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Hunter Valley · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1951

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The Big Carnival Secretary Forecasts Record Days

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 9 October 1951 · page 1

The coming week-end will be a big one for Musswellbrook, with the large programme that has been arranged…

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Salisbury Fair

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 10 October 1951 · page 2

A Jubilee Spring Fair will take place in the Salisbury Hall on Saturday, October 20. There are excellent trophies and cash prizes for…

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Side Show Attractions GLASSBLOWING

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 10 October 1951 · page 5

Among the many side show attractions at the Singleton Show is Super Boy the wonder boy glassblower. He…

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Stroud Jubilee Procession and Children's Sports Carnival

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 10 October 1951 · page 2

The townshp of Stroud had quite a carnival atmosphere about it on Saturday last, October 6th on the occasion of the Jubilee Procession and…

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Special Traffic Control At Show

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 10 October 1951 · page 1

Special traffic arrangements have been made to cater for the huge volume of traffic expected to attend the Singleton Show over the next three days…

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OVER 300 Attend Church of England Flower Show Opening Financial and Social Success

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 10 October 1951 · page 1

Viewing the outstanding display of spring blooms at the annual Church of England Flower Show on Thursday,. Mr. R. L. Fitzgerald, M.L.A., again expressed the wish that the Dungog Municipal Council should conduct at…

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Singleton Show Away to Auspicious Start Great Potentialities Of District Again Emphasised (From Our Staff Reporters)

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 11 October 1951 · page 6

With entries a record, Singleton's 79th annual show opened, auspiciously to–day. Early parades of dairy and beef cattle, horses, sheep and the products of the soil emphasise once again the great rural potentialities of this rich section of the…

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Church Fair

Maitland Mercury · Friday 12 October 1951 · page 3

As the result of the annual church fair at St. Helena, Lochinvar, which was organised by Mrs. A. Doyle, Mrs. W…

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Scotch Fair

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 12 October 1951 · page 7

Those who attended the Scotch Fair last year will be pleased to learn that it will again be held to-morrow in the…

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Show Awards INDUSTRIES

Singleton Argus · Friday 12 October 1951 · page 3

Judges, Mrs. A. Binnie and Mrs. A. Shearer; The entries were good but the quality could have been…

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Show Awards Farm Produce

Singleton Argus · Friday 12 October 1951 · page 3

Judge, S. Parish. Entries in the farm produce section were higher than last year. The grain section…

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Show Judges And Visitors Entertained

Maitland Mercury · Friday 12 October 1951 · page 2

SINGLETON: The Northern Agricultural Association last night entertained budges and visitors at a dinner and…

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Commercial Displays At the Show

Singleton Argus · Friday 12 October 1951 · page 3

The Singleton show this year is marked by a comprehensive range of machinery, home and farm…

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Show President To Retire Soon

Singleton Argus · Friday 12 October 1951 · page 5

President of the N.A.A., Mr K. O. Warburton, will retire at the end of this year…

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Late Show Awards Canaries and Finches

Singleton Argus · Friday 12 October 1951 · page 5

Mr G. Moore: There was a better display this year, the diamond sparrows were outstanding birds. It…

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These People Were at the Show

Singleton Argus · Friday 12 October 1951 · page 4

District Dairy Officer, Mr. J. W. G. Smith, of Maitland, was an interested spectator. He said he was impressed by…

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President Says: Membership Increase Causes Drop In Show Gate

Singleton Argus · Friday 12 October 1951 · page 1

The big increase in the number of people joining the Northern Agricultural Association was partly responsible for the small gate at the first day of the show, Association President…

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Many Visitors at Show To-day Rain Threat Early

Singleton Argus · Friday 12 October 1951 · page 5

People from all parts of the State attended the show this afternoon. The gate before dinner…

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Singleton Show Pig Section

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 13 October 1951 · page 2

The pig section at Singleton Show was Judged by Mr. F. Tranter, of Maitland. There was a big entry and…

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Show Aftermath

Singleton Argus · Monday 15 October 1951 · page 2

The show is over, the visitors packed and gone. Today, Singleton has started to settle down to the even,…

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