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Macarthur (Camden & Campbelltown) · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1940

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Red Cross Carnival

Camden News · Thursday 28 March 1940 · page 4

Friday, 12th April, is the date of the monster carnival organised by the Camden Red Cross Society. The appeal is to raise funds which are…

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War Fund Carnival

The Campbelltown News · Friday 29 March 1940 · page 1

On Saturday afternoon of next week the local Municipal War Fund Carnival will commence its activities of enjoyment on ground next to Town…

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Popular “Fibrolite” Home Exhibit at Royal Easter Show

The Campbelltown News · Friday 29 March 1940 · page 6

Demonstrating how a modern and durable home can be built at a comparatively low cost, the “FEBRO-LITE” Asbestos Cement Bungalow…

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Patriotic Carnival. Money For Soldiers Comforts Rolls In. Military Band Draws The Crowd

The Campbelltown News · Friday 12 April 1940 · page 1

The spirit of Patriotism definitely held sway last Saturday afternoon and evening and again on Monday night in Campbelltown at the Municipal District Patriotic War Fund Carnival held at the Town Hall…

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Patriotic War Fund Carnival

The Campbelltown News · Friday 19 April 1940 · page 6

The Mayor (Ald. P. C. Marlow) has drawn our attention to the, report of the Campbelltown Municipal District Patriotic War Fund Carnival…

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Ford Motor Show. Ford Stages Motor Shows in Country Centres. Mercury, Ford V-8, Prefect, Anglia Cars and Ford V-8 and Prefect Commercial Vehicles on View

Camden News · Thursday 9 May 1940 · page 8

To give people livinig in provincial cities and country districts the opportunity of first-hand and detailed inspection of the wide and…

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Ford Motor Show. Ford Stages Motor Shows in (Country Centres. Mercury, Ford V-8, Prefect, Anglia Cans and Ford V-8 and Prefect Commercial Vehicles on View

The Campbelltown News · Friday 10 May 1940 · page 6

To give people living in provincial and country districts the opportunity of first-hand and detailed inspection of the wide and…

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Ford Motor Show

Camden News · Thursday 16 May 1940 · page 5

Always noted for his business enterprise, Mr. Prank Redden, proprietor of the Main Southern Garage, Camden, is to be commended for the fine…

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Ford Motor Show at Camden

Camden News · Thursday 16 May 1940 · page 4

1940 FORD V-8 SEDAN. Lowest priced full sized Sedan on the market. DE LUXE FORD V-8 SEDAN. MERCURY SEDAN. ENGLISH 10 h.p. PREFECT SEDAN…

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Methodist Fair

The Picton Post · Wednesday 5 June 1940 · page 2

At a monthly meeting of the Picton Ladies' Church Aid, held last Wednesday in the Lower Picton Methodist Church, it was decided to hold the…

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Wollongong Show Society

The Picton Post · Wednesday 3 July 1940 · page 1

The Wollongong Show Society has gone into recess for a period of three [?] In the meantime, the newly elected committee is to review the…

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Nowra Show

The Picton Post · Wednesday 10 July 1940 · page 3

Although the committee of the Shoalhaven A.H. and I. Society decid­ed to reduce the prize money from £840 to £600 for its annual show next…

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A Fair Treat!

The Campbelltown News · Friday 2 August 1940 · page 4

Lovely Lucille, niece of the famous Fairbanks, is a rising young Warner Bros, player. Cooking is one of her…

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No Royal Sydney Show Next Year. Ground Needed for Troops

The Campbelltown News · Friday 2 August 1940 · page 5

There will be no Royal Easter Show in Sydney next year. The Royal Agricultural Society announced on Wednesday night that 'the…

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Handicrafts Exhibition Patients Work at Q.V. Home

The Picton Post · Wednesday 7 August 1940 · page 2

A happy and pleasant afternoon was spent at the Queen Victoria last Friday, when the annual exhibition of handicrafts and fancy work by patients of the Home was hold in the Recreation Hall, which, decorated with large bowls of beautiful wattle, presented a scene of…

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Liverpool Show Society

The Picton Post · Wednesday 14 August 1940 · page 4

At the annual meeting of the Liverpool A.H. and I. Society, Mr. H. Shaw was elected president, vice Mr. W. J. Edmondson, who retired owing to ill…

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Show Societies Conference

The Picton Post · Wednesday 28 August 1940 · page 2

Messre. L. Nicolson and G. Ray, represented the Picton A. & H. Society at a conference of delegates of three Agricultural Societies' Unions held at…

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Robertson Show Society Profits for War Funds

The Picton Post · Wednesday 28 August 1940 · page 2

At a general meeting of members of the Robertson A & H. Society last week, it was unanimously: decided to donate the whole of the proceeds of…

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Campbeilltown Agricultural Society. 39th Annual Meeting

The Campbelltown News · Friday 30 August 1940 · page 1

Mr. Fred. Moore, President of the above Society presided at the Annual Meeting on Monday evening last. The attendance of members, numerically…

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Picton Show Society

The Picton Post · Wednesday 4 September 1940 · page 2

The committee of the local Agricultural. Horticultural and Industrial Society had very little business to deal with at its monthly meeting on…

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