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Hunter Valley · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1942

338 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 9 of 17

“Best Yet” Irving Berlin’s War Show

Maitland Mercury · Monday 6 July 1942 · page 4

NEW YORK July 6.—An all soldier cast, numbering 300, presented the first performance of Irving Berlin’s production, This…

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Saturday's Patriotic Carnival. Splendid Response—Over £240 Raised. £56 for Furniture Suite; £10/1/- for Load of Wood

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 7 July 1942 · page 1

Unpleasant weather conditions affected the attendance to some extent when the Patriotic Committee staged its carnival on…

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Quirindi Show Committee

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 8 July 1942 · page 6

QUIRINDI Wed.— At the annual meeting of the Quirindi P.A. and H. Association it was decided to keep the organisation in…

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Back-to-Singleton Carnival Profit

Singleton Argus · Friday 10 July 1942 · page 4

The Back-to-Singleton Week Carnival Committee has wound up its business, the winding up taking place at a special meeting presided over…

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Cessnock P.s.a.a.a. Annual Athletic Carnival

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 10 July 1942 · page 6

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 7…

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Romero Looks Fair Bet Selected to Win Flying Handicap. Winnipeg and Martheus Next Best

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 10 July 1942 · page 4

Winnipeg, winner of the same class of race last Saturday. has been awarded the big weight of 10.0 for the Flying Handicap to be run at…

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£240 From Patriotic Carnival

Maitland Mercury · Monday 13 July 1942 · page 2

MUSWELLBROOK Monday Over £240 was raised at the recent patriotic carnival The [?] or £66 was raised from a…

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Exhibition of Sunken Japanese Submarines Canberra

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 15 July 1942 · page 2

The Minister for the Navy (Mr. Makin) said to-day that the first public exhibition of Japanese submarines sunk in Sydney Harbour…

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Show Membrership Reduced. "For Duration of War." Old Committee to Carry On

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 17 July 1942 · page 1

In a circular to members, Mr. T. B. Haydon (hon. treasurer) stated that at a meeting of members of the committee of the…

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Quirindi Show Committee

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 22 July 1942 · page 3

QUIRINDI Wed.—At the first meeting of the new Quirindi Show committee the old officers were re-elected as under:…

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Market Requirements Show Increase

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 22 July 1942 · page 4

Mr G. C. Howey, a member of the Dairy Produce Control Board, and chairman of the Victorian Dairymen's Association, in a review of the…

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Patriotic Carnival

Maitland Mercury · Friday 24 July 1942 · page 5

MUSWELLBROOK Friday:— The patriotic carnival held- -recently returned a profit, of £239/ 10/3 Expenses amounted to £7/…

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Ban on Carnival Miners' President Critical

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 24 July 1942 · page 3

"It is incredible that the State Labour Government should ban a sporting function, to be run in the Interests of the armed forces of Australia…

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Carnival to Aid "Allies Day" Appeal Committee Formed at Public Meeting

Singleton Argus · Friday 24 July 1942 · page 2

At a public meeting, in the Council Chambers yesterday afternoon, called for the purpose of making arrangements for the…

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Exhibition of Jap. Submarines

Maitland Mercury · Monday 27 July 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY Monday.— Proceeds from the exhibition of the-Japanese submarines recently put out of action in Sydney harbour will…

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Military Teams Australian Rules Exhibition

Maitland Mercury · Monday 27 July 1942 · page 3

Residents of Maitland will probably have the opportunity o seeing an exhibition of Australian Rules football in the near…

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High School Athletic Carnival

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 28 July 1942 · page 4

The annual athletic carnival of the Cessnock High School will be held at the Sports Ground next Thursday. This occasion always proves a day of…

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Patriotic Committee's Good Work Donations to Headquarters Church Huts, Aid to Russia Fund, Returned Soldiers' Club and Troops. Next Carnival on September 25

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 31 July 1942 · page 1

At Tuesday's meeting of the Patriotic Committee it was decided to forward £200 to the Lord Mayor's Fund, and to present £60 for distribution between the Church huts and Soldiers' Club, and,£5/5/- to the Russian Aid Medical Fund. The committee had previously set aside…

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Peeps Into the Past Events of Former Days 50 Years Ago (From Issues of the "Argus" Dated July 27 and 30, 1892 Issue of Invitations for N.A.A. Show

Singleton Argus · Friday 31 July 1942 · page 3

At a meeting of the Northern Agricultural Association committee it was resolved that official invitations be sent to the Ministers of the Crown,…

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Exhibition of Jap. Submarines

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 4 August 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY Tuesday.—Large, crowds continue to attend the exhibition of Japanese midget submarines. Attendance figures…

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