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

Shows & fairs, 1939

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At the Industries Fair

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 13 March 1939 · page 5

Queen Mary examines a pottery coffee set at the British Industries Fair…

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Taralga Show Concludes Highly Successful Exhibition Fine Ring Programme Record Attendance Present On Second Day

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 13 March 1939 · page 8

Taralga's first three-day show drew to a close on Saturday, the exhibition proving one of the most notable in the history of the society, despite the fact that the weather…

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Junior Farmers Prospects For Show This Month

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 13 March 1939 · page 3

Adverse weather conditions during the past few months have eliminated any chances of record entries in the Junior…

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Antiques Exhibition

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 14 March 1939 · page 4

The special feature of the Antiques Exhibition in the Cathedral Hall to-night will be a musical programme arranged by Mr. Howard Ussher…

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Crookwell Show Prospects For Tomorrow

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 15 March 1939 · page 1

CROOKWELL: Excellent entries in practically all sections indicate that the A., P. and H. Society's sixty-second show,…

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Leopard Man at Crookwell Show

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 15 March 1939 · page 4

Show visitors will have the unusual opportunity of seeing for the first time in Australia Tam Tam, a Leopard Man, from darkest Africa, a member of the…

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Car Parking Crookwell Show Problem

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 15 March 1939 · page 7

CROOKWELL: The annual bugbear of the A., P. and H. Society, the matter of car parking at the show, was again the…

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Show Holiday Retailers To Determine Hours

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 15 March 1939 · page 4

A meeting of the Goulburn Retailers' Association will be held on Tuesday next to decide what shopping hours are to be…

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Folk From Fairyland Appearing at Crookwell Show

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 15 March 1939 · page 6

Like a page from "Gulliver's Travels" or "Peter Pan," is the announcement that the Giant Guardsman and his midget bride are appearing together at…

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Coming for Crookwell Show the Rose of Mexico

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 15 March 1939 · page 6

An outstanding sideshow attraction at the show will undoubtedly be Mexican Rose, that beautiful 54-stone fat girl from Old Mexico…

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The Talkies Crown Theatre Show Week Programmes You Can't Take It With You

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 15 March 1939 · page 6

The great Capra and a perfect cast bring the theatre's most amazing gallery of characters to heart-warming life on the screen! See them in…

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Show of Shows Crookwell A., P. & H. Anticipate Record High Entry Figures for Ring and Pavilion Schoolwork Draws 1500 Exhibits

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 15 March 1939 · page 3

The Crookwell A., P. and H. Society anticipates that its sixty-second annual exhibition, to be held on Thursday, Friday and Saturday of this week, will break all records as far as entries are…

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Taralga's 56Th Annual Show a Memorable Event Record Total of 1800 Entries Big Crowds Despite Rain Remarkable Pavilion Display of District's Fertility

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 15 March 1939 · page 2

Never in its history has the Taralga A., P. and H. Association been favoured with so many entries for its annual exhibition as were presented to the judges for this year's Back to Taralga effort. In all there were 1800 of them. To a certain extent it was unfortunate that the rain should have come to detract from the attendance, for it…

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Antique Exhibition

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 16 March 1939 · page 4

At the antique exhibition last night Mr. L. F. Fitzhardinge, research officer at the National Library, Canberra, gave an informative…

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Junior Red Cross Preparing For Exhibition

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 16 March 1939 · page 2

Lady Gowrie, wife of the Governor-General of the Commonwealth, who is also patron of the Junior Red Cross, will attend the exhibition…

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Jerrawa Show Rain Makes Bright Prospects

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 16 March 1939 · page 5

Climatic conditions have undergone a wonderful change and the Jerrawa Show Committee is delighted with the transformation that has…

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Easter Show Wool Exhibit Wool Manufacturers’ Gesture

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 16 March 1939 · page 6

Manufacturing interests are so confident that the Easter Show Wool Industry Exhibit will be a success that, at a meeting of the Wool Exhibition…

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Good Racing Is Expected Night Cycling Carnival at Sportsground Big Match Race

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 16 March 1939 · page 8

In view of the inter-town match race between Goulburn and Temora at the Goulburn League Cycle Club's carnival at the sportsground on…

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Show Dates Special Meeting

The Burrowa News · Friday 17 March 1939 · page 2

A special meeting of the Committee of Burrowa P.A. and H. Association is called for to-morrow (Saturday) at the Central Hotel, Boorowa…

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Striking Display Seen At Crookwell Society's Sixty-second Show Opens Merryville Stud Sweeps Board Attractive Pavilion in Spite of the Adverse Season Junior Farmers' Work: Record In School Section

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 17 March 1939 · page 1

Proving beyond doubt that in pastrol, agricultural and horticultural wealth the Crookwell district can compare favourably at least with any other district within the…

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