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

Shows & fairs, 1939

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Sports Carnival Christian Brothers' School

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 27 September 1939 · page 8

Thursday, October 12, has been chosen as the date for the Christian Brothers' School sports carnival, and already…

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Government on Fair Rents

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 28 September 1939 · page 7

SYDNEY, Thursday: The Premier, Mr. Mair, in the Legislative Assembly this morning, said that Government [?]lslation setting up a tribunal…

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The Annual Show

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 28 September 1939 · page 1

Entries are now coming in freely and intending exhibitors are requested to have their entries in the hands of the Secretary not later…

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Stage Set For A.J.C. Spring Carnival Beau Vite Stands Out in Derby Adios Is The Form Horse For The Epsom Handicap

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 28 September 1939 · page 7

A lessening of interest in racing was one of the expected effects of the declaration of war, but, in common with organisers of other sporting fixtures and the public generally, the slogan of "business as usual" has been applied…

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Fair Rent Boards

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 29 September 1939 · page 1

Regulations were published in the Commonwealth Gazette on Wednesday empowering the State Government to set up boards to determine…

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Surplus of £60 on the Young Show Revenue Down by £220

The Burrowa News · Friday 29 September 1939 · page 3

According to a financial statement by the Secretary, Mr. T. A. Tester, at last Saturday's meeting, it is estimated that the…

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Baby Show Women's Guild Effort

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 2 October 1939 · page 6

A most successful Baby Show and Mannequin Parado was held recently in the hall of the Church of the Good Shepherd, Sough…

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Yass Band Visit to Cowra Massed Bands Carnival

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 2 October 1939 · page 2

The Yass Premier Band took part yesterday in the Massed Bands Carnival held on the Cowra showground. Nineteen bandsmen left Yass at 7…

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Woman Sheep Breeder Now Show Judge

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 2 October 1939 · page 4

Judge of Southdown sheep at Cowra Show was Miss Joan Harrison of Lowanna, Rylstone. Miss Harrison is well known as one of the very…

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"Royalty Garden Fair"

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 3 October 1939 · page 3

Mr. J. A. Perkins, Minister for External Territories, will visit Goulburn to-morrow afternoon and evening and address two meetings in the…

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CROOKWELL Show Society Meeting

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 3 October 1939 · page 8

CROOKWELL: Considerable business was disposed of at Friday night's meeting of the A., P. and H. Society, the meeting…

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Sheep Class at Crookwell Show

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 3 October 1939 · page 2

CROOKWELL: In a letter to Friday night's meeting of the A., P. and H. Society, Mr. A. A. McIntosh suggested that the class for a pen of…

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Membership Drive Crookwell's Show Plan

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 3 October 1939 · page 8

CROOKWELL: Efforts to steal the steady decline in the membership of the A., P. and H. Society with probably result…

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Show Hacks Proposal Rejected By Crookwell

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 3 October 1939 · page 2

CROOKWELL: A recommendation from the Southern Highlands Show Societies' Union that all hacks should be paraded…

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Show Matters in Brief

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 4 October 1939 · page 4

A big volume of business was dealt with at last Friday night's meeting of the show committee. Principal items are fully reported…

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Showground Camp Show Treasurer's Statement

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 4 October 1939 · page 4

A statement issued to-day by the A.P., and H. Society with respected to the committee meeting held yesterday to discuss…

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Section Stewards for the 1940 Show

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 4 October 1939 · page 1

At last Friday night's meeting of the show committee stewards for the 1940 annual Crookwell Show were appointed…

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Show Judges Crookwell Panel for Southern Union

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 4 October 1939 · page 1

In response to a request from the Southern Tablelands Show Societies' Union (which is compiling a list of show judges) the…

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Light Horse Camp Rental Show Society's Amended Terms

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 4 October 1939 · page 4

A reduction from 35 to 25 a week in the rental of the showground for the purpose of holding the Light Horse camp was agreed to yesterday afternoon by the A., P. and H. Society, which further decided to make the ground…

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Taralga Show Society Income Exceeds Expenditure By £625 Annual Meeting

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 4 October 1939 · page 8

TARALGA: Income exceeded expenditure by £625/2/ during the Taralga A., P. and H. Association's last financial year, it…

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