Exhibition Tennis
More than 150 spectators witnessed leading State players give a fine tennis exhibition last night. Some of the best play seen in Narrabri for many…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Shows & fairs
Shows & fairs, 1948
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Show Ball
Over 600 dancers attended the Show Ball on Thursday night, the function being an outstanding success. Particulars will appear on Thursday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Narrabri to Stage Bushmen's Carnival
An enthusiastic meeting of [?] forty town and district residents at a meeting on Saturday afternoon formed a Bushmen's…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Conference to Allot Show Dates
Two delegates from Narrabri P., A. & H. Association will attend the annual conference of the Northern group of P., A. & H…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Accidents During Show Time. Pony Killed—narrow Escape of Rider
At about 12.30 p.m. on Friday at the showground, John Lysaught, aged 15 years, had a remarkable escape from death when…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Over 600 Dancers at Show Ball
The social highlight of the P. and A. Society's Show held last week was the Ball on Thursday night in the Memorial Hall, when…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Exact Weight of Bullock Guessed At Show
A popular competition at the show was guessing the weight of the bullock, Mr. H. W. Crane guessing the exact weight of 618 lbs. The prize…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Shire Horse Show
A champion English stallion "Althorpe Trump Car" shows off his graces to the judges at the Shire Horse Society's show of stallions, mares geldings and commercial horses at the racecourse at Derby. This fine horse was awarded the King George V. Challenge Cup and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Electoral Figures Show Drift Of Population
Latest enrolment figures for Gwydir Division reveal that the pre-war drift to cities is evident. Early in 1939, country centres were fast losing population. Empty houses were common, while the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Narrabri to Stage Bushman's Carnival
Tentative dates allotted to Narrabri for a north-western circuit of bushmen's carnivals, was accepted by a committee formed at…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Bushmen's Carnival For Narrabri
Practically every major town in northern N.S.W. will, this year, stage a bushmen's carnival. Narrabri joined the ranks of…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Showground for Bushmen's Carnival
Narrabri P. A. and H. Association has acceded to a request by the Bushmen's Carnivl Association for use of the Narrabri…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Britain's Big Air Show
At least twelve aircraft will be making their first public flights when the annual flying display and exhibition organised by the Society…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Bowling Club Carnival
Entries for the Narrabri Bowling Club's annual King's Birthday carnival were received from rinks from Moree (2) Boggabri (2) Coonabarabran, Barraba, Murrurundi, Tamworth and seven local club rinks…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →War Memorial Educational Centre. Rodeo Carnival Committee Meeting
There was a good attendance of members at the meeting of the Rodeo Carnival Committee held at the Moree Intermediate High…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →A Season's Wool Rise. Skirtings Show Greatest Advance
Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report: The Sydney wool season closed with values for average to best merino topmaking fleece…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Moree Musical Society. 1948 Amateur Show
Did your skirts "grow" shorter as you grew older? This is what happens to Cecily Fay, when she plays the swooning part of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Rodeo Carnival Committee Meeting
The Moree War Memorial Educational Centre Rodeo-Carnival Committee held its regular committee meeting at the Public…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Bushmen's Carnival Preparations
Members of the Management Committee of the Bushmen's Carnival Association have preparations for the forthcoming carnival well in hand. Many details were settled at a meeting on Friday…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Show-down With Coal Miners Likely General Strike Suggested
SYDNEY, Monday.—Strikes broke out in many N.S.W. coal mines today in protest against the Joint Coal Board's application for more stringent provisions for holiday and annual leave, and the Coal Industry…
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