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Hunter Valley · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1955

211 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 3 of 11

Show Holiday

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 16 February 1955 · page 2

The Chief Secretary’s Department advised Maitland City Council last night that Thursday, March 3, had been…

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Bank branch At Show

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 16 February 1955 · page 2

For the convenience of clients, the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, will conduct a full branch of the bank at…

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Trophy For Show Competition

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 16 February 1955 · page 3

A trophy valued at £100 has been donated for effective arrangement of general decorations in the Commonwealth…

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Swiss Offer Legation Raiders Fair Trial: Two Have Surrendered

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 16 February 1955 · page 1

BERNE: One of five armed men besieged in the Rumanian Legation in Berne, after e dramatic predawn raid on the building yesterday, left last night, and was quickly whisked away to police headquarters…

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Freight On Stock To Sydney Show

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 16 February 1955 · page 3

SYDNEY: Freight concessions on return journeys will be granted by the N.S.W. Government Railways for…

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Largest Toy Fair-in World

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 17 February 1955 · page 4

LONDON: Buyers from every European country and the United States, and many Commonwealth countries…

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"County Fair" Romantic Comedy Here Soon

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 17 February 1955 · page 5

"Country Fair" due for the Central. Theatre, to next Thursday night is a romantic comedy played…

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Long-range Forecast For Show

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 17 February 1955 · page 2

The secretary of Branxton Agricultural and Horticultural Council (Mr. John C. Sendeich) has received from the…

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Flood Affected Show

Maitland Mercury · Friday 18 February 1955 · page 3

RAYMOND TERRACE, President of Raymond Terrace Show Society (Mr. C. F. Brown) said to-day that…

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Aberdeen Bushmen's Carnival To-morrow

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 18 February 1955 · page 1

The stage is set for the Aberdeen Bushmen's Carnival, which is to be held on the Aberdeen…

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Show Council Honours Mr. A. L. Nicod

Maitland Mercury · Friday 18 February 1955 · page 2

Maitland Show Council last night adopted a recomendation of the executive committee that Mr. A. L. Nicod,…

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Maitland Show : Prospects Are Bright, Says President

Maitland Mercury · Friday 18 February 1955 · page 2

The president (Mr. W. E. Sparke) said at a Meeting of Maitland Show Council last night that prospects for the show to open on March 2 were bright. “We have had the rain,” he added, “and it will…

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Economic Rotations Maintain Soil Fertility 24-Year Trials Show the Way

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 18 February 1955 · page 12

Answer to the problem of declining soil fertility in what was once the most fertile farming areas in New South Wales, but where many farmers have reached the stage…

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Branxton Show Association

Maitland Mercury · Monday 21 February 1955 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Branxton Agricultural and Horticultural Association drew a record attendance…

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Raymond Terrace Congratulated State’s Biggest Show By Junior Farmers

Maitland Mercury · Monday 21 February 1955 · page 4

Milk sales in New South Wales for the week ended tost Thursday were a record, the producers’ representative on the Milk Board (Mr. F. J. Sedgwick) said at Raymond Terrace on Saturday…

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Carnival Clashes with Show

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 22 February 1955 · page 1

Greater co-operation from the Bushmen's Carnival Association with the Hunter group of shows…

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Entry From U.s.a. Show Photographic Exhibition

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 22 February 1955 · page 2

Mr. Gordon McCalman reports that an entry from U S.A. has been received for next month's…

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Carnival Ends In Riots

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 22 February 1955 · page 3

NEW ORLEANS : One of the most dazzling mardi gras seasons in years erupted into a series of riots early…

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Postal Facilities at Show

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 22 February 1955 · page 3

A post telegraph and telephone office will be open on the Mainland showground from March 2-3 for the annual show,…

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Busy Time For Show President

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 22 February 1955 · page 3

Opening agricultural shows at the rate of approximately one every four days will keep the president of…

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