Royal Show Beg[?] Saturday SYDNEY
When the Royal Show commences next Saturday show officials will be ready for the greatest aggregate attendance in the society’s history. There…
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Hospital, Day Realises £383 Highly Successful Street Carnival
The promoters of the Street Carnival in Cressy and Napier Streets, yesterday were very gratified with the financial result, which they considered was highly satisfactory. There was not a very large number of people in the streets…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Swimming Notes Deniliquin Intermediate High School Annual Championship Carnival
" I thought my notes for the 1946-47 season Would be completed with the Swimming Club's final carnival on the 8th March. Hearing a lot of noise from the Edwards St. pool oh Saturday, I decided to investigate and found the School Carnival in progress. This-carnival is usually held early in March…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →No Smoking Cowra Show Adopts New Rule
A number of Show Societies throughout the West have decided to ban all smoking in sheep pavilions at their respective shows this…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Food May Be Short At Show SYDNEY
Caterers preparing to do business in Sydney, both in the city and at the show grounds during Easter show, say that the Rationing Commission is…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Stars for Albury Next Saturday’s Athletic Carnival
Five miles champion cyclist of Australia, Ted Easton, will be competing at Albury Athletic Association’s carnival on the sportsground on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Next Henty Show September 9-10
At the annual meeting of the Henty Pastoral and Agricultural Society, it was decided to hold the annual show on September 8 and 10…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Royal Show Represents [?] Million Investment SYDNEY
When the Royal Show opens tomorrow it will be be an exhibition representing [?] an investment of £2 million. There will be £100.000 worth of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Price Officials for Show Duty ' SYDNEY
At the Royal Show next week there will be a branch of the Prices Office the ground and anyone with a complaint about over-charging for goods…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Blitz on Show Caterers SYDNEY
There was a “blitz” on caterers at the Royal Show today when health officials checked the purity of goods sold and prices officials watched prices…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Art Exhibition Coming to Australia
An exhibition of 224 contemporary water-colors, drawings and prints from the British Council’s permanent Wakefield collection, is on view at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, for a month, when it will go on a tour of the Dominions. It is first being sent to Australia. The exhibition was officially opened by Mr A. G. [?] MP., Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Dominion Affairs. The High Commissioner for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Western Districts Win Show Competition Sydney
Western Districts with 82.81 per cent and a total of [?] won the Commonwealth District competition at the Royal Show today. North Court and [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Corowa Mares Win at Royal Show Sydney
At the Royal Show today a group of district bred mares from Corowa won first prize in that section. It was alleged that Davies was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Records Certain to Go Show Attendance And Money Returns SYDNEY
Attendance and money records will be established at Sydney’s first post-war Royal Easter Show. There are seven days and six nights to go and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →North Albury Flower Show
From the proceeds of the flower show held by the North Albury Anglican Women’s Guild on April 9, members hope to clear the debt on the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →2350 Gns. for Hereford Bull Sydney Show Sales Sydney
Top price of 2350 guineas was paid for a Victorian Hereford bull at the stud [?] cattle sales at the Royal Show today…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Culcairn Stud Wins Prizes At Royal Show
At the Sydney Royal Show, Mr. W. R. Raper, of "Calool" Stud, Culcairn, secured the following awards in the open classes with his Shorthorns:…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Today’s Sports Carnival Sportsgrounal Floodlit For First Time
Mood-lighting system installed at the Albury sportsground at a cost of £500 will be used for the first time tonight, when finals of the annual…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →All-Time Record Crowd At Royal Show SYDNEY
An all-time record crowd of 200,376 people attended the Royal Show today. Takings were also a record, but no details were announced. Previous record for a single day’s attendance was 150,636 on Good Friday, 1938…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →C. R. Bowring Wins Gift at Albury Saturday’s Successful Athletic Carnival
Albury runner, C. R. Bowring, performed magnificently to win the Gift, principal race at Albury Athletic Association’s carnival at the sportsground on Saturday evening. For his success he received a prize of £70 and a sash presented by…
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