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Hunter Valley · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1950

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Entries for Paterson Show

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 12 January 1950 · page 2

Paterson snow secretary (Mr. S. M. Reynolds) reports that early entries are heavy and already give every indication of…

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Maitland Players’ Win In Country Tennis Carnival

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 12 January 1950 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Miss J. Mc[?]wain, of Maitland, had a good win [?] a semi-final of the women’s special [?]ies at the country…

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Basketball And Physical Culture at Show

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 12 January 1950 · page 2

The Maitland Women’s Amateur Basketball Association has been invited by Maitland Show Council to give exhibition matches at the…

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Improved Lighting of Ring for Maitland Show

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 12 January 1950 · page 1

The night lighting for this year’s Maitland Show would be “streets ahead” of last year, the secretary of the show council (Mr. R. E. Halroyde) said to-day. He said the area would be…

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Detroit Trade Fair

Singleton Argus · Friday 13 January 1950 · page 3

The Detroit Board of Trade has postponed its plans for holding the Detroit International Trade Fair in October 1950…

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Country Tennis Carnival

Maitland Mercury · Friday 13 January 1950 · page 6

In the final of the women’s special singles at the tennis country carnival in Sydney. miss B. Medway (Gunning) heat Miss…

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Newcastle Show

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 13 January 1950 · page 2

Record entries for almost every section have been received for the 1950 Newcastle Show, Mr. P. G. Legoe (secretary), reported to-day…

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Record Entries for Newcastle Show

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 13 January 1950 · page 6
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Record entries for almost every section have been received for the 1950 Newcastle Show, Mr. P. C. Legoe, Secretary, reported to-day…

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London Millinery Designers Show Hats Of Future

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 14 January 1950 · page 4

A glimpse into the future was given to hundreds of women who recently attended a hat show organised by the…

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Exhibits at the British National Radio Show in London

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 14 January 1950 · page 5

This picture shows the “Dynatron” radion, radio-gramaphoen and television set down at the British National Radio Exhibition at Olympia, London, recently. The set is a 84-valve 12-inch tube machine With storage for gramophoen records and [?] one of the more luxurious…

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Night Athletic Carnival

Maitland Mercury · Monday 16 January 1950 · page 3

Newcastle branch of the Amateur Athletic Association is, holding a carnival at No. 1 Sports. Ground, Newcastle, on Thursday night, and…

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Fair Supplies At Alexandria

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 18 January 1950 · page 3

The demand was good for the fair supplies of forage and vegetables offer at the Alexandria saleyards to-day…

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Newcastle Show

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 18 January 1950 · page 2

Record entries for almost every section have been received for the 3,950 Newcastle Show, Mr. P. G. Legoe, Secretary, reported to-day…

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New Floor in Show Pavilion

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 18 January 1950 · page 2

SINGLETON, Wed.—work of laying a new dance floor the N.A.A. pavilion to cater for the dancing public next season has been…

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Young District Dairymen Show Initiative

Maitland Mercury · Friday 20 January 1950 · page 2

A group of the younger dairymen of the district have got together in a novel and progressive scheme. They have agreed to…

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Sydney Home For Country Show Societies

Maitland Mercury · Friday 20 January 1950 · page 4

The Agricultural Societies Council of New South Wales has purchased, far £24,500, a building at 195 Macquarie-st., Sydney, and…

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Big Display of Stud Stock for Upper Hunter Show Forty New Pens Erected. Royal Show Cattle to Compete

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 20 January 1950 · page 3

Upper Hunter Show at Muswellbrook on 22nd and 23rd March will feature a record display of stud cattle, which will also compete at…

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Preparing for the Show Ring Helpful Suggestions To Prospective Exhibitors

Maitland Mercury · Friday 20 January 1950 · page 2

With, the summer round of shows almost upon us, a few thoughts on the preparation of dairy cattle for the showing will ont be amiss. The following suggestions, of course, will not be of…

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Many Improvements on Show Ground Workmen Busy Preparing For Next Month’s Display

Maitland Mercury · Friday 20 January 1950 · page 4

At Maitland show ground the tempo of activities in preparation for the Show in March is increasing. Tradesmen are hard at work, and their foots may be heard seven days a week…

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