The Show Is on
The Kempsey 1948 Show opened on Tuesday under perfect weather conditions, and judging of the innumerable exhibits is proceeding…
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Shows & fairs, 1948
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Stroud Show
Strouds 23rd annual show attracted a big crowd and held the interest of spectators until darkness set in on Saturday. Gate takings were £150 for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Show Opens in Lovely Weather
The Gloucester 1948 Show opened this morning in glorious Autumn weather. Entries in some of the sections…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New Protective Packing for Machine-tools at British Industries Fair
Machine tools dipped in a transparent, oil-bearing, special soution of cellulose for protection during shipment will be shown, together with the dipping process, at the British Industries Fair, which takes place simultaneously in London and…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Local and General Press References to Show
The Newcastle "Morning Herald" referred to the opening of Kempsey show, and made reference to the outstanding draughts…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Kempsey Show Success Record Attendances Over Three Fine Days Best Dairy Cattle Parade Seen on the Macleay
A big return of draught farm horses and the finest dairy cattle exhibition seen locally were the outstanding features of Kempsey's Show, the National Show of the Central North Coast, staged over the three days--Tuesday, Wednesday and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Newcastle Carnival
Two rinks of bowlers from Taree visited Newcastle for the Easter carnival, and had a most enjoyable time…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Proposed Northern Rivers Carnival
A proposal that a Northern Rivers bowls carnival week be held in September or October this year and be conducted along similar lines to the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Show Bullock
The fat bullock, used in the weight judging at the Gloucester Show, went 7031bs. Messrs. Ross McQueen, Torn Higgins (Bowman) and Stan Deards…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Junior Farmers' Show at Bobin
On Monday, 5th April, 1948, the Bobin-Upper Dingo Junior Farmers' Club held their 6th Annual Show. The Show was a great success, and was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Street Carnival For Hospital Funds. Goodly Sum Raised
A street carnival conducted by the Women's Auxiliary of the Wingham and District War Memorial Hospital on Friday night last was a great…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Society Jocelyn Tributes Women's Part in the Show
Kempsey is planning a few quiet nights this week to recover from the excitement and dazzle of Show Week--cars and buses filled with…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →All Time Record Created at 1948 Gloucester Show. Impressive Display of District's Rural Wealth Sleek Cattle and Superb Horseflesh Draw Praise of Thousands
Gloucester's 1948 Show hold on Friday and Saturday last, April 9th and 10th, created an all-time record which might be hard to eclipse even for some years to come. The picturesque showground, described by visitors as the most…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A Fair Cow
Mr. E. R. Battle's A.I.S. cow, Sunnydale Fuchsia's Bell 2nd, winner of the Type & Production Test at Kempsey Show with 3.108lb. of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Macksville Show
Saturday last a large number of Macleay folk attended Nambucca's 36th Annual Show held at Macksville. Noticed in the riner events Miss Doris…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Kempsey Show
A big return of draught farm horses and the finest dairy cattle exhibition seen locally were the outstanding features of Kempsey's…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Kempsey Show Attended by Record Crowd
A big return of draught fam horses and the finest dairy cattle exhibition seen locally were the outstanding features of Kempsey's Show, the National…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Judging at Royal Show Success Of Taree Boys
P. North, who is a student at Hawkesbury Agricultural College, and a son of Mr. and Mrs. G. M. North, of Taree. and J. H. N. Lee,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Show Catering
The newly-formed Ladies' Auxiliary of the A. H. & P. Association, who did the catering in connection with the luncheon pavilion and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Show Stewards
Additional stewards in the Poultry Section at last week's show were Messrs. H. E. Green and George C. Blanch, who replaced Mr. Sid Relf,…
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