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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1942

48 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 1 of 3

Cannot Give Away Piece of Road Fair Value Must Be Charged

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 9 January 1942 · page 2

In connection with the road purchase application by the Ambulance Transport Board, for a piece of road for the new Ambulance Station at Queanbeyan…

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Show Society Windfall

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 16 January 1942 · page 2
Also in The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal

Mr. David Weir, one of the oldest supporters of the West Wyalong P., A., H[?] and I. Association has very generously donated £500 to that…

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No Royal Show This Year Unanimous Decision

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 16 January 1942 · page 3

The Council of the Royal Agricultural Society unanimously decided on Wednesday that no Royal Easter Show will be held this year…

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Royal Show Abandoned

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 20 January 1942 · page 5

At the Council meeting of the Society held on 14th January it was unanimously decided that in view of all the circumstances the Society…

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Local and General Braidwood Show Abandoned

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 27 January 1942 · page 2

At a well-attended meeting of the committee on Saturday afternoon it was unanimously decided to abandon the 1942 annual Show. The reasons…

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Braidwood Show Exhibition Abandoned Fob 1942

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 30 January 1942 · page 2

At a well-attended meeting of the committee on Saturday it was unanimously decided to abandon the 1942 annual show. Mr. C. Dunshea,…

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For Exhibition At Queanbeyan on March 1 Captured Messerschmitt- Plane And War Pictures

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 30 January 1942 · page 1

Arrangements are being made by the Queanbeyan and Yarrowlumla Shire Patriotic and War Fund Committee for the visit to Queanbeyan on March 1…

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Crookwell Show to Be Held

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 3 February 1942 · page 3

The Crookwell Show Committee decided practically unanimously to proceed with the organisation for holding the 1942 show. Only the…

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Bungendore's Grand Effort Over £475 Raised at Sports Carnival

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 3 February 1942 · page 2

The annual drive for funds for Patriotic Fund and Red Cross Association was held in Bungendore on Monday, 26th January, and, despite…

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Nazi Plane Messerschmitt 109 For Exhibition at Queanbeyan

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 17 February 1942 · page 1

A German Messerschmitt 109 fighter plane which was shot down over. England in the early stages of the war will be placed on public exhibition in…

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Tragic Death Youth Droned at Carnival

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 27 February 1942 · page 2

The tragic death of young Norman Livermore (17); at the Gundagan swimming carnival on Sunday caused astonishment to the hundreds of…

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Nazi Plane Messerschmitt 190 For Exhibition at Queanbeyan

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 27 February 1942 · page 2

A German Messerschmitt 109 fighter plane which was shot down over England in the early stages of the war will be placed on public exhibition in…

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Britain’s Critics Free Speech and Fair Play

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 6 March 1942 · page 2

It is typical of the free-speech inheritance of British people that they should direct their challenges at one another in public. No small wonder, then, that…

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Britain's Critics Free Speech and Fair Play

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 10 March 1942 · page 1

It is typical of the free-speech inheritance of British people that they should direct their challenges at one another in public. No small wonder,…

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Young Bird Show High Quality Exhibits

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 17 March 1942 · page 2

The Patriotic Young Bird Show promoted by the Queanbeyan Poultry and Pigeon Club was held in the poultry pavilion at the Showground on Saturday…

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“A Fair Cow” Straying Stock Resident’s Complaint

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 10 April 1942 · page 2

In a letter dated 30th March, Ben H. Jackson wrote to the Town Clerk:— “For some considerable time now householders everywhere have been…

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Bowls Patriotic Carnival

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 8 May 1942 · page 1

The Queanbeyan Bowling Club is staging next Sunday afteroon, commencing punctually at 2 p.m., a carnival for the purpose of assisting…

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Serial Story Laracy’s Pot of Gold (All Rights Reserved)CHAPTER XII (Continued)Laracy Faces the Show Down

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 22 May 1942 · page 4

HARDLY daring to believe that it was true Mr. Casey excused himself and took his departure into the…

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Bungendore Treasure Show

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 26 May 1942 · page 1

A Treasure Show was the idea launched by the workers for the Junior Red Cross at Bungendore, by means of which the J.R.C. Circle…

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