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Shows & fairs, 1941

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Melbourne Sheep Show Victory for Pastoral Industry Record Number of Entries

Albury Banner Wodonga Express and Riverina Stock Journal · Friday 1 August 1941 · page 5

Victory for the pastoral industry over all conditions, internal as well as international, was demonstrated at the 63rd annual exhibition of the Australian Sheepbreeders' Association, at Dalgety's wool stores in Melbourne on…

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HENTY Gaieties Show

Border Morning Mail · Monday 4 August 1941 · page 3

Two years ago the Henty Gaieties Club was formed to raise funds for deserving causes. The club then consisted of the young people of the town…

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Scouts Show £13 Loss

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 5 August 1941 · page 2

It was reported at the annual meeting of the Albury Boy Scouts’ Committee last night that loss on the year’s operations was £13 5[?] Feature of the…

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Two-Day Race Meeting At Albury in Show Week

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 5 August 1941 · page 5

At a meeting of the committee of the Albury Racine Club last night, presided over by Mr. T. A. Horan (president), it was…

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Fashion Hats in Oilcloth Show From the "Blitz" Sets New York Talking

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 5 August 1941 · page 4

Women's hats decorated with pingpong ball bus tickets, ran .signs. and even a tiny copy of the wrought-iron gates of a wrecked London church…

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Pig Breeders’ Society R.A.S. Alters Show Regulations SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 6 August 1941 · page 4

At the request of the N.S.W. branch of the Australian Pig [?] Society, the Royal Agricultural Society has decided that…

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HENTY Show Society

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 7 August 1941 · page 6

The following were present at a committee meeting of the P. and A. Society yesterday: Messrs. H. Diffey (chairman), B. E. Zweck, J. C. Scholz,…

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Murrumburrah Show

Albury Banner Wodonga Express and Riverina Stock Journal · Friday 8 August 1941 · page 5

The committee of the Murrumburrah P., A. and I. Association has made considerable alterations and improvements to the trotting track on its…

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Albury Scouts Show £13 Loss

Albury Banner Wodonga Express and Riverina Stock Journal · Friday 8 August 1941 · page 21

It was reported at the annual meeting of the Albury Boy Scouts' Committee on Monday night that loss on the year's operations was £13/5/…

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FOOTBALL Exhibition Of Rugby To Precede Deni.-Mathoura Match

The Pastoral Times · Friday 8 August 1941 · page 3

Sooner than expected, football fans will have a chance to see rugby played on the local sports grounds as a curtain-raiser will be staged between Hutcherson’s “United” and an R.A.A.F. team on Sunday, before the Deniliquin-Mathoura match…

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Cattle Classes 1942 Royal Easter Show

Albury Banner Wodonga Express and Riverina Stock Journal · Friday 8 August 1941 · page 23

There is every possibility that the classes deleted from this year's classification for the cattle section will be restored for next year's Royal Easter…

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Tumut Agricultural Association Two-Day Show For Red Cross Funds

Albury Banner Wodonga Express and Riverina Stock Journal · Friday 8 August 1941 · page 12

TUMUT.—The first meeting of the newly-elected committee of Tumut Agricultural Association was held last Wednesday night. Mr. Jas Todd was…

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Albury Show Trophy

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 9 August 1941 · page 5

This case of cutlery, known as the Van Roth Trophy, and donated by Mr. L. L. Cutts, of the Economic Frock Shop, Albury, will be presented to the winner of the section for the best merino ram and two ewes, bred by the owner, at Albury Show. Condition of the section is that the…

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Albury Show Arrangements

Border Morning Mail · Monday 11 August 1941 · page 2

Arrangements for the Albury Show are proceeding most satisfactorily and prospects' for September 9, 10 and 11 are excellent. The buildings erected…

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Wagga Show Races Entries Close To-day

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 12 August 1941 · page 5

Murrumb[?]dgee Turf Club’s show meeting on Friday and Saturday, Am[?] 22 and 23, will be on out[?]tanding [?] success [?] to reports to hand . Numerous promi[?]…

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Show Holidays

Border Morning Mail · Friday 15 August 1941 · page 2

At the committee meeting of the Chamber of Commerce last night it was decided to ask shops to close on Wednesday and Thursday afternoons,…

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Messerschmidt for Albury Three-Day Exhibition

Albury Banner Wodonga Express and Riverina Stock Journal · Friday 15 August 1941 · page 29

The German Mssserschmitt brought down over England will be exhibited in the Palais Royal, Kiewa-street, Albury, on September 1, 2 and 3…

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Late Country News Henty Show Society

Albury Banner Wodonga Express and Riverina Stock Journal · Friday 15 August 1941 · page 29

A meeting of the executive committee of the Henty Pastoral and Agricultural Society was held in the School of Arts on Tuesday afternoon. Mr…

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Fashion Hats in Oilcloth Show From the "Blitz" Sets . New York Talking

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 15 August 1941 · page 6

Women's hats decorated with ping-pong balls, bus tickets, [?]signs, and even, a tiny copy of,the wrought-iron gates of a wrecked…

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For the Man on the Land Pig Breeders' Society R.A.S. Alters Show Regulations

Albury Banner Wodonga Express and Riverina Stock Journal · Friday 15 August 1941 · page 22

At the request of the N.S.W. branch of the Australian Pig Breeders' Society, the Royal Agricultural Society has decided that at…

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