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Hunter Valley · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1940

956 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 36 of 48

Champions to Visit Maitland Exhibition Tennis

Maitland Mercury · Monday 16 September 1940 · page 4

Six of the State’s best known, tennis players will visit Maitland on Saturday next and will play exhibition singles and doubles on the…

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A Day Out at Maison Dieu Sports, Fancy Fair, and Ball

Singleton Argus · Monday 16 September 1940 · page 2

The Jerry's Plains-Maison Dieu sports, fancy fair, and ball, held at Maison Dieu on Saturday was an outstanding success.,…

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Singleton and District Maison Dieu Sports and Fancy Fair £120 Realised Singleton

Maitland Mercury · Monday 16 September 1940 · page 2

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Shire President Opens Fair

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 17 September 1940 · page 6

At the afternoon session, Rev. M. A. Spence, B.A., introduced to the gathering Cr. A. A. McDonald, who, for many years, has taken a great…

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Baby Show

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 17 September 1940 · page 6

A feature of the Fair was the holding of a baby show, which attracted upwards of a dozen entries. Sister Mooney, of the Scott Memorial…

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St. Andrew's Presbyterian Fair Wonderful Result £142/10/4 Raised

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 17 September 1940 · page 6

As in past years, St. Andrew's Presbyterian Fair was again an outstanding success, despite the many handicaps which had arisen since the…

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The Muswellbrook Chronicle TUESDAY, 17th SEPTEMBER, 1940. Successful Tennis Carnival. Over £30 For Patriotic Fund

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 17 September 1940 · page 3

Last Saturday's tennis carnival in aid of the Patriotic Fund was one of the most successful held for several years. The carnival was…

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Sketch Refused Singleton Show of 1876

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 18 September 1940 · page 6

A sketch of the Singleton Show [?] 1876 was offered Singleton Municipal Council in a letter from H. J. Vicker[?] of Redfern. He slated that be was [?]…

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World Achievement The World’s Fair

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 19 September 1940 · page 9

April 30, 1838 was the day chosen for the opening of the World’s Fair at New York. Costing £31,000,000, a cosmic ray, caught by [?] worked the master [?] which turned on the…

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Big Carnival Soldiers Memorial Hall

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 19 September 1940 · page 6

As announced in this issue, a monster carnival is being staged at Carolina Place (next to the Electric Light Station in Church-street) in aid of…

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“Show-down” Soon Indo-China Crisis (“Mercury” service) LONDON Sept. 18

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 19 September 1940 · page 2

According to an American [?] from [?] that why have [?] that “a show-down” is [?] week,…

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Patriotic Carnival Enthusiastic Meeting

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 20 September 1940 · page 2

More than twenty townsmen attended Monday night's meeting to further arrangements for the patriotic carnival…

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Exhibition Tennis Odd Street Courts

Maitland Mercury · Friday 20 September 1940 · page 6

Those who are interested in tennis as a sport and like to see it stayed by experts will have an opportunity to-morrow (Saturday) when a team…

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£130 in Prizes Sports on Show Ground SINGLETON

Maitland Mercury · Friday 20 September 1940 · page 5

The national Agricultural Association has decided to give hall of the profits from the sports to be held on the Show Ground next Thursday to the fund for…

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SPORT & Sportsmen in the Sportlight of the Week. Honor Roll. Greyhound Racing. A. Juid, A. J. Wilson, Z. Elliott, E A. Bussey, M. Hallett. GOLF. J. Flanagan, A. Sweeney, G. R. Simpson. BOWLS. F. Schadel, E. W. Shaw, R. Gar liner, W. Berry, E. Peel, R. Devine. TENNIS. Week-End Carnival. Greyhound Racing

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 20 September 1940 · page 3

The canines have raced to pride of place in the sportlight of the week, following the successful meeting of last Saturday night, with district owners…

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Variety Show Rutherford Presbyterian Hall Bright Evening

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 21 September 1940 · page 4

With a large audience present at the Rutherford School Hall, the variety show presented by Mr. F. Klimoiste of the Tiroll and 2UW. besides…

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Show Patriotic Sports Next

Singleton Argus · Monday 23 September 1940 · page 2

A glance through the programme and perusal of the entries indicates that the N.A.A. show sports on Thursday next fully justifies complete…

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Holding of Cowra Show Was Justified Takings Almost Equalled Record

Singleton Argus · Monday 23 September 1940 · page 4

Judges in all sections at the recent Cowra show were loud in their praise of the exhibits, which were of excellent quality, despite the dry season…

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Carnival Meeting. Postponed Until, 7th OCTOBER

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 24 September 1940 · page 5

The meeting of all bodies interested in the patriotic carnival has been postponed from Monday next, 30th September, untill MONDAY,…

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