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Murray · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1961

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Speed Boat Club Carnival

The Pastoral Times · Friday 6 January 1961 · page 1

The thrill of watching first class water ski-ing and speed boat racing under floodlights attracted a record crowd of…

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Christmas Fair

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 10 January 1961 · page 4

The Hospital Ladies Auxiliary conducted a very successful fair and dance on December 23 and as a result about…

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Ski-ing Carnival

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 10 January 1961 · page 1

One of the Riverina’s biggest, ski-ing carnivals—the South Western Riverina Ski Championships—will again be held at…

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New Year’s Eve Carnival To the Editor

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 10 January 1961 · page 6

Sir,—May I, through the medium of your paper, express my views of the recent new Year’s Eve carnival, which was the…

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Swim Club Ready for Carnival

The Pastoral Times · Friday 13 January 1961 · page 7

Time trials were held at the Edwardes Street swimming pool on Tuesday night in preparation for the first carnival…

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Fine Feathers at Poultry Show

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 17 January 1961 · page 7

A prize white cochin receives admiring glances from Jeanette Lee. Carole Shearing and Kim Eden (lift to -right) at the 15th National Poultry which. opened at Olympia, London, England recently. Over 2,600 live poultry and 500 table poultry exhibits were on display at…

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Season’s First Carnival Was Well Attended

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 24 January 1961 · page 6

There was a good attendance at the first swimming carnival of the season last Tuesday night, when gate…

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Ringside Parking Charges for This Year’s Show

The Pastoral Times · Friday 27 January 1961 · page 1

This year for the first time the Deniliquin Pastoral and Agricultural Society will make a charge for ringside parking…

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200 Bowlers At Annual Carnival

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 31 January 1961 · page 5

More than 200 bowlers took part in the Deniliquin Bowing Club’s 12th annual carnival on the local greens dining the week-end. Visitors were present from Echuca, Maryborough,…

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Top Skiers Here for Carnival

The Pastoral Times · Friday 3 February 1961 · page 1

[?] Interstate skiers are already [?]ing in Deniliquin for the [?]stern Riverina Ski Champ[?] at the Edwardes…

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High School Swimming Carnival

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 14 February 1961 · page 1

The Deniliquin High School’s swimming carnival will be held next Wednesday and the…

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Local Swimmers at Oaklands Carnival

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 21 February 1961 · page 3

A team of local swimmers was taken to last Wednesday’s carnival at Oaklands by Constable Colby. He reports…

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Deniliquin Show Attracts Entries From 500m. Radius Interest Mounts As March 10 Draws Near

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 28 February 1961 · page 1

The phenomenal interest in the Deniliquin Show throughout the Riverina and northern Victoria during past years has increased this year with entries from as…

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[?]Ndian Envoy to Open Deni. Show

The Pastoral Times · Friday 3 March 1961 · page 1

A senior member of the Indian Embassy in Canberra will perform the official [?]ning of the Deniliquin Show next Saturday afternoon. [?] will be deputising for the [?] High Commissioner to…

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P. & A. Show President Injured

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 7 March 1961 · page 1

President of the Pastoral and Agricultural Society of Deniliquin, Mr. V. A. Bowman, has been forced to…

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Record Entries for Deni. Show: Appeal for Accommodation [210 Horses 111 Cattle ]

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 7 March 1961 · page 1

Entries in the horse section of the Deniliquin Show, which opens on Friday, are so high this year that the president of the P. & A. Society, Mr. V. A. Bowman, has been forced to appeal to the public to provide accommodation for horses…

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Deniliquin Show Displays the Wealth of This Prosperous District All Set for an Attendance Record

The Pastoral Times · Friday 10 March 1961 · page 1

The wealth of a district, the versatility of its population and the combination of enterprise and initiative is “shop-windowed” in compact display at the Deniliquin Pastoral and Agricultural Society’s 82nd annual show today…

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Children’s Entries Fair To Good

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 14 March 1961 · page 6

The judge of the juvenile hobby work and arts section, Mr. Joyce, said the general quality of exhibits ranged from fair to good,…

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Deniliquin Show in Pictures Variety Important in Success of Show Ring Event Results Jumping

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 14 March 1961 · page 1

Coles’ Store jumping contest: Caprillo stable’s Ben Cubbin 1, Caprillo stable’s Acorbat 2. Donaldson’s Ranfurlie 3, R…

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Miss “Show Girl” Picked From Seven Contestants

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 14 March 1961 · page 6

Miss Frances Murphy, of George St. Deniliquin, was selected as “Miss Deniliquin Sun Country Show Girl” from six other entrants at the Deniliquin Show…

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