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Hunter Valley · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1951

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1,000 Birds on Show

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 18 May 1951 · page 5

To-day and to-morrow as you pass by the entrance leading into Fishers Hall, you will hear the twitterings of a…

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Show Council Increases Public Risk Policy

Maitland Mercury · Friday 18 May 1951 · page 4

Maitland Show Council last night adopted a recommendation of the finance committee to increase the public risk policy from £10,000 to £50,000 The [?] would be £46/6/3, on increase of…

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Queen Competition to Biheld Big Carnival Planned for October. Proposed Race Meeting

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 18 May 1951 · page 2

In the absence of the Mayor (Ald. G. S. Adams), Ald. R. Cousins presided over a meeting of the Northern Commercial Travellers' Cot Fund and…

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Game Club Show Praised by Judge

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 19 May 1951 · page 3

Mr. W. McGllvray, of Goulburn who judged at the show of the Maitland branch of the Game Poultry Club of New South…

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Coronation Robes On Show

Singleton Argus · Monday 21 May 1951 · page 4

An exhibition of needlework over many centuries was recently opened by H.M. Queen Mary at St. James' Palace, and among the exhibits were the robes worn by Their Majesties the King and Queen at iheir Coronation. Examples of embroidery from,the 14th century to the present day, including some of…

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Grafton Racing Carnival

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 23 May 1951 · page 5

Clarence River Jockey Club has issued its brochure covering the race carnivals to be staged In this rapidly developing city…

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Diggers' Carnival At Murrurundi

The Scone Advocate · Wednesday 23 May 1951 · page 1

MURRURUNDI.— The Diggers' Jubilee Carnival, under the auspices of the Murrurundi Bushmens' Carnival Committee on Wilson…

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Show Judge Passes

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 23 May 1951 · page 2

Show committees and residents from all over Australia will be sorry to learn of the death of Miss. Fanny Webster, 83. Miss. Webster, a…

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Miners Show Lack of Interest

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 23 May 1951 · page 3

Features of the miners’ meetings held on the South Maitland field were the poor attendances and the lack of interest…

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Dobell Picture for Art Show

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 23 May 1951 · page 2

Among paintings which will be staged at Maitland during the exhibition of a selection of contemporary Australian…

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Show Societies Discuss Need for Insurance

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 23 May 1951 · page 3

Question of Show Societies insuring against ring accidents was discussed at Gloucester at the annual meeting of the Central North Coast…

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Carnival Queens

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 25 May 1951 · page 1

All candidates for the Queen competition to be conducted in conjunction with the Brentwood Hospital and Northern…

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One-day Cattle Show

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 26 May 1951 · page 2

Some informal discussion took place regarding the matter of holding a one-day cattle show. The matter of having a Dog…

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Show Ring Events Dragged Stewards Absence From Duty Blamed

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 26 May 1951 · page 2

At a meeting of the Dungog Agricultural and Horticultural Association on Tuesday, Mr. R. H. Gorton stated that the Society would have to…

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Dungog Show Society Will Protest Against Sales Tax on Trophies

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 26 May 1951 · page 2

Dungog Show Society decided on Tuesday to ask the Federal member for Paterson (Mr. Allen Fairhall) to request the Federal Treasurer to…

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Show President to Resign

Maitland Mercury · Monday 28 May 1951 · page 2

SINGLETON: At a meeting of the Northern Agricultural Council, Mr. K. O. Warburton, president, gave notice that he would…

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Needlework Exhibition at St. James’s Palace

Maitland Mercury · Monday 28 May 1951 · page 2

Beautiful needlework of many centuries will shown at the needlework exhibition organised by the Royal School of Needlework at St. James’s Palace, London. Among the historic examples of needlework are the Coronation robes worn by Queen…

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Stud May Show New Sire

Singleton Argus · Monday 28 May 1951 · page 3

French-bred stallion. Royal Empire, is due to be unloaded from Nordic in Melbourne today, and will be brought…

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First Pony Club Show Very Successful

Singleton Argus · Monday 28 May 1951 · page 4

The first meeting of the Singleton Pony Club held at the showground on Saturday proved an outtanding success…

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Hospital Carnival. Queen Competition Commences 5th JUNE

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 29 May 1951 · page 1

A well-attended meeting of those interested in the organisaton of the Brentwood Hospital and Commercial Traveller's carnival was held at the…

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