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

Shows & fairs, 1938

563 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 12 of 29

ALMOST £450 PROFIT Recent Goulburn Show Analysed Treasurer's Report

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 8 April 1938 · page 1

In a report to Wednesday's meeting of the A., P. and H. committee, the treasurer, Mr. I. R. Duffy, estimated that the recent Goulburn Show would return a profit of £447/ 17/3…

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Show Society's Overdraft Committee to Be Asked to Shoulder Responsibility

The Burrowa News · Friday 8 April 1938 · page 5

When the Show Society decided to purchase an area of ground for their new Show-ground on the Bally Ryan road…

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Jerrawa Show Fine Exhibition Indicated

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 11 April 1938 · page 4

The arrangements for the sixth annual Jerrawa Show, to be held on Easter Monday, are now completed and indications are that many…

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Friction Among Show Stewards Running of Horse Events

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 11 April 1938 · page 1

In a report to the A., P. and H. Committee on Wednesday, the chief ring steward, Mr. D. J. Hunt, claimed that the stewards in charge of the trotting events had not co-operated with him in carrying out the ring programme…

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District Axemen at Royal Show

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 12 April 1938 · page 4

Goulburn district will be represented in the woodchopping events at the Royal Show, Sydney Four of the district's leading axemen will leave on…

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Heavy Loss on Goulburn Show Booth

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 12 April 1938 · page 1

At the last meeting of the Goulburn A., P. and H. committee Mr. N. Batley, successful tenderer for the publican's booth rights at the…

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Official Opening of Royal Show To-morrow

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 12 April 1938 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday: The Royal show attracted relatively few city dwellers yesterday, for there a were neither ring events nor are evening programme, but the several thousand visitors from the country were their element…

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Show Summed Up In Secretary's Report

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 13 April 1938 · page 4

In the light of experience gained during his ten years secretaryship of the Crookwell A., P. and H. Society, and particularly…

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Paling's Won't Be at the Show

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 13 April 1938 · page 4

Because of the impossibility of demonstrating their pianos and player-pianos satisfactorily, and because of the lack of privacy, W. H. Paling and…

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Mistook the Horses Judge's Error In Show Ring

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 13 April 1938 · page 4

SYDNEY Wednesday: The judging of the Clydesdales at the Royal Show yesterday provided an unusual incident. The judge, Mr. A. Arnold, of…

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£84 PROFIT A., P. & H. 1938 SHOW Members Complimented

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 13 April 1938 · page 3

Through a rigorous cutting down of expenses, the A., P. and H. Society was able to show a profit of £84 on its 1938 show…

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The Royal Show Official Opening At 3 P.M.

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 13 April 1938 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wednesday: To-day the Royal Show is in full swing. The Governor, Lord Wakehurst arrived in an open landau,…

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"Fibrolite" Bungalow Home Latest Ideas in Building Fine Exhibit at Sydney Royal Show

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 13 April 1938 · page 7

Demonstrating how an Ideal modern home can be built at a comparatively low cost, the new "Fibrolite" asbestos-cement…

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Olympia Fair for Women

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 14 April 1938 · page 2

The first Woman's Fair and Exhibition in England to be held at Olympia in November, will be a vast pageant of feminine…

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Crookwell Show Society

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 14 April 1938 · page 1

CROOKWELL: A meeting of the A., P. and H. Society was held on Friday night, and was well attended…

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Bowls. Easter Carnival at Cootamundra

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 14 April 1938 · page 3

A New South Wales Bowling Association "four" as well as visitors from Griffith, Leeton, Junee, Tumut, Arlah Park, Temora, Harden, and…

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Local and General Ticks in Show Sheep

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 14 April 1938 · page 2

In his report to Tuesday’s P.P. Board meeting, the stock inspector reported that he had found ticks on two exhibitors” sheep at the recent…

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Paling's Won't be at the Show

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 14 April 1938 · page 3

Because of the impossibility of demonstrating their Pianos and Player Pianos satisfactorily, and because of the lack of privacy, W. H. Paling…

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Paling’s Won't Be at the Show

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 14 April 1938 · page 2

Because of the impossibility of demonstrating, their Pianos and player-pianos saltisfactorily and because of the lack of privacy…

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No—it Did Not Happen at the Royal Show

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 14 April 1938 · page 5

Not a circus trick. but an incident from a Ladies' Nomination race in England. The fair rider slipped from the saddle and apparently decided to play hide-and-seek around the horse's neck while waiting for the ground to come up…

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