £80 RAISED

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 25 April 1940 · page 7

There was a good attendance both afternoon and night, at the carnival held on the River Bank Reserves, Raymond T[?] on…

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Dungog Show Next Week's Carnival

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 26 April 1940 · page 2

District interest centres next week in the annual show of the Dungog A. and H. Association, which takes place on Thursday, Friday and…

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Red Cross Carnival at Raymond Terrace

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 26 April 1940 · page 4

The carnival promoted by the various local organisations in conjunction with the Red Cross branch, and held on the River Bank Reserve on…

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Singleton District Anzac Sports Carnival a Success Splendid Support Singleton

Maitland Mercury · Friday 26 April 1940 · page 2

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Fair Rent Application to Court First Locally

Maitland Mercury · Monday 29 April 1940 · page 5

The first application in West Maitland under the Fat Rents Act was heard by Mr. C. G. [?] P.M. [?] morning After…

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Scaled Fence Dance at Show Expensive Venture Singleton

Maitland Mercury · Monday 29 April 1940 · page 6

Scaling a funce to got into a dance at the Singleton show ground [?] without paying the admission chargon proved an expensive venture for two…

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Show Society Improving the Grounds Committee Meets Singleton

Maitland Mercury · Monday 29 April 1940 · page 6

The report [?] by the secretary Sir. A.C. Williams to the meeting of the Northern [?] Association at…

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Dungog Show Opens on Thursday Curtailed Train Services

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 30 April 1940 · page 2

The splendid rains over the week-end puts the district in good heart for the Dungog Show, opening on Thursday and extending over Friday…

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Bank Hotel £8000 in Remodelling New Accommodation for Show-time

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 30 April 1940 · page 2

The remodelling of the Bank Hotel locally has been regarded in the building trade as one of the big jobs so far as this class of work is…

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