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Hunter Valley · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1951

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Polo Carnival Starts

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 17 July 1951 · page 3

Hotel accommodation in Maitland is completely booked out for this week by visitors from all parts of New South Wales…

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Paterson Show Jubilee Ball

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 18 July 1951 · page 4

The Paterson District A and H Society held a most successful jubilee held in the Paterson School of Arts. Vls[?]tors came…

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Polo Carnival To End on

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 18 July 1951 · page 3

Finals of Countess of Dudley polo carn[?]val will now be played on Sunday instead of Monday, as prer[?]ously announced…

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Film Of London Fashion Show

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 18 July 1951 · page 6

Films of one the most impressive of the London Fashion Fortnight parades, “Dresses for Every Woman,” organised by the…

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Tests Show U.s. Could Speed Making of Influenza Vaccine

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 18 July 1951 · page 1

Australian winters, like winters in many other parts of the world, bring influenza epidemics. A recent experiment in Washington, D.C., indicates…

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Paterson, Gresford Show Secretary

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 19 July 1951 · page 4

It was decided at a conference once of Cresford and Paterson show officials to ask Mr. S. M. Reyr[?] to act as secretary to…

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Library Statistics Show That More Books Are Read In Winter

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 19 July 1951 · page 2

With the advent of colder weather, Maitland residents are spending more time at home in front of the fire reading books. At least, statistics at the…

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Polo Carnival Opening

Maitland Mercury · Friday 20 July 1951 · page 5

Few spectators ventured from their cars at the Rutherford polo ground to-day when they watched the opening matches in the…

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Poultry Show at Gloucester

Maitland Mercury · Friday 20 July 1951 · page 3

GLODCESTER:— Gloucester Poultry Club's show attracted about 450 entries, Strongest classes were white leghorns and…

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Show Committee Rejects Hunter Valley Move Cow Production Tests

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 21 July 1951 · page 1

Gloucester A. H. & P. Association at their last meeting turned down a request from the Hunter Valley Herd Recording Advisory Committee that…

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Ambulance to Stage Mammoth Carnival

Singleton Argus · Monday 23 July 1951 · page 1

A mammoth carnival and masquerade to be held in Singleton toward the end of the year, is now under discussion by the Singleton and District Ambulance Committee…

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Nudists Held a Fashion Show

Singleton Argus · Monday 23 July 1951 · page 1

NEW YORK.—American nudists last week held their first fashion show. The clothes had a minimum…

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Appeal for “Fair Go”

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 24 July 1951 · page 1

BUENOS AIRES: Argentine officials and newspapers have appealed to Argentine soccer enthusiasts to halt, their…

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Art Show Closes

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 25 July 1951 · page 3

The Jubilee exhibition of Australian art lias drawn bigger crowd's any art exhibition held at the National Art…

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Interest Mounting In Proposed Ambulance Carnival

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 25 July 1951 · page 1

Local interest is already mounting at the prospect of a monster carnival and masquerade for Singleton, probably in November. Many Singleton businessmen feel that if the…

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Persist May Miss Saturday's S.T.C. Cup SYDNEY: Connections of Persist may withdraw her from next Saturday's S.T.C. Cup and take her to Brisbane for the Exhibition meeting. Persist yesterday easily won a barrier trial at Victoria Park, though she was not apposed to a classy lot

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 25 July 1951 · page 5

Connections were puzzled at Persist's poor display at Rosehill last Saturday, but It was revealed later that she had been…

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Doll And Toy Show At East Maitland

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 26 July 1951 · page 2

The infants’ section of East Maitland Primary school Is preparing for a doll and toy show on August 8…

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Show Attraction

Maitland Mercury · Friday 27 July 1951 · page 5

Maitland Show Council, last night decided in re-engage Mr. Smith’s troupe, “The Maitland Mountads,” for the 1952 show…

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Muswellbrook Wins School Sporting Carnival

Singleton Argus · Friday 27 July 1951 · page 4

Muswellbrook High School has defeated Singleton High in one of the most exciting inter-school sports meetings contested for many years…

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Show President For 20th Year

Maitland Mercury · Friday 27 July 1951 · page 8

Maitland Show Council last night elected Mr. W. E. Sparke president for another term of three years…

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