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Hunter Valley · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1941

1,026 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 5 of 52

SWIMMING Maitland Club’s Carnival Promising Boys

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 8 February 1941 · page 7

Although Inclement weather prevailed at the Maitland Club’s carnival, there was a good number of competitors…

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Cage Birds Show Preparations Useful Hints

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 8 February 1941 · page 7

I have had a good look around most of the aviaries of the local, budgerigar breeders and in most cases found birds already…

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Sashes for Dog Show

Maitland Mercury · Monday 10 February 1941 · page 8

The Kennel Review Journal is presenting two sashes for competition at the 1941 Maitland Show, in the dog section. One is for the best dog in the…

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Maitland Show Closing of Entries Rush Started

Maitland Mercury · Monday 10 February 1941 · page 5

Although general entries for the Maitland show close this week, the number received up to Friday last was not very large,…

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Show Committee The Annual Meeting Deficit Increases. Singleton

Maitland Mercury · Monday 10 February 1941 · page 2

Although the 1940 show was abandoned the Northern Agricultural Association only finished the year with a deficit increased by £158/1/6…

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Long Term Show Councillor Since 1899 MR. D. P. Shearer Singleton

Maitland Mercury · Monday 10 February 1941 · page 2

Mr. D. P. Shearer, of Glendon, joined the Northern Agricultural Association in 1897. He was elected a councillor and has served continuously…

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Annual Carnival Swimming At Cessnock CESSNOCK

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 11 February 1941 · page 5

Cessnock Swimming Club will hold its annual swimming carnival at the swimming pool on Sunday. There will be an afternoon and a night session…

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Show Woodchops Champion Axemen To Compete

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 11 February 1941 · page 4

The Gallons Woodchops, to take place at the coming Maitland show are creating special interest. There are two events—a [?]…

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Disturbance at Picture Show. Sequel in Court

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 11 February 1941 · page 3

Echoes of an incident which occurred at a local picture theatre on Saturday last were heard at Cessnock Police Court yesterday, when James…

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Johnston’s Rep Are for the Show

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 11 February 1941 · page 3

“The show is the thing” Everyone is preparing for the 1941 Maitland Show, which opens on 27th-Inst, for three days. Meanwhtie,…

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Cessnock Show Friday and Saturday, 7th and 8th MARCH

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 11 February 1941 · page 3

The committee are working hard to make the 1941 Show something right out of the box, and worthy of our town and district…

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Junior Farmers Preparing For Show At The Terrace Raymond Terrace

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 11 February 1941 · page 2

At a meeting of the Raymond Terrace branch of the Junior Farmers’ Movement, the secretary reported that arrangements were well in hand for…

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Police Carnival at Newcastle

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 13 February 1941 · page 3

The New South Wales Police Carnival will be held at the Show Ground, Newcastle on February 22nd next, and will include the whole of the spectacular events as-…

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Show and Sports Ground

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 13 February 1941 · page 2

The Council inspected the building and sports and show ground on Friday last. It was agreed to have an opening ceremony on the 29th March, to which…

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Maitland Show Good Entry In Jerseys Classes Filling

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 13 February 1941 · page 6

Entries are still-coming in satisfactorily for the Maitland Show and the View expressed earlier In the week that there would be a…

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A.h. & I. Show

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 14 February 1941 · page 2

The following stewards were chosen to act at the forthcoming show: Needlework: Mrs. Caldwell and Miss Minnie Gooch…

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Cessnock Amateur Swimming Club Monster Swimming Carnival

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 14 February 1941 · page 7

Cessnock Amateur Swimming Club will conduct its sixth annual carnival at the Municipal swimming pool on Sunday. There will tie two sessions…

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Stallion Parade on Show Ground

Maitland Mercury · Friday 14 February 1941 · page 4

A parade of stallions from the Maitland district will be conducted the Department of Agriculture on the Maitland Show Ground this…

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Mr. J. Cavanagh To Open Show

Maitland Mercury · Friday 14 February 1941 · page 4

It is almost certain that Mr. J Cavanagh, of Curlewis, chairman of the state Agricultural Bureau, will officially open Maitland Show on…

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Maitland Show Good Entry in Jerseys Classes Filling

The Scone Advocate · Friday 14 February 1941 · page 1

Entries are still coming in satisfactorily for the Maitland Show and the view expressed earlier in the week that there would be a…

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