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

Shows & fairs, 1941

401 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 9 of 21

Empire Show Rodeo

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 17 April 1941 · page 8

In the rodeo events at the Royal Empire Show Tex Mooney, of Taralga, was placed third in the Australasian bulldogging championship…

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Show Dates Clash

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 17 April 1941 · page 4

Because Murrumburrah Show Society have now decided to hold their Show on the date originally selected by Grenfell (says an Exchange) the…

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Gundaroo Show Committee

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 17 April 1941 · page 7

GUNDAROO: The secretary of the P. A. and H. Association is issuing notices relative to the meeting to be held on Saturday, May 3, for the…

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Narrandera Carnival Gift to J. McNAMARA

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 17 April 1941 · page 1

J. McNamara, a 24-year-old runner from Paddington, N.S.W., won the Narrandera Gift at the 20th annual sports carnival held at the…

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Southern Wools Empire Show Success

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 17 April 1941 · page 5

Wool displayed in the South Coast and Southern Tablelands exhibit at the Royal Empire Show was awarded first prize,…

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Mr. W. Ross Visits Jerrawa Show

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 17 April 1941 · page 1

Mr. W. F. M. Ross, the endorsed U.C.P. candidate for the Yass electorate, was a visitor to the Jerrawa Show on Easter Monday and during…

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Bitten by Dog At Jerrawa Show

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 17 April 1941 · page 1

Mr. A. E. Davis, a vice-president of the Jerrawa Show Society, was the victim of a savage attack by a cattle dog at the…

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Jerrawa Show Big Attendance At Easter Event

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 17 April 1941 · page 1

The ninth annual exhibition of the Jerrawa Show Society, which was a special endeavour to aid Australia’s war effort and…

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Proposed Gundaroo Show Further Meeting to Be Held

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 17 April 1941 · page 1

The meeting convened by the secretary of the Gundaroo P., A. and H. Association to consider the advisability of holding a show during the…

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Wild Australia Thorpe M’conville Show to Visit Yass

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 21 April 1941 · page 3

Thorpe M’Conville’s ever popular show, “Wild Australia,” now in its 22nd year, will appear at Yass on Saturday, May 3. In addition to the…

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Ambulance Carnival Successful Function

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 24 April 1941 · page 5

The carnival held in Meehan Street last Saturday, in aid of the Yass Ambulance and organised by the Yass Ambulance Ladies Auxiliary…

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UNEMPLOYED Figures Show Decline

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 24 April 1941 · page 1

Figures made available this morning revealed that in recent weeks the number of unemployed men in Goulburn has shown…

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Gunning News Police Sheep Drive and Carnival £200 Allocated

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 24 April 1941 · page 4

A meeting of the committee associated with the Gunning police in the sheep drive and carnival was held on April 8, when Mr. A. T…

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W.V.S. Quilts From Show Ribbons

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 24 April 1941 · page 3

The monthly meeting of the Yass W.V.S. was held on Saturday, April 12. at 2.30 p.m. Mrs. Duddleston presided and there were present…

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Patriotic Show

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 28 April 1941 · page 2

The financial year of the Yass P. and A. Association ends on April 30, Wednesday next. There is still some unclaimed prize money and the…

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Patriotic Show Plan Crookwell Poultry Club

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 30 April 1941 · page 5

CROOKWELL: At a meeting of the Poultry and Pigeon Club it was decided to hold a Patriotic Show if coops are available and a fairly…

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Chrysanthemum Show

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 1 May 1941 · page 4

In spite of recent frosts and other adverse weather conditions experienced by gardeners, the indications are that a fine display of…

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Wild Australia Thorpe McConville’s Great Show

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 1 May 1941 · page 4

Large crowds are expected to visit Wild Austialia Rodeo and Circus at Yass on Saturday, when a programme brimful of thrills and spills will be…

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Motorists’ Corner a Nation on Parade Royal Show Reviewed

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 1 May 1941 · page 6

Any newspaperman standing alongside me at the microphone during the Royal Empire Show would have had his finger on the pulse of a…

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GUNDAROO Forthcoming Show

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 2 May 1941 · page 2

GUNDAROO: Plans for the proposed agricultural show will be advanced a stage further at a meeting to be held in the…

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