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Hunter Valley · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1940

956 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 30 of 48

Dungog Patriotic Fund Big Carnival, Proposed

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

At its meeting on Monday night at the Council Chambers, Dungog Patriotic Fund Committee decided to hold a meeting on August 12 to…

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The Show Council Review of the Year’s Operations Satisfactory Result

Maitland Mercury · Friday 26 July 1940 · page 4

A [?] result from the year’s operation was reported to the [?] meeting of members of [?] River Agricultural and [?] Association last night. A profit of [?] was disclosed…

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Stock Sales Prime Fat Cattle Dearer Pigs Show Quality

Maitland Mercury · Monday 29 July 1940 · page 5

[?] [?] at the Campbell’s hill saleyards to-day, but the [?] was made up [?] of plain and…

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Singleton District Show Committee Mr. D[?]man Appointed Secretary the High School Singleton

Maitland Mercury · Monday 29 July 1940 · page 2

Mr. A. J. [?] [?] of the [?] Agricultural Associates at a [?] [?] of the [?]. He will [?]…

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Police Carnival

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 31 July 1940 · page 5

At a meeting of the committee organising the police picture carnival the secretary Constable O Holltel report [?]…

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Profit of £157 Patriotic Sports Carnival a Great Effort Singleton

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 31 July 1940 · page 2

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Sydney Show Abandoned

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

Because of the military occupation of the Sydney Showground, the council of the Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales has been…

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Dates for Next Show

The Scone Advocate · Friday 2 August 1940 · page 4

Consideration was given to the confirmation of the dates for next Show, which had tentatively been fixed for March 26, 27 and 28, 1941…

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Good Progress Patriotic Carnival Police Effort

Maitland Mercury · Friday 2 August 1940 · page 5

All [?] the police of East and [?] Maitland in their patristic carnival to take place on Friday, August 14, [?] a…

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Merriwa District Patriotic Fund. Street Carnival. Over £300 Raised

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 2 August 1940 · page 6

The street carnival, organised by the Patriotic Fund Indies' Auxiliary, took place on Saturday last in brilliant weather and proved a…

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1941 Easter Show Abandoned Society's Reluctant Decision

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 2 August 1940 · page 7

Because of the military occupation of the Sydney Showground the council of the Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales has been compelled…

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Baby Show and Cooking Competition. Successful Function at Lyceum

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 2 August 1940 · page 2

The baby show and cooking and knitting competition held in the Lyceum Hall, Cessnock, on Saturday, July 20. was a great success…

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Floral Fair Benefits for Jumble Stall

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 3 August 1940 · page 5

The month just past proved most successful for Mrs. Hendry and her helpers on the No. 2 jumble stall at the forthcoming floral market fair…

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School Work Interesting Exhibition SINGLETON

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 3 August 1940 · page 2

An exhibition of work doter of pupils of the light [?] and primary [?] was stag all at the light school yesterday afternoon…

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Exhibition of School Work

Singleton Argus · Monday 5 August 1940 · page 2

An exhibition of school work was held in the York Street buildings on Friday. Besides a lot of various interesting exhibits of ordinary…

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Result of Abandonment of Royal Show Huge Loss to Trade

Singleton Argus · Monday 5 August 1940 · page 2

Abandonment of the Royal Show will cause an Easter trade loss of £2,000,000, Sydney commercial and manufacturing interests claim…

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Royal Show Ground May Be Available

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 6 August 1940 · page 4

There is very likelihood that the Sydney Show Ground may ho available for the Royal Show at Easter. The new Q. O. C. Eastern Commend…

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Champion Golfers to Play at Cessnock Exhibition Came Red Cross

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 6 August 1940 · page 5

In connection with the police effort for the Red , Cross, Mr. George Ryder has finalised arrangements for a four-ball…

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