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Hunter Valley · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1951

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Australian Art Exhibition Opens To-night

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 19 June 1951 · page 2

The Mayor (Ald. J. Harsey) will officially open the selection of contemporary Australian painting now hanging to the…

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Carnival Dates

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 20 June 1951 · page 4

Bushmen's carnival dates for 1951-52 are—Attunga, August 25; Moree, Sep. 8; Narrabri, Sept. 14-15; Gunnedah, Sep…

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Murrurundi Bushmen's Carnival

The Scone Advocate · Wednesday 20 June 1951 · page 2

At the last meeting of the above, the R.S.L. Treasurer read the financial result of the recent Diggers rodeo, which showed a…

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600 Attend Opening Day Of Art Exhibition

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 20 June 1951 · page 2

Over 600 people attended the contemporary Australian art exhibition which opened in the Maitland Town Hall supper room yesterday. The exhibition was open to the public from 10 a.m. and…

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Bushmen's Carnival Assn. Amends Camp Drafting Rules

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 20 June 1951 · page 4

Delegates from many parts of this State met at Maitland recently for the annual general meeting of the Northern N.S.W. Bushmen's Carnival…

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Art Exhibition at Kurri

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 22 June 1951 · page 1

Next Wednesday and Thursday the people of Kurri Kurri and district will have the opportunity of seeing the…

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Art Exhibition This Week-end

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 22 June 1951 · page 5

The Cessnock public is reminded that this week-end the Jubilee Travelling Art Exhibition will be in Cessnock…

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R.s.l. Ball and Carnival

Maitland Mercury · Friday 22 June 1951 · page 4

Plans for the annual R.S.L. ball and the Miss Australia carnival were discussed at a meeting of the Maitland branch of the…

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Success At Sydney Pigeon Show

Maitland Mercury · Friday 22 June 1951 · page 5

Maitland exhibitors [?] a number of prises at the Sydney Poultry. Pigeon and Cage Bird Society’s show yesterday…

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Show Council Refuses Use Of Ground For Sunday Football

Maitland Mercury · Friday 22 June 1951 · page 4

Maitland Show Ground will not be made available to the Maitland Rugby League Club for a Sunday football match. This was decided at a meeting of the Shire Council last night…

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Polo. Rutherford Carnival

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 26 June 1951 · page 2

Plans for the polo carnival to be held at Rutherford from July 18 to 21 were made at a meeting of the Hunter Valley Polo…

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Carnival News. Valuable Prizes for Country Candidate

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 26 June 1951 · page 2

Miss Rita Hazen, Country Queen candidate, is being enthusiastically supported by Denman district residents…

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Praise for Cessnock Arts Council Opening of Art Exhibition

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 26 June 1951 · page 3

When he officially opened the exhibition of contemporary Australian paintings at the Council Chambers on Saturday night, the Deputy Mayor (Ald. R. Oldfield) praised the local branch of the Arts Council for its splendid efforts to bring…

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Maitland's Grand Exhibition

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 27 June 1951 · page 3

Two brilliant Maitland back-line movements, each of which carried play 80 yards, yielded 10 points in five minutes and changed the trend…

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Rutherford Polo Carnival

The Scone Advocate · Wednesday 27 June 1951 · page 2

Plans for the polo carnival to be held at Rutherford from July 18 to 21 were made at a meeting of the Hunter Valley Polo…

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The King and Queen Tour Festival Exhibition Royal Visit to South Bank Exhibition

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 28 June 1951 · page 1

Their Majesties the King and Queen, accompanied by Queen Mary Princess Elizabeth, and Princess Margaret and other members of the Royal Family, toured the Festival of Britain Exhibition on the South Bank of the River. Thames, after the King had declared open…

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Art Exhibition at Kurri

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 29 June 1951 · page 5

The President of Kurri Kurri Parents' and Citizens' Association (Mr. P. Johnson) in officially opening the exhibition of…

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Polo Carnival at Maitland

Maitland Mercury · Friday 29 June 1951 · page 2

The Countess of Dudley polo carnival will be held on the Rutherford polo ground on July 18, 20 and 21…

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Art Exhibition for Muswellbrook. Arranged by Arts Council

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 29 June 1951 · page 1

Muswellbrook branch of the Arts Council of Australia is holding an exhibition of Australian contemporary Art in the Library at the Municipal…

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Parents Fail To Show Interest In Scout MOvement

Singleton Argus · Friday 29 June 1951 · page 2

The retiring President of the Singleton Boy Scouts Association, Mr. B. W. Clarke, said last night that lack of interest by parents was mainly responsible for holding back the progress of the…

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