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Shows & fairs, 1949

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Show Week Attractions at Night the Levante Show

The Inverell Times · Friday 11 March 1949 · page 4

The Levante show offers an entirely new programme of comedy, magic singing and dancing. This excellent show…

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Demonstration School Annual Swimming Carnival

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 11 March 1949 · page 15

At Armidale Demonstation School's annual swimming carnival Cunningham House won in…

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Glen Innes Show Pictures

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 11 March 1949 · page 2

This little girl waits patiently for the signal to be off and around on the merry-go-round…

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Inverell “Times” Special Show Edition

The Inverell Times · Friday 11 March 1949 · page 4

The “Times” will publish a special edition to-morrow afternoon, which will carry a comprehensive cover of the…

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Big Entries For Bundarra Show

The Inverell Times · Friday 11 March 1949 · page 6

Good entries are being received for the Bundarra Show, to be held on Wednesday next, March 16. In the ring events horses have been entered from Tingha, Inverell, Warialda, Moree, Barraba, Manilla,…

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Show Week Features Coles' New Varieties

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 11 March 1949 · page 5

Opening Tuesday, March 15 and continuing throughout Show week, the celebrated [?]oles' varieties will present…

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Boxing at Show Col Parker Challenged

The Inverell Times · Friday 11 March 1949 · page 6

Since the arrival of Jimmy Sharman with his latest Samoan importations, the Black Bomber and a host of…

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The Stronger Sex? Women Show How

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 11 March 1949 · page 4

Here are some figures which may set men wondering if there weren't some mistake about that…

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Entertainment St. Andrew’s Church Flower Show

The Inverell Times · Friday 11 March 1949 · page 4

Flower lovers are reminded of the Autumn Flower Show to be held in St. Andrew’s Sunday School Hall on Wednesday…

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Inverell Show a Sure Record If Weather Holds

The Inverell Times · Friday 11 March 1949 · page 4

Pastoral and Agricultural Association officials expect the 1949 Inverell Show, which opened this morning in perfect weather, to eclipse all previous efforts…

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Horse Entries at Show All-time Record OVER 1300 NOMINATIONS

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 11 March 1949 · page 8

Over 1300 horses have been entered in the Armidale and District Show, thus…

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R.A.S. Council to Meet Wool Stored In Show Pavilions SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 11 March 1949 · page 15

The full council of the Royal Agricultural Society has called a meeting for later to-day to discuss means of removing…

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Youngest Rider at Show

The Inverell Times · Saturday 12 March 1949 · page 1

With her two legs barely breasting her pony’s back, four-years-old Mary Cross, cantered into the ring this…

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The Inverell Show Ground of 1959?

The Inverell Times · Saturday 12 March 1949 · page 8

A £40,000 scheme for enlargement of the Inverell Showground over a period of 10 years, suggested last June by Mr. B. M. Wade, has not been forgotten by the P. and A. Association…

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The Show Ring Was Full of Entertainment

The Inverell Times · Saturday 12 March 1949 · page 1

Great crowds lining the enclosure found the ring entertainment full of interest. Except in blood horses, competition was excellent, and the quality of horsemanship and horse-flesh high…

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The Perrys Are a Show Ring Institution

The Inverell Times · Saturday 12 March 1949 · page 3

Popular Show identity missing from the ring at Inverell this week is Beryl Perry, idol of Show…

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The Prize-winners at This Week’s Inverell Show Beef Cattle

The Inverell Times · Saturday 12 March 1949 · page 2

Judge: Mr. James Tanner, “Colley Creek” Willow Tree. SHORTHORNS Bull, [?] months and under…

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1949 Inverell Show Creates Records the Gate Takings Have Reached New High Level Magnificent Displays of District Wealth in Every Section

The Inverell Times · Saturday 12 March 1949 · page 1

As this first edition of the “Times” Show issue goes to press— at 4 p.m. on the final day—the prospects are that the 1949 Inverell Show will establish an all-time gate record…

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"Wool on Wheels" at our Show Unique Travelling Exhibition Touring Australia

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 14 March 1949 · page 4

Built and equipped specially for country shows "Wool on Wheels", the Australian Wool Board's travelling display unit…

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Inverell Show

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 14 March 1949 · page 3

The Inverell Show on Friday and Saturday was highly successful and established further records in various ways…

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