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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1942

48 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 2 of 3

Here and There Will There Be a Show Next Year?

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 28 July 1942 · page 2

Considerable discussion occurred at Saturday's meeting regarding the holding of a show in 1943. Several of the members, the President included,…

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Poultry Club Show

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 21 August 1942 · page 2

A oneday parade was held on Sunday last the 16th inst., and although though the number of entries was not as large as at the two previous…

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Striking Example Boys Show the Way

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 8 September 1942 · page 3
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Encouraging news from Britain shows that in spite of an acute labour shortage the best harvest for years is being gathered in record…

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Daffodil Show Splendid Blooms Exhibited

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 18 September 1942 · page 2

The Daffodil Show held in the Parish Hall yesterday .afternoon was very well attended and despite the spell of unfavourable weather there…

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Show to Be Held P. and A. Association Decides

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 9 October 1942 · page 1

The Committee of Queanbeyan P. & A. Association, at its meeting on Tuesday night, after fully discussing the matter decided to…

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Araluen Flower Show

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 23 October 1942 · page 2

The annual flower show takes place at Araluen on Saturday, 7th November, when prospects, favour a grand exhibition. Owing to this being the…

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Araluen Flower Show

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

Araluen's big floral exhibition on Saturday next bids fair to provide an outstanding show. The splendid season and bountiful rains have had a…

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Notes and News Braidwood 16 to Have a Show Next Tear

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

Saturday's meeting of the committee to decide Whether or not a show would be held next year could not have been held under more…

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Crookwell Stages a Great Show

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 6 November 1942 · page 2

It is estimated that more than 3,000 people attended the spring show at Crookwell on Saturday, when the Minister for Lands, Mr. J. M. Tully,…

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P. A. Association Patriotic Show

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 6 November 1942 · page 1

The committee meeting of the Pastoral arid Agricultural Association on Tuesday night lasted four hours. Most of the time was…

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P & A. Association One-day Show to Be Held in 1943

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 6 November 1942 · page 2

There was a good attendance at the committee meeting of the P. ana A. Society on Saturday morning. Mr. R. T. Hassall "(President) was in the…

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Braidwood Show

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 10 November 1942 · page 2

Things have moved quickly in con-nection with the Braidwood annual show. A few weeks ago the chance of holding the event was a very…

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Here and There Araluen Flower Show

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 10 November 1942 · page 2

Late on Friday it was decided in view of the wet weather to postpone the Araluen Flower Show. The decision no doubt was a wise one, as…

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Methodist Flower Show Successful Function

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 13 November 1942 · page 1

The 44th Annual Flower Show in aid of Queanbeyan Methodist Church funds was held in the Parish Hall on Wednesday…

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Local and General Braidwood Show

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 13 November 1942 · page 2

The recommendation by last Saturday's sub-committee in favour of holding a two-days' show in lieu of the suggested one-day event has met with…

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Braidwood Show Move for Two-days' Event

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 13 November 1942 · page 2

Members of the sub-committee and stewards appointed to revise the schedule for the 1943 one-day show met in the Institute on Saturday…

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Notes and News Braidwood Show

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 17 November 1942 · page 2

In his opening remarks at Saturday's Show Committee meeting consider the sub-committee's stewards' recommendation in…

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Local and General Araluen Flower Show

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 17 November 1942 · page 2

Postponed from the previous week the Araluen flower show, held on Saturday, proved an outstanding success, and members of the Red Cross…

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Araluen Flower Show a Successful Exhibition

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 20 November 1942 · page 2

There is an old saying that a postponed function is never much of a success, but there was an exception on Saturday last, when the annual…

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