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Murray · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1941

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Air Force House Fair Profit of Over £70 Expected

The Independent · Thursday 19 June 1941 · page 2

As a result of the fair, with which was associated a baby show and a dog show, at the Red Cross Depot, Denlliquin, last…

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Hobbies’ Week Exhibition in Mate’s Lounge Opened Yesterday

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 19 June 1941 · page 4

Mate’s Hobby Week opened yesterday in the lounge with an interesting array of exhibits which revealed the manner in which many of…

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Awards at Sheep Show Interstate Competition Limited SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 19 June 1941 · page 5

Interstate competition was limited at the annual N.S.W. sheep show, which began to-day. As tho Royal Agricultural Showground is being used by the…

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One-Day Show To Be Held in Albury Tentative Date Saturday, September 16

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 19 June 1941 · page 4

Question of whether a show could be held in Albury this year was disclosed yesterday by a meeting of the committee of the Albury Show…

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Sydney Sheep Show

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 20 June 1941 · page 2

Interstate competition was limited at the annual New South Wales Sheep Show, which began on Wednesday at the Commonwealth Wool…

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LOCKHART Show Society

Albury Banner Wodonga Express and Riverina Stock Journal · Friday 20 June 1941 · page 26

At a meeting of the Show Society last Saturday it was decided to hold the patriotic carnival on September 17, the proceeds to be divided between…

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Show Society Gymkhana

Border Morning Mail · Friday 20 June 1941 · page 4

The secretary of the Albury Show Society Mr. A. G. Young) said yesterday that the function, which would be arranged early in September on the…

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Albury Show Again Abandoned Gymkhana to Be Held Instead Military Occupation Of Ground Makes Exhibition Impossible

Albury Banner Wodonga Express and Riverina Stock Journal · Friday 20 June 1941 · page 5

At a special meeting of the committee of Albury Show Society on Wednesday afternoon, it was decided it would be impossible to hold a show this year, owing to the ground being occupied by the military…

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Show Society Council Resigns

Albury Banner Wodonga Express and Riverina Stock Journal · Friday 20 June 1941 · page 4

COROWA.—Because it considered that the support it was receiving was not sufficient to warrant it carryon, the Corowa Show Society…

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1942 Sydney Royal Show

Albury Banner Wodonga Express and Riverina Stock Journal · Friday 20 June 1941 · page 22

The Royal Agricultural Society of N.S.W. has, at this early date, commenced organising for the 1942 Sydney Royal Show, which will be held from…

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RUTHERGLEN Gymkhana to Replace Show

Albury Banner Wodonga Express and Riverina Stock Journal · Friday 20 June 1941 · page 33

The annual meeting of the Agricultural Society was held last Wednesday. The balance sheet showed a credit of £69. During the year £134 had been…

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Items of News Mate’s Hobby Week Exhibition

Border Morning Mail · Friday 20 June 1941 · page 4

Prize winners in Mate’s in Male’s hobby exhibition are asked to attend the exhibition in the lounge at 4.30 o’clock this afternoon to collect their prize orders…

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Cootamundra Sheep Show Big Success Expected

Albury Banner Wodonga Express and Riverina Stock Journal · Friday 20 June 1941 · page 23

The Cootamundra A.P.H. and I. Association, like the Sydney Sneepbreeders' Association has during the past few months been weighing the…

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Show Ground As Munitions Factory Site?

Albury Banner Wodonga Express and Riverina Stock Journal · Friday 20 June 1941 · page 6

ALBURY Show Society's decision at its special meeting on Wednesday to ask Mr. Tom Collins, M.H.R., to approach the authorities with a request that they consider the purchase of the old showground as a site for the…

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Outstanding Successes at Sheep Show SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Friday 20 June 1941 · page 3

Outstanding success was scored to-day by Bundemar (Trangie) [?] owned by the estate of the late [?]. E. Body, and the Merryvale Stud, Yass…

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The Letter Box Baby Show Raised £234 Lockhart

Albury Banner Wodonga Express and Riverina Stock Journal · Friday 20 June 1941 · page 17

Dear Barbara,—Once again I join the ranks of happy contributors to the Letter Box. Last week's letters and comments were most interesting, while "SOUTHERN MAID."…

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Holbrook Show Society Mr. L. F. Single Elected To Committee

Albury Banner Wodonga Express and Riverina Stock Journal · Friday 20 June 1941 · page 15

HOLBROOK.—At the monthly meeting of the committee of the Holbrook Pastoral, Agricultural and Horticultural Society there were present…

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Albury Showgrounds As Munitions Factory Site Suggestion by Show Society Authorities To Be Approached To Consider Purchase

Albury Banner Wodonga Express and Riverina Stock Journal · Friday 20 June 1941 · page 25

Following a recommendation from the finance committee, Albury Show Society, at a special meeting on Wednesday, decided that Mr. Tom Collins, Minister in Charge of External Territories, be asked to…

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Messerschmitt Exhibition

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 24 June 1941 · page 2

The Pal[?]s Royal has been offered by its owner. Mr. C. H. Smith, free of charge, for staging the exhibition of the Messerschmitt 109 fighter, which has…

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[?] Show the Way Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Friday 27 June 1941 · page 3

Five more members of the militia [?]tank regiment in near Sydney, to-day to the recruiting at Martin Place and enlisted in…

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