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Shows & fairs, 1938

713 stories in Murray's papers · page 14 of 36

Dogs and their Masters at Kennel Club Show

Border Morning Mail · Monday 16 May 1938 · page 8

Top Left: Diana, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. West, of Forrest Hill, with her setter, at Albury and Border Kennel Club show on Saturday. Right.—The judge had a particularly difficult task selecting the winning collie from this bunch. Centre Right. —Champion dog of the show, “Merry Monarch,” owned by Mr. J Wright, of Box Hill. He is also the wire-haired champion of Australia. Bottom Left.— Barbara Yale, with her Scotch collie, “Peter,” which won first prize in the under 12 months class. Bottom Right.—…

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Albury Kennel Club First Championship Show ATTRACTS 200 ENTRIES Championship Prize to Melbourne: Reserve Champion to Albury

Border Morning Mail · Monday 16 May 1938 · page 8

The Albury and Border Kennel Club held its first championship show at the Albury show ground on Saturday, before a large gathering of dog fans and interested patrons. From all angles it was certainly the most outstanding event of its…

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Victoria Exhibition at Wangaratta

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 17 May 1938 · page 3

The Wangaratta branch of the Country Women's Association staged a very fine exhibition in St. Patrick's Hall on Thursday afternoon and…

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They Don’t Mind the Show Ring, But Cars Are Taboo !

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 17 May 1938 · page 5

These English and Irish setters showed their aversion to being bundled into a car after the dog show in Albury on Saturday by attempting to climb out, several times. They are owned by Messrs. K. Nugent…

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Forme Hotel Licensee Fined Police Visit On Carnival Night Lawyer’s Plea for Mrs. Carter

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 17 May 1938 · page 3

A fine of £2/10/ with 8/ costs was imposed on the former licensee of the Town Hall Hotel. Mrs. Ellen Louis[?] Carter, by Mr. J. Balmain, P.M., at…

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King Opens Great Scottish Exhibition

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 18 May 1938 · page 1

Scotland saw a colorful piece of history on May 4. The King had finished his speech opening the £10,000,000 Empire Exhibition at Bellahouston Park, Glasgow, and on his last word, with perfect precision of timing, artillery thundered, the sky became black with aeroplanes…

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Batlow Show Previous Show Was Five Years Ago

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 May 1938 · page 10

The Batlow Agricultural Society after being inactive for five years staged a successful exhibition last week. Good weather and large…

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Weight Op Bullock at Sydney Show

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 May 1938 · page 15

The dressed weight of the bullock which was provided at the recent Royal Easter Show and 150th Anniversary Exhibition for the judging…

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Man Injured in Show Trotting Event Dead Casino

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 21 May 1938 · page 6

Gravely injured in a fall in a trotting event at Casino show on Wednesday, Roderick Sutherland, 30. of Mac[?]n. died to-day…

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Church of England Fair Takings Nearly £100

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 25 May 1938 · page 3

The annual fair and [?] under the auspices of the local Church of England. was largely attended on Saturday afternoon and evening and…

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Presbyterian Girls’ Ex-hibition at Wodonga

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 26 May 1938 · page 3

I Wodonga Presbyterian Girls’ Fellowship conducted a hobbies and handicrafts exhibition in the shire hall last evening. The exhibition was opened…

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Vienna Art Exhibition

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 27 May 1938 · page 10

The first important art exhibition to be held in Austria since its incorporation in the Reich has just been opened in Vienna. It has been…

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Culcairn Show Society Clash of Dates

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 27 May 1938 · page 13

Those present at a meeting of the Culcairn show committee were Messrs. J. D. Ritchie (president), J. J. Post, M. Daley, T. B. Sheppard, R. W. MacEwen…

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Amusements Last Night of “Varsity Show” at [?]

Border Morning Mail · Friday 27 May 1938 · page 8

Busby Berkeley, known for his Imaginative and lavish production numbers in last [?] outdoes himself in “Varsity…

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"Wild Australi" Thorpe M'conville's Popular Show

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 27 May 1938 · page 3

To-morrow (Saturday) night the vacant allotment in Dean-street, Albury, next to Maples, will be site for Thorpe M'Conville's "Wild…

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HENTY P. & A. Society Revision of Show Schedule Presentation of Trophy to Mr. McRORIE

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 27 May 1938 · page 2

There was a good attendance of members of the committee of the Henty P. and A. Society at the School of Arts on Tuesday afternoon…

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Cid to Show Way Home at Canterbury Bright Handicap Prospects Samurai for the Flying Heavy Track Appears Certain

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 28 May 1938 · page 8

Wet weather horses will have to receive most consideration at Canterbury to-day. So much rain has fallen that a heavy track is inevitable, Cid, who has a big reputation as a mud-lark, thus comes into the picture, insofar as the Canterbury Handicap is concerned. He has shown to…

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Man Fatally Hurt at Buck Jumping Show Had Neck Broken

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 31 May 1938 · page 1

A young man, william Williams, was fatally injured at Adelong on Tuesday night of last week when he was thrown from…

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Tallangatta Show Date Altered

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 1 June 1938 · page 2

At the monthly committee meeting of Tallangatta A and P. Society, the advisability of altering the day of the annual show was discussed following…

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Meat Board Figures Show Extent of Export Trade

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 2 June 1938 · page 3

Total shipments of beef to the United Kingdom for the current quarter are unlikely to reach the estimate of 630.000 cwt., states the…

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