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Hunter Valley · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1948

965 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 19 of 49

Sale of Sandwiches Stopped at Show

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 27 March 1948 · page 2

Prices Officers have stopped the sale of sandwiches by a Showground vendor. Investigating Prices officers found that sandwiches sold as "bean…

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Maitland Show Exhibitors of the Past

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 27 March 1948 · page 2

In extending congratulations to the Maitland Show Council on its successful exhibition, Mrs. M. A. Newton, secretary of the…

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Show Week Royal Hotel, Dungog, in 1889

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 27 March 1948 · page 4

Show Week in 1889 was a very important occasion. There were no cars or buses in those days and folk from outside areas stayed in town at the…

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Stroud Show Attractive Ring Events Good Prizemoney

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 27 March 1948 · page 2

Stroud A., H. and I. Association will hold its annual show on Friday and Saturday, April 2 and 3. There is an attractive programme of ring…

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Fours in Hunter Easter Bowls Carnival

Maitland Mercury · Monday 29 March 1948 · page 3

The annual Easter carnival of the Hunter River Bowling Association was continued on Lorn Park to-day when the deciding…

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Huge Crowds at Show and Races

Maitland Mercury · Monday 29 March 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday.—Although final figures will net be available until late to-night, there is every prospect that to-day’s fine and warm…

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Easter Bowls Carnival

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 30 March 1948 · page 5

The Hunter River Bowling [?] Easter carnival[?] Lorn Park, green [?] afternoon…

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Sports Carnival At Largs

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 30 March 1948 · page 5

LARGS.—Keen interest in being shown in the sports afternoon to be held on Large sports ground on Saturday next at 1…

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Record Royal Show Crowd

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 30 March 1948 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Perfact weather drew a record Easter Monday crowd 181,179 people to the Royal…

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Rouchel Bushmen's Carnival

The Scone Advocate · Wednesday 31 March 1948 · page 1

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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Singleton Carnival Entries To-day

The Scone Advocate · Wednesday 31 March 1948 · page 1

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

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Stroud Show This Week

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 31 March 1948 · page 2

Stroud Show will be conducted on Friday and Saturday next. Included amongst the entries are a number of horses which…

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Sold Buttons On Show Ground

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 31 March 1948 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday.— For having sold buttons, at the Show Ground, under the pretext that the proceeds were to aid…

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Guessed Exact Weight In Show Competition

The Scone Advocate · Wednesday 31 March 1948 · page 4

Mr. Allan Peachey, of Muswellbrook, won the Show weight guessing competition, guessing the weight, 7141bs., of the bullock…

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Singletonian Pays High Prices for Show Horses

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 31 March 1948 · page 2

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

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Singleton Carnival

The Scone Advocate · Friday 2 April 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 · Friday 2 April 1948 · page 2

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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Scone Carnival "Shots"

The Scone Advocate · Friday 2 April 1948 · page 5

"SLIPPERY KATE" SCORES A VICTIM IN BUCKJUMP CHAMPIONSHIP ARCH. JAMES RIDING VETERAN COMRADE, OPEN DRAFT…

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Combined Sports Clubs' Carnival

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 2 April 1948 · page 9

At the athletic carnival to be held on the Cessnock Sports Ground on Sunday, April 18, district athletes will be well entered for. Over £50 worth…

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Drafters in Action at Scone Carnival

The Scone Advocate · Friday 2 April 1948 · page 3

THESE FINE ACTION PICTURES TAKEN NEAR THE CATTLE CAMP AND IN THE "BIG PADDOCK," SHOW SOME OF OUR WELL KNOWN CARNIVAL COMPETITORS "ON THE JOB." MRS. GWEN. WINTER, ON SEAGULL, IN OPEN DRAFT. JOHN ARCHIBALD IN THE CAMP. ON WHISPER…

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