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

Shows & fairs, 1949

436 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 20 of 22

Ambulance Fair

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 28 October 1949 · page 5

The Annual Fair, organised by the Goulburn District Ambulance Service, will be held in the Masonic Hall next…

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Reid's Flat Flower Show

The Burrowa News · Friday 28 October 1949 · page 6

Arrangements are well in band for the Reid's Flat Annual Flower Show which is to be held on Saturday, 5th…

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"Booroola" Sheep Win at Goulburn Spring Show

The Burrowa News · Friday 28 October 1949 · page 1

Mr. R. J. Harris, of "Booroola."' Rye Park, was successful in securing the following awards at Goulbnrn Spring Show recently:…

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Crookwell Plans a Big Carnival Raising Funds For War Memorial

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 28 October 1949 · page 3

Crookwell plans a carnival to conclude the monster queen competition at present being conducted to raise funds for construction of the war memorial library. Arrangements were moved a…

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Ambulance Fair

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 31 October 1949 · page 4

The Goulburn Ambulance will conduct its annual fair in the Masonic Hall to-nignt. Always an attraction at this…

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Spring Show at Taralga

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 31 October 1949 · page 4

Spring shows are playing a more important part in the life of the community. The prospects for the Taralga…

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£136 NETT Inter. High School Carnival Fete

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 31 October 1949 · page 2

The carnival fete organised by the pupil and staff of the Inter. High School, and member of the Mother’ Club, held in the…

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Flower Show

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 1 November 1949 · page 6

The spring show of the Goulburn and District Horticultural Society will be held on Friday next; at the Masonic Hall and…

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Crookwell Spring Show Good Entries In All Sections

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 1 November 1949 · page 5

An all time gate record marked the Crookwell Spring Show last Saturday. Heavy clouds and threatening weather failed to deter the local people, and visitors from many parts of the State, from attending…

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Ambulance Fair On Monday A Great Success

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 2 November 1949 · page 2

The Goulburn and District Ambulance Fair on Monday evening, held in the Masonic Hall, was a great success. The stall holders had a busy evening and the attendance was…

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Record Spring Show Expected

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 2 November 1949 · page 8

Despite petrol rationing and with favourable weather conditions, the Taralga Spring Show to be held on Saturday is…

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Flower Show Opening This Afternoon

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 3 November 1949 · page 1

St. Clement’s annual Spring Flower Show opens in the Memorial Hall this afternoon. During this morning there was…

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Taralga Spring Show

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 7 November 1949 · page 1

Taralga Spring Show, held on Saturday drew an exceptionally large crowd and gate takings were almost equal to an annual…

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Record Takings for Flower Show Roses Predominate in Fine Display

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 7 November 1949 · page 1

Despite unfavourable Weather conditions, One of the finest displays of blooms ever seen at St. Clement’s…

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A Great Welcome for Royalty Family Attend Variety Show

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 8 November 1949 · page 4

LONDON, Tuesday: A packed audience that had paid £20,000, gave the King and Queen and Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret a tumultous welcome when they attended the Royal…

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Annual Fair Held at Cowper Street

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 9 November 1949 · page 2

The Cowper Street Methodist Church L.C.A. Annual Fair was an outstanding success, both socially and financially. The fair was officially opened by Mr. Harold Scoot, Senior…

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Red Cross Carnival Friendly Greetings By The American Ambassador

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 9 November 1949 · page 3

The band of willing workers who conducted the Red Cross Fete in Belmore Park on Saturday last, had a busy time at their stalls, and goods, especially cakes, sold out in record time…

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Spring Show at Taralga Is a Success

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 9 November 1949 · page 4

Saturday was a gala day for Taralga when crowds from Goulburn, Crookwell and surrounding districts flocked to the showground for the spring show…

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British Radio Show

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 15 November 1949 · page 3

This picture shows the "Dynatron" radio radio-gramophone and television set shown at the British National Radio Exhibition at Olympia, London recently. Made by the Dynatron Radio Co., of Maidenhead, Herkshire, England, the set is a…

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Surrey Annual Show

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 15 November 1949 · page 1

Surrey Agricultural Association recently held the biggest of all the 114 shows in its history in the grounds of Sutton Place, the home of the president, the Duke of Sutherland. Entries numbered over 600 in a chow which occupied over 100 acres. This…

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