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Hunter Valley · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1949

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[?] Exhibition. Opportunity for Cessnock Citizens

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 7 June 1949 · page 5

The international poster exhibition, which opened in Flsher Hall this morning, was officially opened by the Mayor (Aid. J. Brown) yesterday…

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Polo Carnival. Opening Games on

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 7 June 1949 · page 3

Elimination games in the Muswellbrook-Scone polo carnival for the Lady Denman Cup will be played on Thursday and Friday next…

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Y.W.C.A. Popular DoH Show

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 7 June 1949 · page 1

The popular doll show conducted by the Y.W.C.A. was won by Betsy Thompson, who received 258 votes. Robyn Boorman was second with…

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Show Prizewinners

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 10 June 1949 · page 8

The show secretaries report that quite a number of exhibitors who won small amounts at the recent show have not yet collected their…

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Governor Opens Polo Carnival

Singleton Argus · Friday 10 June 1949 · page 4

The State Governor (Lieut.General Northcott) opened the Muswellbrook-Scone polo carnival at Muswellbrook yesterday…

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Polo Carnival At Muswellbrook

Maitland Mercury · Friday 10 June 1949 · page 5

MUSWELLBROOK: The Muswellbrook-Scone polo carnival opened yesterday and was attended later in the afternoon by…

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Polo Carnival Opens. Lady Denman Cup Games

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 10 June 1949 · page 2

The Muswellbrook-Scone polo carnival for the Lady Denman Cup openen on the Skellatar racecourse yesterday, and was continued to-day. The…

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Paterson Show On Three Days

Maitland Mercury · Friday 10 June 1949 · page 4

PATERSON, Friday—A strongly attended meeting of Paterson Show Council reached unanimous decision to add a third day to the…

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Fancy Fair

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 11 June 1949 · page 4

The Parents and Friends’ Association will hold a Fancy Fair in the Maitland Congregational School Hall, on Thursday next…

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Bevan Stole U.k. Labour Show

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 14 June 1949 · page 2

LONDON, June 14.—The Minister of Health (Mr. Aneurin Bevan) emerged from the Labour Party conference at Blackpool as the…

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Basketball. Sydney Carnival. Muswellbrook First Team Reaches Semi-final

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 14 June 1949 · page 1

Muswellbrook's first team won four out of five games played at the basketball carnival held at Moore Park (Sydney) on Saturday…

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Downs (Q) Win Lady Denman Cup Wirigulla Team's Great Performance. First Post-War Polo Carnival Attracts Many Visitors

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 14 June 1949 · page 1

The Muswellbrook-Scone polo carnival held on Thursday, Friday and Saturday last, attracted ten teams and visitors from all…

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“K.O.” Football Carnival

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 16 June 1949 · page 7

[?]SWELLBHOOK: Upper Hunter League will stage & “K.O.” football carnival at Muswellbrook on Sunday, June 26,…

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Murrurundi Bushmen's Carnival and Show Assn

The Scone Advocate · Friday 17 June 1949 · page 2

At the annual meeting of the above, held on 12th inst, the President (Mr. J. J. Perkins) presided over a good attendance; the…

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New British Lift Truck at British Industries Fair

Maitland Mercury · Friday 17 June 1949 · page 1

The Coventry Climax Fork Lift Truck, shown at the Birmingham Section of the recent British Industries Fair, hauls and stacks up to 4000-6000 Ibs., according to model, and In the hands of the operator does the work of a gang, stacking any…

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Motor Cycling. Mus Wellbrook Lad's Excellent Exhibition at Tamworth Dirt Track

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 17 June 1949 · page 2

Local rider, Norm Tape, gave an excellent exhibition of riding on the King's Cup day at the Tamworth dirt track on Sunday last. This is Norm's…

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Polo Carnival Abandoned

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 23 June 1949 · page 2

The Dndley Cup and Garvan Gup polo carnival, to have been held at Rutherford next week, has been abandoned, the…

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Proposed Show

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 25 June 1949 · page 2

BRANXTON: At the monthly meeting of Branxton Progress Association it was decided to undertake the organisation of a…

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Art Treasures in the Tower Famous Armory on Show

Singleton Argus · Monday 27 June 1949 · page 3

The Duke of Gloucester opened recently at the Tower of London an exhibition of armour worn by kings and emperors…

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Show Society Owes Bank £91/8/6 Rentals to Be Raised

Singleton Argus · Monday 27 June 1949 · page 1

"Very satisfactory,' remarked Mr King Warburton, President of the N.A.A., on Saturday when the financial position of the…

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