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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1928

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Motor Notes International Motor Show

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 3 May 1928 · page 4

The Fourth International Motor Show will open to-day at the Exhibition Buildings, Melbourne. The Chamber of Automotive Industries—under…

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Sheep Show on 8-Hour Day

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 4 May 1928 · page 1

Mention was made at the meeting the committee of the P. and A. Association yesterday of the intimation recently made regarding holding…

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Sports Meeting and Carnival

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 10 May 1928 · page 1

A general meeting of ladies and gents’ committees in connection with the forthcoming S ports Carnival was held last night…

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International Motor Show

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 11 May 1928 · page 3

Judged by the record attendances at the International Motor Show being held in Melbourne, the public are displaying increased interest in motor…

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Sports Meeting and Carnival

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 24 May 1928 · page 1

The usual weekly meeting of workers in connection with the Sports Carnival to be held on Monday week, took place last night. It was reported…

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Sports Carnival

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 31 May 1928 · page 2

The final meeting of workers for the above carnival was held last night when all arrangements were made for satisfactorily…

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No Big Exhibition

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 5 June 1928 · page 6

There will be no Australian-British Exhibition in Sydney in 1932, unless the N.S.W. Government decides to bear the whole cost…

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Sheep Show and Sports

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 22 June 1928 · page 2

At a meeting of the committee the P. and A. Association held yesterday, the prize schedule for the Sheep Show on 8-hour Day was…

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Polo Carnival

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 26 June 1928 · page 1

Play in the Goulburn tournament was abandoned on Friday and as a result the tournament came to a close on Saturday without the finals being…

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Truck Tyres Show Little of Their True Value on the Surface

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 5 July 1928 · page 3

Cushioning, traction, [?] three requirements, demanded alike motor truck and bus operators. But whether pneumatic, cushion or…

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Eight-Hour Bay Carnival New Hospital Objective Public Meeting

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 6 July 1928 · page 3

At the adjourned meeting of the Hospital Committee held last night it was decided to call a public meeting for Monday 16th instant…

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Hospital Carnival Making Preparations

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 13 July 1928 · page 2

Now that the time is rapidly approaching when the Hospital workers will be running their annual carnival they are naturally looking round for…

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Radio Exhibition Success at Lismore

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 24 July 1928 · page 3

A radio and electrical exhibition held this week at Lismore proved a surprise to the people of the town and also to the Radio Inspector. The…

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Hospital Carnival Early Preparations

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 26 July 1928 · page 1

Mr. A. C. Bowers presided over the meeting of workers for the forthcoming Hospital Carnival which was held in the School of Arts last night…

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Skating Carnival

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 27 July 1928 · page 2

The first skating carnival of the year, held at the National Theatre on Wednesday night last, was unfortunately marred by the atrocious…

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Radio Exhibition Interest at Lismore

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 27 July 1928 · page 2

Officially opening the radio and electrical exhibition held at Lismore this week the Mayor (Ald. C. McKenzie) stressed the vast…

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Fair Rents Act

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 3 August 1928 · page 2

The clause in the Fair Rents Act limiting rents to the 1915 level, is to be repealed. Cabinet this week came to this…

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Canberra Polo Carnival

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 3 August 1928 · page 1

In the first semi-final of the Canberra (beaten teams) Cup, played yesterday, Yass was given a handicap of 1½ goals against Cooma B, but won,…

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Hospital Carnival

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 9 August 1928 · page 2

Last night’s meeting of the Carnival Committee, and workers was not Very well attended. A letter was received from Mr…

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Queanbeyan 1929 Show

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 10 August 1928 · page 1

Yass and Braidwood Shows have been set down for early in March next year, and when this was made known yesterday to the Queanbeyan…

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