Rest Room at Show
Gundagai C.W.A. is apparently a live-wire organisation. Prior to the recent show a special meeting was held in the Rest Room to make final…
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Shows & fairs, 1948
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Braidwood Show District's Resources Not Accurately Reflected Disappointing Pavilion Display. Gate Taking's Improve
BRAIDWOOD'S annual show on Tuesday and Wednesday was favoured by almost perfect weather, brilliant sunshine and warm…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Diggers’ Athletic Carnival
As anticipated by the Organising Committee entries for the R.S.L. Athletic Carnival are many. Runners from all parts of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Show Economy
It was understood, in view of the Braidwood Show Society's big bank overdraft, that every effort would be made at the 1948 exhibition to keep…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Annual Show Notes and Comments
Beef cattle were a feature of the 1948 exhibition, and much favourable comment was heard from outsiders upon the fine display in the yards…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Show Trots Three Horses, Two Owners
Trotting at the Braidwood Show on Tuesday and Wednesday was practically a washout. There were only three horses in attendance, owned by…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Chips Fly Exciting Woodchops at Braidwood Show
Axemen provided exciting sport at the show on Wednesday, the ring being densely packed round with spectators for each event. Again many…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Local and General I Junior Judging at the Show
Keen interest by young men was evidenced in these events and excellent performance were put up by several of them. . This was most…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Red Cross to Cater at Royal Show
The Red Cross is serving light meals and cut lunches at the Royal Easter Show this year and expects to cater for over 10,000 people daily…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Braid Wood Axemen Score at Queanbeyan Show
Braidwood axemen made a clean sweep of the prizes at the recent Queanbeyan show. The standing block chop was won by A. Willis, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Show Visitors Many Old Bands Return for the Annual Event
Amongst the visitors to the recent Braidwood Show we noticed Mrs. M. A. Sweeney, of Nowra, who was the guest of Mr. end Mrs. A. Haughton,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Department of Post War Reconstruction News and Views C.r.t.s. Art Show
His Excellency, the Governor General, Mr. W. J. Mckell, has accepted an invitation to officially open the Art Exhibition of Common…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →World’s Largest Uncut Diamond at the British Industries Fair
The largest uncut diamond in the world, found in the gravels of the Woyle River, Sierra Leone, in January 1945, will be shown in the Jewellery Section of the British Industries Fair which takes place simultaneously in London and Birmingham from May 3rd to 14th…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →British industry Furnishes The Home New Gadgets on View at Popular London Exhibition
The Ideal Home exhibition, one Britain’s most popular fairs, and certainly a first favourite with the housewives, attracted very big…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dog Gives Exhibition in Shop Window
A pack of barking dogs outside the window of one of Orange's largest, stores one morning recently attracted workers who were passing. They saw…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Show Dog Dispute
A dog fancier who produced two dogs as competitors at the recent Berrima district show was refused permission to exhibit them. At the last…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New Protective Packing for Machine-tools at British Industries Fair
Machine tools dipped in a transparent, oil-bearing, special solution of cellulose for protection during shipment will be shown, together with the dipping process, at the British Industries Fair which takes glace simultaneously in London and Birmingham from May 3rd to 14th. The cellulose…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Champion Axemen Braidwood Most Successful Town at Royal Show Chops
Sydney Royal Show has come and gone again and with it the best woodchopping programme ever seen in the 47 years since the first chops were…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Notes and News Braidwood Show Society's Increased Profit
At Saturday's Show Society meeting a tentative balance sheet on the year's operations was read by the secretary, Mr. H. E. Roberts. This…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Flower Show and Fair Presbyterian Effort
On Thursday afternoon in the parish hall, a Flower Show and Fair was held in aid St. Stephenâs Presbyterian Church and was well…
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