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Murray · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1943

271 stories in Murray's papers · page 3 of 14

Red Cross Fair To-morrow

Border Morning Mail · Friday 19 March 1943 · page 2

Arrangements have been completed for the fair to be held by the Red Cross Company, at the home of Mrs Smith, Olive St., tomorrow…

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Organised Successful Garden Fair on

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 23 March 1943 · page 2

Members Of the Albury Red Cross Company who were responsible for the organisation of the garden fair on Saturday for the POW Fund. J. Mcharry shown with her miniature Pomeranian which won the per's parade at…

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Enjoyed Themselves at Red Cross Garden Fair

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 23 March 1943 · page 4

These pictures, taken at tho garden fair held on Saturday at the home of Mrs B. G. Smith, Olive st, show groups of interested spectators watching the various attractions staged for their amusement by the organisers of the Albury Red Cross Company. Throughout the afternoon…

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Show Fight, Landholders Mokell Government Has Deolared War on You

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 25 March 1943 · page 2

F[?]ts figure and argumentys in spea[?]es to the NEW Goverment setilment promotion tax m[?]ment [?]ill aet one to…

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Show Society Decides to Abandon Annual Exhibition Patriotic Committee Offered Ground and Buildings

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 26 March 1943 · page 1

At the annual general meeting of the members of the Henty Pastoral and Agricultural Society, held in the School of Arts on Friday night last,…

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Katanga Home First Punters Show Displeasure SYDNEY. Sunday

Border Morning Mail · Monday 29 March 1943 · page 4

Katanga defeated Yaralla, hot favourite in the Rawson State, the first of the Sydney A[?]ma W.F.A. races, at [?] yesterday. As Katanga ran…

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Next Walbundrie Show To Be Held On October 6

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 31 March 1943 · page 3

At the annual meeting of the Walbundrie Show Society, the president (Mr. Benno[?] presided, and there was a representative gathering present. The…

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Splendid Patriotic Record Holbrook Show Society

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 1 April 1943 · page 3

Holbrook Show Society has a splendid patriotic record, having in two years handed to the local Shire Patriotic and War Fund £1239. Profit on last show was…

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A.J.C. Carnival Begins On

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 7 April 1943 · page 3

AJC executives are looking towards the forthcoming autumn festivities with a great deal of hope. Public patronage of race meeting has been to great in the past few…

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Mosquitoes Show Their Stinging Power LONDON. April 7

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 8 April 1943 · page 3

Air Ministry photographs reveal that Mosquitoes did considerable damage to the St Joseph locomotive works at Names on March 23 and also workshops…

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Show Society Offers Grounds and Buildings to Committee Patriotic Show Decision to Be Made at Annual Meeting

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 9 April 1943 · page 1

The Henty Pastoral and Agricultural Society advised the committee that it was not the intention of the Society to hold its annual show this year, and…

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Last Chance to Show How Stubborn We Are

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 13 April 1943 · page 2

There is a stubborn streak in the character of Australians which we are not particularly keen to reveal to people meeting us for the first time,…

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Goulburn Vegetable Show

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 15 April 1943 · page 2

A Goulburn firm of storekeepers recently staged a vegetable show with the object of encouraging amateur gardeners. The various…

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Social And Rose Show

The Pastoral Times · Friday 16 April 1943 · page 1

Under the auspices of St. Andrew’s Guild a social afternoon and flower show were conduced on Tuesday. Mrs. Grayhurst (president) occupied…

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Show the Fighting Spirit

The Pastoral Times · Friday 16 April 1943 · page 3

A deputation from the local Chamber of Commerce to the Railway Commissioners to urge the restoration of the Wednesday train service may…

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Exhibition of War Pictures Here Soon. Canberra

Border Morning Mail · Friday 16 April 1943 · page 2

The exhibition of British war pictures will be opened by the Treasurer (Mr Chifley) at the National Art Gallery in Sydney on Wednesday…

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Holbrook Patriotic Show To Be Held on October 30

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 21 April 1943 · page 3

Holbrook Show Committee at its last meeting decided to hold a patriotic show on October 30 next. Apologies for non-attendance, were…

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Show Accounts Re-audited. Resentment Of Criticism

The Pastoral Times · Friday 30 April 1943 · page 1

Well rehearsed criticism of those who dared to criticise the financial activities of the P. and A. Society, and particularly the “Pastoral Times” for giving publicity to any adverse views, was released by three spokesman for the society at a special meeting…

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Beef Exhibition District Cattle Breeders to the Fore in Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Friday 7 May 1943 · page 5

Several prominent district cattle breeders played a major Part in the recent Beef Rattle Exhibition held in Sydney, conducted by the United Stud…

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News of the Week Holbrook Patriotic Show

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 7 May 1943 · page 2

The Holbrook Pastoral, Agricultural and Horticultural Society has selected Saturday, October 30, as the date for its 1943 patriotic show…

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