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

Shows & fairs, 1952

572 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 17 of 29

Motor Show for Lilac Week

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 16 July 1952 · page 1

Goulburn Motor Traders' Association wants to hold a motor show in Goulburn at Lilac Time…

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Cads Planning New Show Casting Night On

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 16 July 1952 · page 2

Members of the Crookwell Amateur Dramatic Siciety will commence reading next Monday evening for the next play to be…

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Cads Excel in Three-play Presentation Juveniles Show Abundant Promise

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 16 July 1952 · page 4

The Crookwell Amateur Dramatic Society was responsible for the promoting,of another appealing presentation of three, short plays at the School of Arts on- Thursday and…

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Move For Smaller Show Committee

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 17 July 1952 · page 4

IT WAS the opinion of [?] of Yass P. & A. Aesoci[?] the annual meeting on [?] night that a smaller…

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1953 Show To Be Held April 17,18

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 17 July 1952 · page 1

Yass P. & A. Association decided on Saturday night not to accept February 13 and 14, dates allotted for…

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102 Schoolboy Teams For Junee Carnival

Boorowa News · Friday 18 July 1952 · page 2

When entries for the Riverina schoolboys' carnival officially closed on Wednesday night last, 102 teams from various southern N.S.W. centres had entered. Although this is short of the 112 teams which comprised…

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7th Carnival To Waratah Team

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 21 July 1952 · page 8

Goulburn Waratah hockey team won its seventh country carnival yesterday. The team won the carnival at…

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Injured Rowers Show Pluck

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 21 July 1952 · page 3

HELSINKI, Monday: Australia's two rowing casualties, Murray Riley and Mervyn Finlay, are both determined to take part in to-day's events on Helsinki's Lake Mailahti…

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Wife of Canadian Commissioner To Open Scottish Fair

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 21 July 1952 · page 3

MRS. RAYNOR S- Elliott, wife of the High Commissioner of Canada, has consented to perform the opening ceremony at the Scottish…

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For Orange Carnival

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 22 July 1952 · page 6

Radio personality Dick Fair, who will compere "Australia's Hour of Song" from Orange during the Cherry Blossom…

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Not Show Minded

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 23 July 1952 · page 1

While sponsoring an appeal for funds for the A.P. & H. Society on Friday evening last, Mr…

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Local Breeders' Success at Albury Sheen Show

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 23 July 1952 · page 1

Outstanding success attended the entries in the Annual Albury Sheep Show submitted by Messrs. G. R. Shepherd and…

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Fined for Failing to Destroy Rabbits Inspector “Very Fair Witness”

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 24 July 1952 · page 3

At Yass Court of Petty Sessions on Thursday, Yass P.P. Board proceeded against Robert Bruce Waters, Oakey Range, Gunning,…

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Letters to the Editor Aero Club Exhibition for Lilac Time?

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 24 July 1952 · page 2

A member of the Royal Aero Club of N.S.W. has suggested an air display be staged in Goulburn during Lilac Time. He writes: Sir,—As a very frequent…

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Gunning Show Dates: Delegates Not Handed “Slips of Paper” at S.T. MEETING

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 24 July 1952 · page 1

Speaking at the annual meeting of the Gunning P., A. & I. Association, the retiring president, Mr. R. F…

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Preparation For $260 Carnival

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 25 July 1952 · page 8

Mr. D. Gold, secretary of the New South Wales Athletic League, has advised Mr. Noel O'Keefe, secretary of Goulburn…

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No Spring Carnival in Young This Year

Boorowa News · Friday 25 July 1952 · page 6

Springtime for the holding of carnivals at Young has been deferred for 1952, at least, following on a decision at the…

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Gunning Fair Rents

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 28 July 1952 · page 8

Before the Gunning Fair Rents Board, on Thursday, the Estate of the late William Lawton applied for a determination…

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Junee Carnival “Bob-in” Appeal, £63; Best Yet

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 28 July 1952 · page 2

The “bob-in” appeal to provide funds to tend teams from Yaw Inter. High School to next Saturday’s…

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Show To Go On At Wagga

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 29 July 1952 · page 5

Sensational, exaggerated outside reports of busfires and floods in the Wagga district are blamed for a widespread belief…

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