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Hunter Valley · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1948

965 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 17 of 49

£2889 Profit From Show Financial Statement Reveals Record Results

Maitland Mercury · Friday 19 March 1948 · page 4

The profit from Maitland Show was £2889/8/1, th[?] being revealed In the financial statement presented to [?] meeting of the Maitland Show Council last night Last year it was £1471…

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Competition Not Lacking at Muswellbrook Annual Show an Outstanding Success

Singleton Argus · Friday 19 March 1948 · page 4

Competition was not lacking at the annual show staged at Muswellbrook on Tuesday and Wednesday of this week,…

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Vacuum Oil Company's Aberdeen Court Exhibit at 1948 Royal of Petty Sessions Show

The Scone Advocate · Friday 19 March 1948 · page 5

Vacuum will again have an attractive exhibit in their kiosk, at 13 Park Road, Showground, this year. Working models will…

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Hilldale Successful Sports and Exhibition

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 20 March 1948 · page 4

Perfect weather prevailed for the, Hilidale Hall Committee's Sports, Cooking, Flower and Produce Exhibition at Hilldale last Saturday…

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Flowers Up to Show Standard

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 20 March 1948 · page 4

Mr. E. Monaghan, of Dungog, judge of the flowers, declared that the prize winning bowl of flowers was outstanding. He said the marigolds,…

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Big Trek to Royal Show

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 20 March 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sat.—Despite threatening grey skies, thousands of city and country people early today commenced to trek to the…

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High Prices Paid for Show Horses

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 20 March 1948 · page 3

High prices were paid by Mr. Gordon Reynolds, of Singleton, for two show horses at Mr. J. Enright's horse sale at Campbell's Hill saleyards on…

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Scone Bushmen's Carnival Championship Draft to R. Schmidt's Invictus

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 20 March 1948 · page 3

There were patrons and competitors from many parts of the State, with representation in the ring from the Northern State, and they saw the…

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Muswellbrook Show Houses Not Up to Pre-war Standard

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 20 March 1948 · page 2

At Muswellbrook Show on Wednesday, horses, although in greater numbers than last year, were not up to pre-war standard. There were some…

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Health Officers To Judge Show Liquor

Singleton Argus · Monday 22 March 1948 · page 3

Samples of spirits being sold at the Showground oh Saturday were taken for analysis by two officers of the Department…

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Letter To The Editor Band Contest at the Show

Maitland Mercury · Monday 22 March 1948 · page 4

Sir.—I would like through the columns of the “Mercury” to express my appreciation to the Maitland Show committee for its…

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Singleton Carnival

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 23 March 1948 · page 2

Singleton Rodeo-Carnival, sponsired by the Northern Agricultural Association and affiliated with the Northern N.S.W. Bushmen's…

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Rouchel Bushmen's Carnival

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 23 March 1948 · page 4

The programme is out for the Rouchel Bushmen's Carnival, another of the popular outdoor attractions in the Upper Hunter, and…

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Show Judges

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 23 March 1948 · page 1

Judges who played a big part in the success achieved at last week's Show were:—Mr. E. J. Holstbaum (Narabri);…

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Maitland Show Profit £2089

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 23 March 1948 · page 1

Maitland Show profit of £2089 is the best in the society's history, the Treasurer (Mr. G. E. Grant) told the monthly meeting of the…

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Anlezark in Exhibition Bout Test For Comeback

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 23 March 1948 · page 1

Mickie Anlezark will make his first public appearance in the boxing ring for 7 months when he fights an exhibition bout in the…

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£200 From Junior Farmers’ Show

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 23 March 1948 · page 3

At a meeting of the Raymond Terrace Junior Farmers’ Club, the treasurer reported that about £200 had been realised at the…

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80,000 Expected at the Show

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 23 March 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—More than 10,000 people had entered the Sydney Show before noon today…

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Dahlias Make Grand Show Season's Loveliest Blooms

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 23 March 1948 · page 3

The dahlia show has come and gone, and left none but pleasant memories. It was the first of its kind to be organised by the Cessnock…

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Ambulance Carnival

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 24 March 1948 · page 4

From Manning River District Ambulance Service requesting permission to conduct a carnival in Wallis St. Forster, from 19th March to 10th…

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