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

Shows & fairs, 1942

183 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 3 of 10

No Sheep Show To Be Held

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 24 February 1942 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday: No sheep show will be held in Sydney this year. That was decided by the council of the New South Wales Sheepbreeders'…

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High School Swimming Carnival

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 25 February 1942 · page 2

Goulburn High School students commenced their annual swimming carnival at the Municipal Baths in delightful weather this morning…

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Tragic Death Youth Drowned At Carnival

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 25 February 1942 · page 1

The tragic death of young Norman Livermore, 17, at the Gundagai Swimming Carnival on Sunday caused astonishment to the hundreds of…

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MESSERSCHMITT Now In Goulburn on Show To-night

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 25 February 1942 · page 2

Flight Lieutenant T.D. Bairnsfather M.C., has arrived in Goulburn with the Messerschmitt which is being taken round the…

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Nazi Plane Exhibition In Goulburn

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 26 February 1942 · page 2

Much public interest was manifested fast night at the opening, at the Broadway Theatre, of the exhibition of the…

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Sydney Annual Sheep Show Will Not Be Held

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 26 February 1942 · page 4

The Council of the N.S.W. Sheep, breeders' Association has unanimously decided not to proceed with the promotion of this year's Sheep…

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Sheep Show May Be Dropped Coota. May Be Chosen for Annual Ram Sales

The Burrowa News · Friday 27 February 1942 · page 5

It bas been decided by the Council of the N.S.W. Sheepbreeders' Association not to hold a sheep show In Sydney this year…

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Nazi Plane Captured Messerschmitt Exhibition at Yass

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 2 March 1942 · page 3

A souvenir of the Battle for Britain a Messerschmitt 109 fighter plane arrived at Yass this morning, and will be on…

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CROOKWELL Annual Show Plans

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 3 March 1942 · page 5

CROOKWELL: The committee of the A., P. and H. Society met on Friday night at the Mechanics' Institute. It was the last…

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Junior Farmers And The Crookwell Show

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 4 March 1942 · page 2

SINCE it has been decided to hold the Crookwell Show this year it is up to all juniors to help as much as they can to make it a success…

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"On With The Show" Is Committee's Slogan Crookwell's Biggest Venture To Be Staged Next Week Success Assured, Critics Confounded

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 4 March 1942 · page 1

DESPITE a measure of defeatist talk, actuated no doubt by what has come to be known as wishful thinking, on the of those who think the Crookwell Show should not be held, it was made pretty plain at last Friday night's meeting of the Show Committee that as far as the committee is concerned the slogan is "On with the Show," the scheduled date for which is only a week hence. And held it will be unless there are eventsm the interim that may…

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Tumut Show Successful Function Committee’s Courage Justified

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 9 March 1942 · page 3

The Tumut Agricultural and Pastoral Association’s 67th annual Show was held on Tuesday and Wednesday last in very hot…

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The Show Prospects Bright For Annual Exhibition

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 11 March 1942 · page 4

In an interview with Mr. R. J. Chudleigh (Show Secretary) yesterday he stated that entries point to a…

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Crookwell Show Starts on Thursday All Profits Will Aid District Patriotic Funds

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 11 March 1942 · page 5

Crookwell has an unbroken record with its shows, and there is always a certain sentimental value in seeing to it that the continuity of a society's shows is unbroken. At the same time we are in the midst of a war, and for this reason the whole of the profits…

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Incendiaries Show Their Viciousness Amazing Heat Generated

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 12 March 1942 · page 3

Demonstration in country centres in recent weeks have indicated the power of incendiary bombs…

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Crookwell Show First Day Good Response From Exhibitors

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 12 March 1942 · page 3

CROOKWELL, Thursday: Although staged in the face of many difficulties brought about by war time conditions coupled…

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Reid's Flat Flower Show

The Burrowa News · Friday 13 March 1942 · page 2

A Flower Show and Bazaar will be held at Reid's Flat on Saturday, 4th April, under the the auspices of the Reid's Flat branch of the Red…

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Flower Show Official Opening

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 16 March 1942 · page 1

Surprise at the high standard of the blooms exhibited was voiced by the Mayor Aid E. J. Darcy in officially opening the…

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Net Profit £451 Carnival At Goulburn

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 18 March 1942 · page 3

The carnival which had been conducted on the allotment at the rear of the Fire Brigade Station in Goulburn for two months came to a…

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A Very Successful Show Despite Bad Conditions Display A Fitting Answer To The Pessimists

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 18 March 1942 · page 1

The Crookwell district has on previous occasions demonstrated its ability to defy adversity and produce quality from its soil in times of drought and unkindly season. It is no conjuring trick. The district scarcely knows the meaning of failure. The recuperative properties of the soil are amazing. This was demonstrated once more last week,when its products were set…

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