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Shows & fairs, 1950

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Show Officials

Maitland Mercury · Monday 28 August 1950 · page 2

SINGLETON, Monday.—At the Northern Agricultural Association meeting officials for the show, which is to be held in…

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Show Opener

Singleton Argus · Monday 28 August 1950 · page 1

Opener of the Singleton Show on Thursday, October 5, will be Lieut.-Colonel M. F . Bruxner, M.L.A.,…

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Show Holiday

Singleton Argus · Monday 28 August 1950 · page 4

Council agreed to grant a public holiday on Friday, October 6, second day of the annual show. It was, however, decided not to…

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Children at Show

Maitland Mercury · Monday 28 August 1950 · page 2

SINGLETON, Monday. — The girls of St. Elizabeth’s Home and the Minimbah Mission are to be guests of the Northern…

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Show to Be Open on Friday Night

Maitland Mercury · Monday 28 August 1950 · page 2

SINGLETON, Monday. — The Northern Agricultural Association council adopted a recommendation from the sporting committee…

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SHOW-AMBULANCE. Sports and Carnival Programme

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 29 August 1950 · page 1

The P. and A. Society's sports committee met yesterday and drew up a £100 programme for the sports and carnival to be held on 14th…

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Football Carnival at Singleton

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 29 August 1950 · page 2

The annual schoolboys' football carnival was held at Singleton on Saturday, 19th August. Teams in the 5 stone 71b., 6 stone 71b., and…

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McGREGOR Beaten in First Round Australians Show Strain of Cup Play

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 29 August 1950 · page 3

NEW YORK, August 29.—Australian Davis Cup hero Ken McGregor was eliminated in the first round of the United States notional singles at Forest Hills yesterday. He was beaten by American Donald McNeil 9-7, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1…

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Horse Show

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 30 August 1950 · page 1

The Horse Association of N.S.W. will conduct this year's annual show at St. Ives Showground, on Saturday, October…

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Sports and Carnival Arrangements Meeting Finalises Details. Show and Ambulance Joint Effort

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 1 September 1950 · page 1

A meeting to organise the combined Ambulance Committee-P. and A. Association sports and carnival was held last night. Mr. E. H. Thompson,…

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Flower Show

Singleton Argus · Friday 1 September 1950 · page 4

Great interest was shown in the Presbyterian Church flower show held, in the Sunday School on Wednesday afternoon…

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St. Peter’s Blossom Fair

Maitland Mercury · Friday 1 September 1950 · page 5

At a recent meeting of St. Peter’s Women’s Guild arrangements were finalised for the annual blossom fair to be held…

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Gladioli Show in November

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 1 September 1950 · page 1

Cessnock Horticultural Bureau will hold its annual gladioli show on November 11 in the Returned Soldiers' Hall…

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Flower and Cookery Show

Maitland Mercury · Friday 1 September 1950 · page 4

SINGLETON, Thursday.—St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Kirk at Work held a flower show and Devonshire tea in the church hall…

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Closing Dates For 1951 Sydney Show

Singleton Argus · Friday 1 September 1950 · page 6

Closing dates have been announced by the Royal Agricultural Society for entries in the 1951 Royal Sydney Show, to be…

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Industrial Power Exhibition

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 2 September 1950 · page 6

Scotland’s chief contribution to next year’s Festival of Britain will be a big exhibition of Industrial power to be held in Glasgow…

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Show Society Meeting Trotting Supervisor Resigns

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 2 September 1950 · page 3

The Secretary of Group 3, advised Dungog Show Society on Tuesday that a meeting of the Group would be held at Maitland on 21st…

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British Peoples Show Way to Free Living

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 2 September 1950 · page 1

COLOMBO, Sept. 2.—The British Commonwealth was the greatest force in the world against Communism, British…

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Junior Farmers Club Show Society Keen on Proposal

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 2 September 1950 · page 2

Dungog Show Association on Tuesday discussed the possibility of establishing a Junior Farmers' Club. Mr. D. A. Lean spoke of; his…

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Stroud Show Association Mr. D. J. Mercer New Secretary

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 2 September 1950 · page 3

At a meeting of the Stroud Show Association on Saturday, a sub-committee was appointed comprising the president (Mr. A. H. Rowen). and…

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