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Hunter Valley · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1946

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Meeting of National Art Gallery Exhibition Local Committee

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 30 January 1946 · page 2

A meeting of the recently-formed local committee to supervise the staging of the National Art Gallery Exhibition in Singleton was…

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Maitland Show Closing Date For Entries

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 31 January 1946 · page 2

The closing dates for entries for Maitland show are drawing near and an advertisement in this issue sets out the dates on which…

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Art Exhibition At Muswellbrook

Maitland Mercury · Friday 1 February 1946 · page 2

MUSWELLBROOK— A most important. collection of reproductions of famous paintings from collection of the National Art…

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Maitland Show

Maitland Mercury · Friday 1 February 1946 · page 2

THE Maitland Show for 1946 is now within measurable distance. Perhaps more than any other happening…

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Cessnock Swimming Carnival. Bathing Beauty Competition

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 1 February 1946 · page 6

In conjunction with the swimming carnival to be held at the Municipal Pool on February 17, there will be a Bathing Beauty competition. The…

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Exhibition of Australian Art Singleton Favoured with Display

Singleton Argus · Friday 1 February 1946 · page 3

The National Art Gallery Exhibition, which will be shown in Singleton this month, consists of an exhibition of Australian…

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Preparing a Cow for Show. Some Important Points

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 1 February 1946 · page 6

The first point is to consider is whether the beast is to be shown in the "dry" or in the "in milk" class, stated Mr. C. G. F. Grant, Herdmaster…

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To-day’s Leader: Maitland Show Refusal of Shipping Authority

Maitland Mercury · Friday 1 February 1946 · page 1

LONDON Feb 1.—The United Kingdom - transport authorities have, definitely declined to give shipping authority to a party of…

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Fancy Fair At Cathedral Hall

Maitland Mercury · Monday 4 February 1946 · page 2

The committee conducting the fancy fair in the old Cathedral Hall met last night and made final arrangements for the first…

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Over £2000 from Carnival

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 5 February 1946 · page 1

The recent Scone Hospital victory carnival brought in the substantial sum of £2068/11/5…

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Exhibition of Art at Cessnock

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 6 February 1946 · page 3

CESSNOCK Wednesday. — There win be an exhibition of Australian art with, pictures ranging from those painted in the…

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Making Preparations for Staging Art Show

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 6 February 1946 · page 2

Final arrangements are well in hand for the staging of the exhibition of Australian art in Singleton next week, under the auspices of the…

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Art Exhibition In Maitland President of Art Society to Attend

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 6 February 1946 · page 2

Mr. Eric Langker, president of the Royal Art, Society, will attend the official opening of the art exhibition in the Town Hell…

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Gloucester Show Trotting

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 7 February 1946 · page 5

GLOUCESTER: Prize money of £100 will be offered for trotting events at Gloucester Show Events will be run under the…

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Maitland Show Entries

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 7 February 1946 · page 3

The secretary of the Maitland Show Council (Mr. M. A. Brown) stated to-day that entries were coming in particularly well for…

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The Carnival

The Scone Advocate · Friday 8 February 1946 · page 1

Another reminder is given that entries for the main events going with Scone Bushmen's Carnival and Show Association's…

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Stroud Swimming Carnival

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 8 February 1946 · page 3

The R.S.L. Swimming Carnival, which was held on Australia Day at Mr. Cecil Gortons' property, proved a great success. The surroundings were…

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Next Week's Art Exhibition

Singleton Argus · Friday 8 February 1946 · page 2

Mr. L. W. Kaye, secretary of the local committee handling the exhibition of art here next week, under the auspices of the National Art…

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Art Exhibition at Cessnock

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 8 February 1946 · page 1

The trustees of the National Art Gallery are sponsoring an exhibition of Australian art at Cessnock, which will be officially opened on March 4,…

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Stroud Diggers' Sports Carnival

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 8 February 1946 · page 3

On Saturday next, 9th February, the Stroud Sub-branch of the R.S.S. and A.I.L.A. will hold their first sports carnival…

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