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

Shows & fairs, 1941

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Combined Carnival To Aid Soldiers' Canteens

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 2 January 1941 · page 5

The combined cycling and grey hound race meeting to be held at the sportsground on Saturday night, January 18, In aid of the canteens…

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Fair Comment Begins to Come From Spain

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 6 January 1941 · page 3

LONDON, Sunday (A.A.P.): Q[?] the Madrid paper, El P[?] as saying that time was working for Britain that Germany will be forced to…

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Bright Show Lennon's Revue

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 6 January 1941 · page 5

Although heavy rain fell both prior to and during the performance. Lonnon's Musical Revue attracted a large audience on Saturday night…

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Light Horse Carnival At Gunning Successful Ball at Night

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 8 January 1941 · page 6

GUNNING: The Gunning Troop of the 7th Light Horse Regiment held a very successful carnival in the Gunning Park on New Year's Day…

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Germans Not Tall What The Records Show

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 9 January 1941 · page 2

Germans boast of being tall as well as blond. Actually, if you take them all round and include the South Germans, they are…

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Goulburn Camp to Be Closed Latest Fiat From Sydney Military Heads Solicitous for Annual Show

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 9 January 1941 · page 2

Word has been received from the Eastern Command that the Goulburn Camp is to be closed. In order to soften the blow the move is being made so…

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Cycle Carnival Council Gives Prize

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 13 January 1941 · page 4

In a letter read at Thursday night's meeting of the Goulburn City Council the Goulburn League Cycling Club sought the assistance of council in…

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Yass and District Patriotic and War Fund Carnival on Anniversary Day Salvage Collector Appointed

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 13 January 1941 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the Yass and District Patriotic and War Fund Committee took place last Friday night. The Mayor, Ald. J. R…

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Sensational Jumping Incidents At Bowral Show

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 14 January 1941 · page 6

Onlookers at the Bowral high Jump on Friday afternoon were treated to some sensational turns. Five entrants saddled up, the bar being placed at…

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Big Carnival Staged by Light Horse Regiment Unprecedented Gunning Success

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 15 January 1941 · page 2

On New Year's Day another link was forged in the long historical chain which characterises the town of Gunning, when the…

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Aquatic Carnival Happy Outing at Reidsdale Over £10 for Red Cross

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 15 January 1941 · page 1

The promoters of the aquatic sports at Narrawa are to be congratulated on the very happy day the outing provided…

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Horse Show Proposal Deferred

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 16 January 1941 · page 2

When the question of holding a two-days' horse carnival at the Goulburn Racecourse was again discussed at yesterday's meeting of the…

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Police and Military Carnival Interesting Function Preparing

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 16 January 1941 · page 2

Preparations for the big Patriotic Police and Military Carnival at Victoria Paik on January 27, are being pushed ahead…

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Road Safety Accidents Show Decline

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 16 January 1941 · page 1

There were fewer fatal road accidents in N.S.W. during December than there were for the Christmas—New Year holidays of…

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Carnival at Taralga

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 17 January 1941 · page 2

There are excellent prospects for the sale of stock and other gifts at Monday's carnival. A good response has been made to…

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Taralga A.,p.&h. Backache Society Arrangements For Show

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 17 January 1941 · page 3

A well-attended meeting of the committee was held at the office on Monday night, with Mr. M. W. Charteris, president, in the chair…

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Local and General Patriotic Show

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 20 January 1941 · page 2

Schedules for the Patriotic Show (P. and A. Annual Show) are now available from the hon. secretary, Mr. S. C. Sleeman…

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Patriotic Show More Trotting Events Support From Public

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 20 January 1941 · page 2

All arrangements are being matte by the committee of the P and A. Association to make the Patriotic Show oh February…

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Police and Military Carnival Cooperation on All Sides For Monday’s Patriotic Effort

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 20 January 1941 · page 2

The energetic honorary secretary, Mr. E. E. Smith, reports splendid cooperation from all sides in the arrangements for the Police and…

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Police and Military Carnival Big Function on

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 23 January 1941 · page 2

The carnival organised by the Yass Polive and 7th Light Horse Regiment, Yass Troop, to be held AT Victoria Parte, next Monday,…

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