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Hunter Valley · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1941

1,026 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 30 of 52

Stroud's Spring Carnival

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 4 July 1941 · page 2

A preliminary notice appears in this issue concerning the Spring carnival and woodchop to be held at Stroud on August 2, in aid of the Red Cross…

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Stroud Show

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 4 July 1941 · page 2

The annual meeting of members of Stroud A. and H. Association will be held on Saturday, July 12, at 7.30 p.m. The secretary, Miss Dulcie…

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Annual Show Committee Meeting

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 4 July 1941 · page 7

The animal meeting of the Upper Hunter P. and A. Association will be held on Monday, 28th July, 1941, at 3 p.m. Nominations for…

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Primary School Sport. Annual Athletic Carnival

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 4 July 1941 · page 3

The annual athletic carnival of the Cessnock branch of the P.S.A A.A. will be held at Cessnock Sports Ground on Friday, August 8…

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Red Cross Race Meeting and Carnival Enthusiastic Meeting

The Scone Advocate · Friday 4 July 1941 · page 1

One of the most representative and enthusiastic meetings held for a long time assembled at the C.W.A. Rooms, S. M. School of Arts, Scone, last…

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ELDERSLIE Patriotic Sports Carnival a Grand Success Elderslie

Maitland Mercury · Friday 4 July 1941 · page 5

With old Sol smiling benignly and favoured with a gentle [?]ephyr from the south-east, the most sanguine expectations of the…

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Monster Radio Variety Show 2Ko's New Live Talent Programme

Maitland Mercury · Friday 4 July 1941 · page 3

COMMENCING ti-night at 8'o clock 15 minutes, and again at 9.16 for half an. hour 2KO will broadcast the John Bull Variety Show staged at the…

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Record Crowd Cessnock Rugby League Carnival £480 Gate Cessnock

Maitland Mercury · Monday 7 July 1941 · page 7

Four special mains within half an hour, two from Newcastle and two visitors to the Cessnock Rugby League carnival yesterday…

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War Photos Maitland Exhibition

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 9 July 1941 · page 5

The official war photographs to be on exhibition in the supper room of the West Maitland Town Hall were Placed in position to-day, and the exhibition…

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Red Cross Carnival at Scone. Two Days' Outing

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 11 July 1941 · page 7

As announced in our advertising columns on page 7 of to-day's issue the Scone people are organising in a big way for a Red Cross carnival to…

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On with the Races! Red Cross Carnival. — Committee Meet. — Programme Adopted. — £50 Prize-money. Substantial Donations Announced

The Scone Advocate · Friday 11 July 1941 · page 1

No effort will be spared by those in control to make the race meeting, to be held in conjunction with other attractions of the…

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Spring Fair at East Maitland

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 12 July 1941 · page 4

Under the auspices of the Women’s Guild of St. Stephen's Presbyter [?] Church, East Maitland a spring fair Will be held in the School hall on…

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Hockey Carnival

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 15 July 1941 · page 3

A big hockey carnival will be held on Sunday, August 10, at Aberdeen. Five men's teams and three women's from Newcastle have already given…

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Red Cross Carnival Widespread Interest. Buck Jumping Contest to Carry £10

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 15 July 1941 · page 1

Colour will be added to the Gymkhana by increasing the money going with the buckjump contest to £10. This will now…

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Nation-wide Network for New George Edwards' Show. "Tradesmen's Entrance."

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 15 July 1941 · page 1

If anybody knows what the public wants in radio entertainment, that man is George Edwards. For the past 2 years he has been…

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Military Sports on Show Ground

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 16 July 1941 · page 4

The military sports and gymkhana to be held on the Maitland Show Ground on July 26, and not on the Rutherford racecourse, as previously…

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June Shipping Losses Show Fall

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 16 July 1941 · page 2

Mercantile shipping losses for June were the lowest since January, according to the British Admiralty. The total was…

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Show Council Nominations Received

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 17 July 1941 · page 4

Seventeen members of the Maitland Show, Council who had completed their term, retired at the end of last month and 18 nominations…

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Sports Carnival Bellbird Racecourse CESSNOCK

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 17 July 1941 · page 5

On Saturday afternoon, after a lapan at about ten years, the old Bellbird racecourse with be the scena of horse racing…

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Secondary School Sports Annual Carnival At Kurri

Maitland Mercury · Friday 18 July 1941 · page 6

The annual carnival of the secondary branch of Kurri Kurri P.S.A.A.A. was held at the Rugby League ground. The [?] shield was won by Oxley,…

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