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Shows & fairs, 1940

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Metropolitan Area Building Figures For 1938 Show Rise Over Previous Year's SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 3 January 1940 · page 1

Water Board statistics show that the value of buildings completed within the metropolitan area last year, was £12,532,769, compared with…

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Greyhound Racing Holiday Carnival Profit of £144

The Inverell Times · Friday 5 January 1940 · page 4

The Inverell Coursing Club's three night carnival, which was held on Saturday, December 30th and Monday and Tuesday, January…

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Hopalong Cassidy Week-end Show At The Capitol

The Inverell Times · Friday 5 January 1940 · page 4

"The Frontiersman," a further exciting story in the Clarence E. Mulford series, which stars William Boyd, will be the principal feature…

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Swimming School Carnival on

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 8 January 1940 · page 4

More than 100 children have enrolled in the swimming school being conducted at the Armidale baths by Mr. T. McDonald…

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Show Will Be Held Military Authorities Co-operate Men Evacuate Grounds For Four Days

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 8 January 1940 · page 4

Armidale P., A. and H. Association will hold its annual show on March 4, 5 and 6, despite the fact that a regiment of the Second…

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Armidale to Hold Show

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 10 January 1940 · page 4

Armidale P., A. and H Association will hold its annual show on March 4, 5 and 6, despite the fact that a regiment of the Second Cavalry Brigade…

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Memorial Institute Dales For Annual Carnival

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 10 January 1940 · page 6

A meeting of the Memorial Institute last night decided that the annual carnival be held on February 14 and 15. The president (Mr. J. W…

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Next Month the Glen Innes Show Good Ring Display Assured Experiment Farm Livestock to Compete

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 11 January 1940 · page 4

Indications are that the ring ring[?]lay at the 1940 Glen Innes show, to be held on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday…

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S[?]ing School Closes With Carnival Events Keenly Contested

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 12 January 1940 · page 5

There were 100 competitors in the swimming carnival at the city baths this morning, the eontests concluding Mr. T. McDonald's…

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Advertisements Show German Labour Shortage War Industries Hampered By Air Mail.) LONDON, December 30

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 15 January 1940 · page 3

How Germany's war Industries are hampered by labour shortage is revealed by the "Situations vacant" advertisements in the…

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The Experiment Farm and the Show

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 16 January 1940 · page 4

The decision of the committee of the Central New England P. and A. Society to allow live stock from the New England Experiment Farm to compete at the forthcoming Glen Innes Show is an important one, and the result will be…

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Swimming the Carnival Many Visiting Swimmers Officials Appointed

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 18 January 1940 · page 5

The sports committee at last Monday night's Swimming Club meeting reported that there were a number of swimmers coming…

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Sydney Show

The Inverell Times · Friday 19 January 1940 · page 2

A copy of the Royal Agricultural Show schedule may be seen at this office. The show extends from March 16 to 27 inclusive…

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Armidale District Show Amplifying Service

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 19 January 1940 · page 4

Tenders for an amplifying service for the Armidale and New England district, show, to be held on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, March 4, 5…

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Sensational Musical Capitol's Big Show

The Inverell Times · Monday 22 January 1940 · page 2

Listed for screening at the Capitol on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, with a matinee on Friday at 2.30 pm is the record-breaking "Babes in…

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Auction of Show Booth Privileges

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 24 January 1940 · page 4

Booth privileges for the Armidale district show, to be held on March 4, 5 and 6, will be offered at auction in the association's rooms, Beardy-street,…

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War Functions Carnival Suggestions Referred to Sub-Committee

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 24 January 1940 · page 3

Monday night's meeting of the Inverell and District War Functions Association had before it a recommendation from Mr. Walter…

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Municipal Council Reports Before Aldermen Unsatisfactory Supply to Coursing Club Public Holiday for Annual Show

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 24 January 1940 · page 3

Last night's meeting of the Municipal Council dealt with c report from the electrical engineer in which it was stated that investigation had disclosed that there is a big Voltage drop in the current in the vicinity of the…

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Swimmers' Day Carnival Next Monday Record Success Anticipated

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 25 January 1940 · page 4

The touch of finality will soon be applied to the intensive scheme of arrangement pursued by that progressive body, the…

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URALLA Forthcoming Show Committee Makes Preparation Smoke Concert Arranged

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 26 January 1940 · page 3

The committee of Uralla Pastoral and Agricultural Association made arrangements at a meeting yesterday for the annual show to…

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