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Hunter Valley · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1953

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Dog Show Awards

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 11 November 1953 · page 2

Mrs. M. G. Eveleigh, of Whittingham: scored three successes with her sevenmonths-old Scotch collie,…

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Bulahdelah School Team Attends Carnival

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 11 November 1953 · page 8

Bulahdelah zone of the P.S.A.A.A. sent a team, of 31 boys and girls to the Primary P.S.A.A.A. Newcastle…

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Show Council Accepts Affiliation for Five Years Then Changes Its Mind

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 12 November 1953 · page 5

After having accepted the afiliation fee of the Raymond Terrace Junior Farmers' Club for…

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Methodic Fair

The Scone Advocate · Friday 13 November 1953 · page 6

The Methodist Church annual fair will be held on Friday next, 20th November, in the Phillip Norman Memorial…

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Bellbird C. Of E. Fair

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 13 November 1953 · page 7

The Church of England Bazaar, held at the Bellbird Rectory recently, was a great success and all had an…

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Smithfield Fat Stock Show

Maitland Mercury · Friday 13 November 1953 · page 8

It was in 1799 that to promote the spirit of competition among the farmers of Britain and to encourage. the…

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Show Society Prepares For Rodeo

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 13 November 1953 · page 4

A meeting of the Upper Hunter P. and A. Association committee was held on Wednesday night. Mr. A. S. Bowman…

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Carnival Dance at Largs

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 17 November 1953 · page 6

Another carnival dance, [?] been arranged for Friday night next, when the Committee of Large School of…

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R.S.L Carnival On Friday Night

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 17 November 1953 · page 2

The East Maitland R.S.L. carnival, which was postponed from November’s, will be held on Broo[?] Hill on Friday…

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Gresford Bushmen's Carnival

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 18 November 1953 · page 4

The rode at East Gresford on Saturday attacked a large crowed and a lively ring programme kept…

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Fern Bay Fair

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 19 November 1953 · page 2

The Fern Bay District Fair sponsored by the Fern Bay Progress Association, and the young…

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Fullerton Cove ..."Rainbow Fair"

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 19 November 1953 · page 2

Fuller ton Cove Church of England held a "Rainbow Fair" on Saturday 30th October on the…

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Greta Sunday School Fair

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 19 November 1953 · page 2

The Sunday’ Memorial Hall at Greta was crowded for the pedlars’ fair organised by the teaching staff at St. Mary’s…

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International Culinary Exhibition

Maitland Mercury · Friday 20 November 1953 · page 2

BERNE (Swit[?] The finest chefs fro[?] seven net[?]ons, including [?] United States, will take [?] in a…

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Fergusons at Royal Show

The Scone Advocate · Friday 20 November 1953 · page 10

More Ferguson tractors than ever before wore seen at the recent Melbourne Royal Show,…

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Beef Cattle Classes At Maitland Show

Maitland Mercury · Friday 20 November 1953 · page 2

Maitland Show Council last night considered the use of local boy scouts as messengers for next year’s show. The…

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Great Crowd Sees Splendid Parade Tech. Students Show Work to Public

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 20 November 1953 · page 1

Students from the Muswellbrook, Scone and Aberdeen Technical College's dressmaking classes held a mannequin parade of their own frocks at the Municipal Hall last night. The audience was so…

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Gresford Bushmen's Carnival

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 21 November 1953 · page 8

The rodeo at East Gresford on Saturday attracted a large crowd and a lively ring programme kept spectators…

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Cessnock Art Exhibition

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 24 November 1953 · page 1

The 4th Annual Exhibition of Adult and Children's Art, conducted by the Cessnock Branch of the Arts Council…

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Kurri Evening College Exhibition

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 24 November 1953 · page 3

An exhibition of work done by pupils at the Kurri Kurri Evening College will be held at the Public School to-morrow…

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