Chopping Is Popular Feature of Yass Show
For the first time, we understand, woodchopping this year was featured in Yas Shows Society's programme. Excellent support was given by…
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Shows & fairs, 1947
105 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 3 of 6
Young Australia League Royal Show Visit for Country Boys
The Premier Event of the year is the New South Wales Royal Agricultural Show. What better way could a country boy have of seeing…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Colour Tested for Climate Unusual Exhibits in Britain’s Great Trade Fair to Be Held Next May
A “Court of Colour,” created in collaboration with the British Colour Council and the Society of Dyers and Colourists, is to be a feature of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Gunning Show Record Success
Held in perfect weather on Friday and Saturday this fixture was one of the most successful in the Society's long-history. And this despite the fact…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Braidwood Axemen Successful at Wollongong Show
The Wollongong show held on Saturday (day and night) and Monday (day and night) was most successful, there being a very large attendance…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Shire Competition at the Show
Speaking at Saturday's show meeting the President asked was it considered advisable to endeavour to reintroduce the Shire Competition next year? This…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Braidwood Show Revising Next Year's Schedule
At a meeting of the Braidwood Show Society on Saturday the schedule for next year's exhibition was partly revised. The President, Mr. R. T…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Camp Draft at Show "Often Boring to Onlookers"
During the revising of the schedule for next year's Braidwood Show, the matter of a camp draft was introduced by Mr. Walter Byrne, who was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →What Is a Vealer? Grave Dissatisfaction at Braidwood Show
No coy lady could be more sensitive as to her age than some of the vealers which yearly grace the pens or Braidwood Show. Like the ladles they…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Record Show Attendance
With, the judging of dairy cattle and pigs as the focal point of interest for men on the land, the second day of the Royal Show opened in brilliant…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Scotland Will Hold Industrial Exhibition
Scotland is to hold a big exhibition next August when visitors will be able to see the scope and enterprise of its many industries. It will…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Greasy and Scoured Wool Scoureds Show Most Rise
Winchcombe Carson Ltd. report:—On March 31, 464,701 bales of wool were in Australian stores awaiting sales. Fair supplies of wool will be received…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Stars of the Air. Bob Dyer’s New A.b.c. Show
BOB DYER is to return to the A.B.C., which first introduced him to the Australian listening public. Just at the time when Bob left…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Braidwood Axemen Do Well at Sydney Show "Logologists" Provide Great Sport
Axemen from Braidwood met with considerable success at the recent Royal Show, particularly big Bill Johnson, Neville Fensom and Milton…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Britain’s Great Trade Fair Opening
Three Thousand of Nation’s Manufacturers will have Outstanding Products on View for. Oversea Buyers…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Next Show Needlework
At the last Schedule Committee meeting it was decided to restrict the needlework section to residents of the Tallaganda Shire, the idea being that…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Side-show Men Declare Dubbo Show "Black"
Side-show men have declared "black" the Dubbo Agricultural Show, showing a loss to the committee of about £300. The Showmen's Guild is demanding…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Show Society's Costs
It costs money these times to run an agricultural show, as the following figures from Crookwell will illustrate. At last meeting the secretary presented…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Warden's Court Suspension of Labour at Barytes Show
Before Mr. T. H. Brooke, P.M., at the Warden's Court at Braidwood on Thursday, Joseph Louis applied for suspension of labour conditions on…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Canberra Poultry Show
Queanbeyan poultry enthusiasts were successful at the Canberra Poultry Show held last week. J. O’Malley senr., and C. Steele won…
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