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Shows & fairs, 1938

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Schednies for Holbrook Show

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 18 August 1938 · page 4

Schedules for the annual Holbrook show, which will he held on September 23 and 24, may fee obtained at the “Mail” office…

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Will Be 81 Times Better ! This Year’s Show Typifies District Resources First Day on September 6

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 18 August 1938 · page 8

Albury Show, with its galaxy of color, tents in which the most amazing illusions are accomplished, prancing horses, aristocrats of the…

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Special Prizes for Albury Show

Border Morning Mail · Friday 19 August 1938 · page 4

Special prizes will be awarded at the Albury Show for the highest aggregate points in cookery, jams and jellies, needlework, horticulture and…

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Henty Show Society

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 20 August 1938 · page 10

The following were present at a meeting of the Henty Pastoral and Agricultural Society Messrs. H. Diffey (president). T. H. Gorman, F. W…

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Record Nominations for Wagga Show Meeting

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 20 August 1938 · page 8

Record nominations have been received for the three-day show meeting of the Wagga Coursing Club Over 200 dogs have been entered,…

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Help Needed for New Show Ground

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 20 August 1938 · page 6

It is not unreasonable that the committee of the Albury Show Society should have approached the Town Council for support in the effort that…

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Correspondence Show Society and Luncheon Booth (To the Editor)

Border Morning Mail · Monday 22 August 1938 · page 3

Sir.—In reply to the Show Society’s comments respecting the selling of the luncheon booth rights to a Sydney firm, might we suggest that that…

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Show Entries Show an Increase

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 23 August 1938 · page 4

Entries for this year’s show, to De held on September 6, 7 and 8, closed on Saturday. Officials intimated that many entries were still being received…

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Show Holiday

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 23 August 1938 · page 3

Wednesday, September 14 (Deniliquin Show Day) has been proclaimed as a public holiday in Deniliquin Municipality and Windouran and Conargo…

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Berrigan Show

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 23 August 1938 · page 3

Mr. C. B. Lethbridge, M. L. A. has been advised that the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. A. D. Reid) will open the Berrlgan show next month…

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Show Week Coursing

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 23 August 1938 · page 7

Dog owners will be pleased to learn that the Albury Coursing Club will put on three nights of greyhound racing on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday…

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Crocodile Tears Exhibition “Baby” Dies Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 23 August 1938 · page 6

“Mona Lisa.” the three-feet baby crocodile specially brought by air from Darwin for the Northern Territory Exhibition held in Melbourne…

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Horticultural Notes Daffodils for Show (Contributed by Albury Horticultural Society.)

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 23 August 1938 · page 3

For a good display of spring flowers, daffodils are unsurpassed—they last for over week in water, and for exhibition they are excellent for cut…

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Show Holidays at Albury

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 25 August 1938 · page 4

Albury Municipal Council was informed by the Chief Secretary’s Department last evening that Wednesday, September 7 (second day of the…

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Wagga Show Meeting Aaronic Appeals Should Win Handicap

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 25 August 1938 · page 7

Aaronic, a winner at his last start, will not meet with over-strong opposition and he should continue his winning way in the…

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Temora Show

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 August 1938 · page 38

The Temora annual show will this year be staged on 20th, 21st and 21nd September, and conditions point to a show of special features. The show…

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Show Holidays

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 August 1938 · page 44

The Chief Secretary's Department advised that Wednesday, September 7 (second day of the Albury Show), had been gazetted a public holiday…

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Wagga Show

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 26 August 1938 · page 5

The Wagga Show commenced on Tuesday last, and was continued on Wednesday and yesterday. Although the standard of live stock was said…

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The Show Finalising Arrangements

The Pastoral Times · Friday 26 August 1938 · page 1

MR. W. F. WALTERS (president) occupied the chair at a meeting of the committee of the Pastoral and Agricultural Society, held yesterday…

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Judges for Show Trots

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 August 1938 · page 46

Mr. Bert Mills, of Towrang, has been appointed stipendiary steward, for trotting events at the shows under the N.S.W. Council of Agriculture…

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