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

Shows & fairs, 1952

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Saturday’s Crowd All Time Record Annual Show

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 5 May 1952 · page 2

SATURDAY’S CROWD at the annual Yass Show was an all time record. It was the largest crowd ever to attend a show on one day, and was estimated at over 6000. The gate was £500…

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Published by Special Arrangement. Copyright. Cherry Fair

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 6 May 1952 · page 6

Cherry was smiling a little tremulously They had not Observed how time had been Slipping by The rain had ceased…

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Published by Special Arrangement. Copyright. Cherry Fair

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 7 May 1952 · page 8

"I had it on bench tests for several days and, so far as I am aware, the sound of the engine was not heard by anybody…

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Crookwell Potatoes Scoop Pool At Orange Show

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 7 May 1952 · page 1

Successful Crookwell potato producer, Mr. R. E. (Ted) Whittington, defeated Statewide competition at the…

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Substantial Profit From 1952 Annual Show Problem Of High Costs Surmounted

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 7 May 1952 · page 3

Despite the high cost of staging this year's annual show, the A.. & H. Committee was able to report a substantial profit from the venture when they met at the Council Chambers on…

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The People’s Show at the Show

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 8 May 1952 · page 6

Sideshows are the show for scores of people and this year it was a gay, colourful, wonderful, and bizarre little…

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Published by Special Arrangement. Copyright. Cherry Fair

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 8 May 1952 · page 8

All-consuming passion would have broken down the golden wall, and glorified in the triumph, but there was a streak…

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Show Membership Drops 100

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 8 May 1952 · page 1

Goulburn A., P. and H. Society last night discussed ways and means of increasing membership…

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Show President’s Thanks

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 8 May 1952 · page 2

We received a letter this morning from the show president, Mr. J. L. Hodgkinson, thanking the people in general, and the…

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Nearly £900 Profit From 1952 Show

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 8 May 1952 · page 1

It is anticipated that profits from Goulburn's 61st Annual Show, held in March, will be substantially greater than the profit from last year's show. Goulburn A., P. and H. Society President, Mr. E. J. Pope…

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Improvements at this Year’s Show

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 8 May 1952 · page 6

During the year the committee had been busy on improvements. The industrial pavilion has been partly lined, and will be finished before next show. On one side where the wool was exhibited tables with bays…

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Move to Build Up Show Horse Sections

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 8 May 1952 · page 4

Mr. R. M. Johnson last night urged Goulburn A., P. and H. Society to build up the horse sections at…

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Show Notes

Boorowa News · Friday 9 May 1952 · page 1

Mrs. W. P. Darmody, who was in charge of the cool drink stall, did an excellent and valuable job…

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Show Booth

Boorowa News · Friday 9 May 1952 · page 1

The Show Society's booth was most ably conducted by Mr. A. A. Bobbin, and proved a popular facility to show…

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Show President Thanks All Who Made Show Success

Boorowa News · Friday 9 May 1952 · page 1

In an interview with a "News" representative, President of the P.A. and H. Association (Mr. A. A…

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Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 9 May 1952 · page 3

Alone with his sister, Teddy asked the inevitable question. "How on earth did you bring him up to scratch? George is…

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Show Parades & Trots Cancelled

Boorowa News · Friday 9 May 1952 · page 2

Because of the rain which fell yesterday morning, the Show Committee was compelled to compelled to cancel the day's…

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Show Society Collects Insurance

Boorowa News · Friday 9 May 1952 · page 1

Because of the downpour of rain on Thursday, the Boorowa P.A. and H. Association will collect its…

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Police Supervision at the Show

Boorowa News · Friday 9 May 1952 · page 1

The police, without whose handling of the big crowds and traffic at the Boorowa would have Been a formidable…

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Boorowa Show on the Air

Boorowa News · Friday 9 May 1952 · page 5

John Merchant, during the first day of the Boorowa Show, took wire recordings of judge's comments and statements from…

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