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Hunter Valley · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1949

868 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 10 of 44

Show Milking Competition

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 5 March 1949 · page 2

Hunter Valley Co-operative Dairy Co. competition for three cows producing greatest quantity or butter fact. W. Clifton…

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Crowds At Show Well Behaved

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 5 March 1949 · page 3

The crowds at Maitland show had been exceptionally well behaved inspector S. J. Stewart, of Maitland police, said this…

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Stored Wool May Effect Royal Show

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 5 March 1949 · page 2

SYDNEY, Saturday. — It the £2,000,000 worth of wool stored at Sydney Show Ground is not removed before the staging of the…

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Dairy Cattle Feature of Maitland Show Ayrshires and Friesians Grow in Popularity

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 5 March 1949 · page 2

Dairy cattle wore again a strong feature of the Maitland Show and great interest centred in the judging of the various breeds. This work was…

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Show’s New Record for Third Day Massed Display By Brass and Pipe Bands

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 5 March 1949 · page 2

Lest night’s attendance at Maitland show was the greatest on record for a Friday night session. The principal attractions were fireworks and a massed bands display by brass and pipe bands. Ringside…

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Won University Exhibition

Maitland Mercury · Monday 7 March 1949 · page 3

Miss Pamela Raine, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Eric Raine, of East Maitland, has been awarded an exhibition at the Sydney University…

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Leipzig’s Trade Fair a Failure

Maitland Mercury · Monday 7 March 1949 · page 1

LONDON, March 7.—Even an all-day blizzard yesterday could not conceal the fact that Leipzig’s 700-years-old trade fair, at…

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Show Exhibitor Retiring

Maitland Mercury · Monday 7 March 1949 · page 3

For a number of years Mr. Roy E[?]ert, of Oswald, has been a prominent exhibitor at Maitland shows, but he will not be a competitor in…

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Fighting on Show Ground

Maitland Mercury · Monday 7 March 1949 · page 2

Neville Goodwin, 31, showman, of Pearl-st., Newtown, was fined £2 at West Maitland court today for having on March 5…

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Dog Champions At The Show

Maitland Mercury · Monday 7 March 1949 · page 4

Champions in the dog section of Maitland Show were: Best dog of show: W. G. Hill’s (Newcastle) Cocker Spaniel,…

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New Machines for Rural Industries Impressive Display at Newcastle Show

The Scone Advocate · Monday 7 March 1949 · page 1

A feature of the 1950 Newcastle Show was the exhibition of large construction and industrial equipment for the first time. Many…

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All-time Record Show Gate Takings 1948 Figures Beaten By £245/15/

Maitland Mercury · Monday 7 March 1949 · page 2

Gate-takings at the 89th annual show of the Hun[?] Agricultural and Horticultural Association, which concluded on Saturday night, exceeded the 1948 record figures by £245/15/…

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Show Sensation

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 8 March 1949 · page 3

At the Newcastle and Maitland Shows the amazing sight witnessed a large crowds of people being lined up from early in the day till late…

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Skating Attractions at Show

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 8 March 1949 · page 1

Ballet, adages, tap, pirouettes., contortions, acrobats, poises, statuettes, arabesques are the highlights of the "St. Moriz Skaters" in an entirely…

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Cessnock ShoW WiH Be 23 On

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 8 March 1949 · page 3

CESSNOCK SHOW will be 23 years of age next Friday, and It Is '° hoped that its birthday will be celebrated In the manner In which It…

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Show Will Be Held Next Month Entries Close: 22nd MARCH

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 8 March 1949 · page 1

The Upper Hunter 59th Annual Show will be held at Muswellbrook on 5th and 6th April. The most favourable season on…

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Maitland Show Record

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 9 March 1949 · page 2

Gate takings at the recent Maitland Show amounted to £4533/10/ 2 and exceeded last year's record by £245/15/. On…

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Council Display At Show

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 9 March 1949 · page 5

In a report to Maitland City Council last night the electricity engineer-manager (Mr. E. Thorncroft) stated that consequent on…

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High Schools‘ Swim Carnival At Cessnock

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 9 March 1949 · page 3

CESSNOCK, Wed.—The seventh annual swimming carnival of the Combined Northern High Schools was held in the…

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Dog Owners’ Requests To Show Council

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 9 March 1949 · page 5

A meeting is to be held on Sunday next with the object of re-forming the Maitland branch of the Greyhound Breeders, Owners and Trainers’ Association. Mr. V. Peters, general…

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