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Hunter Valley · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1951

707 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 14 of 36

U.k. Industry Fair Draws 20 Countries

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 18 April 1951 · page 4

Exhibitors to the Festival of Britain will find added attractions in the sub-divided British Industries Fair, which…

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Dungogites Score at Royal Show

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 18 April 1951 · page 3

Dungog and well-known Northern riders did well at the recent Sydney Royal Show. The Hastings-Deering World Championship Ladies' Camp…

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Dungog Jubilee Show Friday and Saturday Next

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 18 April 1951 · page 2

All arrangements are well ahead for the Jubilee exhibition on Dungog's pretty showground. A fine programme has been…

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Fishermen Show How It’s Done Maitland Members’ Outing To Brighton

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 18 April 1951 · page 5

Setting off to Brighton Beach for the week-end, Wal[?] Wilson, Jack Southwell and Harry Alterator found it to be a “fisherman’s paradise.” Little did these anglers realise [?] they went on the beach they would be coming back with the…

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Cage Bird Exhibition

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 19 April 1951 · page 4

The Hunter District Canary and Cage Bird Society has arranged a non com-petitive display of canaries and cage birds which will be on…

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Dungog Show Opened Officials Are Hopeful For Record Exhibition (From Our Specie! Representative)

Maitland Mercury · Friday 20 April 1951 · page 3

DUNGOG: A steady stream of people trickled into Dungog show ground when the Dungog Agricultural end Horticultural Association commenced its 58th show to-day. Should the weather hold, officials feet this year may…

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Merriwa Jubilee Show

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 20 April 1951 · page 10

The Merriwa Jubilee Show opened yesterday morning in showery weather. The heavy rain on Wednesday did not affect the ground to any…

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Show Delegates To Meet Here Next Week

Maitland Mercury · Friday 20 April 1951 · page 3

Annual meeting of the Hunter Valley council of Show Associations will be in Maitland on Thursday next, at 11 a.m…

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Bullock Riding May Be Introduced Here Consideration by Show Council

Maitland Mercury · Friday 20 April 1951 · page 2

The grounds committee of the Hunter River Agricultural and Horticultural Association will investigate possibility of providing yards and crushes for the purpose of introducing bullock riding in Maitland…

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Show Rider Injured

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 21 April 1951 · page 2

Max Gooch, an outstanding rider, had a lucky escape from more serious injury in the last event of the day (the tyre race) at Macksville Show…

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Big Services Show for Maitland

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 21 April 1951 · page 5

An oil-Services mobile demonstration unit is touring N.S.W. to help stimulate interest in the recruiting campaign. It will visit Maitland on Friday and Saturday, May 4 and 5…

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£100 Profit From Flower Show

Maitland Mercury · Monday 23 April 1951 · page 6

GLOUCESTER: The CWA flower show cleared over £100 and the association has now over £1200 in hand for the erection…

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Big Services Show for Cessnock

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 24 April 1951 · page 1

Portion of a large crowd in Martin Place, Sydney watching a recent Army athletics display. Seen in the ring are two Army boxing champions. The same P.T. Unit, including the special prefabricated boxing ring, will be one of the many features associated with the Combined Services Display at Cessnock on…

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Show Assn. to Take Over Racecourse

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 24 April 1951 · page 3

AT a general meeting of the Cessnock Jockey Club last Friday night it was decided, on the recommendation of the…

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Links With Past At Greasford Show

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 24 April 1951 · page 2

[?] district to showing comfortable later cat the year's [?]…

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Commonwealth Recruiting. Big Services Show for Muswellbrook

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 24 April 1951 · page 1

An all-Services mobile demonstration unit is touring N S W to help stimulate interest in the recruiting campaign. It will visit…

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Commercial Travellers' Hospital Carnival. to Be Held on 13th TO 15th OCTOBER

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 24 April 1951 · page 1

At a public meeting at the Municipal Council Chambers last night, it was decided that the Northern Travellers and Brentwood…

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Pneumatic Tools for British Industries Fair

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 25 April 1951 · page 5

On show at the British Industries Fair this year will be a wide range of British made pneumatic tools, including air motors, chipping hammers and automatic rack drills. Included in these may be various types of rock drills such…

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News From aberdeen St. Mark's Flower Show

The Scone Advocate · Wednesday 25 April 1951 · page 8

The autumn flower show, held last Friday, was officially opened by Rev. Hampton Hobart, of Muswellbrook. Although the total proceeds will be an improvement on last year's effort, the attendance and the…

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Local Poultryman again Makes Good at Dungog Show

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 25 April 1951 · page 2

Mr. Vic Middlebrook, of Myall Creek, who, it will be remembered, gained a number of prizes in the Poultry Section at Stroud Show,…

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