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Hunter Valley · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1949

868 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 8 of 44

Huge Crowd at Newcastle Show

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 26 February 1949 · page 3

NEWCASTLE. Sat.—After two days of stead rain the final day of the Newcastle Show was held in perfect weather to-day…

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Policy on Public Holidays Council Refuses Show Application

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 26 February 1949 · page 1

At a meeting on Monday night, Dungog Municipal Council laid down a policy on the subject of granting public holidays for social…

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Dungog Boy Wins an Exhibition to Uni. Heavy Rain in Coastal Area

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 26 February 1949 · page 2

Mark, son of Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Carlton, of Dungog, has been awarded an exhibition to the Faculty of Science at Sydney University, consequent Rain which has fallen steadily over coastal areas and parts of the slopes and tablelands would greatly benefit pastures, the Department of…

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Record Day At Newcastle Show

Maitland Mercury · Monday 28 February 1949 · page 4

The attendance at Newcastle show on Saturday was a record, the figures for the day being 63,[?]3. The previous best was 50,000…

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Elected Show President For 10th Successive Year £50 Salary Increase For Secretary

Singleton Argus · Monday 28 February 1949 · page 2

For the tenth year in succession, Mr. K. Warburton has been elected president of the Singleton Northern Agricultural Association Council. In nominating him for president, Mr. Stacy and Mr. E…

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Exhibition of Local Scenes

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 1 March 1949 · page 1

Scenes of Wagga and nearby landscapes, painted by Mr. Terry O'Connell, a school teacher, are on display in a Wagga shop…

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President Anticipates Record Show

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 1 March 1949 · page 2

“I feel sure that when the Maitland Show Ground gates open to-morrow the exhibition on the ground will be the best…

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Attractions at the Show

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 1 March 1949 · page 3

Many will remember the hit made last year on the show ground by the famous “St. Moritz Skaters.”…

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Took Bets at Show

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 1 March 1949 · page 4

Thomas Ryan, 60, labourer, was fined £20 at Newcastle Court for having used a stand at Newcastle Show Ground on Saturday…

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Cessnock Band To Give Exhibition Friday Night

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

Ccssnock Brass Band has been selected to give an exhibition of diagram marching when a mossed bands display is held at the Maitland Show-next Friday night…

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Workmen Repair Roads To Show

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 1 March 1949 · page 2

Fifteen Maitland City Council workmen from the engineer’s staff will to-day finish their work of “spring-cleaning” all the…

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32 Police to Control Show Traffic

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 1 March 1949 · page 3

Thirty-two policemen from Maitland, Newcastle, Cessnock and surrounding areas will control vehicular traffic and pedestrian traffic flowing…

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Showground Awakens to Throb of Activity Vast Influx of Exhibits and Side Show Populace

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 1 March 1949 · page 2

The peaceful setting of Maitland Show Ground is awakening to the animated throb of Show time, and a vast influx of exhibits and side-show populace, yesterday and to-day, began the sculpturing into shape of the familiar…

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Show Schedules Available

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

The Show Secretary, Mr. M. Riorden, advises in this issue that schedules for the Dungog 1919 Show are now available at his office in the…

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Show House Catches Chill

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

Mr. Roy Bacon's well known show horse, Bobby Bruce, caught a chill coming home from the Hilldale Sports last Saturday week and developed…

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Pigs on Show Ground

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 2 March 1949 · page 3

SINGLETON, Wed. — When the matter of keeping pigs on the Show Ground was raised at the Northern Agricultural…

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EDITORIAL The Show Opens

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 2 March 1949 · page 2

THE eighty-ninth annual show of the Hunter River Agricultural and Horticultural Association opens today, and given fine weather conditions, promises to be even more successful than last year’s record function…

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Flower Show at Cessnock

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 2 March 1949 · page 4

CESSNOCK, Wed. — Cessnock Horticultural Bureau continued its point-score competitions…

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Rest Room at the Show

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 2 March 1949 · page 2

The Maitland branch of the Country Women’s Association is again conducting a rest room for women show patrons on the Maitland show…

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Local Baker Gains Prize at Newcastle Show

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

Mr. R B. Wood, propretor of Armstrong's Bakery, Dungog, gained a third prize for bread exhibited at last week's Newcastle Show. The Editor…

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