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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1922

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

Put the Show Away

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 20 October 1922 · page 8

Deaf and Dumb Beggar (having unexpectedly received sixpence from an old gentleman): "Thank you, mister."…

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More Cheap Trains Chance for Country People to Visit Manufacturers' "All Australian Exhibition"

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 27 October 1922 · page 2

The forward policy of providing cheap travel for country people to vieit the metropolis much more frequently than hitherto, which was…

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The Carnival---29th November

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 31 October 1922 · page 2

"Fun for all and all for the Fund," Organising proceeds apace. Letters are coming in every day from travellers promising to take part, Mr. W.E. Fuller,…

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Commercial Travellers' Carnival

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 3 November 1922 · page 2

A meeting of the various committees appointed for organising work in connection with the above carnival to be held on the 29th inst. in…

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The Carnival---November 29

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 3 November 1922 · page 2

"Fun for all, all for the Fund." Mr. Woodger didn't know what he was letting himself in…

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Hospital Carnival Art Union

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 7 November 1922 · page 2

The above-named art union was drawn on Saturday night at the Triumph Hall, under the supervision of Mr. Bowers, and in the presence of the audience and a…

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Methodist Flower Show

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 7 November 1922 · page 2

The twenty fourth annual Methodist Church flower show opens to-morrow (Wednesday) afternoon. Despite the changeable conditions…

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Methodist Flower Show

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 10 November 1922 · page 2

The twenty-fourth annual flower show in connection with they Queanbeyan Methodist Church was opened in the Protestant Hall on Wednesday afternoon…

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The Carnival of the 29th

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 10 November 1922 · page 2

Nearly 100 children will take part in the tableaux on the day of the carnival. Busy hands are already engaged fashioning dainty…

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Methodist Flower Show

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 14 November 1922 · page 2

There was only a moderate attendance at the Methodist Flower: Show on Thursday night last. Several competitions were contested. Wood-sawing by ladies…

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The Carnival of the 29th

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 14 November 1922 · page 2

Get in on the fun—order your costume for the 29th. Attractive illustrated posters are now being distributed for the Day…

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Queanbeyan Carnival November 29 Order of Procession

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 14 November 1922 · page 3

1. Mounted Police 2. School Children 3. School Children Fancy Group on Lorries…

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A Fair Warning

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 17 November 1922 · page 4

One that Should be Heeded by all. Frequently the first sign of kidney trouble is a slight ache or pain in the loins. Neglect of this warning makes the way…

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The Carnival of the 29th

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 17 November 1922 · page 3

Hon. C. W. Oakes, the newly elected Deputy Premier, is expected to represent the Government at the festivities on the 29th. Mr. J. B. Young has been backing…

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Not Fair

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 24 November 1922 · page 8

A small girl with her mother was watching two men at work in the hall of a public building. They were kneeling in the middle of the vast…

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