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Hunter Valley · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1947

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SOUTH-EAST EUROPE—No. 2 Soviet Controls Show Business in Hungary Nazi Capital Sovietised

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 30 July 1947 · page 2

BUDAPEST (Associated Press).—The leading man in the Hungarian show business to-day is Joseph Stalin. Over the entertainment area of Budapest flies a Red Flag with its hammer and sickle. Every child who rides the…

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Wanted More Show Members

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 31 July 1947 · page 5

At the annual meeting of the Hunter River Show Association last night, the President (Mr. W. E, Sparke) said the membership…

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Former Show New Councillor

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 31 July 1947 · page 4

Former Hunter River Show Association Secretary (Mr. M.A Brown) was elected to the show council and will fill the vacancy…

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Brighten Show Track with Red Ash Eliminate Dull Appearance

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 31 July 1947 · page 5

The trotting track at Maitland Show Ground is to be resurfaced with black soil and red ash at a cost of £222. This was decided at the annual meeting of the show association last night on the recommendation of the grounds committee…

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Show Association’s 87th Annual Meeting Financial Result Third Highest In History

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 31 July 1947 · page 4

“Looking back on the period under review your council feels it has been a successful one for your society” stated the annual report presented to the 87 the annual meeting of members of the Hunter River Horticultural and Agricultural…

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Bushmen's Carnival Association

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 1 August 1947 · page 6

A meeting of the Merriwa Bushmen's Carnival Association was held in the School of Arts on Friday afternoon last, when the following…

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Maitland’s Show

Maitland Mercury · Friday 1 August 1947 · page 4

THE annual report of the Hunter River Horticultural and Agricultural Association, as read at this week’s…

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Show Committee's Good Year High Hopes for Future Successes. First Post-War Exhibition Has Encouraging Results

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 1 August 1947 · page 1

Muswellbrook's first post-war Show was reviewed at the annual meeting of the Upper Hunter P. and A. Society held on Monday last. The financial statement showed a loss of 180/14/5 for the…

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Election of U.h. Show Committee New Members

The Scone Advocate · Friday 1 August 1947 · page 5

A discussion ensued at Monday's meeting of the U.H. Show Committee as to whether a ballot should result among the…

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Today’s Leader Maitland’s Show Halt to Hostilities in Indonesia Urged Australia’s Case Presented To The Security Council

Maitland Mercury · Friday 1 August 1947 · page 1

LAKE SUCCESS (New York), August 1.—Warning that the well being of the whole of the South-West Pacific and South-East Asia was involved, Australia’s delegate to the United Nations Security Council (Colonel Hodgson) yesterday urged the…

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Baseball Carnival

Maitland Mercury · Monday 4 August 1947 · page 6

ADELAIDE,— in the opening matches of the Australian base ball Carnival N.S.W. who hold the Claxton Shield defected…

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Show Society’s Loss

Maitland Mercury · Monday 4 August 1947 · page 6

MUSWELLBROOK, Monday.— Before the Commencement of the business at the annual meeting of the Upper Hunter P. and A…

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New Members of Show Committee

Maitland Mercury · Monday 4 August 1947 · page 4

MUSWELLBROOK, Monday —A disctission stashed at the anneal meeting of the Muswellbrook Show Committee as to…

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Dungog, a and H. Assn

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 5 August 1947 · page 2

The annual meeting of the above will take place to-day (Tuesday) in the School of Arts at 2.30 p.m. All members are requested to attend…

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Baseball Carnival

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 5 August 1947 · page 5

ADELAIDE: New South Wales defeated Western Australia four runs to two in the Australian [?] ball Association’s carnival, South…

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New Trophy for Singleton Show

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 6 August 1947 · page 2

Reposing in the window of the premises of the secretary of the N.A.A. (Mr N. Shaddock) is a handsome silver cup, which has been donated…

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Seating for Show Ground

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 7 August 1947 · page 4

The Maitland Show council has received approval for the oration of add on [?] of ringside coasting [?]…

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Letter To The Editor Maitland Show

Maitland Mercury · Friday 8 August 1947 · page 6

Sir.—The appeal of Mr. W. E. Sparke, President, for 1000 members is timely and the Show Council is to be congratulated…

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Handsome Cup Donated for N.a.a. Show

Singleton Argus · Friday 8 August 1947 · page 4

A handsome silver cup is on display in the shop window of the secretary of the Northern Association (Mr. N. Shaddock), of John Street,…

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Show Association Appoints New Secretary Mr. "Barney" Morris Accepts Position

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 8 August 1947 · page 6

Mr. "Barney" Morris has been appointed secretary of the Upper Hunter P. and A. Society in sucession to Mr. F. N. Itoss, resigned…

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