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Hunter Valley · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1940

956 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 38 of 48

Three Days Maitland’s 1941 Show Council Decides

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 1 October 1940 · page 4

Maitland show Council, at the meeting last night, decided to held the last [?] on three days and two nights in[?] of…

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Fancy Fair All Saints’ Parish Hall SINGLETON

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 2 October 1940 · page 8

Singleton branch of the Country Women’s Association has [?] a Fancy Fair, to be held in All [?] Hell and arounds next Friday…

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Australia Day Carnival In Sydney SYDNEY

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 2 October 1940 · page 3

Final arrangements for Australin Day which will be [?] throughout New South Wales on Friday, to provide comforts for members of…

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No Closed Street for Carnival On Shopping Night CESSNOCK

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 2 October 1940 · page 4

Cessnock Council last night refused to permit a section of Vincent-street to be closed on a pay Friday night, so that a carnival organised by the…

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This Afternoon's C.w.a. Fair

Singleton Argus · Friday 4 October 1940 · page 2

The C.W.A. Fair held at the All Saints' Parisn Hall this afternoon was noteworthy for the large number of attractions staged to interest the…

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The Patriotic Carnival Next Monday's Meeting

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 4 October 1940 · page 4

This is a final reminder to representatives of all public bodies that the big meeting for the purpose of making further arrangements for…

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Patriotic Carnival Military Band in Procession

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 4 October 1940 · page 2

Saturday, October 12, is to be a memorable day for Dungog, when one of the biggest carnival days seen locally will be staged…

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Big Tennis Carnival Jack Crawford for Cessnock

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 4 October 1940 · page 2

Word has now been received that J. Crawford will definitely be a competitor in the Cessnock tennis carnival to…

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DUNGOG Patriotic Carnival Big Display Planned [?]Friday

Maitland Mercury · Friday 4 October 1940 · page 6

[?]October [?] [?]day for [?] when are of the [?] days [?] with be st[?]…

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West Maitland Show Curtailed to Three Days

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 4 October 1940 · page 3

Maitland Show Council decided on Monday night to curtail the 1941 Maitland Show to three days and two nights…

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Flower Show Singleton Country Women Health Centre Singleton

Maitland Mercury · Friday 4 October 1940 · page 5

A flower sho, cooking competition and exhibition of handicraft craft and a tennis [?] were conducted by the Singleton…

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C. of E. Flower Show Opened by Mrs. De Witt Batty

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 4 October 1940 · page 2

The annual flower show of Christ Church, Dungog, was opened in the James Theatre this afternoon by Mrs. De Witt Batty, wife of the Lord…

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Must Not Be Closed on a Pay Friday Night Council's Decision Regarding Vincent-street. Proposed Patriotic Carnival

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 4 October 1940 · page 1

"It is not fair to the business people to ask for Vincent-street to be closed on a pay Friday night," said the…

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MULBRING Red Cross Society Sports Carnival

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 5 October 1940 · page 7

The Mulbring branch of the [?] Cross [?] conducted a very [?] [?] sports programme in [?] of [?] [?]…

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GLOUCESTER Methodist Spring Fair Popular Man Gloucester

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 5 October 1940 · page 6

There [?] a [?] [?] the [?] [?] Fair held the [?] [?] [?] A [?] [?] named…

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Flower Show Bazaar Splendid Display at Dungog Opened by Mrs De Witt Batty Dungog

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 5 October 1940 · page 6

Splendid success attended the annual flower show and bazaar conducted by the Women’s Gild of Christ Church of England, Dungog held in the [?] Theatre on Thursday and yesterday, Last yea’s £140 should be [?]…

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C.w.a Fancy Fair a Pleasant Afternoon

Singleton Argus · Monday 7 October 1940 · page 3

In an effort to raise funds for the worthy cause of the Baby Health Centre, the Singleton branch of the Country Women's Association staged…

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Street Carnival

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 8 October 1940 · page 2

The section of Kelly-strect, between Liverpool and St. Aubins Streets, which was closed against traffic for a couple of hours…

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