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Hunter Valley · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1945

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Sports Day and Show at Maitland

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 24 February 1945 · page 2

The Maitland sports day and show to be held next Saturday, March 3, at the Show Ground revives interest in the ring events…

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Cessnock Show

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 27 February 1945 · page 1

With less than a fortnight to go until Show day, the organisation is warming up, and it is hoped to make this…

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The Muswellbrook Chronicle TUESDAY, 27th FEBRUARY, 1945. Successful Patriotic Carnival. Takings £196

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 27 February 1945 · page 3

Friday night's carnival was one of the most successful held for some time, due in a large measure to the presence of stalls conducted by local…

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Maitland Show and Sports Day

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 28 February 1945 · page 2

Excellent entries have been received for the trotting events, to be conducted by the Maitland Show Council at the sectional…

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Cessnock Show Entries

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 1 March 1945 · page 2

CESSNOCK, Thursday. — The secretary of the Cessnock District Show Association, Mr. Bill Brown, expects the show which…

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£196 From Carnival

Maitland Mercury · Friday 2 March 1945 · page 2

MUSWELLBROOK Friday— The financial statement for the patriotic carnival last Friday shows that it was one of the…

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One-Day Show

Maitland Mercury · Friday 2 March 1945 · page 2

THE decision of the Hunter River Agricultural and Horticultural Association to stage a one-day sectional show will…

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Australian Illawarra Shotrhorn Fair and Sale. Taree, March 15 and 16, 1945

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 2 March 1945 · page 4

It is confidently expected that the Fair and Sale of Australian Illawarra Shorthorns to take place at the Taree Showground on March 15th and 16th…

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Sports and Show Varied Attractions for To-morrow

Maitland Mercury · Friday 2 March 1945 · page 3

One of the attractions at the sports on the Maitland Showground to-morrow afternoon will be a team from the Police Boys’…

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To-day’s Leader: One-day Show Landing on Palawan Island

Maitland Mercury · Friday 2 March 1945 · page 1

MANILA March 1—American troops in Another surprise landing have seized control of Palawan—the fifth largest and most…

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Combined Services Carnival

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 3 March 1945 · page 3

SINGLETON Sat.—Twenty-five members of the local military camp took part in the Combined Services Carnival at Sydney…

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Free Picture Show Screening For Loan Campaign

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 3 March 1945 · page 2

No charge will be made for entrance to the Shell victory show which is being presented at the Savoy theatre on Monday night…

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Shell Victory Show

Maitland Mercury · Monday 5 March 1945 · page 3

A special programme has been arranged for the Savoy theatre to-night. The Shell victory show is being presented by the Shell…

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Sever Wins Again Carnival At Stoney Creek

Maitland Mercury · Monday 5 March 1945 · page 4

SINGLETON Monday— Ken Sever and Betty Millard represented Singleton Club at a carnival at Stoney Creek yesterday…

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Extra War Work English Women Show Strain

Singleton Argus · Monday 5 March 1945 · page 1

More and more women are asking for release from war work, according to officials of the British Ministry of Labour…

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Ambulance Carnival

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 6 March 1945 · page 2

Mr. Clarrie Welsh, Ambulance Superintendent, reminds readers of the grand carnival to be held on Friday night, 16th March, to mark the…

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Fancy Fair for War Memorial Ward

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 6 March 1945 · page 3

The Fancy Fair, which is being conducted at the rear of the United Service Hotel, is attracting good, support from the people of Cessnock. The…

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Arranging for Show at Scone

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 6 March 1945 · page 2

SCONE Tuesday—At a largely attended meeting in Scone it was unanimously decided to go ahead with the formation of in on…

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Australia's Smallest Horse at Show

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 6 March 1945 · page 3

A special attraction at the Cessuock Show will be "Sandy," Australia's smallest horse. He is only 23 inches high, a freak. The same horse that…

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Cessnock Show Next Friday and

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 6 March 1945 · page 1

The Show will be open next Friday, and Friday night, when the whole of the side shows will be operating…

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