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Shows & fairs, 1953

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Big Entry Already For Easter Tennis Carnival

Maitland Mercury · Friday 20 March 1953 · page 6

Maitland and District Lawn Tennis Association has already received over 150 entries for the Easter tennis carnival, this figure being described to-day by the association’s secretary, Mr. Don Mcllwain, as…

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Results of Show Athletic Events

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 20 March 1953 · page 8

100 yards handicap: P. Clohessy (ser.) 1, L. Budden (4 yards) 2, D. Wilkins 3. Time, 10.4 seconds…

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Upper Hunter Show Awards Horses

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 20 March 1953 · page 4

Blood stallion or colt, H. Hayes 1, R. Huxham 2. Fred Adnum 3; blood mare or filly, Miss Bridget Macintyre 1, J. Kingdom 2,…

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Thailander Visits Show Addresses School Children

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 20 March 1953 · page 2

Among the many notable visi tors to the Show was Mr. Cham long Bhuchongsasmutti, B.V.Sc., a graduate of the…

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Denman News Red Cross Flower Show Mrs. D. M. Bell Exhibits Champion Flower at Show

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 20 March 1953 · page 7

A credit of £24/15/- was received from the flower show and cooking competition held on Friday last in the Memorial Hall…

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Upper Hunter Show Cattle and Sheep Awards

The Scone Advocate · Friday 20 March 1953 · page 1

Following are the cattle and sheep awards at this week's Upper Hunter Show, held at Muswellbrook…

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Mt. Thorley grazier does well at Muswellbrook Show

Singleton Argus · Friday 20 March 1953 · page 4

Successful entrant In the Muswellbrook Show is Mr. S. Andrews, of Mt. Thorley. who has taken seven first…

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Miss Dawn Quinn Selected for Royal Show Team

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 20 March 1953 · page 1

Miss Dawn Quinn. of Muswellbrook, one of the successful competitors at the Show, has been selected as one of…

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Farmers Will Not Use Railway To Take Stock To Sydney Show

Maitland Mercury · Friday 20 March 1953 · page 3

SINGLETON: Royal Show exhibitors from the Singleton district, in almost every instance will truck their own cattle to Sydney this year. [?] breader, A.S.R…

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Magnificent Junior Farmer Display Baerami Creek and Muswellbrook Clubs Put On Good Show

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 20 March 1953 · page 10

Muswellbrook and Baerami Creek Junior Farmers' Clubs put on a grand show in staging the J.F.C. displays, which were the main attraction in the pavilion…

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Upper Hunter Show Presents Grand Displays Beef Cattle Showing Best on Record Keen Competition In Ring Events

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 20 March 1953 · page 1

The Upper Hunter P. and A. Associate's 63rd. Annual Exhibition opened ion Med weather conditions on Wednesday, concluding…

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The Scone Advocate · Friday 20 March 1953 · page 1

Two pictures from yesterday's Upper Hunter Show, at Muswellbrook, taken during the Grand Parade. A finer display of livestock would be hard to find at any other centre in Australia, and competent judges were of the opinion that beef cattle on exhibition were of world class. Our pictures show the Grand Parade leaders and young riders…

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Lord Mayor of Newcastle Opens Flower Show

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 21 March 1953 · page 4

"Looking to the north, we regard Dungog as the "front garden" of Newcastle," said the Lord Mayor, Ald. Purdue…

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Entries Big For Royal Show

Maitland Mercury · Monday 23 March 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY: Entries In nearly wary auction it the Royal Easter Show this year are a record…

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Plan Now for Spring Show in Garden

Maitland Mercury · Monday 23 March 1953 · page 6

Few [?] are so [?] of really [?] sure as gardening and most of[?] us consider our [?] in the…

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Wyoming Stud has team of 12 for Royal Show

Singleton Argus · Monday 23 March 1953 · page 1

Wyoming Friesian stud, owned by A. S. R. Shearer and Son at Maison Dieu, Singleton, is sending a…

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Pavilion Exhibition

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 24 March 1953 · page 4

The 1953 pavilion exhibition was the best seen since the war. Always a rather weak point at the Show, the exhibitors this…

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Show Notes

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 24 March 1953 · page 5

THE SHOW is now history From it many lessons have been learned, and these will he applied when the time comes…

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Show Now Luxury

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 24 March 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY: Admission price for [?]dults to the Royal Easter Show hat been increased to 5/. the R. A. S. secretary (Mr…

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Sydney Royal Show

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 24 March 1953 · page 4

Dalgety's News Service will fee covering the beef cattle parades and stud sales with reports and comments by stud experts, and…

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