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Hunter Valley · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1940

956 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 37 of 48

Show Boys of the Streets

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 24 September 1940 · page 4

Pedal cyclists are known by names, most of them unfavourable, but experience has proved that they can and do respond to appeals to…

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Tex Morton's Wild West Show

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 24 September 1940 · page 3

One of the most interesting personalities to visit Scone, known throughout Australia as the Yodelling Boundary Rider, Tex Morton has…

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Patriotic Committee. Arrangements for Carnival. More Money for Fund

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 24 September 1940 · page 5

The monthly meeting of the Muswellbrook and District Patriotic Committee was held last night, when the following members were present:—Mr…

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Show Boys of the Streets. (Issued by the Road Safety Council of N.S.W.)

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 24 September 1940 · page 5

Pedal cyclists are known by names, most of them unfavourable, but experience has proved that they can and do respond to…

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Show Boys of the Streets. (Issued by the Road Safety Council of New South Wales)

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 24 September 1940 · page 3

Pedal cyclists are known by names, most of them unfavorable, but experience has proved that they can and do respond to appeals to reason…

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Show Sports To-morrow

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 25 September 1940 · page 2

Everything is set for a great day at the show sports to-morrow (Thursday). The weather looks promising and the showground looks…

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Building Fund Returned Soldiers’ Hall Carnival Night

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 25 September 1940 · page 4

An appeal is to be made on Friday next by the West Maitland sub-branch and the ladles’ auxiliary of the Returned Sailor and…

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DUNGOG Patriotic Carnival Big Programme Dungog

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 25 September 1940 · page 6

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Dolls’ Show

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 26 September 1940 · page 3

A dolls show was held in the Kurri Kurri infants school to assist the school war effort. The judges, Mesdames M. E. Earies, A. Gould and 3…

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Big Carnival Soldiers Memorial Hall Street Appeal

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 26 September 1940 · page 2

Arrangements are well in hand for the mo[?]er car[?] [?] will be beid in [?] plate. C[?]ch-street west Ma[?] to-morrow (Friday)…

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Sports Day Singleton Show Ground Large Crowd S[?]leton

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 26 September 1940 · page 7

Fro[?] from the [?] [?] sh[?] [?] to-day will [?be [?] [?] for the [?]…

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St. John's Mission Band. Record Fair

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 27 September 1940 · page 8

On Saturday last St. John's Mission Band conducted their annual fair for missions in the Sunday School hall. The fair was the most successful to date,…

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Kurri Doll Show

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 27 September 1940 · page 3

To assist the School war effort a dolls' show was held in Kurri Kurri Infant's School. The function was well attended and the judges,…

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Annual Baby Show

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 27 September 1940 · page 2

In connection with the Church of England flower show in the James Theatre on October 3 and 4, the annual baby show will be held on…

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Swimming Club Carnival For Opening Night

Maitland Mercury · Friday 27 September 1940 · page 4

At a committee meeting of the Maitland Amateur Swimming Club. It was decided to approach west Maitland laud Council with a request that they…

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Popular Man Competition. Cycling Carnival and Wood-chopping Events

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 27 September 1940 · page 7

At the new cycling track, on the old Soccer Ground, on Sunday the Cessnock Cycling Club will conduct a huge carnival in support of the…

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St. Stephen’s Exhibition at East Maitland Children’s Work

Maitland Mercury · Friday 27 September 1940 · page 5

An [?] of work dose by the children of St. Stephen’s East Maitland [?] Church for the North Queensland…

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Church of England Bazaar and Flower Show

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 27 September 1940 · page 2

Mrs. De Witt Batty, wife of the Lord Bishop of Newcastle, will open the annual flower show in connection with the Church of England in the…

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OVER £200 RAISED Soldiers’ Memorial Big Carnival

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 28 September 1940 · page 5

Over [?] will be [?] to te [?] Soliders [?] Fund as a result at last[?]…

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Successful Doll Show. Mothers' Club Patriotic Effort

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 1 October 1940 · page 1

Signal success followed the doll show organised by members of the Muswellbrook Mothers' Club attached to the District Rural School, and held…

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