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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1945

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Stars of the Air.” Beryl Barry in Victory Show and Happy-go-lucky

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 24 April 1945 · page 4

LADS in Army camps up and down the country, and especially those up North, will remember the dainty croonette. Beryl…

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Show Society's Great Record

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 1 May 1945 · page 2

The extremely satisfactory position of the Society at the close of the financial year has probably never been excelled during the last 50 years. To…

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Lady Workers for Show Society

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 1 May 1945 · page 2

The following excerpt from the annual report of Nowra Show Society will be read with much interest in Braidwood. It might be mentioned…

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Braidwood Show

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 11 May 1945 · page 2

A meeting of the committee was held on Saturday. The President, Mr. R. T. Hassall, occupied the chair, and there were present Messrs. Tim…

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Show Society Also Opposed

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 11 May 1945 · page 2

At the conclusion of the committee meeting in the afternoon the subject of Saturday closing was brought up by the President, Mr. B. T. Hassall,…

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A Real Show Sec. Mr. Reuben King, Nowra

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 15 May 1945 · page 2

Twitted by the Moss Vale "Post" recently, in connection, with Some remarks in the annual report of Nowra Show Society, with being an…

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CYCLING Carnival Sidelights Sunday’s Handicaps

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 22 June 1945 · page 2

Most pleasing feature of Monday’s Cycling Carnival is that as a result the Queanbeyan and Yarrowlumla Shire Patriotic and War Fund will…

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Show No Fight

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 10 July 1945 · page 1

The Royal Australian Air Force fighter pilots at Tarakan (Borneo) have been voicing their old grievance against the Japanese—their refusal…

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Not “Playing Fair” With A.C.F.

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 20 July 1945 · page 3

Patriotic committees who held funds instead of sending them to the Australian Comforts Fund were not “playing fair,” said the president of…

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The "Big Show" Will Soon Be On

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 27 July 1945 · page 3

MANILA.—General Kenney announced that American air forces are about ready to hit Japan with 5,000ton raids and that in the very near…

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Show Insurance

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 31 July 1945 · page 2

Mr. H. E. Roberts at Saturdays meeting furnished a brief report as delegate to the last Show Societies' annual conference, which, was held…

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Trotting at Braidwood Show

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 31 July 1945 · page 2

Reference was made at last Saturday's show meeting to the state of the trotting track, and it was decided to ask the works committee, together…

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Show Shorts Points From Annual Meeting

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 31 July 1945 · page 3

At Saturday's annual meeting of Braidwood P. and A. Society the resignations of two valued members were received, Mr. C. S. Byrne and Mr. A…

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Braidwood Show Society Small Profit for the Year

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 3 August 1945 · page 1

IT was disclosed at Saturday's annual meeting of Braidwood P. & A. Society that the profit from last year's operations was only £53/4/11 after paying £15/16/7 to the Braidwood Patriotic Fund. The President, Mr. R. T. Hassall,…

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Here and There Trotting at Braidwood Show

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 21 August 1945 · page 2

Mr. G. C. Maddrell's remarks on Saturday on the trotting at Braidwood shows were most timely. For some reason or other the sport has…

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Bushman's Carnival at Queanbeyan

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 24 August 1945 · page 2

The bushman's carnival to be held at Queanbeyan on 1st October next [?] expected to excel any ever yet staged in that town. The' secretary, Darcy…

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Benefit Picture Show

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 24 August 1945 · page 2

An attractive programme of pictures was screened at the Star Theatre on Tuesday night, the whole of the proceeds being donated to the local…

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Show Trots Mr. Maddrell Outspoken

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 24 August 1945 · page 3

At Saturday's Show Society meeting the President said the works committee considered it would not be of much use putting the trotting track…

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Show Prize Money and Gate Charges

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 24 August 1945 · page 2

When, the woodchopping programme was being considered at Saturday's show meeting a lengthy discussion followed when a suggestion was made…

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The Next Show Revising the Schedule

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 24 August 1945 · page 1

There was a large attendance at Saturday's meeting of the Braidwood Show Society, the President, Mr. R. T. Hassall, being in the chair. Those…

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