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Murray · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1959

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Almost 500 Enter Sports Carnival

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 15 September 1959 · page 1

Almost 500 competitors from 16 local schools will compete in a sports carnival on Friday. The carnival is the first of its…

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Saturday Street Carnival Big day for young people Back-to Column

The Pastoral Times · Friday 18 September 1959 · page 2

BIG DAY for the children of Deniliquin and surrounding towns will be the opening day, tomorrow week…

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Show News

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 22 September 1959 · page 5

Only a fortnight to Berrigan Show and entries are co[?]ing in slowly—[?]omo on Berrigan, make this the best show ever…

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First flower show of season

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 22 September 1959 · page 7

FLOWERS were not as numerous as in past years at the annual Methodist spring fair and flower show at the town hall last Thursday but in spite of this organisers were well pleased with the success of the…

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Local Winners at Finley Show

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 22 September 1959 · page 3

Berrigan ex[?]bitors were well represented at the recent Finley show and they were successful in gaining prizes in most…

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Mathoura Calling Spring Fair

The Pastoral Times · Friday 25 September 1959 · page 6

The fourth annual Methodist Spring Fair was held in the Shire Hall at Mathoura on Friday, September 11. It was officially…

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Fleeces at Show

The Pastoral Times · Friday 25 September 1959 · page 1

A feature of yesterday’s flower show and fair, conducted by St. Andrew’s Ladles’ Guild, was the fleeces of wool…

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Street Carnival Well Attended

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 29 September 1959 · page 5

[?]ver 1,800 people spent most of sunny Saturday afternoon at the Cressy Street carnival. Fun was there for all, with an…

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Choice Blooms at Show

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 29 September 1959 · page 3

Considering the many functions being held this week organisers were satisfied with the final result of Thursday’s Presbyterian fair and flower show. The fair was organised as…

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Berrigan Show Next

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 29 September 1959 · page 3

Next Monday’s Berrigan Show promises to be up to the standard of recent years. About 1200 entries have…

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4000 Gns. Paid for Show Bull

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 29 September 1959 · page 8

A Poll Hereford [?] was sold for 4000 guineas at the Royal Melbourne Show on Monday of last week. The bull, which was…

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Show Society Officials

The Pastoral Times · Friday 2 October 1959 · page 3

At the annual meeting of the Show Society committee Messrs. V. A. Bowman, B. M. Holloway and B. Massina were elected vice…

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First Show Annual Report

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 6 October 1959 · page 4

The following article is re-printed from the Berrigan Advocate dated Friday, October 23, 1891:…

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Comic Trio Stole the Show

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 6 October 1959 · page 5

Comedy sketches by Jack Delaney, Col. Campbell and Alf Shaw stole the show at the Old Time…

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Perfect Day Attracts Record Crowd at Jubilee Show

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 6 October 1959 · page 1

A perfect spring day following rain at the weekend resulted in a record crowd attending Berrigan A and H Society's 60th annual show yesterday. Gate takings at over £300 were at least £100 better…

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Cricket Carnival First of Kind

The Pastoral Times · Friday 9 October 1959 · page 8

Deniliquin will have the honour of being the venue for the first junior women’s cricket tournament ever held in…

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Stirring Equestrian Exhibition — Rally From Farflung Centres [?]olocrosse Carnival

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 13 October 1959 · page 1

There must be something singularly attractive in a [?]sport that draws competitors and supporters to a carnival [?] from as far afield as 140 miles. An invasion of equestrians and their lively…

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Berrigan Show

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 13 October 1959 · page 3

Last week’s Berrigan show gave indications of the improvement of the standard of the show each year…

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Show Night Play

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 13 October 1959 · page 3

A capacity house saw the three-act play “A Cuckoo in the Nest” staged by Berrigan Merrymakers on show night…

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Flower Show — Fete

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 13 October 1959 · page 1

The Church of England Fete and Flower Show next Thursday promises to be a great success…

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