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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1941

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Revealing Judges' Names Show Committee's Perturbation

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 26 September 1941 · page 3

The question as to whether it is wise for show societies to reveal the names of judges selected to adjudicate at agricultural shows is causing…

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Country Women's Association Forthcoming Flower Show

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 26 September 1941 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the above was held in the rooms on Saturday afternoon there being a fair attendance of members. Mrs. Royds…

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Light Horse Camp At Goulburn Show ground

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 26 September 1941 · page 2

At the end of the present, month the Showground Camp at Goulburn, which for some weeks has only been lightly occupied by members of the A.I.F.,…

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Variety Show Araluen Younger Sets Grand Effort

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 26 September 1941 · page 2

All roads seemed to lead to the Araluen Hall on Friday night, 19th inst., when the Younger Set of the Araluen branch of the Red Cross…

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Bushmen’s Carnival Notes

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 30 September 1941 · page 2

The Secretary of the Bushmen’s Carnival is being kept extremely busy in receiving. entries for all events for the big day on Monday next…

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Monday’s Big Carnival Very Large Entries

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 3 October 1941 · page 1

Entries for the Bushman’s Carnival to be held oh the Queanbeyan Showground on Monday and which closed on Wednesday exceeded all expectations…

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P &A. Association Change of Show Dates Preparation of Schedule

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 3 October 1941 · page 1

The monthly meeting of the committee of the Queanbeyan. Pastoral and Agricultural- Association was held on Tuesday night. There was a small…

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Carnival and Ball Great Patriotic Effort All-Round Success

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 7 October 1941 · page 1

With gate takings of £704 and an attendance conservatively estimated at 9000 at the Bushman’s Carnival yesterday a new record was set for the Queanbeyan Showground, one likely to stand for a long time…

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So We Go On! “One Man Show” Gives Way to “Heavenly Twins.”

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 7 October 1941 · page 2

Well, my fellow deficitizens, it would seem that pending the election we have a change of masters. The “One Man Show” has given place to an unholy…

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P. & A. Association Show Schedule Revised

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 17 October 1941 · page 1

There was a good attendance at the meeting of the Queanbeyan' Pastoral and Agricultural Society held on Tuesday night, the President, Mr. A. R…

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Araluen Flower Show

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 24 October 1941 · page 2

Despite the prevailing dry weather there is every taxation that the flower show promoted by the Araluen Red Crow on Saturday, 1st…

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Here and There Araluen Spring Show

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 28 October 1941 · page 2

Indications point to the spring show at Araluen on Saturday next being even more successful than last year's record-breaking function. Even…

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C.w.a. Flower Show

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 4 November 1941 · page 2

Braidwood C.W.A. annual flower show on Saturday. Despite the frosts, gale and dry weather there is certain to be a grand display of flowers, and…

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Local and General Araluen Spring Show

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 4 November 1941 · page 2

The Araluen spring show, held on Saturday, was highly successful, though hot as well attended as last year. Some very fine exhibits of roses were…

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Araluen's Great Effort Successful Spring Show Over £100 Raised for Red Cross

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 7 November 1941 · page 2

Only recently we remarked that there was still gold in Araluen. It seems that there is, and plenty of it. The annual spring show on Saturday…

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Methodist Flower Show Successful Exhibition

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 14 November 1941 · page 1

The forty-third annual Flower Show in aid of the Queanbeyan Methodist Church funds was held on Wednesday in the Parish Hall and proved most…

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Flower Show C.w.a. Stages Magnificent Exhibition

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 14 November 1941 · page 2

Despite the dry season, late frosts and disastrous gales, the display of flowers at Saturday's flower show promoted by the local branch of the…

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C.w.a. Flower Show

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 18 November 1941 · page 2

The balance of Prize Money in connection with the above will be paid over at the C.W.A. Rooms on Saturday, 22nd November, from 3 to 5 p.m…

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Flower Show and Wool Exhibition

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 25 November 1941 · page 1

A large crowd attended the annual Presbyterian Flower Show and Wool Exhibition at Bungendore on Saturday. Mrs. T. F. L. Rutledge, of “Gidleigh,”…

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Flower Show and Wool Exhibition

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 28 November 1941 · page 2

A large crowd attended the annual Presbyterian Flower Show and Wool Exhibition at Bungendore on Saturday…

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