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Hunter Valley · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1954

803 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 22 of 41

Scotland to Show Her Industries

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 15 June 1954 · page 3

A hundred Scottish industries will display their products at this year’s Scottish industries Exhibition to be…

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Grand Spectacle at Showground Marching Girls' Carnival Resounding Success

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 15 June 1954 · page 1

Rarely has the Muswellbrook Showground provided such a colorful spectacle at it did yesterday, when 24 teams of Marchings Girls competed at the Queen's Birthday Championships, organised…

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Gosford Poultry Show

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 16 June 1954 · page 4

At Gosford Poultry Show last weekend, Mr. John Huxley, of Dungog, gained further successes with his…

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C.n.c. Show Associations Annual Meeting

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 16 June 1954 · page 7

The annual meeting of the Central North Coast Group of Agricultural Societies was held at Nabiac on Wednesday, 2nd…

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High standard of birds at Dorkgog Poultry Show

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 16 June 1954 · page 3

The Dungog District Poultry Club, last Friday and Saturday, staged its Third Annual Show with an entry of 724 and approximately 800 birds on display. The grand championship of…

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No Public Risk Insurance Cover for Last Show

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 16 June 1954 · page 4

M.R.A. and H. Association conducted its last show without public risk insurance. This was revealed in…

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P. and C. First Ball a Bright Show

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 17 June 1954 · page 4

The first ball promoted by the Raymond Terrace p. and C. Association and held last…

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B.I.F. – World's largest trade fair

Singleton Argus · Friday 18 June 1954 · page 8

This year's British Industries Fair in London was the lost in which the U.K. Government win he…

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Bushmen's Carnival Association Growing in Strength

The Scone Advocate · Friday 18 June 1954 · page 7

Membership of the Northern New South Wales Bushmen's Carnival Association was increasing and the association was growing, the hon. Secretary (Mr. C W. Hooke) said last…

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Scotland Will Show the World Her Industries

Singleton Argus · Friday 18 June 1954 · page 3

Some hundred Scottish industries will display their products at this yearns Scottish Industries…

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Aberdeen News Successful Motor Cycle Carnival Large Attendance of Competitors and Spectators

The Scone Advocate · Friday 18 June 1954 · page 4

The Muswellbrook and Scone Rotary Clubs, organisers of the motor sports held on the Recreation Ground on Monday, were well pleased with the attendance. This particular branch of…

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Local & General News Cage Bird Show

Singleton Argus · Monday 21 June 1954 · page 2

At the Newcastle Canary and Case Bird Show on Saturday Singleton exhibitors gained awards. About…

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Puppet Show on

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 24 June 1954 · page 2

The world famous Peter Shriven Puppets will be in Maitland on Monday next. This unusual form of…

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Camellia Show

Maitland Mercury · Friday 25 June 1954 · page 2

The Victoria League and the War Memorial Cultural Centre are organising a camellia show for Friday and…

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Puppet Show for Muswellbrook

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 25 June 1954 · page 2

Muswellbrook branch of the Arts Council has made arrangements for Peter Scriven's puppet show to be given in…

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Herefords to 500 Gns at Rockhampton Show Sales

The Scone Advocate · Friday 25 June 1954 · page 11

A Hereford bull and a Poll Hereford bull, both sons of Golf Hill Resolute and bred by Wilson and McDouall at…

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The Queen Mother Visits British Industries Fair

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 26 June 1954 · page 1

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother admires a dress of Sea Island Cotton worn by Miss Jean Clarke during her visit recently to the Commonwealth Section of the 1954 British Industries Fair at Earls…

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Bushmen's Carnival Assoc. defended

Singleton Argus · Monday 28 June 1954 · page 4

It is with interest, but not with surprise, that I read, like many thousands of others interested either directly or indirectly, in our Bushmen's Carnivals and Rodeos, the sweeping…

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School Children See Puppet Show

Maitland Mercury · Monday 28 June 1954 · page 3

A thousand children vent to a puppet show in Maitland to-day expecting to see Punch and Judy have their age-old battle. Punch and Judy jailed to…

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Underwater Ballet In Puppet Show

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 29 June 1954 · page 3

Puppeteer Peter Sertven featured an underwater ballet at an adult pu[?] show In Maitland [?]…

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