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Hunter Valley · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1946

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To-night’s Talk By Artist At Art Exhibition

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 21 February 1946 · page 4

The Art Exhibition in the Maitland Town Hall is attracting large crowds, and voting for the favourite picture is…

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Record Gate on Opening Day Newcastle’s First Show For Six Years

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 21 February 1946 · page 2

Never has the Newcastle show ring seen so many horses as yesterday, when judging of most of the saddle and harness classes was carried out. Records have been established in many instates and…

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Big Crowd At The Newcastle Show Official Opening By The Chief Secretary

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 21 February 1946 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Thursday.—The second, day of Newcastle Show opened in delightful weather and early in the day there was evidence of a large attendance. The official opening was performed in the afternoon…

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Scone Bushmen's Carnival and Show Association

The Scone Advocate · Friday 22 February 1946 · page 4

Meeting of above held on Friday last. Present: Mr. S. Payne (President), Mrs. S. Clark (hon. Treasurer), Messrs. J. E…

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Maitland Show

The Scone Advocate · Friday 22 February 1946 · page 1

On Thursday, Friday and Saturday, February 28, March 1 and 2 of next week, once again the curtain goes up for Maitland's annual show of…

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Swimming Carnival To-morrow

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 22 February 1946 · page 2

Muswellbrook's first post-war swimming carnival will be held at the White Memorial Baths to-morrow, ripening at 8 p.m. The big…

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Dungog Show Abandoned

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 22 February 1946 · page 2

Dungog A. and H. Association decided to abandon its 1945 Show owing to the date being too close to the Diggers' Rodeo and also to the fact that…

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Maitland 1946 Show

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 22 February 1946 · page 3
Also in Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser, The Muswellbrook Chronicle, Singleton Argus

On Tursday, Friday and Saturday, 28th February, 1st and 2nd March of next week, once again the curtain goes up for Maitland's Annual Show…

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School Swimming Carnival Wednesday's Successful Venture

Singleton Argus · Friday 22 February 1946 · page 6

The annual swimming carnival conducted at the Baths on Wednesday afternoon by Singleton Intermediate High…

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Cessnock High School Swimming Carnival. Records Broken

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 22 February 1946 · page 2

Eight records were broken at the 11th annual swimming carnival of Cessnock High School, held on Wednesday at…

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Wood-chopping at Newcastle Show

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 22 February 1946 · page 5

All the champion axemen hove entered for the wood-chopping competitions at the Newcastle Show, and these will be held to-morrow…

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Newcastle Show Ends To-morrow

Maitland Mercury · Friday 22 February 1946 · page 2

One of the most successful shows in the history of the Newcastle Agricultural, Horticultural and Industrial Association…

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Horses at Show Record Entry for Maitland

Maitland Mercury · Friday 22 February 1946 · page 3

The entry in the horses section at the Maitland show, which is to open on Thursday next, has exceeded even the most…

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Hurry On! Get Those Carnival Entries In Speed Up Those Memberships

The Scone Advocate · Friday 22 February 1946 · page 1

A fortnight hence, Scone Bushmen's Carnival and Show Association will be opening its big annual attraction—its first…

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50,000 People Attend Newcastle Show Broke All Records

Maitland Mercury · Friday 22 February 1946 · page 2

NEWCASTLE: The attendance at the day and night sessions of Newcastle show yesterday totalled 60,261, this being easily a…

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Art Exhibition At Cessnock

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 23 February 1946 · page 2

CESSNOCK: The exhibition of Australian art, sponsored by the trustees of the National Art Gallery, will open on March 4 and…

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Maitland Show Office

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 23 February 1946 · page 3

This morning, Mr. M. Brown, secretary for the Maitland show, and his staff of assistants, moved from the High-st. office to the…

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