Scout News Swimming Carnival
Competitors must be ready to leave Queanbeyan at 7.15 sharp to participate in the swimming carnival on Monday night next. It is important…
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Shows & fairs, 1940
107 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 2 of 6
The Show Preparations
On Wednesday night the committee of the Queanbeyan Pastoral and Agricultural Association met and arranged further details in connection with the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Notes and News the Show
Though the district is in the throes of one of the driest spells for a long time, keen interest is being evidenced in the forthcoming Show…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"Vanity Fair"
Braidwood is to have a new business. By advt. in this issue it will be seen that "Vanity Fair" is to be opened on Thursday next in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Queanbeyan Show
Very good entries have been received in the horse section for Queanbeyan Show on Friday and Saturday next, and the ring programme promises to be…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Record Price for Show Booth
Privileges in connection with the forthcoming Braidwood Show on Tuesday and Wednesday, 27th and 28th February, were sold at auction…
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The district’s annual show is being held to-day and to-morrow. The official opening by Mr. Hedges. M.L.A., takes place this afternoon at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Show Matters P. & A. Committee Meets
There was a large attendance of committeemen at a special meeting of the Committee of the Queanbeyan P. and A. Association held on Wednesday…
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Despite the protracted dry spell there is ample evidence that the 1940 Braidwood Show to-day and tomorrow will be right up to the…
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The side-shows to-day and tomorrow will be more numerous than for some years past. Some excellent entertainment will be…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fat Bullocks Weight Guessing at the Show
The fat bullock donated by Mr. A. W. Bootes, of “Bywong,” for disposal in aid of Government House Garden Fair, Canberra, realised 20 guineas at…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →New Record Attendance Queanbeyan P. & A. Annual Show Huge Crowd Attends on Second Day
The auspicious opening on Friday of the Queanbeyan Pastoral and Agricultural Association’s 46th annual exhibition…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Braidwood Show
In the wool section at the Braidwood Show this week Mr. J. J. Goslett, of Hall won first prize for fine merino ram fleece, first for medium fleece: divided…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Local and General Fatal Accident at Show
The Braidwood Show was marred by an accident to a young boy named Colin Gordon Tetley, son of Mr. and Mrs. T. Tetley, of Marlowe,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Show (Continued from preceding page). Woollen Section
Judges: Mesdames N. Finn, and E. Hobday. Baby's Knitted Petticoat, Elaine Mottram 1. Baby's Knitted Pilchers, Elaine Mottram 1, Mrs. S. G. Saville…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Braidwood Show Opened by His Excellency the Governor District Shows its Resources under Most Adverse Conditions
NOT for very many years has the Braidwood Show been held under such unfavourable conditions as existed for Tuesday and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Show Notes and Comments Cooking Sections
Again these sections were a feature of the pavilion, the display being one worthy of a district which is famed everywhere for its good…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Show Notes and Comments Dairy Cattle
The dairy cattle section was one of the strongest of the 1940 Show, Reidsdale, probably one of the richest dairying districts in the State…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Trotting Events Splendid Racing Show Cup to G. C. Maddrell
Exceptionally keen interest was shown in the trotting events at the Braidwood Show on Wednesday last. The racing on both days was good…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Opening of Show Ceremony Performed by His Excellency Lord Wakehurst
The 1940 Braidwood Show was officially opened on the second day by the Governor, Lord. Wakehurst. Prior to coming to Braidwood Lord…
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