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Murray · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1946

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Carnival Regatta at Wahgunyah Today

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 1 January 1946 · page 3

This afternoon at 1 p.m., a carnival regatta will begin on the Murray behind the Wahgunyah Viticulture College, and about half a mile downstream…

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Swimming Club Carnival Resumes Tomorrow

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 3 January 1946 · page 5

After a spell occasioned by the exhibition carnival, the weekly series of club swimming carnivals will be resumed at the Olympic Pool tomorrow…

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Christmas Eve Fair Santa Claus Very Popular

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 4 January 1946 · page 3

On Christmas Eve the fair conducted by the School of Arts Committee was very successful. Owing to the extreme heat the…

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Swimming To-night’s Club Carnival

Border Morning Mail · Friday 4 January 1946 · page 5

A further unit in the series of point-score club swimming carnivals will be conducted by the Albury Amateur Swimming Club at the Olympic Pool tonight…

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£624 From Gala Carnival Gayest Celebration For Years

The Pastoral Times · Friday 4 January 1946 · page 1

Committeemen of the Gala Carnival have reason to be proud of their achievement. Deniliquin has rarely had a gayer festive season. Gross takings for the period amounted to £624, which is…

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The Procession Blowhards Let the Show Down

The Pastoral Times · Friday 4 January 1946 · page 5

Blow-hards sadly let down the Gala Carnival procession on Boxing Day. A spectacular line of floats was expected to pa[?]s through the main…

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Wangaratta Athletic Carnival

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 5 January 1946 · page 5

Entries close today for the Wangaratta Athletic Carnival to be held day and night on SatuRday and Monday. January 26-28. Prize money totalling £1000 is being…

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World Fair For Sydney SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 8 January 1946 · page 5

A World Fair would be held in Sydney in 1848, the president of the Australian Teachers’ Federation Council (Mr Lewis) said at the annual…

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Swimming Free Coaching for Albury Swimmers Weekly Carnival Tomorrow Night

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 10 January 1946 · page 5

In a drive for new competitive [?], the Albury Swimming Club, commencing from next Monday, will [?] a coaching service which will…

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Swimming To-night’s Club Carnival

Border Morning Mail · Friday 11 January 1946 · page 5

With a definite increase in club membership, and a consequential lift in the number of competitors, tonight’s club carnival at the Olympic Pool, the…

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Increased Attendance at Carnival

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 12 January 1946 · page 5

Gate receipts at last night’s club swimming carnival showed a sharp increase on those of last week and the swimming and diving generally were of a higher…

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Prize Money Assured Athletic Carnival at Albury

Border Morning Mail · Monday 14 January 1946 · page 4

At a meeting of Finance Committee of the Albury Athletic Association, it was revealed that guarantors and donors would make available over £400 to cover the…

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Bathing Beauties At Yarrawonga Big River Carnival YARRAWONGA

Border Morning Mail · Monday 14 January 1946 · page 2

On Saturday about 2000 people attended the first carnival conducted on the lake foreshore at Yarrawonga by the Foreshore Committee. The…

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Playing Fair

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 15 January 1946 · page 3

"During ,the Battle for Britain, I found at Banstead on the Surrey Downs, the following immortal notice on the golf notice-board. This…

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Sydney Show Twelve Months to Prepare

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 15 January 1946 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday: An estimation that 12 months' work was necessary to get the showground to Royal Show standard was again advanced…

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Corowa Show Society

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 18 January 1946 · page 3

A meeting of subscribers to the newly formed Corowa P. A and H. Society is advertised to bo hold at the Council Chambers Corowa, on…

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Swimming Last Evening’s Carnival Postponed

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 19 January 1946 · page 6

With little apparent hope of an improvement in the weather, officials of the Albury Swimming Club conferred yesterday afternoon and decided to postpone last…

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Corowa Show Society Time of Meeting Changed

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 22 January 1946 · page 3

In consequence of an important stock sale being held on Wednesday (tomorrow) afternoon in the Corowa saleyards, the meeting of the Corowa…

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Noreuil Park Can Be Further Improved Should Be Show Place of Albury

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 22 January 1946 · page 2

Frequenters of Noreull Park and the public generally are appreciative of the work of the Municipal Council, and more particularly to the Noreull Park Recreation and Boating Club, for the work they have done on the river frontage. Since control of the park was handed by…

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Swimming Fifth Point Score Carnival To-night

Border Morning Mail · Friday 25 January 1946 · page 7

With every project of suitable weather officials of the Albury Swimming Club confidently expect fifth carnival in the point-score series at the Olympic Pool tonight to…

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