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Shows & fairs, 1954

803 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 23 of 41

What the Census Will Show

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 30 June 1954 · page 1

The Census to-day will show whether Australia's population has yet reached nine millions or is just short of that figure. Before the recent war both birthrate and migration were so low…

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F. and C. Association Fair

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 1 July 1954 · page 2

Grete P. and C. Association will hold a fancy fair in the public school on Saturday afternoon for the purpose…

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Scottish Delicacy at Industries Exhibition

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 1 July 1954 · page 6

“Piping in the Haggis” is a carefully observed ceremony at all Scottish functions. Here the haggis is being piped in at a Scottish ceremony in London. One of the oldest and largest firms making haggis,…

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Top Polo Players At Maitland Carnival

Maitland Mercury · Friday 2 July 1954 · page 4

The leading polo players in New South Wales will be taking part in the Countess of Dudley Cup at Rutherford from July 14 to 17. They many not have every…

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Big Crowd Saw Puppet Show

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 2 July 1954 · page 3

The Peter Scriven Puppets, presented at the High School Assembly Hal[?] on Tuesday night, van one of…

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Hortocultural Society hopes to hold show

Singleton Argus · Friday 2 July 1954 · page 5

After the judging of the garden competition. Singleton Horticultural Society hopes to bold a flower show,…

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Renowned Puppet Show Arts Council of Australia Brings Peter Scriven's Puppets to Scone

The Scone Advocate · Friday 2 July 1954 · page 6

Since last Christmas, Sydney people have seen a lot of Peter Scriven's Puppets, where adults and children alike flocked to the Theatre Royal to pay tribute to an art as old as theatre itself…

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Dog's Show Wins

Singleton Argus · Monday 5 July 1954 · page 2

Mrs. M. G. Eveleigh's champion, show dog Mericoma Laddie, dominated the Scotch collie section at the…

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Proposal For Flower Show

Maitland Mercury · Monday 5 July 1954 · page 2

Singleton Horticultural Society. after the judging of the garden competition, hopes to hold a flower show at which…

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Carpets at Scottish Industries Exhibition

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 6 July 1954 · page 2

The length of woollen yarn which is spun and woven into carpets each week at the mills of one of Scotland's leading carpet manufacturers would be long enough to stretch twice round the world…

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Australians Show Promising Form in British Open Von Nida Clashes With Movie Cameraman

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 6 July 1954 · page 1

LONDON: Norman Von Nida, despite a clash with a newsreel camera[?] returned a solid 70 to [?] the Australian contingent in the first qualifying [?]ound of the British Open Golf Championship at…

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Forbes May Not Play In Big Polo Carnival

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 7 July 1954 · page 3

The Forbes polo team, one of the highest rated in New South Wales, may not be able to take part in next week’s Countess of Dudley Cup carnival at Rutherford…

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Model Aeroplane Carnival

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 8 July 1954 · page 2

Enthusiasts would fly £2000 worth of model aeroplanes In the Hunter Valley championships In Maitland at the…

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Williamtown Red Cross Exhibition

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 8 July 1954 · page 2

A very pleasant afternoon was spent, on Saturday, 26th June, when a large crowd attended…

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Guided Missile At Air Show

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 8 July 1954 · page 4

ADELAIDE: An. Australian-made guided missile will be one of the chief-exhibits at the international Air Show…

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Country Art Exhibition

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 9 July 1954 · page 6

An exhibition of paintings and sculpture by New South Wales country and Australian Capital Territory artists will…

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Top Polo Players at Maitland Carnival

The Scone Advocate · Friday 9 July 1954 · page 6

The leading polo players in New South Wales will be taking part in the Countess of Dudley Cup at Rutherford from July 14 to 17. They may not have everything their own way,…

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CWA Branch’s Spring Flower Show

Maitland Mercury · Friday 9 July 1954 · page 2

Maitland branch of the Country Women’s Association made further arrangements at its monthly meeting for the…

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Dungog Winner at Newcastle Bantam Show

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 10 July 1954 · page 1

Well-known Dungog- Bantam breeder Mr. Harold Hancock, with his bird which won the award for the best Wyandotte at the Newcastle Bantam Show last Saturday. —Block by courtesy of "Newcastle Sun."…

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Game Was Moronic Exhibition

Maitland Mercury · Monday 12 July 1954 · page 5

SYDNEY: Canon E. J. Davidson, rector of St James Church, King-street, Sydney, said that Saturday’s Rugby…

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