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Murray · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1949

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Wagga Show Next Week

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 16 August 1949 · page 8

WAGGA, Mon.: The 76th annual Wagga show, which opens next Tuesday, promises to be the most successful ever…

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Exhibition of Antiques and Handicrafts; Mannequin Parade of Old Frocks

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 16 August 1949 · page 3

It is specially desired to be understood that the Exhibition of Antiques and Handicrafts and Mannequin Parade of old period frocks, to be held in the Literary, Institute, Corowa, on Thursday, August 25, afternoon and evening, and Friday, afternoon, is open to the general…

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Photographic Exhibition

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 17 August 1949 · page 2

There will be a meeting in the Mayor’s room next Monday evening to make arrangements for photographic exhibition in Albury…

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Henty Show Society Preparing for Show

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 17 August 1949 · page 6

The president (Mr. A. T. A. Zweck) presided at a meeting of the committee of the Henty P. and A. Society, held in the School…

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Rutherglen Show Prospects Bright

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 18 August 1949 · page 6

According to Mr. W. P. Gilfuis, secretary of Rutherglen Agricultural Society, prospects for this year’s show are very…

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Wangaratta News Items Rural Brigades at Royal Show

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 18 August 1949 · page 14

WANGARATTA, Wednesday Executives of the Royal Agricultural Society, Country Fire Authority, Rural Fire Brigades’…

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Albury Show Dates October 11,12 and 13 Selected

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 18 August 1949 · page 11

Albury Show Society’s three-day show on October 11, 12 and 13 will include some new features and is expected to…

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Show Entries

The Pastoral Times · Friday 19 August 1949 · page 5

Entries for the 1949 show were coming to hand with satisfactory regularity, the secretary (Mr, Stan Hunt)…

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Corowa Show Next Month-entries Close August 31

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 19 August 1949 · page 1

Time is sllpping by, and it will be no time before the annual Show days, are here--Friday and Saturday September 9 and 10. This year's show promises to be bigger and better, than anything previously held. The schedule has been revised and extended to…

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Wangaratta Show Ball

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 20 August 1949 · page 7

The stage of St. Patrick’s Hall was attractively decorated with apple [?] and the hall [?] gay with…

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Umpires Gave Splendid Exhibition

Border Morning Mail · Monday 22 August 1949 · page 10

A feature of Saturday’s game at Benalla was the splendid co-operation between umpires…

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Women’s Basketball Carnival

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 23 August 1949 · page 12

MELBOURNE, Mon: Despite a bitterly cold wind and rain, the Australian women’s basketball carnival commenced today at Royal Park with…

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Items from Show Meeting

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 23 August 1949 · page 1

Items noted from the recent meeting of the Pastoral and Agricultural Society committee meeting were:…

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Wagga Show Opens To-day

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 23 August 1949 · page 2

WAGGA, Mon.: On the eve of the 1948 Wagga show all is readiness to receive the record crowd expected tomorrow,…

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Wagga Show Opens

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 24 August 1949 · page 15

WAGGA, Tues: Wagga’s 78th show opened today in glorious sunshine, although it was cloudy and cold early. Tomorrow (Wednesday) is “People’s…

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‘New Show Secretary’

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 24 August 1949 · page 9

President of Wodonga Show Society (Mr R. Richardson) anounced last night that a…

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Red Cross Daffodil Show

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 24 August 1949 · page 7

Final arrangements for the Red Cross daffodil show to be held in the RSL hall on Friday, September 9, were made at the last…

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Spring Show at Mate’s Ltd

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 24 August 1949 · page 5

Although the weather was wintry out of doors yesterday, the showroom at Mates’ Ltd. presented a gay spring like appearance…

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Ring Event Competitors at Wagga Show

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 24 August 1949 · page 15

Some of the competitors in the ring events at the Wagga Show yesterday. Left to right : Miss J. Dempsey, Miss I. Langley, Miss M. Sanderson, Miss Smith…

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Homemakers’ Exhibition Grand Show At Y.W.C.A

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 25 August 1949 · page 6

There was a large gathering at the YWCA on Tuesday afternoon for the annual arts and crafts exhibition of the…

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