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Shows & fairs, 1950

655 stories in New England's papers · page 8 of 33

Colour The Keynote Of Autumn Flower Show

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 24 February 1950 · page 6

Autumn is perhaps more colourful than spring, though the colours are more mellowDahlias in rich reds, pinks,…

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1950 Show Reflects Rich and Developing Area

The Inverell Times · Friday 24 February 1950 · page 4

The 1950 Inverell Show, which opened yesterday, has already given evidence that it will go down in the records of Inverell P. & A. Association…

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Shops Will Give Half Day Show Holiday

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 24 February 1950 · page 4

Business houses in Glen Innes will close at 12.30 p.m. on Friday, March 3, the second day of the Show…

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Early U.K. Election Figures Show: Labour Holding Ground Liberals at Bottom of List London

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 24 February 1950 · page 1

Britain's "demurest" general election lived up to its name with first results early to-day showing no upsets and giving Labour 13 seats and the Conservatives 7. The first state of parties report showed…

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Inverell Show Cattle For Sydney Royal Exhibition

The Inverell Times · Monday 27 February 1950 · page 7

Four studs which were represented in the beef cattie section at the Inverell Show will have teams competing at the forthcoming Sydney Royal. They are Strathbogie Pastoral Company’s “Ulupna,” Messrs Hallman Bros’ “Ivanhoe,” and Mr. W. Mcllrath’s “Windsor” (Myall Creek) Hereford studs,…

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Show Side Lights

The Inverell Times · Monday 27 February 1950 · page 1

Champion boy and girl junior farmers who won Station 2NZ silver cups were: Senior girl. Jean Ruming, Brodie's Plains…

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The Levante Show

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 27 February 1950 · page 3

In keeping with the policy of presenting an entirely new show each year, the Levante Show offers for 1950 an…

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Musical Variety for Show Week

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 27 February 1950 · page 3

Sorlie's travelling musical variety show will be in Armidale for show week. It will open its six night,…

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“Lost Generation” Comes to Show

The Inverell Times · Monday 27 February 1950 · page 9

It’s a strange phenomenon of human nature that annual shows, like revolutions, seem to…

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Students Show What Is Done

The Inverell Times · Monday 27 February 1950 · page 12

Inverell and district parents are sometimes at a l[?]s to know just what their children do at school. The answer to this query might quite easily be given in an inspection of the non-competitive school…

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Won Inverell Show Camp Draft

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 27 February 1950 · page 2

M. Freeman, of Ebor, scored 96 out of a possible 100 in the first heat on Banoon in the Inverell Show camp draft championship…

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Interest of Town in Show

The Inverell Times · Monday 27 February 1950 · page 6

To prove that townspeople have a direct interest in the success of the Show, Belgravia…

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Co-ordination in the Show Ring

The Inverell Times · Monday 27 February 1950 · page 14

Bob Campbell, of “Applewood,” Bonshaw, recognised as one of Australia’s most accomplished cattle drafters…

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Inverell’s First Show in 1871

The Inverell Times · Monday 27 February 1950 · page 10

TO the late MR. JOHN McGREGOR in very large measure belongs the credit of instituting in 1871 the first Show held in the district. The Show was held in a paddock at the back of where…

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Showground in Good Order for Show

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 27 February 1950 · page 4

Extensive renovations and improvements have been carried out on the Armidale Showground in preparation…

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Show Impresses R.A.S. President

The Inverell Times · Monday 27 February 1950 · page 4

“Many of the horses and riders I have seen here today would not be surpassed in any show ring in the State.” Mr. Colin Sinclair (President of the R.A.S.), spoke…

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Glen Innes Girl Successful at Inverell Show

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 27 February 1950 · page 2

'Ten-year-old Kay Squires, of 'Glen Innes, who competed in junior horse events at the Inverell Show last week, was…

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Jersey Competition Was Strong at Inverell Show

The Inverell Times · Monday 27 February 1950 · page 8

Jerseys were more numerous than for some years, noted stud breeders and smaller men combining to present a tip-top lot of cattle. Added interest was given this section by a team of eleven from Mr. A. L. Gower’s “Bo[?]wood” Stud, Tamworth…

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Boomerang Thrower Sacrificed Personal Prestige for Show

The Inverell Times · Monday 27 February 1950 · page 4

Mr. Frank Donnellan, of Parramatta, was a man who come to the Show at great loss to his personal prestige and was more than somewhat annoyed about the antics of the boys in Sydney while he was out of…

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Parker’s Dairy Cattle Were Missed at Show

The Inverell Times · Monday 27 February 1950 · page 12

Notably missing from the list of dairy cattle exhibitors at the Show this year was Mr. Jack Parker, of Moree…

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