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Shows & fairs, 1950

836 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 6 of 42

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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Doncaster, Cup Doubles Show Better Odds Bookmakers Compete Keenly For Business

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 16 February 1950 · page 7

Business on the Doncaster and Sydney Cup is being intensified by bookmakers, who are providing keen competition to get business at the short odds on offer. The favourite double has been under three figures, but yesterday some…

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Easter Show Plans Red Cross Service

The Scone Advocate · Friday 17 February 1950 · page 4

Five thousand loaves of bread, 300 pounds of tea, 1200 gallons of fruit drinks—these would be dream like figures in a housewife's…

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Showground Roads in Good Condition Cessnock Show on March 10 and 11

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 17 February 1950 · page 7

All of the new road work at the Showground was completed this week and made should be in excellent condition for the Cessnock Show, which is to be held on March 10 and 11. To overcome conditions which made Sideshow street so…

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Paris Homes Exhibition

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 18 February 1950 · page 5

PARIS: Space economy or how to live comfortably in the sort of flat Where there is barely enough room to move is the…

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Show Holiday Is Official

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 18 February 1950 · page 3

The Chief St. Mary’s Department had advised, through Mr. Arthur Howa[?]th, M.L.A. that a public holigazetted for March 2…

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Raymond Terrace Show: Junior Farmers Take Charge District Exhibit Contest Won By Eagleton Group

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 18 February 1950 · page 2

The district exhibit competition—main feature of Raymond Terrace Junior Farmers’ Show yesterday and to-day —was won by Eagleton entry, With 466 points, from Hollow Tree (462 points), and Tomago (390½)…

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90th Maitland Show

Singleton Argus · Monday 20 February 1950 · page 2

The 90th annual Maitland Show will be held at Maitland on March 1, 2, 3, and 4. A packed ring programme,…

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EDITORIAL Next Week’s Show

Maitland Mercury · Monday 20 February 1950 · page 2

FOR country people the annual show is an event of more than ordinary importance. Here in the Hunter Volley we have many shows, all of them good—all of them playing an important part in the development of…

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Features of Newcastle Show This Week

Maitland Mercury · Monday 20 February 1950 · page 4

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

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Singleton Show Association Reports Year of Progress

Maitland Mercury · Monday 20 February 1950 · page 2

SINGLETON, Monday—Reports presented to the [?] meeting of the Northern Agricultural Association show [?] that the year concluded had been one of progress with [?] records broken…

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Gate Takings Halved at Raymond Terrace J.F. Show

Maitland Mercury · Monday 20 February 1950 · page 4

In comparison with on average of £103 for the last three years, gate takings at the Raymond Terrace Junior Farmers’ Show were down by just on half on Saturday. This was due to saturating rain, and because of this…

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To-day’s Leader: Next Week’s Show A.L.P. Official Tells Why Labour Was Beaten

Maitland Mercury · Monday 20 February 1950 · page 1

LONDON, Feb 20.—Addressing a Labour meeting at Bailey (Yorkshire), Patrick Kennelly, joint secretary of the Australian…

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Newcastle Show Opens Tomorrow

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 21 February 1950 · page 2

NEWCASTLE, Tuesday. — Interviewed at the Show Ground to-day (Mr. P. G. Legoe) was most enthusiastic about the…

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Moonan Bushmen's Carnival Saturday, March 11

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 21 February 1950 · page 3

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

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Record Entries for Newcastle Show

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 21 February 1950 · page 3

Interviewed at the Showground today, Mr. P. G. Legoe was most enthusiastic about the forthcoming success of the 1950 Newcastle Show…

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Eric Sturgess To Play Here In Tennis Exhibition

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 21 February 1950 · page 5

South African tennis champion, Eric Sturggess will play a singles match against ken McGregor in an exhibition on Maitland…

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Heavy Ring Programme at Maitland Show

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 21 February 1950 · page 2

Maitland Show Council plans an almost continuous ring programme for the last three days of its 90th annual show, which…

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Many Items in “The Gang Show”

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 21 February 1950 · page 2

Singing, colourful tableaux, choruses and humorous sketches will be some of the items in the Scout Gang Show’s 1950…

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School Show Exhibition

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 22 February 1950 · page 2

At Maitland Public School. day afternoon a meeting of teacher from district public schools completed final arrangements for a…

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