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Hunter Valley · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1941

1,026 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 20 of 52

Red Cross Exhibit At Royal Show Society's Work

Maitland Mercury · Monday 14 April 1941 · page 2

The Red Cross exhibition being held at the Sydney Show Ground is creating enormous interest, Crowds stand by watching the papier mache…

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Easter Tennis Carnival Sydney Pair Wins Mixed Final Week-end Play

Maitland Mercury · Monday 14 April 1941 · page 5

D. Thompson (Newcastle) and Miss M. Begg (Maitland) were no match for G. Kendal and Miss G. Fisher (Sydney) in the final of…

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Show -Success Maitland Breeder’s Championship

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 15 April 1941 · page 4

A successful exhibitor in the pigeon section at Sydney show was Mr. George McLeod, of West Maitland, He secured first prize in the black…

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Sydney Show Increased Attendance

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 16 April 1941 · page 4

Heavy rain yesterday afternoon caused the abandonment of last night’s session of the Sydney sho[?] when the 1941 exhibition concluded…

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Stroud Show Opening On

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 16 April 1941 · page 4

The annual show of the Strou[?] Agricultural Horticultural and Indu[?]trial Association will ope on Friday and cont[?]une n Saturday the offficial…

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Comedy Goes Home “Road Show” New Roach Film

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 16 April 1941 · page 3

It’s very easy to get painfully tangled up over definitions, but what can we do when we find one of the screen’s leading comedians asking…

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Fancy Fair Carnival At East Maitland

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 17 April 1941 · page 6

Miss Ill Porter la still a little ahead of Miss Trixie Hain in the popular lady competition being conducted by the East Maitland Comforts Fund…

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Sydney Show Maitland Breeders

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 17 April 1941 · page 6

A successful exhibitor at the Sydney Show in the bantam section was Mr Jim Clark of West Maitland He secured first and champion for…

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Dungog Show Clash With Elections DUNGOG

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 17 April 1941 · page 9

Dungog animal show had been fixed to be held on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, may 8, 9 and 10. Since the State elections have now…

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At Maitland Carnival

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 18 April 1941 · page 5

A Dungog four (A. J. Hancock, H. Baker, H. Marx and H. Donnelly) took part in the Maitland carnival on Saturday, and had an enjoyable…

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At Newcastle Carnival

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 18 April 1941 · page 5

Dungog Club was represented at Newcastle Easter carnival by Mesurs. J. Fleming, A. S. Johnston, J. Obmond and Bacon, who won two of…

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Show Entries

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 18 April 1941 · page 4

Entries are coming forward in large numbers, and they' promise to constitute a record. Given fine weather, the Show should prove the best…

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Empire Show Cooking Demonstration

Maitland Mercury · Friday 18 April 1941 · page 3

Over 100,000 women saw the Temple of Beauty at the Royal Empire Show, yet no men were allowed in the inner temple…

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Easter Tennis Carnival Outstanding Success; Brilliant Tennis

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 18 April 1941 · page 4

An outstanding success was achieved by the Muswellbrook District Tennis Association with the annual Easter tournament, the display of brilliant individual, as well as combined play, keeping the spectators keyed up to a pitch of excitement, many…

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Dungog Show Clash with Elections

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 18 April 1941 · page 2

Dungog annual show has been fixed to be held on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, May 8, 9 and 10. Since the State elections have now been…

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Stroud Show To-day (Friday) and To-morrow

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 18 April 1941 · page 5

A good season: experienced in the district is reflected in splendid entries for Stroud Show, which opens to-day (Friday) and continues on…

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Tex Morton's Wild West Show in Dungog on

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 18 April 1941 · page 5

One of the most interesting personalities to visit Dungog will be Tex Morton, who has had a very interesting and unusual career. Born in…

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Champions of the North Muswellbrook Bowlers' Success. Triumphs at Tam worth Carnival

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 18 April 1941 · page 6

Great is the joy among the bowlers of Muswellbrook following the success of the club's team in winning the Central Northern Bowling Association's championship fours by 20-19 from R. Keer's Sydney rink at Tamworth on Monday after an exciting final. It took four hours to…

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Opening Day of Stroud Show Stock Section Horses Stronger Than Ever Lower Prize Money Stroud

Maitland Mercury · Friday 18 April 1941 · page 5

Conjoined at the drift in its finances last year, Stroud and District Agricultural, Horticultural and Industrial Association made a substantial reduction in prime money for its 20th annual show, which opened to-day…

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Show Ball Happy Function At Stroud

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 19 April 1941 · page 4

The Stroud School of Arts was crowded when the annual show ball was held last night. Proceeds totalled £42/19/2, which will considerably…

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