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Hunter Valley · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1942

338 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 8 of 17

Postal Services Show Great Surplus

Singleton Argus · Friday 5 June 1942 · page 2

The annual report of the Postmaster – General's Department, tabled yesterday in the House of Representatives, for…

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Merriwa and District News Hospital Street Carnival. Effort Approaching £300 Mark

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 5 June 1942 · page 4

The financial result of the street carnival held on Saturday last, together with donations received before the day, and amounts yet to…

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Red Crass Carnival

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 11 June 1942 · page 3

QUIRINDI Thursday—Splen did weather favoured the annual Bed Cross Carnival at Wirrah Creek, when this small but…

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Special Prizes for Show

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 11 June 1942 · page 2

The president [?] Sp[?] information Maitland [?] Council that after it had [?] decided to ab[?] the [?]…

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Approaching Patriotic Carnival

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 12 June 1942 · page 2

Despite the fact that most of the A.I.F. have returned from abroad, the N.S.W. Comforts Fund and its branches are still called upon to find…

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Gage Bird Show Wonderful Display

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 13 June 1942 · page 5

The annual show of the Northern Budgerigar and Cage Bird Society, held in the East Maitland Literary institute, brought to…

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Northern Bird Show Success of New Breeders

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 13 June 1942 · page 3

The district has every reason to feel proud of the display that the Northern Budgerigar and Cage Bird Society staged this…

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Cage Bird Show District Winners

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 20 June 1942 · page 2

Mr. A.A Mckimm of [?] was the most successful [?] at the Newcastle and district…

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Cage Birds Comments on Recent SHOW(Notes by “Zebra”)

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 20 June 1942 · page 6

1 am not surprised at the demand for canaries and budgerigars during the past week and doubt the week-end will find…

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National Demand for Manpower Carnival Spirit Jettisoned

Singleton Argus · Monday 22 June 1942 · page 4

Paced with the tremendous task of providing an additional 318,000 men and women between now and Christmas for war work the…

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Kurri Public School Junior Red Cross Exhibition

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 23 June 1942 · page 1

This year the Kurri Kurri branch of the Junior Red Cross, under the able supervision of Mrs. B. E. Mullen, was again very successful with…

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Primary Producer Not Getting A Fair Go P.P.U. President Outspoken

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 24 June 1942 · page 2

During the special meeting of the local branch of the Primary Producers' Union and dairy farmers yesterday morning, Mr…

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Back Yard Carnival

Maitland Mercury · Monday 29 June 1942 · page 3

As the result of a second back yard carnival held at the week-end Heather Rvan of 52 Lee st was responsible for the…

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“Fair Play” Plea Libyan Leaders’ Mistakes

Maitland Mercury · Monday 29 June 1942 · page 4

LONDON June 28.—The Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry Information. Mr. Ernest Thurlle said a speech…

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Patriotic Carnival. Next

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 30 June 1942 · page 1

Muswellbrook's big patriotic carnival will be staged on Saturday afternoon next. All sporting bodies will co-operate…

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Loss on New York World’s Fair

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 30 June 1942 · page 4

NEW YORK, June 29.—Mr. Harvey D. Gibson, chairman of the New York World’s Fair announced that the fair lost a total…

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Show Society Loses £333

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 30 June 1942 · page 4

Owing to the fact that there was no show the Armidale P. A. and H. Association showed a loss in its annual report of £333 on the…

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Battleship Gneisenau Badly Damaged What Photographs Show

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 1 July 1942 · page 2

Air photographs show that the 26,000-ton German battleship. Gneisenau will remain immobilised at Gdynia (Poland,) for a long…

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Merriwa and District News Patriotic Street Carnival—£300. Merriwa Again Responds Magnificently

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 3 July 1942 · page 4

With the proceeds of the recent sheep drive, it is expected that the street carnival held under the auspices of the Patriotic Fund Ladies'…

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A Suite of Furniture Or a Load of Wood. Make Your Choice at the Carnival

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 3 July 1942 · page 1

THE PATRIOTIC CARNIVAL OPENS AT 2 P.M. TO-MORROW AT THE TOWN HALL RESERVE, AND A MOST…

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