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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1920

49 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 1 of 3

Sutton. Annual Sports Carnival

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 6 January 1920 · page 2

The Sutton Sports' Club had a very pleasant day for their annual meeting on January 1st, although recent sad events kept a large circle of regular patrons from…

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Grand Benefit. Benefit Picture Show, Concert and Dance

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 16 January 1920 · page 2

The meeting convened for the purpose of devising ways and means to promote a benefit to Mr. Gabriel Skinner, who has been bed-ridden for many years, was…

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The Great Easter Show. Magnificent Exhibition Promised

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 23 January 1920 · page 6

Exhibitors in all the States of Australia and the general public are looking forward, to a bumper agricultural exhibition in Sydney…

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The Great Easter Show. Magnificent Exhibition Promised. Prize Money £11,000

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 23 January 1920 · page 6

Exhibitors in all the States of Australia and the general public are looking forward to a bumper Agricultural Exhibition in Sydney…

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Cuppacumbalong Sports Carnival. Officials

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Wednesday 28 January 1920 · page 2

Judge.—Mr F L Cox (Acton) Stewards.—Messrs. J Byrne, W E Oldfield, Jack Tong, A Cunningham, F McDairmid and A D Campbell…

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Cuppacumbalong Sports Carnival. Gala Day at Tharwa. Officials

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 30 January 1920 · page 2

President—A G McKeahnie, Esq Treasurer—C H McKeahnie, Esq Secretary—Miss Alice Sheedy Judge.—Mr F L Cox (Acton)…

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Royal Agricultural Society

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 10 February 1920 · page 2

The education committee of the Royal Agricultural Society has reported to the Council that the organisation in connection with…

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Presbyterian Flower Show

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 13 February 1920 · page 2

The annual Floral and Industrial exhibition in connection with St. Stephen's Presbyterian Church will be held in the Protestant Hall on…

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The Show

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 24 February 1920 · page 4

Intending' exhibitors are reminded that entries for the Show close on Thursday afternoon next. These, ought to be numerous this year…

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Show and Race Privileges

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 24 February 1920 · page 2

The privileges in connection with these fixtures were submitted to auction by Mr. D. Flynn on Saturday. The Show publican's…

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Michelago Race Meeting and Sports Carnival. Assisting Our Hospital. Race OFFICIALS—President, Sir Granville Ryrie; Judge, J. H. Fairbairn, Esq,; Starter, Mr. John Cotter; Handicappers, Messrs. P. Kelly, W. Bates, and J. T. McTernan; committee, Messrs. W. McTernan, sen., G. Fane DeSalis, sen., Chas. Smith, Stewart Kelly, Jno, Kelly, T. J. Kelly, and F. L. Smith; Hon. Treasurer, Mr. W. J. Gibbs; Joint Hon Secs., Messrs. W. J. Gibbs and G. DeSalis, jun

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 2 March 1920 · page 2

Recognising the need of helping our local hospital, some of the enthusiastic residents of Michelago decided to hold a day's sports at…

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The Show. Braidwood's Annual Carnival

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 5 March 1920 · page 4

Glorious weather favored the opening of the Braidwood Show on Wednesday. There was not, however, a large attendance. There…

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The Show

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 9 March 1920 · page 2

As briefly reported in our last issue there was a particularly large attendance on Thursday, the gate receipts amounting to £73, which…

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The Most Patient People. Must Show Annoyance At Times

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 12 March 1920 · page 4

Everybody has their hour of trouble. But, people having any irritation of the skin Have many hours of trouble…

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The Show

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 16 March 1920 · page 2

The twenty-sixth annual show, held under the auspices of the, Queanbeyan Pastoral and Agricultural Association opened this morning in ideal autumn…

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Queanbeyan P. & A. Association. Annual Show Carnival

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 19 March 1920 · page 2

Beautifully fine weather favoured the annual show carnival, held on Tuesday and Wednesday. The attendance, as is usually the case on the first day, was only…

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Queanbeyan P. & A. Association. Annual Show Carnival

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 23 March 1920 · page 2

Beautifully fine weather favoured the annual show carnival, held on Tuesday and Wednesday. The attendance, as is usually the case on the first day, was only…

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Riot on Show Ground

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 23 March 1920 · page 7

A riot which started at the Wild West Show at the Agricultural Ground on Saturday afternoon assumed serious proportions before…

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Cooma P. and A. Show. Queanbeyan Exhibitors Successful

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 30 March 1920 · page 2

The annual Show of the Cooma P. and A. Association was held last Wednesday and Thursday, and proved a record in every direction. The gate taking…

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Floral and Industrial Exhibition

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 13 April 1920 · page 2

The annual floral and industrial exhibition in connection with St. Stephen's Presbyterian Church will be held in the Protestant Hall to-morrow and on…

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