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Hunter Valley · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1941

1,026 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 28 of 52

OVER £2000 RAISED Englishman’s Home Exhibition SYDNEY

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 11 June 1941 · page 6

More than £2000 was raised by the Englishman’s home exhibition for the Red Cross at David Jones’s recently In addition to these receipts, more…

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Variety Fair Red Cross Benefit Sum of £37 RAISED

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 12 June 1941 · page 6

A successful variety fair was has at the residence of Mrs. N. S. Porr[?] of Burns wick street, East Maitland In the presence of approximates…

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Show Ground Stakes Good Finishing Effort by Figure Rene Vale Special Again

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 12 June 1941 · page 9

Figure Rene produced Her best form to win the Show Ground Stake at last night’s Maitland greyhound meeting beating Flash Hazel by three lengths in good time A month ago she was successful here but twice since then had been…

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Bowls Carnival. for Red Cross

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 13 June 1941 · page 8

To aid the Kurri Kurri branch of the Red Cross Society, Kurri Kurri Bowling Club will hold a carnival on its green on Monday…

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Muswellbrook Winners Scone Poultry Show

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 13 June 1941 · page 3

Cup winners at the Scone Poultry Club's Show included the following Muswellbrook exhibitors:—Best bird in the show: M. Devine,…

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Bird Show Splendid Display Expected

Maitland Mercury · Friday 13 June 1941 · page 5

The Northern Budgerigar and Cage Bird Society’s first annual show will be held over Woolworth’s to-night and tomorrow. Excellent…

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Hitler Makes Great Show of Forces Russo-german Crisis Developing

Singleton Argus · Friday 13 June 1941 · page 1

"From almost all over Europe comes evidence suggesting that Hitler is deliberately forcing relations with the Soviet to a crisis," says the Diplomatic correspondent of "The Times." "From the Baltic to the Black Sea," he says, "about 100…

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Annual Show Cage Bird Society’s First Exhibition

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 14 June 1941 · page 10

Commenting on the exhibition budgerigars at the Northern Budgerigar and Cage Bird Society’s treat annual exhibition…

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Bird Show Special Awards

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 14 June 1941 · page 7

Young bl 1, bred by owner and ringed 1940; and the natural green. K. Fadden, Champion and special violet bridgerigar, special violet [?]…

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Cage Bird Show Society Should Be Proud Splendid Display

Maitland Mercury · Monday 16 June 1941 · page 4

Local bird [?] will [?] her June 14,1911, tor a long time, The Budgerigar and Cage Bird Society has reason to be proud of…

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Rifle Clubs Support of Volunteer Corp ‘Show Our Worth’

Maitland Mercury · Monday 16 June 1941 · page 8

“This Is our chance to show our worth,” said the President (Mr. F. Boswell) at the annual meeting of the Rifle Clubs’…

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Singleton Show To Be Held In October Night Session Singleton

Maitland Mercury · Monday 16 June 1941 · page 2

A night show will be held on the second night of the Singleton show this year. This was decided at a meeting of…

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Bowls. Red Cross Carnival

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 17 June 1941 · page 6

Members of Kurri Kurri Bawling Club held a carnival on the local green yesterday afternoon in aid of the Kurri…

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Baby Show Cup

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 17 June 1941 · page 5

Would the mother of Baby George Callaghan, winner of the prize for best baby boy, up to 3 years, at the baby show held recently at the…

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Maitland Wins Methodist Sports Carnival Cessnock’s Part

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 17 June 1941 · page 6

Maitland boys and flirts practically scooped the pool In the annual athletic competitions held at the the Maitland Show Ground…

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Bookmaker Fined Show Ground Fracas Betting Dispute

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 17 June 1941 · page 4

Following upon a dispute over betting transactions at the Maitland Show Ground during a dog meeting on May 28,…

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Pet Show Children Show Keen Interest MUSWELLBROOK

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 18 June 1941 · page 6

Children showed keen interest in the Pet Show organised by Misses M. Campion and J. Walker to augment the funds of Mr. Ron Wilkins in the…

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Masonite Ball Carnival Night At The ‘Terrace

Maitland Mercury · Friday 20 June 1941 · page 6

There was a good attendance at the Raymond Terrace Show Ground Pavilion on Monday for the Masonite Ball. The committee made this the ball of…

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Display of Fish at the Show

Maitland Mercury · Friday 20 June 1941 · page 5

Visitors to next Maitland Show will encounter fishy stares from at least one quarter for the Show Council has decided to co-operate with Mr…

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Show Council Dog Racing Benefits Charities Monthly Meeting

Maitland Mercury · Friday 20 June 1941 · page 4

The extent to which the financial benefit accuring from the conduct of greyhound racing meeting by the Maitland Show…

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