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Hunter Valley · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1953

797 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 8 of 40

Hilldale Show Weight - Estimating

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 28 February 1953 · page 5

The nine months old vealer donated for weight estimating at Hilldale Show by Messrs. Gardner Bros, tipped the…

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54,818 at Newcastle Show

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 28 February 1953 · page 4

The attendance of 54,818 at Newcastle Show on Thursday was a record for that day…

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Highlights Of The 1953 Maitland Show

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 28 February 1953 · page 8

The 1953 Maitland Show promises to eclipse all previous Exhibitions not only in the quantity of the exhibits, but also in the entertainment provided in the Ring…

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Poultry Club Does Well at Newcastle Show

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 28 February 1953 · page 4

Members of Dungog-Stroud Poultry Club did well with their exhibits at the Newcastle Show…

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School Granted Use of Park for Athletic Carnival in March

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 28 February 1953 · page 8

An application from Mr. F. C. Barr, sportsmaster, Dungog Central School, for permission to use Bennett Park…

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Show Parking Areas

Maitland Mercury · Monday 2 March 1953 · page 1

T[?] parking areas have been mads available for patrons at this year’s Maitland show. They are the old parking…

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Judge Praises Show

Singleton Argus · Monday 2 March 1953 · page 2

Mr. Harold Andrews, of Dunolly. who judged hacks and hunters at the Newcastle Show last week, said…

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Another Show Record

Maitland Mercury · Monday 2 March 1953 · page 1

A further record In entries tor Maitland show, which will be staged on four days and four nights this week, has been set…

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Cessnock Show Booths

Maitland Mercury · Monday 2 March 1953 · page 3

CESSNOCK: The refreshment booths for the Cessnock show were sold to-day and the total equalized the record…

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Newcastle’s Show Record

Maitland Mercury · Monday 2 March 1953 · page 2

NEWCASTLE: Attendance this year’s Newcastle-show was a record, both in numbers and in gate takings…

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Mannequin Parade And Flower Show

Maitland Mercury · Monday 2 March 1953 · page 3

SINGLETON: Mrs. Alex Bennie will be compare at the Singleton Red Cross mannequin parade, to be held on…

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Record attendance at Newcastle Show

Singleton Argus · Monday 2 March 1953 · page 3

The attendance at this year's Newcastle Show was a record—and more than 21,000 higher than at last…

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Denman News Sports Carnival

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 3 March 1953 · page 2

A working bee, under the supervision of Mr. H. Mason, over the week-end erected the poles around the oval to…

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Consistent Show Winner

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 3 March 1953 · page 3

Mr. W. Blake, of Muswellbrook, followed up his grand performance at Wyong Show, where he won 40 prizes, by…

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£220 From Carnival For Ambulance

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 3 March 1953 · page 1

Saturday night's carnival in aid of the Muswellbrook Ambulance netted about £220…

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Local Boy's Success School Carnival

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 3 March 1953 · page 1

Competing in the Armidale Schools' annual swimming carnival last week, Robert McRitchie, son of Mr. and Mrs. L. J…

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Maitland Show This Week

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

Maitland Show this week promises to be the best ever staged in that district for many years…

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Holiday Arrangements For Show

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 3 March 1953 · page 2

Thursday, the second day of the Haitian) Show, will be an official holiday in the city sad Lower Hunter Shire…

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Jensen To Wrestle at Swim Carnival

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

Leo Jensen will wrestle Young Zabo, of Sydney, during the evening session and "Tiger" Harris, of Melbourne, at…

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Record Photographic Entries at Show

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 3 March 1953 · page 1

Mr. M. G. McCalman, chief steward in the photographic section of the Muswellbrook Show, has received a record…

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