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

Shows & fairs, 1953

489 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 14 of 25

Crookwell Women Win Carnival

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 20 July 1953 · page 8

Crookwell No. 1 women's hockey team won a carnival held at Wagga yesterday. Goulburn women played good…

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Bob-in Appeal Schoolboys’ Football Carnival

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 20 July 1953 · page 4

A “bob-in” appeal is being made by Mr. W[?]Swanson, sportsmaster Yass Inter. High School, to provide funds…

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Women's Hockey Crookwell Wins At Wagga Carnival

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 22 July 1953 · page 2

The Crookwell No. 1 women's team (brown and gold) had a most convincing series of wins at the Wagga hockey carnival…

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Local Breeders Scoop Pool At Albury Sheep Show

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 22 July 1953 · page 1

I [?] breeders of stud Dor[?] sheep, Messrs. G.R. [?]erd & Son, of Wheeo, repeated their last year's…

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Union Carnival

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 23 July 1953 · page 8

Gouburn's first full scale season of Rugby Union will conclude this year with a feast of football on September 5…

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Night Show Scheme for Goulburn

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 23 July 1953 · page 1

Goulburn A. P. and H. Society will consider staging a night show in conjunction with the annual Goulburn show. The proposal to extend the…

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Footballers' Novelty Carnival

Boorowa News · Friday 24 July 1953 · page 2

A great afternoon's sport of novelty events will take place at the Boorowa Recreation Reserve tomorrow afternoon…

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Scottish Fair

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 27 July 1953 · page 4

The annual Scottish Fair will be held in the Memorial Hall on Thursday, September 17. Mrs. N. A. J. de Voogd, wife…

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Goulburn Win At Crookwell Hockey Carnival

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 27 July 1953 · page 8

Goulburn's North Whites yesterday won the Crookwell hockey carnival; by defeating Crookwell one goal…

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Crookwell Show Society Review

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 28 July 1953 · page 2

This year's Crook well Show had been one of the best yet held, president of Crook well A., P. and H. Society, Mr. S. V. Kensit, told the annual meeting of the society on Friday…

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Crookwell Show Profit: £249

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 28 July 1953 · page 3

A considerable amount of Crookwell A., P. and H. Society's surplus funds for the past financial year were spent on improvements to the society's property. The society's excess of…

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Responsibility of Show Society Members

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 28 July 1953 · page 5

Vice-president of the Crook well A., P. and H. Society, Mr. A. D. McIntosh, said last week that some…

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HOCKEY Taralga Men's Team At Carnival

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 29 July 1953 · page 6

The Taralga men's hockey team performed quite creditably at the carnival staged at Crookwell on Sunday last and played…

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Voting Powers of Show Patrc[?] Questioned

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 29 July 1953 · page 8

A discordant note sudden crept into the discussions at t[?] annual general meeting of [?] A.P. & H. Committee, held [?]…

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Record Show Profit Revealed at Annual Meeting

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 29 July 1953 · page 1

The report and balance sheet presented at the annual general meeting of the A.,P. & H. Society on Friday evening last revealed that a record profit had resulted from…

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Wagga Carnival

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 30 July 1953 · page 8

At the week-end local hockey clubs, Panthers and Criterions will play their matches in the local competition and then rush…

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Record Entries For Schoolboys' League Carnival

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 30 July 1953 · page 8

A record number of entries has so far been received for the Monaro Schoolboys' Rugby League Carnival to…

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M. Hail Wanted for Saturday Flower Show

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 30 July 1953 · page 2

An application by the organisers of the Methodist Flower Show to rent the Memorial Hall on Saturday, February 27 (afternoon and night), was deferred by the M. H. Council on Tuesday night for a consultation…

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Football Club's Carnival

Boorowa News · Friday 31 July 1953 · page 1

The Social Committe of the Boorowa Rovers' Football Club conducted a most successfull afternoon's sports on the local…

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Ambulance Carnival To Be Held Next December

Boorowa News · Friday 31 July 1953 · page 1

Boorowa Ambulance committee has decided to conduct another Carnival this year, and at its meeting last…

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