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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1938

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Twenty-six Year Old Cheque Request to Agricultural Society

Delegate Argus · Thursday 3 March 1938 · page 2

At its meeting on Saturday, the Committee of the Shepparton Agricultural Society received a request for renewal of a cheque…

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Dramatic Show

Delegate Argus · Thursday 3 March 1938 · page 2

The Delegate Dramatic Club provided excellent entertainment on Tuesday night last at the School of Arts when it staged the…

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Show Notes

The Bombala Times · Friday 4 March 1938 · page 4

General entries for the Show close on Saturday, 12th March, excepting only ring events. The earlier you make your entries the better for the staff…

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Delegate Show

The Bombala Times · Friday 11 March 1938 · page 5

The thirty-fifth annual show of the Delegate P. and A. Society was held in fine weather on Tuesday and Wednesday. The weather was ideal for…

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Show Notes

The Bombala Times · Friday 11 March 1938 · page 1

General entries close on this Saturday, excepting for ring events. The Secretary reports excellent entries from the schools. Over 100 entries…

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Show Notes

Delegate Argus · Thursday 17 March 1938 · page 2

For the first Show on the new ground it was necessary to male some temporary arrangements. Part of the spacious building…

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Cooma Show

The Bombala Times · Friday 18 March 1938 · page 1

Cooma Show last week was not as well attended as the previous year, but gate takings were better than in any year prior to 1937…

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Delegate Show Winning Essays

The Bombala Times · Friday 18 March 1938 · page 3

Little Kathleen, Hutchinson won the first prize for a "Letter to the President of the Show Committee," by pupil under 14 years. Here is what Kathleen…

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Bombala Show Rain Upsets Calculations and Drops the Revenue

The Bombala Times · Friday 18 March 1938 · page 1

"Not a bad old Show !" said the man who is parsimonius with his praise. "A very good Show!" said the…

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Bombala Show

Delegate Argus · Thursday 24 March 1938 · page 3

The Bombala Show was held on Wednesday and Thursday of last week. The attendance was affected by wet weather, but the…

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Cathcart Show

The Bombala Times · Friday 25 March 1938 · page 3

Cathcart Exhibition Society held its annual shew on Saturday last. The Committee found it very difficult to fit in a date to suit visitors from…

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Show Notes

The Bombala Times · Friday 25 March 1938 · page 4

In our report last week the name of Mr. Dellamore was mentioned as one of the stewards in the food section. This should have been Miss Helen…

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Bega District Show

The Bombala Times · Friday 1 April 1938 · page 2

The gate takings for the three days of the Show, and two nights, were over £700. On Thursday, the principal day, the takings were £310/18/- in the day…

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Palings Won't Be at the Show

The Bombala Times · Friday 8 April 1938 · page 1

Because of the impossibility of demonstrating their Pianos and Player-Pianos satisfactorily, and because of the lack of privacy, W. H. Paling & Co. Ltd…

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Royal Agricultural Show Oil Company's Invitation to Country Men

The Bombala Times · Friday 8 April 1938 · page 1

The Atlantic Union Oil Co. Ltd. wish to announce that their Representative in the Bombala district, Mr. R. J. Campbell, will be in attendance at the…

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Palings Won't be at the Show

Delegate Argus · Thursday 14 April 1938 · page 2

Because of the impossibility of demonstrating their Pianos and Player-Pianos satisfactorily, and because of the lack of privacy,…

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"Fibrolite" Bungalow Home Latest Ideas in Building. Fine Exhibit at Sydney Royal Show

The Bombala Times · Friday 15 April 1938 · page 3

Demonstrating how an ideal modern home can be built at a comparatively low cost, the new "Fibrolite" Asbestos Cement Bungalow exhibited at this…

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Delegate Show and Sports Ground

The Bombala Times · Friday 24 June 1938 · page 2

The Minister for Works and Local Government wrote to Mr. Hedges on the application for a grant for the show and sports ground at Delegate…

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Delegate Show and Sports Ground

Delegate Argus · Thursday 30 June 1938 · page 2

The Minister for Works and Local Government wrote to Mr. Hedges on the application for a grant for the show and sports…

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Show Society's Embarrassment

The Bombala Times · Friday 8 July 1938 · page 3

It might be advisable to eliminate a certain class in the needlework section of shows generally if painful embarrassment such as was experienced by…

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