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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1926

278 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 12 of 14

Grand Show Ball

The Burrowa News · Friday 24 September 1926 · page 2

Prompted with the omen of the black cat bringing lack to the new showground proposal, the Grand Show Ball Committee are selling…

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Young's G.O.M. Show President for Thirty Years

The Burrowa News · Friday 24 September 1926 · page 5

Is there anyone in the State associated with country shows who can post the record held by the grand old man of the Young Show, Mr. J…

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Small Artists Appear in a Big Show The Magic of Chefalo

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 24 September 1926 · page 4

"Good things often come in small packages—look at me for instance." So said Willy Rohe, who is twenty nine years old and only three feet…

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At Melbourne Show Local Poultry Fancier's Success

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 27 September 1926 · page 2

At the Melbourne Royal Show last week, M. Cecil R. Thompson, of Goulburn, secured the following awards with his team of modern game…

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Burrowa Show

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 30 September 1926 · page 3

Mr. E. U. Watson, of "Greenbank," Young, secured ten prizes out of a possible eleven, in the Sheep sections at Burrowa Show,…

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Methodist Ladies Guild Annual Spring Fair

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 4 October 1926 · page 1

North Goulburn Methodist Church Ladies' Guild held their annual spring fair on September 16 The stalls were very prettily decorated, and…

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Burrowa P. A. and H. Association

The Burrowa News · Friday 8 October 1926 · page 3

A meeting of the Committee of the above was held at Tattersall's (Royal Standard Hotel), on Saturday afternoon last. Present: Mr. F. F…

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Methodist Church Annual Spring Fair

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 8 October 1926 · page 7

The annual Spring Fair of the Goldsmith-street Methodist Church was held in the lecture hall on Tuesday. Although the weather was most…

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The Cup. Archer Again Second Melbourne Carnival

The Burrowa News · Friday 8 October 1926 · page 8

"Old Timer" describes Archer's second Melbourne Cup victory on November 13, 1862. Mr. Watson marshalled the horses…

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£2000 For Monattery Young Prince Carnival Young

The Burrowa News · Friday 8 October 1926 · page 9

The "Prince Competition" which was concluded last night, in aid of the monastery for the Christian Brothers, resulted in over £2000 being…

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Hall Show

The Yass Courier · Monday 11 October 1926 · page 4

The Hall Show was held on Saturday and was a great success. There was a large attendance. It was greatly helped by Canberra, from whence…

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G.A.B.C. MEETING First Track Carnival

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 13 October 1926 · page 4

At a committee meeting of the Goulburn Amateur Bicycle Club held the Monday night it was decided that the first track carnival would be…

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Remarkable Success at Murrumburrah Show

The Yass Courier · Thursday 14 October 1926 · page 4

Our Jugiong correspondent writes : At the recent Harden-Murrumburrah Show Boss Bros. secured 41 first prizes And 17 seconds…

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Tote Less Popular What the Figures Show

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 15 October 1926 · page 5

Remarkable figures were published last week showing that totalisator investments in N.S.W. have been steadily declining for the past six years…

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Ambulance Day Movement Publicity Endorsed Street Carnival to be Held

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 15 October 1926 · page 10

Though the attendance was small, much enthusiasm prevailed at a public meeting held at the Town Hall on Wednesday night to consider ways…

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A Fair Proposition

The Yass Courier · Monday 18 October 1926 · page 3

According to the story they are telling, the Kaiser was complimenting a soldier named Einstein, who had distinguished himself on the field of…

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Goulburn Motor Club To Hold Carnival November 13

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 20 October 1926 · page 4

A meeting of the Goulburn Motor Club was held last night, Mr. M. Hurley presiding in the absence of the president (Mr. Waugh)…

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A., P., AND H. SOCIETY Arranging Show Dates

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 22 October 1926 · page 4

The usual men hly meeting of the Goulburn Agricultural Pastoral and Horticulture Society was held on Wednesday afternoon Mr. C . E…

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On the Wheel First Night Carnival

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 22 October 1926 · page 8

To-morrow night the first track cycling carnival of the season will be held. The officials of the G.A.B.C. have been untiring In their efforts to…

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Declaring Show "Black" Wollongong

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 22 October 1926 · page 6

Unless the Wollongong Show Committee reduces its admission charges from 2/ to the old rate of 1/6 it will be declared black by the South…

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