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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1944

87 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 3 of 5

The Big Street Carnival

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 21 April 1944 · page 2

The hon. organiser, Mrs. A. W. Hill, informs us that everything is now in readiness for the Red Cross carnival on Saturday. All stalls will be well…

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All Hotels Must Show Prices New Federal Order

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 21 April 1944 · page 2

An order published In the Commonwealth Gazette on Monday requires all hotelkeepers to exhibit In their bars a list setting out the prices of all…

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Notes and News Carnival Abandoned

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 25 April 1944 · page 2

After a lengthy meeting on Saturday afternoon, at which there was only a small attendance, it was decided to abandon the rodeo and…

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Street Carnival Profit of Over £158

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 28 April 1944 · page 2

The Red Cross Air Race Committee may feel justly proud of Saturday's gigantic effort, which benefited the fund to the extent of…

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Fair. Play for the Child Hints From the Health Department

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 9 May 1944 · page 1

Mother is just human after all and we can’t expect perfectly poised behaviour from her at all times. Still it is a pity when she resorts to tricks…

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Panel of Judges. Show Societies' Move

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 12 May 1944 · page 3

A request came before the meeting of Show Societies held at Kiama on Saturday from the agricultural council, asking for the submission of a list…

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Chips Will Fly At Braidwood’s Grand Carnival

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 16 May 1944 · page 2

One of the greatest day’s woodchopping ever staged in any part of New South Wales will be witnessed at the Braidwood showground on the…

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Notes and News the Bushmen's Carnival

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 30 May 1944 · page 2

Favoured by glorious weather the big bushmen's carnival at Braidwood on Saturday turned out a record success. Though the attendance was not…

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The Big Carnival Record Success Braidwood's Biggest Dat

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 2 June 1944 · page 2

TWO promises 'were fulfilled at Saturday's bushmen's carnivalone when Mr. R. T. Hassall, organiser of the event, said it would be the…

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Rodeo Reverberations Notes on the Big Carnival

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 6 June 1944 · page 3

In our report of the bushmen's carnival in last issue we omitted to mention the good work done by Messrs. A. Lonsdale, Len Mutton and L. Luff…

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Bungendore Sports Carnival

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 9 June 1944 · page 2

On Monday next, 12th June, the Bungendere folk are holding a sports carnival and rodeo, for which a programme of £50 is offered. The main…

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The Recent Rodeo Agisting the Buckers. Date of Next Carnival

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 16 June 1944 · page 2

A meeting of the rodeo committee was held on Saturday. Present: Messrs. K. T. Hassall (in the chair), R. Chapman, H. Roberts, J. Grigg,…

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Not Fair

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 20 June 1944 · page 3

This story of a German lieutenant captured by a British officer comes from Italy. They talked about the war as they waited for an escort to…

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Successful Carnival Woodchop Brings in Nearly £35 for Red Cross

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 23 June 1944 · page 3

The woodchop orgainsed by Mr. G. Maddrell in aid of the Cross Air Race attracted a good crowd on Saturday, though hardly as large as…

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Victory Carnival and War Memorial

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 11 July 1944 · page 1

At is last meeting the Committee of the above, appointed to enquire into the type of war Memorial to be erected or made after the conclusion of this war, discussed the pros and cons of several suggestions which had been made to the Committee, and which were as follows:—…

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Queanbeyan Victory Carnival and War Memorial Committee

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 18 July 1944 · page 2

Sir,—The following is intended to correct [?] wrong impressions that may have been created by the letter which appeared in the last issue of…

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Red Cross Exhibition

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 15 August 1944 · page 3

The Premier, Mr. McKell, has kindly consented to open officially the Red Cross Exhibition in Sydney Town Hall at 11 a.m. on August 29. The…

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Braidwood Show Revising the Schedule

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 18 August 1944 · page 2

There was a good attendance at Saturday's meeting of the Show So-ciety for the purpose of revising the prize schedule for the 1945 show…

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Sheep Section at Next Show

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 18 August 1944 · page 2

At the Show meeting on Saturday last the lack of support of. recent years in the merino sheep section came up for considerable discussion,…

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Braidwood Show Schedule Revised

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 25 August 1944 · page 2

At last meeting of the committee the stewards in the various sections presented their recommendations in connection with next year's prize…

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