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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1928

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Show Notes

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 13 March 1928 · page 3

Perhaps the most attractive exhibit in the pavilion was that from Araluen, for which the local Agricultural Bureau was responsible. It was a…

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Show Ball

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 13 March 1928 · page 3

The ball on the second night at the Institute was a brilliant success. There was a large attendance, and the beautifully decorated hall,…

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Braidwood Show

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 13 March 1928 · page 5

At the Braidwood Show last week several Queanbeyan competitors werevery successful. Mr. J. W. Butt secured seven first prizes and three…

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The Show Additional Awards

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 13 March 1928 · page 4

Miscellaneous.—Galloway Hack, over 14 hands to 14.2, G. C. Maddrell 1, R. T. Hassall 2. Best Walking Horse, F. Feeney 1. Pony in Single…

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Institute Carnival

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 16 March 1928 · page 2

The carnival on Saturday night in connection with the Institute festivities should be quite the best attempted in this town, for no stone has…

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Institute Carnival

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 20 March 1928 · page 2

A dance was held at the Institute on Friday night last and a street carnival on Saturday night as a preliminary to the bazaar which has been…

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Coo-ee City Carnival Special Extension for Show Week Patrons

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 29 March 1928 · page 3

Coo-ee City Carnival, which has taken Sydney by storm, and is pronounced by all as the centre of gaiety and carnival life, will be continued…

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An Interesting Exhibit at the Royal Show

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 29 March 1928 · page 3

How an artistic, durable and fire retardant dwelling containing a large living room, entrance porch, three large bedrooms, kitchen,…

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Royal Easter Show an Interesting Exhibit

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 30 March 1928 · page 3

How an artistic, durable and fire-retardant dwelling containing a large living-room, entrance porch, three large bedrooms,…

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Radio in the Home (Issued by Radio Broadcast Bureau.) Radio Exhibition Value of a Receiver

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 5 April 1928 · page 3

The Radio and Electrical Exhibition just concluded at the Sydney Town Hall, has been an object lesson, to over 40,000 visitors. Many…

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The Royal Show

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 13 April 1928 · page 2

The Royal Agricultural Show concluded yesterday. The total attendance for the nine days was 636,632, a record crowd…

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Presbyterian Flower Show

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 17 April 1928 · page 1

Excellent entries have been received for the Annual Flower Show and Industrial Exhibition in connection with St. Stephen’s Presbyterian Church,…

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Great Picture Carnival

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 19 April 1928 · page 2

It will be interesting to readers to know that Mr. F. H. Boland, of the Star Pictures has arranged a monster Motion Picture Carnival which will…

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Sports Meeting and Carnival Cycle and Athletic Events

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 19 April 1928 · page 1

Preliminary notice is given in this issue of a field day for athletes and cyclists in the Queanbeyan Park on Monday, 4th June (King’s Birthday)…

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Presbyterian Flower Show the Opening

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 20 April 1928 · page 2

The Annual Flower Show and Industrial Exhibition in connection with St Stephen’s Presbyterian church was officially opened by the…

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Motion Picture and Commercial Carnival (To the Editor)

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 20 April 1928 · page 3

Sir,—In the whirligig of time we are apt to forget that the small things we do will go on gathering improvements and progressing long after our…

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Movie and Commercial Carnival

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 24 April 1928 · page 3

Last Saturday morning at the Royal Hotel, Mr. David Martin, Manger of the Universal Films Ltd., Sydney, was welcomed by a number of…

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Presbyterian Flower Show

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 24 April 1928 · page 1

The Flower Show which opened last Thursday afternoon was continued at night and also on Friday night. The Municipal Band played…

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Sports Carnival

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 26 April 1928 · page 2

A meeting of the committee which had been appointed to make arrangements for the holding of a Sports’ Meeting on June 4th (Kings’…

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Sports Carnival

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 3 May 1928 · page 1

A meeting of the committee which is arranging the coming Sports Carnival was held last night. Progress was reported and several members…

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