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Hunter Valley · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1946

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Poultry Men Show Apathy to Meetings

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 5 December 1946 · page 4

At the annual meeting of Maitland branch of the Poultry Farmers Association last night only a small attendance was present…

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Xmas Fair at East Maitland

Maitland Mercury · Friday 6 December 1946 · page 4

A glorious array of colourful blooms nave the East Maitland Methodist Church Hall a festive air yesterday when a suceenful…

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“Fair Cricket And We Will Win”

Maitland Mercury · Friday 6 December 1946 · page 5

LONDON, Dee. 6. — “All we want is fair cricket and I think we will win the Ashes,” states Brian Sellers, cabling…

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Postponed To-night's Carnival Meeting

The Scone Advocate · Friday 6 December 1946 · page 1

Owing to the heavy falls of rain in the district over the past 24 hours, a large number of Scone Bushmen's Carnival and…

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Errol Jones Swims Brilliantly at Maitland Carnival

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 6 December 1946 · page 2

A grand burst by Errol Jones, who swam the last 59 metres in 29 seconds, enabled Maitland to win the men's relay by the narrowest of margins…

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Vandalism on Show Ground. Appointment of Resident Caretaker Requested

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 6 December 1946 · page 5

The care of the Merriwa Showground is a constant source of worry to the Shire Council, in which body the ground is vested as trustees…

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Gloucester Diggers' Rodeo Greatest Show Ever Seen :: Record Crowd Sees Australia's Finest. Horses and Riders :: £334/14 Gate

The Scone Advocate · Friday 6 December 1946 · page 4

With the greatest array of horses and riding talent ever seen at Gloucester, or, for that matter, anywhere in the Commonwealth,…

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Singleton Show Council Cup Donated

Maitland Mercury · Monday 9 December 1946 · page 2

SINGLETON, Monday.—The last meeting of the present committee of the Northern Agricultural Association was held on…

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Life Member Of Show Council

Maitland Mercury · Monday 9 December 1946 · page 2

SINGLETON, Monday.—At the Northern Agricultural Association meeting Mr. W. J. Sheridan, senior, was made a life member…

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Grand Success Of Swimming Carnival OVER 200 Competitors Fight for Honours Exciting Finishes in Most Events

Singleton Argus · Monday 9 December 1946 · page 2

The swimming carnival conducted at the baths on Saturday afternoon and night was one of the most successful annual fixtures in the history of Singleton's swimming annals. More than 200 swimmers—more than 150 from outside…

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Rouchel Carnival

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 10 December 1946 · page 1

Despite the unpleasant weather conditions, with a strong wind sweeping across the ground throughout the day, there was a crowd of…

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Bushmen's Carnival Meeting

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 10 December 1946 · page 1

The postponed annual general meeting of members of the Scone Bushmen's Carnival and Show Association takes place in the…

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Newcastle Show Facilities For Trotters

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 10 December 1946 · page 3

NEWCASTLE Tuesday— The Newcastle Show Association, in its preparations for the show in February next, has not over,…

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Bushmen's Carnival AND Show Association

The Scone Advocate · Friday 13 December 1946 · page 2

The adjourned annual meeting of Scone Bushmen's Carnival and Show Association, held on Tuesday last, was well attended, with…

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Carnival at Aberdare

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 13 December 1946 · page 5

To wind up their social club for the year, Aberdare group of the Communist Party held a very successful fancy dress carnival on Saturday night…

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Xmas Carnival. Committee's Last Effort

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 13 December 1946 · page 1

The Patriotic Committee's Xmas carnival, to be held on Friday next, 20th inst., will finalise the committee's activities after nearly seven years'…

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Roughel Bushmen's Carnival Outstanding Success

The Scone Advocate · Friday 13 December 1946 · page 5

It was left to the Rouchel Bushmen's Carnival Committee to stage the one and only field attraction in the Upper Hunter since the Scone's post-war in the second week of March this year…

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Gundy Sports Carnival New Year's Day

The Scone Advocate · Friday 13 December 1946 · page 3

Although there will be no events on the programme in which cattle play a part, Gundy Sports Club will be taking the field on New…

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Moonan Brook Exhibition of School Work and Concert

The Scone Advocate · Friday 13 December 1946 · page 4

The first annual exhibition of Moonan Brook Primary School pupils' work attracted a large and representative cross-section of the district…

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Junior Farmers' Day Scheduled for 1947 Royal Easter Show

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 13 December 1946 · page 9

Tuesday, April 1, 1947, will be recognised as Junior Fanners' Cay at the first post-war Royal Banter Show. The period of the Show will be from March…

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