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Hunter Valley · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1951

707 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 35 of 36

Plans for Cessnock Show Mr. Clive Evatt Invited

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 30 November 1951 · page 2

The Chief Secretary (Mr. C. Evatt) will be asked to officially open the Cessnock Show to be held on March 7 and 8 of…

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CessDock Show

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 1 December 1951 · page 2

Cessnock show will be held on March [?] and [?]. The Chief Secretary (Mr. O. Evet) will he Invited to open it…

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Nine Clubs In Annual Swimming Carnival

Singleton Argus · Monday 3 December 1951 · page 2

The Singleton Amateur Swimming Club's 21st annual swimming carnival on Saturday night attracted swimmers from nine out-of-town clubs…

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Arts and Crafts Exhibition Opens on

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 4 December 1951 · page 1

The official opening of the Cessnock Arts Council's second annual Arts and Crafts exhibition will take place on…

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Murrurundi Buslimen's Carnival

The Scone Advocate · Wednesday 5 December 1951 · page 1

A good roll up of members attended a meeting on the 25th. of last month, which was called for the purpose of finalising…

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Dungog Show Society Against Popular Girl Competition

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 5 December 1951 · page 2

Dungog Show Association, at its last meeting, decided not to run a Popular Girl Competition as suggested by the Paterson and Gresford…

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Carnival To-morrow Night

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 7 December 1951 · page 1

The local committee has organised a carnival for to-morrow night at the Market Reserve. Funds raised will assist towards…

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C.w.a. Conference After 1952 Royal Show

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 8 December 1951 · page 4

State conference of the Country Werrien's Association of New South Wales will be held next year at the Assembly Hall, Sydney. from April…

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Exhibition Swims

Singleton Argus · Monday 10 December 1951 · page 2

Two young swimmers who are expected to achieve great things in the future were seen in action at the…

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Show Filure Would Place N.A.A. In Difficulties

Singleton Argus · Monday 10 December 1951 · page 1

President of the Northern Agricultural Association (Mr. K. O. Warburton) said on Saturday that the Association would be in financial difficulties if next year's show and rodeo proved failures. Mr. Warburton was commenting on the extensive building and improvements programme…

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Exhibition Of Book Treasure

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 11 December 1951 · page 3

Bibliophiles have a unique opportunity of seeing the finest. collection of English: treasures in illuminated…

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Methodist fair At Miller’s Forest

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 11 December 1951 · page 3

A air conducted by the Methodist Church in the Popular Hall at Miller’s Forest was opened by…

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Singleton Show Dates Altered

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 11 December 1951 · page 2

STRULE TON: The dates for the 1952 Singleton show have been changed from October 2, 3 and 4 to October…

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Carnival Raises £250. Help for Ambulance

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 11 December 1951 · page 1

That the people of Muswellbrook are 100 per cent, ambulance-minded was shown by the large attendance seen…

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Exhibition of Local Art. Better than Last Year, Says Mayor

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 11 December 1951 · page 1

Praisingf the standard of the work at the exhibition of local art organised by the Cessnock branch of the Arts…

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Breeders’ Threat to Boycott Show

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 12 December 1951 · page 4

At a meeting of the Hunter Valley Registered Dairy Cattle Breeders’ Association in Maitland It was unanimously…

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School Arts And-crafts Exhibition

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 13 December 1951 · page 2

In the Central School rooms, on Tuesday afternoon and evening, school work by the pupils was on display…

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Swimming Carnival To-Night

Maitland Mercury · Friday 14 December 1951 · page 6

To-night Maitland club will continue with its programme of weekly c[?] commencing at 8 o’clock. The events…

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Maitland Show Cattle Section

Maitland Mercury · Friday 14 December 1951 · page 4

Maitland Show Council cannot [?] to a request by the Hunte Valley Registered Cattle [?] Association…

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Ultimatum To Show Society

Singleton Argus · Friday 14 December 1951 · page 7

The Hunter Valley Registered Dairy Cattle Breeders' Association has decided to advise Maitland Show…

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