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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1944

87 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 2 of 5

Braidwood Show

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 3 March 1944 · page 2

Entries for the annual show held next week are coming in freely and everything points to a highly successful exhibition. This year the…

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Inter-State Visitor To Judge at Show

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 3 March 1944 · page 2

The dog poultry and pigeon fanciers of Queanbeyan and district are fortunate to have the services of the popular North Queensland judge,…

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Pictures for Show Nights

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 7 March 1944 · page 3

At the National Theatre on Show nights excellent programmes will be screened, with a complete change of programme each night. On Friday…

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Annual Show Highly Successful

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 7 March 1944 · page 1

The 49th annual show of the Queanbeyan Pastoral and Agricultural Association was held on Saturday last…

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Braidwood Show Record Entries for Ring and Sporting Events

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 7 March 1944 · page 2

Despite the prevailing dry conditions evidence is not lacking that next Friday's and Saturday's Show will be one of the most successful yet held…

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Queanbeyan Show

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 10 March 1944 · page 2

The 49th annual show of the Queanbeyan Pastoral and Agricultural Association was held on Saturday last on the Association's ground, when…

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Local and General Show Day Holiday

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 10 March 1944 · page 2

The postmaster, Mr. A. Lonsdale, advises us that the Braidwood post Office will close at noon on Saturday next, second day of the Show…

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Braidwood Show

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 14 March 1944 · page 1

The Braidwood show last Friday and Saturday was quite a success notwithstanding the protracted dry spell suffered by the district. The weather…

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Red Cross Society N.S.W. Division Red Cross Exhibition

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 14 March 1944 · page 3

Dr. George Morel, Delegate in Australia of the International Red Cross Committee, has accepted an invitation to open the Red Cross…

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Braidwood Show List of Awards Beef Cattle

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 14 March 1944 · page 1

Judge: Mr. A. W. Bootes (Bywong). Durhams.—Cow, 4 years and over, B. W. Royds 1 and 2. Heifer, 2 yrs. and under 3, R. W. Royds 1 and 2…

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The Show Bate Takings Best for Years Ball Attendance a Record

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 14 March 1944 · page 2

The Braidwood Show of 1944 opened on Friday under decidedly adverse conditions. A protracted dry spell had given the district a severe gruelling…

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Braidwood Show Grand Exhibition Under Adverse Conditions. Gate Takings and Ball Create New Records

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 17 March 1944 · page 2

ALMOST any Show Society can Stage a successful exhibition under favourable conditions. The real test of the solidity of a district and…

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Show Trors Cup to Inrs Gift

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 17 March 1944 · page 1

Again' the above events created keen Interest on Friday and saturday. Unfortunately nominations were not large, fields suffering in…

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Woodchop Events' Exciting Sport at the Show

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 17 March 1944 · page 3

Woodchopping events have come to stay at Braidwood shows. On Saturday the interest evinced in this type of sport was keener than ever before,…

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The Official Opening of Braidwood's 1944 Show

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 17 March 1944 · page 2

In selecting Mr. J. W. SeIffert to open the Braidwood Patriotic Show the committee paid the member for Monaro a nice tribute, showing its…

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Show Personalities

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 21 March 1944 · page 2

Amongst the visitors at the recent, show we noticed the evergreen Herb. Edmonds, ol Bungendore, who never, fails to support the Braidwood Society…

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Braidwood Show Notes and Comments

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 21 March 1944 · page 4

In our last issue, we referred to the fact that there were not so many' cattle exhibited in the dairy sections as at the past couple of shows, the…

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Raidwood Show Continued from back page

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 21 March 1944 · page 3

[?] this section, however, the appear[?] of a new grower, Mr. Geo. Stewlent interest to the competition. He captured quite a number of prizes…

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Local and General Show Prizes Waiting

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 14 April 1944 · page 1

A few prize winners At Queanbeyan show have not collected the cash as yet As their addresses were not given oil the entry forms the amounts cannot…

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Exhibition of Red Cross Work

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 18 April 1944 · page 3

Thousands of people visited the recent exhibition of Red Cross work displayed at Anthony Hordern’s Art Gallery. Twenty sections of the…

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