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Hunter Valley · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1954

803 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 2 of 41

Prospects Bright for Show

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 14 January 1954 · page 1

Sir Edward Hallstrom will officially open Maitland Show on Thursday March 4. Secretary of Maitland show…

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Show Secretary Resigns

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 19 January 1954 · page 2

SINGLETON: The secretary of the Northern Agricultural Association (Mr. J. W. Wright) has tendered his…

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£150 Prize-money for This Year's Bushmen's Carnival

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 19 January 1954 · page 4

The annual meeting of the Aberdeen Recreation Ground Improvement Committee was held last Tuesday night, at which the…

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New Showground Discussed Show Committee to Prepare Plans

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 19 January 1954 · page 1

At the committee meeting of the Upper Hunter P. and A. Association held at the Showground yesterday considerable discussion took place as to whether plans could be made of the ring and…

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Show Group Asked to Build Own Hurdles

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 20 January 1954 · page 2

The next Group meeting of the Hunter Valley Show Associations will be asked to consider creating a fund to…

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Entries For Bowls Carnival

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 21 January 1954 · page 9

Only one rink is required to lake the full complement of 28 for the bowls carnival at East Maitland on Anniversary…

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Kurri Swimmers for Wagga Carnival

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 22 January 1954 · page 1

Members of the Kurri Amateur Swimming Club will visit Wagga for the Country Championship [?]…

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Increased Entrance Fee at Show

Maitland Mercury · Friday 22 January 1954 · page 2

Patrons of Maitland Show will be asked to pay more for admittance this year on account of generally higher…

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Carnival for Police Boys’ Club

Maitland Mercury · Monday 25 January 1954 · page 3

Sgt Moffitt, secretary of the Maitland Police and Citizens’ Boys’ Club, was the guest of Maitland Bowling Club on…

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East Maitland Bowls Carnival

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 26 January 1954 · page 5

Twenty-eight rinks have entered for the bowls carnival to be held at the East Maitland greens on February 1…

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Bright Show by Sorlies

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 26 January 1954 · page 4

Bright and last-moving, [?] current variety show is one of the best of its kind brought to Maitland in recent…

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Queen sees show winner

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 27 January 1954 · page 1

The Queen's duties take her to every part of the country. Here she is seen inspecting one of the prizewinners at the Royal Agricultural Show at Newton Abbott, Devon…

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Portable Power House At Show

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 27 January 1954 · page 3

The 1954 Bath and West and Southern Counties agricultural show, one of the most important of its kind in Britain…

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Second N.t. Beef Bull Show Sale at Cloncurry

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 27 January 1954 · page 5

The second annual Northern Territory Stud Beef Shorthorn Show and Sale has been set down for May 27 at…

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Show Holiday

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 28 January 1954 · page 2

An application by Hunter River. Agricultural and Horticultural Association seeking a holiday for Maitland Show on…

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"Meet Me at the Fair" Rated Technicolour Hit

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 28 January 1954 · page 5

Action, romance, comedy, plus ten great songs and a nostalgic breath from the scene of half a…

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Greta migrants to stage dancing exhibition

Singleton Argus · Friday 29 January 1954 · page 3

About 40 migrants, mostly children from Latvia, Poland and Yugoslavia will exhibit national dances in costume…

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Second N.t. Beef Bull Show Sale for Cloncurry

The Scone Advocate · Friday 29 January 1954 · page 11

The second annual Northern Territory stud beef Shorthorn show and sale has been set down for 27th May, at Cloncurry. Making this announcement…

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Maitland Show

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 30 January 1954 · page 1

Maitland Show will be held on March 3, 4, 5 and 6 and a big exhibition is planned for Secretary R. E. Hoiroyde…

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Country Tennis Carnival

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 2 February 1954 · page 5

Forty-eight mens and 32 women’s teams have entered the country carnival to be played at the White City…

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