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

Shows & fairs, 1939

618 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 26 of 31

The Show

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 5 October 1939 · page 4

The Annual Exhibition of the P., A., and I. Association opens on Tuesday next, and the Committee of Management appeal to the people of the…

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Pity the Poor Show Secretary

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 5 October 1939 · page 8

If there is anything as bad—or worse—than a Rughy group secretary, it is a show secretary, states an exchange. He is supposed to be a…

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St. Clement’s Flower Show

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 5 October 1939 · page 2

ST. Clement’s annual flower show will be held on Thursday, November 2, in the Memorial Hall. Schedules may be obtained from the secretary,…

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Women Smoke Pipes Not Done for Show

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 5 October 1939 · page 8

Pipe-smoking women arc becoming so numerous in England that they may soon form a club of their own. A pipe-manufacturer’s…

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Randwick Carnival Trainer B. Payten and Jockey E. Bartle Each Score Three Successes Yesterday's Racing

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 5 October 1939 · page 8

Trainer B. Payten and Jockey E. Bartle Each Score Three Successes YESTERDAY'S RACING…

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A., P. and H. and Citizens

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 9 October 1939 · page 4

It is wonderful what amount of good will come from a real heart-to-heart talk, and apparently this latter was what took…

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Overseas Exhibition

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 11 October 1939 · page 3

"It is a display that should be seen by everybody… "The Mayor of one of the leading cities of the Commonwealth uttered these words after…

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Murrumburrah's 51st Annual Show Successful Exhibition Held in Delightful Weather Draws Large Interested Crowd Attractive Displays Staged in Arena and Pavilion

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 12 October 1939 · page 1

PROVING beyond doubt that in Pastoral, Agricultural, and Industrial matters, Murrumburrah District can compare favourably, with any other district within the State, the Murrumburrah P. A., & I. Society's fifty-first Annual Show…

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Annual Show Ball a Splendid Success

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 12 October 1939 · page 5

As a fitting finale to the Show activities, the Ball held last was a brilliant success, about 400 people attending at the School of Arts, and…

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Street Carnival Saturday, 31st OCTOBER Red Cross and Hospital Day

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 12 October 1939 · page 2

The forthcoming Street Carnival, which is to take place on Saturday, 21st October, promises to be a huge success. The proceeds will be divided…

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First Lady Sheep Judge Girl Who Officiated at Cowra Show

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 12 October 1939 · page 6

Well-known as one of the very few lady sheepbreeders in the Commonwealth, Miss Joan Harrison (of “Lowanna,” Rylestone), who judged…

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Overseas Exhibition

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 13 October 1939 · page 3

The Broadway Theatre was the biggest hall the promoters could find, but their ingenuity will be taxed to the utmost to find room…

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Camp Concert Show Enjoyed By Men

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 13 October 1939 · page 7

Scenes reminiscent of many of the leisure hours of the Australian military camps during the Great War were witnessed…

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French Air Strength Factories Show Increase

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 16 October 1939 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday: According to an Exchange Telegraph Company report from Paris, the French Air Ministry says that when France has a…

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Your Hands Show Your Character Graceful Gestures Enhance Their Beauty

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 18 October 1939 · page 3

LOOK at the portraits of beautiful women; their hands are nearly always held gracefully, easy, and relaxed. Yet though hands are in many ways as expressive as the face and come in for a lot more…

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CARNIVAL Hospital and Red Cross Combined Effort Saturday’s Attractions

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 19 October 1939 · page 2

Ail outstanding feature of the big combined Hospital and Red Cross Carnival on Saturday will be the lighting at night…

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Your Hands Show Your Character Graceful Gestures Enhance Their Beauty

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 19 October 1939 · page 3

LOOK at the portraits of beautiful women; their hands are nearly always held gracefully, easy, and relaxed. Yet though hands are in many ways as expressive as the face and come in for a lot more…

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Heard and Seen At the Motor Show

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 20 October 1939 · page 4

They stood admiring the sleek lines of one of the latest models. She (thoughtfully): "Darling, this is a beautiful motor car."…

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Overseas Exhibition To-morrow

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 23 October 1939 · page 4

There is now great activity at the Broadway Theatre, where preparations are being made for the opening of the Overseas…

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Militiamen Show Skill In Arms Use

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 23 October 1939 · page 4

Members of the 3rd Battalion were engaged yesterday at the rifle range in rifle, Lewis gun and Vickers machine-gun work…

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