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Hunter Valley · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1950

836 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 5 of 42

Giant Bullock At Paterson Show

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 8 February 1950 · page 3

Bred on the Roper River (Northern Territory), the giant bullock King Kom weighs over a ton and a half and is 14 feet long…

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Official Opening of Show at Paterson

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 8 February 1950 · page 2

Owing to the Minister tor Agriculture (Mr. E. H. Graham) having to return to Sydney on Thursday afternoon, the official opening and…

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Cross-Bred Steer Supreme Champion of Smithfield Show

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 8 February 1950 · page 2

"Douglas," a second and third cross, gained the awards of First Prize, Best Steer and Supreme Champion Beast at this year's Smithfield Show at Earl's Court, London. He is owned by the Scottish Malt Distillers, Ltd., and was bred in Ross-shire. His…

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Record Price For 1950 Show Privileges

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 9 February 1950 · page 2

Record prices were paid yesterday when the privileges for Maitland’s 30th show in March were auctioned by Swab, Murray and Bain…

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Paterson’s Second Annual Show Commenced To-day Minister For Agriculture Performs Opening Ceremony

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 9 February 1950 · page 2

PATERSON Thursday—Paterson’s second annual show opened to-day in happy circumstances. The programme for to-day was purely educational, a unique experience which was justified by a good measure of success…

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Entries for Maitland Show

Maitland Mercury · Friday 10 February 1950 · page 4

On Monday entries for the following sections at Maitland Show will [?]:—Horses, cattle, pigs, poultry and birds, apiculture,…

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Moonan Bushmen's Carnival Saturday March 11

The Scone Advocate · Friday 10 February 1950 · page 2

The programme, and a nicely balanced one at that, has been drawn up for the Bushmen's Carnival, billed to take place at…

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Denman J.f. Successes. Sweep Pool at Paterson Show

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 10 February 1950 · page 1

Three members of the Denman Junior Farmers' Club met with outstanding success at the Paterson Show yesterday. Clifford Blake, aged 12…

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Cessnock Show Only Four Weeks Off Official Opening By Mr. Cameron

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 10 February 1950 · page 1

The Chairman of the Joint Coal Board (Mr. K. Cameron) has accepted an invitation from the Committee to officially open the…

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Demonstration Day at Paterson Show Minister Commends Example To Other Societies

Maitland Mercury · Friday 10 February 1950 · page 4

“Paterson Show’s demonstration day is a worthy example which might well be fallowed by older show societies throughout New South Wales, and indeed, Australia,” said the Minister for Agriculture, Mr. E. Graham, in performing…

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Ladies’ Church Aid Fair

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 11 February 1950 · page 2

The Largs Methodist Ladies’ Church Aid, working in conjunction with the ladies of the Bolwarra Methodist Church, will…

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Paterson Show: Busy Ring Day Set Down

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 11 February 1950 · page 2

A heavy programme of ring events was drawn up for to-day’s session of Paterson’s second annual show and to-day marked the…

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Branxton's First Show

Singleton Argus · Monday 13 February 1950 · page 2

Branxton hopes to secure the Friday and Saturday before Singleton's show for its first annual…

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Communist Paper To Show Cause

Maitland Mercury · Monday 13 February 1950 · page 3

MELBOURNE. Monday. — Mr. Justice Barry in the practice Court to-day made an order nisi calling on the printer and…

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Branxton Show Council

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 14 February 1950 · page 3

Branxton Agricultural Show Council will hold an important meeting on Thursday night next, February 16, at 8 o’clock…

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Scout's Swimming Carnival

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 15 February 1950 · page 2

Representatives of First Singleton Boy Scouts will travel io' Newcastle on Saturday next for the Newcastle Boy Scouts'…

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Show Council Election

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 15 February 1950 · page 3

SINGLETON, Wed. — Voting for election of two Northern Agricultural Association councillors close with the secretary…

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Photographic Awards for Maitland Show

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 15 February 1950 · page 2

Judging of the 1950 Maitland Show exhibits commenced last night when Mr. Keast Burke, of Sydney, adjudicated in the photography…

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The Gang Show for Maitland

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 16 February 1950 · page 4

The “Gang Show,” which will open its 1950 season in Sydney on March 4, with the Boy Scouts’ annual variety…

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Praise for Show Council at Paterson

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 16 February 1950 · page 4

Congratulations to Paterson Show Council will be extended from councillors of Lower Hunter Shire Council…

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