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Hunter Valley · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1953

797 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 17 of 40

Another Show Record Likely

Maitland Mercury · Monday 6 April 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY : Royal Agricultural officials said today that early visitors to the Show indicated that the record…

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Royal Show Success

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 7 April 1953 · page 4

Messrs J. A. Magann and Sons, who were successful at the recent Tamworth Show with their entries in the Large White…

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Show Attendance Passes Million

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 7 April 1953 · page 2

SYDNEY: The total attendance at the Sydney Show yesterday [?] the [?] mark for the seventh…

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Children’s Day At Show

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 7 April 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY: Thousands of children urged into the grounds of the Sydney Show when the [?] opened this…

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Further Royal Show Successes District Junior Farmers to the Fore

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 7 April 1953 · page 3

District Junior Farmers were most successful in the stock judging competitions at the Royal Show…

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Sydney Show Attendance

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 8 April 1953 · page 2

SYDNEY: The total attendance at the Sydney Show which ended last night, was 1,110,195…

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Show's Great Finish

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 8 April 1953 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday.— The 1953 Royal Easter Show closed last night after a total crowd of 1,110,195…

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Agricultural Bureau Show

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 9 April 1953 · page 5

SINGLETON: Agricultural bureaus were playing an ever increasing part In the life of agriculture communities, Mr…

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Show's Great Finish

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 10 April 1953 · page 4

The 1953 Royal Easter Show closed on Tuesday night after a total crowd of 1,110,1.95 had seen the…

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Final Day of Autumn Carnival Gallant Archer Well Placed In Final

Maitland Mercury · Friday 10 April 1953 · page 4

Two races on the Randwick card to-morrow on the final day of the A.J.C. Autumn carnival are, in effect, consolation stakes for horses who mined out in the Doncaster Handicap…

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aberdeen Jottings Royal Show Success "Wiffo" Barker Is Australasian Champion

The Scone Advocate · Friday 10 April 1953 · page 2

Local Lad "Wiffo" Barker is congratulated on his grand exhibition on Tuesday night when, before a large crowd at the ringside of…

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Planned to Fly to England with Show Girl Man Charged with Intent to Defraud Sydney

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 10 April 1953 · page 2

A Brisbane laborer had planned to go to England with a Folies Bergere nude show girl, police said in the Central Court…

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Demand Only Fair Forage

Maitland Mercury · Monday 13 April 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY: At the Alexandria saleyards to-day supplies of forage available were very light. The demand generally…

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Help for Tennis Carnival

Maitland Mercury · Monday 13 April 1953 · page 4

Outstanding, support from business houses of Maitland to the Maitland Tennis Association helped make the…

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The Muswellbrook Chronicle TUESDAY, 14 APRIL, 1953 Show Committee Meeting Estimated Loss On Last Show

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 14 April 1953 · page 3

Present at yesterday's meet ing of the Upper Hunter P. and A. Society's committee were Messrs A. S. Bowman…

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Great Activity at High School Preparations For "Youth Show"

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 14 April 1953 · page 1

The Cessnock High School Assembly Hall these days is the scene of intense activity and even of clamour and,…

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Exhibition Match

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 15 April 1953 · page 2

Well known international professional golfer, Norman von Nida, will play an exhibition match with local…

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Dungog Show Record Entries

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 15 April 1953 · page 1

Dungog Showground is a hive of industry, preparations are nearing completion for the annual exhibition on…

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Stroud Show Notes Personal

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 15 April 1953 · page 4

A welcome visitor to the show was Mr. Tom King, former headmaster at Booral and now retired. He is well…

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Fine Exhibits at Methodist Flower Show

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 15 April 1953 · page 2

An outstanding non-competitive display of remarkable dahlias grown by the R.A.S. championships…

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