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

Shows & fairs, 1931

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At Royal Show Neptune Oil Company, Ltd.'s Stand

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 1 April 1931 · page 8

Lubricating oils and motor spirits are vital factors in the general industrial life of a country, and those interested have been afforded an…

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Show Essay Winners Announced

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 2 April 1931 · page 3

The judge, Mr. J .E. Southwell, of the essays on the display of Goulburn manufacturers at the show, for which the Manufacturers' Committee offered…

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Burrow a Show Society Monthly Meeting

The Burrowa News · Friday 3 April 1931 · page 3

The usual monthly meeting of the committee of the above took place at Tattersall's (Court House Hotel) on Saturday…

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Accident at Yass Show P. & A. Society Not Responsible

The Burrowa News · Friday 3 April 1931 · page 7

A little boy was hurt on the second day of the Yass Shorn when two trotters collided, and a gig went over the oval fence. The parents of the boy…

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Nearly Real Side Show Again

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 6 April 1931 · page 1

Frank Marshall, aged 42 years, a well-known travelling showman and his daughter, Ruth Marshall, aged 17 years, were in the middle of their…

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In Defence Mr. Lang at the Show Only Alternative

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 6 April 1931 · page 3

Mr. lang, speaking at the official opening of the Sydney Show for the most part was listened too in stony silence. He defended his…

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At the Show Mr. Pinn's Comments Potato Exhibit

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 7 April 1931 · page 3

The exhibit of potatoes this year does not seem equal to that of the past two years. MIr. A. J. Pinln, special aglicultural…

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Flower Show

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 13 April 1931 · page 2

An autumn flower show, conducted by St. Clement’s Horticultural Society, will be held in the Memorial Hall, Yass, on Thursday next, commencing…

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Bona Fides Questioned Exhibition of Ten-year-old Produce Alleged "Serious Charge," Says Show President

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 15 April 1931 · page 7

The air was somewhat electrical for a Uriel period at a meeting of the Crookwell A. P. and H. Society held on Friday night last, when two…

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Potato Crop Comp. Show President Replies To Criticism

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 15 April 1931 · page 8

At a meeting ol! the A. P. and H. Society committee last Friday night the President (Mr. S. A. Cullen) referred to criticism by Mr. A. P. Hall…

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The Show Reviewed Financial Aspect: Approximate Loss, £62 RECEIPTS £200 UNDER 1930

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 15 April 1931 · page 6

Despite the knowledge that the receipts for the 1931 Crookwell Show were £200 less, than 1930 and the financial loss on the…

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Jerrawa Success Church Debt Cleared Easter Sports Carnival One Day Show Mooted

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 16 April 1931 · page 5

As the result of the annual sports meetings at Easter time, the hard work and efforts of district residents, and the generosity…

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Crookwell Show Big Drop in Receipts

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 16 April 1931 · page 2

At a meeting of the committee of the Crookwell Show Society, it was disclosed that the approximate loss on the 1931 Show was…

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Flower Show Beautiful Autumn Blooms Splendid Entries

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 16 April 1931 · page 2

St. Clement’s Church of England Autumn Flower Show was held at the Memorial Hall this afternoon. splendid entries…

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Jim Traced That Cow Highly Recommended at Show

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 16 April 1931 · page 7

That ten hob account that reached the Yass Council about the cow; that cow did not get a prize at the show, but has been highly recommended…

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Show Dates

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 17 April 1931 · page 6

Goulburn. Bowral and Camden shows will fall on the same days next year. This is due to Easter failing on an early date and the…

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CROOKWELL A. P. and H. Society

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 17 April 1931 · page 4

The monthly meeting of the Crookwell A.P. and H. Society was held in the School of Arts on Friday evening…

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Local and General Flower Show

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 20 April 1931 · page 2

An expert from one of Sydney’s leading nurseries, who visited the flower show last week, remarked after an inspection of the classes, that the…

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Bogus Theatrical Agent the Show That Didn't Arrive

The Burrowa News · Friday 24 April 1931 · page 6

For the second time in a number of years business people in Young have been defrauded by a confidence trickster whose method of obtaining…

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Full Support of Public A.P. and H. Show Optimistic View

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 30 April 1931 · page 3

"With the loyalty of the public and a district such as we have we can't go wrong," said the president of the Goulburn A., P. and H…

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