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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1943

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

The Big Carnival Thrills and Spills at Braidwood Off Saturday, May 15

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 4 May 1943 · page 2

The Hospital Carnival, to be held on Saturday, May 15th, promises at this Juncture to be the equal of the recent Ambulance gymkhana, and it…

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Bushmen’s Carnival at Braidwood

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 7 May 1943 · page 2

On Saturday, May 15, a big carnival is to be held at Braidwood in aid of the local hospital, and judging by the programme patrons will…

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The Big Carnival Postponed Till

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 18 May 1943 · page 2

Rain commenced to fall on Friday night, and was still falling fairly heavily on Saturday morning. The committee were called together at 7.30…

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Hospital Carnival Barney Hayden to Judge

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 21 May 1943 · page 2

Bad luck seems to be dogging the Hospital Carnival. Following the disappointment of last Saturday's rain and the necessity of postponing the…

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Notes and News Hospital Carnival Again Postponed

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 21 May 1943 · page 2

Since the big Hospital gymkhana was postponed last Saturday the rain has not let up. Day after, day driving showers, accompanied by a bitter…

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Hospital Carnival Just Messes Second £150

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 25 May 1943 · page 2

Rainy matter 'conditions throughout the week pointed to a very strong likelihood of the committee collecting the rain insurance again on Saturday…

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Big Carnival Will Definitely Be Held

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 28 May 1943 · page 2

As we went to press yesterday afternoon (Thursday) at 5 p.m. indications pointed to a fine week-end, and, in conversation with Mr. Gill, one of…

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Carnival Ball

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 4 June 1943 · page 2

The big ball in the Showground pavilion on Saturday night, which was attended by about 330 people, was a magnificent success from all points of…

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Braidwood's Big Carnival

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 4 June 1943 · page 1

Saturday before noon I land in Braidwood and see all traffic advancing in full force to the Showground. After making inquiries I learn that…

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Bushmen's Carnival Profit of £2Oo Expected

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 4 June 1943 · page 2

Dogged by wet weather, which caused two postponements, the big hospital gymkhana was eventually held on Saturday last, under conditions…

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1944 Show Details Planned

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 11 June 1943 · page 1

The main business at the monthly meeting of the committee of the Queanbeyan Pastoral and Agricultural Association on Tuesday night…

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The Alamein Show Bungendore Boy Sees Fighting in the Middle East

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 25 June 1943 · page 2

The receipt of a letter this week, from an old and trusty friend, Sig. Tenry Hourigan, of Bungendore, a member of the A.I.F., gave us great…

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Show Society's Loss Mr. J. Simpson's Resignation

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 29 June 1943 · page 3

By the resignation of Mr. Jim Simpson, read at Saturday's committee meeting, Braidwood Show Society loses one of the most progressive and…

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Junior Poultry Club’s Show

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 6 July 1943 · page 1

The Queanbeyan Junior Poultry and Pigeon Cub held their first show the Showground Poultry Pavilion on June 27, there being a good array…

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Young Poultry Show Queanbeyan Exhibitors Successful

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 6 July 1943 · page 3

At the Young Poultry Fanciers’ Show held last week, the committee were hard pressed to pen the entries of which 430 were accepted, while…

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Wants a Fair Fight Labour Candidate for Eden-monaro

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 13 July 1943 · page 2

Speaking at a meeting of the Goulburn branch of the A.L.P. on July [?] Mr. A. D. Fraser, Labour candidate for Eden-Monaro, denounced any [?]…

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Next Year's Show Two Days' Event Decided on Rodeo Also to Be Held

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 3 August 1943 · page 2

THERE was little question as to the holding, of a two-days' Show next year, but the matter of the allocation of the profits…

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Poultry Show

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 10 August 1943 · page 1

A poultry show was held last Sunday in, the showground pavilion, when 130 birds were penned. Judges were as follows:—Pigeons,…

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Braidwood Show Two-days' Function and Rodeo. Increased Prize Money

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 20 August 1943 · page 2

A meeting of the committee teas held on Saturday afternoon. Present: Messrs. R. T. Hassall (President),. J. P. Hyland, J. Grigg, Jas. Morgan, G…

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Red Cross Profit of £176 From Annual Show

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 31 August 1943 · page 2

At a meeting on Saturday the secretary reported that the sum of £86 had been received from the P., A. & H. Society and profit from catering…

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