Greyhound Racing Show Council Application Licence for Londonderry
IN no wise discouraged, by previous refusals of a licence for greyhound racing at Londonderry, the council of the Hawkesbury District Agricultural…
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Shows & fairs, 1940
34 stories in Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond)'s papers · page 1 of 2
Show Schedule Recommendations for Revision Adopted by Council
THE following is the list of recommendations, mentioned elsewhere in this issue, submitted by show stewards to the monthly meeting af the council of the Hawkesbury…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Show Council Monthly Meeting Discussions Minister to Perform Opening
THE acceptance by the Minister for Trade and Customs, Hon. J. N. Lawson, of an invitation to perform the official opening of the 1940 Hawkesbury…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →A Bright and Prosperous New Year to All Show Council Problem Exhibiting Cattle Saturday Attendance Discussed Meeting's Opinions Divided Recommendation Adopted
TWO unobtrusive, two-line recommendations for schedule revisions for the coming show, submitted to the monthly meeting of the Hawkesbury District…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Richmond Invaded" Hitler Makes Triumphal Tour Diggers Hold Carnival
THE astonishing spectacle of the Fuehrer himself (or someone remarkably like him) making a triumphal tour of Richmond, amid the cheers of the populace, and guarded…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Opinions Differ Dog Racing Discussion at Show Council Meeting
A SHORT but vigorous discussion on the pros and cons of greyhound racing as a means of augmenting the funds of the Hawkesbury District Agricultural…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Stadium Scraps Lively Boxing Encounters Wrestler's Stage Good. Show
A STRONG counter attraction in the opening of the Diggers' Carnival in the park just opposite, must have put a noticeable cramp in the box office receipts at the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Show Council Prepares for 1940 Effort Public Holiday Request Suggestion for Finances
FURTHER detail arrangements for its forthcoming 1940 exhibition on April 11, 12 and 13 were made by the council of the Hawkesbury District Agricultural…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Windsor and Richmond Gazette Friday, March 22, 1940 Our Show
Once more Easter has rolled around, with Show time in its train, and once more for three days, before the critical gaze of visitors from all parts of the State, the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Awkward Question Collections on Show Days Association Rule Modified
THE very ticklish question as to what charities—if any—should be given precedence over others in respect of permission to make collections at the Hawkesbury Show…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Show Council Monthly Meeting Makes Final Arrangements Tenders for Rights Accepted Annual Ball Decision
AT the final monthly meeting before its Diamond Jubilee Show ton April 11, 12 and 13, the council of the Hawkesbury District Agricultural…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Show Entries Surprisingly Good for Season Champion Axemen Competing
IT appears that the confidence which the council of the Hawkesbury District Agricultural Association reposed in the Hawkesbury public, when it decided to go ahead…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Show Opens Many Good Entries Featured Buckjumping Exhibition's
THAT subdued buzz noticeable at the showground. this (Thursday) morning is not an echo from the Air Station opposite, it is the Hawkesbury Diamond Jubilee Show…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Hawkesbury Show, This Thursday, Friday and Saturday Colo Shire Council Monthly Meeting Fire Regulations Protest Pound Sustenance Charges Raised Kurrajong Water Supply Request
SOME keen organising since the previous meeting, in the matter of council's previous decision to gazette restrictive regulations for the shire…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →In The Ring Sporting Events at the Show Interesting Programme
THOUGH entries in some events showed a slight drop as compared with last year, and the heavy rain which fell on Saturday afternoon put a damper on…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Full List of Awards in All Sections of Hawkesbury show See Page 2 Diamond Jubilee Show Success Response by Exhibitors Worst Drought in 40 Years Breaks on Final Day
MANY and varied in past Hawkesbury history have been demonstrations of district fortitude in the face of adversity, but few have been greater than than that given on Thursday, Friday and Saturday last, when, in defiance of every hardship that a malignant fortune could devise to upset the proceedings…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Show Opening Performed by Federal Member Exhibitors' Fine Feat Admired Districts Part in War Effort
ADMIRATION of the part the exhibitors had played in staging a successful show this year against overwhelming odds, and the important part which…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Excellent Effort Methodist Flower Show and Fair Lower Portland Success
IN spite of the protracted drought, followed by a severe hailstorm, the Lower Portland Methodist Flower Show, held on the 20th ult., was a pronounced success…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Show Finances Will Balance Evenly Better Than Anticipated
THE pleasing news that, when all accounts had been paid and amounts due collected, the income and expenditure account of the Hawkesbury District…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Show Suggestions Offered by Council Member Interesting Comment
SPEAKING from personal experience at the recent show, a member of the council of the Hawkesbury District Agricultural Association, who has become rather noted…
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