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Hunter Valley · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1948

965 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 34 of 49

Art Show For Cessnock

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 20 August 1948 · page 7

The Reconstruction Art Show, which has been at Newcastle War Memorial Cultural Centre hut for a week, will be transferred to Cessnock on Monday…

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Paterson Show Donations £300 In Sight

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 21 August 1948 · page 2

The secretary of the Paterson District A. and E. Association (Mr. S. M. Reynolds) reports that donations to the prize fund of Paterson…

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Public School Hobbies’ Exhibition

Maitland Mercury · Monday 23 August 1948 · page 2

Over- 600 individual entries have been received for the second annual hobbies’ exhibition at West Maitland Public School to-morrow…

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Upper Hunter Show

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 24 August 1948 · page 1

As the date decided upon for the 1949 show clashes with the Tarn-worth show, the Upper Hunter Show Committee decided that the…

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Unique School Hobbies Exhibition

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 25 August 1948 · page 2

Opening the hobbles exhibition at West Maitland Public School yesterday, Mr. A. Howarth, MLA congratulated the children on the…

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May Rot Be Arch at Maitland Show

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 26 August 1948 · page 4

Unites Maitland Chow Council sun secure on organiser, there will not fee an agricultural arch at Maitland Show next year…

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Murrurundi Bushmen's Carnival

The Scone Advocate · Friday 27 August 1948 · page 7

An important meeting of the committee of the above is convened for Sunday, 5th September, at 3 p.m., at the usual…

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Show Meeting Date

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 27 August 1948 · page 6

The annual meeting of the Merriwa P.A.H. and I. Society will be held on FRIDAY, 10th SEPTEMBER, and not on 4th September, as previously…

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Big Hockey Carnival at Muswellbrook. Draw for

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 27 August 1948 · page 3

The following will represent Muswellbrook at the carnival, which will be held at Bowman Park on the 29th August: J. Wild (captain),…

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Sunday's Football Carnival. "K.o.," Junior Grand Final, and Competitions

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 27 August 1948 · page 3

A least of football will be served to the large crowd expected to attend the carnival opening on the showground at 11.30 a.m. on…

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Commonwealth Rehabilitation Training Scheme Exhibits On Show at Council Chambers

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 27 August 1948 · page 1

An exhibition of work done by men taking part in the Commonwealth Government's Rehabilitation Training Scheme was opened at the Cessnock Council Chambers last night The exhibition will be open to the public for a week and…

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Seen at the Royal Show, York Overseas Buyers Attracted by Britain's Advance

Singleton Argus · Friday 27 August 1948 · page 3

When Britain's Royal Agricultural Show was held at York recently, there were 1103 entries of 16 breeds of…

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The Leipzig Fair

Maitland Mercury · Monday 30 August 1948 · page 1

BERLIN, August 30. —Eight hundred exhibitors from the Western zones of Germany and 200 from Berlin’s western…

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Hockey Carnival

Maitland Mercury · Monday 30 August 1948 · page 3

SINGLETON, Monday. — At a hockey carnival at Muswellbrook yesterday. Singleton defeated; Muswellbrook in the first round…

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Derby Candidates Show Up On Saturday Best Performance, In Regard To Stamina, By Royal Andrew

Maitland Mercury · Monday 30 August 1948 · page 5

The victory of San Domenico in the Hobartville Stakes at Randwick on Saturday set tongues wagging in racing circles over the week-end, for he had only a small margin to spare from Royal Andrew an the post…

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Junior Red Cross Exhibition

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 31 August 1948 · page 1

In the lower hall at the Junior Red Cross exhibition, held at the Sydney Town Hall on 18th August, a beautiful display of gifts, made by Junior…

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New Machines for the Man on the Land Display at Brisbane Show

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 31 August 1948 · page 3

Machinery exhibits at the 1948 Royal National Show in Brisbane indicated that manufacturers were now devoting their efforts…

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Picture Show

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 1 September 1948 · page 3

Operator, The Rector, assisted by John Lambert and George Barbouttis. Two sessions were necessary to accommodate the patrons. The…

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Stores to Close Two Half-days for Show

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 1 September 1948 · page 2

Stores in Singleton will close on two half-days for Singleton. show, and, because the third day of the show will fall on a…

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Successful Hockey Carnival

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 3 September 1948 · page 6

A hockey carnival was held on Sunday last at Bowman Park. Teams competing came from Tamworth, Quirindi, Aberdeen, Singleton and…

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