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Hunter Valley · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1941

1,026 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 10 of 52

Horses Collide Tentpegging Contest At The Show

Maitland Mercury · Friday 28 February 1941 · page 6

Horses and riders were thrown to the ground when two competitors collided in the tent-pegging contest at Maitland Show last night. Trooper…

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Final Day of the Show Feast Of Entertainment

Maitland Mercury · Friday 28 February 1941 · page 7

To-morrow, the final day and night of Maitland Show, provides a feast of entertainment for everyone. The day and night programmes are…

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Furnished Home Capper’s Fine Display At The Show

Maitland Mercury · Friday 28 February 1941 · page 7

All the beauty and comfort of a luxurious new home have been captured in the display arranged by Capper’s in their pavilion at the…

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Maitland Show Opened Yesterday a Fine All Round Display

Singleton Argus · Friday 28 February 1941 · page 2

Maitland Show was opened yesterday in pleasant weather. There are splendid entries in most sections, being larger than hitherto, and the…

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Are Your Entries Ready? Prepare for the Upper Hunter Show

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 28 February 1941 · page 4

Only 12 mors days remain before the closing of entries for the Upper Hunter Show. The final day is 12th MARCH, and the days of the…

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Quirindi Show

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 1 March 1941 · page 3

Entries for Quirindi Show on March 27. and 28 close: on March 14 and present indications seem to favour a good success Schedules are…

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MUSWELLBROOK Municipal Council Show Holiday Muswellbrook

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 1 March 1941 · page 6

At the fortnightly meeting of the “Municipal Council it was decided to have March 27 principal day of the annual Upper…

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Successes in Poultry Section At Maitland Show

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 1 March 1941 · page 5

Two local poultry fanciers, Messrs. Charles Cummins and W. D. Graham, added to their long list of successes at this week’s Maitland show…

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Wingham Show High Jump Record Broken WINGHAM

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 1 March 1941 · page 5

Wingham Show gate takings exceeded last year’s by a considerable amount A feature was the breaking of the ground record high jump by A…

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Bates Improve Family Day At Show Ring Events

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 1 March 1941 · page 6

Cute receipts at Maitland chow yesterday showed a big Improvement on those of the Friday of the 1940 show. On the latter…

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Concluding Day Awards in Dog Classes at Maitland Show Sports Programme

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 1 March 1941 · page 5

Setters and cocker spaniels provided the strongest competition in the dog section at Maitland show, the awards in which were made to-day. Fax terriers, Alsatians and greyhounds were the strongest…

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Further Awards at Maitland Show

Singleton Argus · Monday 3 March 1941 · page 4

The champion Clydesdale stallion at Maitland Show was Talgai Gaiety, exhibited by Mr Wallace Shearer, of Glendon. The judge…

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Show Produce Auction Sale To-day

Maitland Mercury · Monday 3 March 1941 · page 5

Many of the produce and fruit exhihibits at Maitland show, together with the produce from the agricultural arch, were sold by auction on the…

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Singleton District Big Crowd Swimming Carnival at Singleton

Maitland Mercury · Monday 3 March 1941 · page 8

Rod Button and Gilbert Dalzell broke baths records at the 14th annual carnival of the Singleton Swimming Club held…

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Cage Birds Maitland Show Exhibits Classes Discussed

Maitland Mercury · Monday 3 March 1941 · page 3

The past week has been a busy and in most [?]see, a very In ceresting one for all bird lovers. The 1941 Maitland show has…

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Higher Receipts Huge Crowd Attends Maitland Show Gate of £1187

Maitland Mercury · Monday 3 March 1941 · page 4

One of the largest crowds yet seen at a day session of the Maitland show was present on Saturday afternoon, when the…

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Upper Hunter Show MR. J. P. Abbott to Open Exhibition

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 4 March 1941 · page 5

At yesterday's meeting of the committee of the Upper Hunter P. and A. Association it was decided to invite Mr. J. P. Abbott, M.H.R., to officially open the Show on the second day, 27th March. Mr. D'Arcy Rose, M.L.A., and Mr. E. S. Spooner, M.H.R., will be invited to attend the…

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Proceeds of Police Carnival

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 4 March 1941 · page 4

When all accounts are settled, it is expected that not less than £1500 will have been realised by the police carnival held at Newcastle…

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Maitland Show Hunter Valley Products Displayed in Successful Show

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 4 March 1941 · page 3

Maitland Show was carried through on Thursday, Friday and Saturday last in perfect weather conditions. The official opening of the show…

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St. Bernard Dog at Show

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 4 March 1941 · page 1

An interesting exhibit at the Cessnock Show will be the giant St. Bernard dog. "Jumbo." acclaimed by the world's best judges to be the largest…

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