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Shows & fairs, 1950

655 stories in New England's papers · page 10 of 33

Guyra Wool Wins First Prize At Newcastle Show

Guyra Argus · Thursday 2 March 1950 · page 3

Wool from the Guyra district secured a first prize at the Newcastle show…

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Stud Beef Cattle to Be Feature of Armidale Show

The Uralla Times · Thursday 2 March 1950 · page 8
Also in Guyra Argus

Stud beef cattle, which have not been paraded at Armidale shows for several years, will be a feature of that centre's annual exhibition next week…

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Entries In Wool Section Of Show More Numerous Than For A Decade

The Uralla Times · Thursday 2 March 1950 · page 1

Entries were of a higher quality and more numerous than for over a decade in the wool section of Uralla show. Seventy-four fleeces of…

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Show Reveals Productivity of District Arena Programme Holds Growd's Attention Fine Hourses And Splendid Horsemanship Horses And Splendid

The Uralla Times · Thursday 2 March 1950 · page 1

An attractive programme in the arena was one of the features of the southern New England Pastoral, Agricultural and Horticultural Association's annual exhibition held on Uralla showground on Tuesday and Wednesday this week…

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BOWLS Country Week Carnival Praised

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 3 March 1950 · page 11

The recent [?] week bowls carnival in Sydney was one of the best ever conducted said Armidale players who…

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Wonder Woman at Show

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 3 March 1950 · page 2

Losing the use of both hands and fingers when a little girl, and unable to do for herself, as others normally do, "La Tosca"…

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Presentation Of Show Trophies

The Inverell Times · Friday 3 March 1950 · page 4

Cups and trophies won at Inverell’s annual Show this year may be presented to winners at a special function…

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Record Ring Entries for Show

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 3 March 1950 · page 6

Entries in ring events for the Armidale show next week are a record There are l400 ring entries…

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W.m.a. Flower Show

The Inverell Times · Friday 3 March 1950 · page 10

Major Jardine has donated £1/1/[?] for the best collection of dahlias and 10/6 for best collection of cut-flowers…

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Newspaper Praise For Scolie's Show

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 3 March 1950 · page 5

The Toowdomba Chronicle of January 24 last said this about the Sorlie Show:—"The entertainment provided…

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Champion Rider of Inverell Show

The Inverell Times · Friday 3 March 1950 · page 4

The champion lady rider of the Inverell Show Was Mrs. Fenton Michell, of Bingara, not Miss Mitchell, as was originally…

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Glen Innes Show "The Best Ever"

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 3 March 1950 · page 3

Glen. Innes's 78th annual show, which opened yesterday, set new figures and a new standard for blood stock…

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Settler Played Lone Hand at Inverell Show

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 3 March 1950 · page 6

It was left to a king's Plains soldier settler, Mr. Norman McHarran, to play a long hand in the Returned Servicemen's World War II. Group Competition, at Inverell Show…

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High Standard at 78th Glen Innes Show

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 3 March 1950 · page 4

The 78th. Glen Innes Show, which opened yesterday, was acclaimed by officials be the best for many years. New standards were set by the sheep, fat cattle and wool, while Hie pavilion was a striking reminder of the…

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Berkshires Gain Honours in Show Pig Exhibit

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 3 March 1950 · page 4

Although the pig exhibit at the Show was small, the judge, Mr. P. M. Haves, of Maitland, said that the quality was up to the standard of previous years. Most outstanding class, he said, was the Berkshires…

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Ancient Croc. To Be Exhibited At Show

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 3 March 1950 · page 3

Ex-Sergt. Grant, of the N.S.W. Police, recently went to the Gulf of Carpentaria on a crocodile hunting expedition…

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To the Editor Cookery Section at the Show

The Inverell Times · Friday 3 March 1950 · page 4

Mrs. Herb Rowland writes: I notice in your Monday’s Show issue that I am mentioned as a foremost…

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Flower Display at Show Is Best for 30 Years

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 3 March 1950 · page 3

Mr G. Woolnough, of Tenterfield, who judged the horticultural exhibit at the Glen Innes Show said that in thirty years of judging at shows throughout New South Wales and Southern Queensland, he had never…

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Signatures for New State Petition to Be Collected at Show

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 3 March 1950 · page 6

The Armidale New State Committee wilt collect additional signatures for the New State…

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