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Shows & fairs, 1938

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Swimming Carnival A. Harry Wins Double

The Pastoral Times · Friday 11 February 1938 · page 2

THE first of a series of night carnivals at which the winners will receive points for trophies to be awarded on the best aggregate of points at the end of…

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State Enquiry. Sale of Brick Works "Price Fair to Government" Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 11 February 1938 · page 3

When the Royal Commission inquiring into the sale of State enterprises resumed to-day, Mr. Monahan, K.C., told Mr. Justice Halse-Rogers…

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Is This Fair ? (To The Editor)

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 12 February 1938 · page 4

Sir.—Allow me a small [?] in you columns regarding “The Fair Sex.” What is a decent voting fellow to do these times. At a dance a few months…

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Children’s Swimming Carnival To-day

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 12 February 1938 · page 8

The Albury Amateur Swimming Club will hold a special children’s carnival at the municipal baths this morning. First event is set down for…

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A Monster Fair Albury Mothers’ Club as Organisers

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 12 February 1938 · page 3

A huge fair to take place on [?] 26, to-day fortnight, is adsorbing the attention of the Albury Mothers’ Club, which aims at…

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Flower Show Postponed Decision at Yackandandah Effects of Dry Season

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 12 February 1938 · page 4

The flower show held each autumn by the Progress Association, [?] junction with the C.W.A., has been postponed, owing to the shortage of…

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This Year’s Show September 6, 7, 8 £2250 For New Ground Float for Celebrations

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 12 February 1938 · page 4

The committee of the Albury and Border Show Society decided at its meeting yesterday that the 1038 show should be…

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From Adelaide Now Cyclists for Albury Gala All-star Programme Big Carnival Arranged for March 12

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 16 February 1938 · page 7

Proof that the Albury Athletic Club’s big £317 gala to be held at the show ground on March 12 has made an appeal to the. country’s most…

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Is This Fair ?

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 17 February 1938 · page 6

Sir,—As a visitor to Albury plea allow me to comment on “Stay Single’s” letter in the “Mail” on February 12. “S[?] Single” must be one of the…

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France Warned Germany Resents Nazi Exhibition Berlin, February 15

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 17 February 1938 · page 1

An unrestrained press campaign against France, unless the anti-Nazi exhibition [?] closed down, is threatened in an obviously…

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State Metal Quarries Price Received a Fair One Mr. Sheahan in Brush Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 17 February 1938 · page 1

Mr. Edmund Harold Swift, a former Under-Secretary for Works, giving evidence at the Royal Commission [?] the sale of State enterprises…

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Albury Technical College Class for Show Card Writing TEN [?] Now Taught

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 17 February 1938 · page 3

The Albury Technical College will [?] on Monday February 28 and a further subject will be included this years provided [?] are…

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Royal Agricultural Society's Scholarship

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 February 1938 · page 35

The scholarship made available by the Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales, tenable at the Hawkesbury Agricultural College for three…

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Royal Easter Show 150th Anniversary Exhibition

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 18 February 1938 · page 3

The Council of the Royal Agricultural Society of N.S.W. announces that the Royal Easter Show will be held from Saturday, 9th April, to Saturday…

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Show Society Council

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 18 February 1938 · page 3

Nominations are called for the council of the above Society. Nominations, which must be made by two members with the written cosent of…

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Albury Show September 6, 7, 8 Fortnight After Wagga £2250 for New Ground

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 February 1938 · page 16

The committee of the Albury and Border Show Society decided at a meeting on Friday to hold the 1938 show on September 6, 7 and 8—a…

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Communism Charge Bridges to Defend Himself “Going East for Show Down” San Francisco, February 16

Border Morning Mail · Friday 18 February 1938 · page 2

The right to make a personal appearance before the Senate Committee which is investigating maritime labor problem is to be demanded by Harry…

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Olympiad of Riverina 150th ANNIVERSARY. Albury’s Big Carnival. Entries Close

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 19 February 1938 · page 2

“The Olympic Games of the Riverina,” is the term in which officials of the 150th Anniversary Carnival, to be held in Albury on March 12,…

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Public School Fair a Gala Day on

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 22 February 1938 · page 2

The stage is all set for a public school fair next Saturday afternoon and evening, organised by the Albury Mothers’ Club. There will be 30 stalls,…

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Industries Fair London Section Makes Record 38 Miles of Stands London, February 20

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 22 February 1938 · page 3

A new record has been made by the London sections of the British Industries Fair, which will open in London and Birmingham to-morrow morning…

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