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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1948

101 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 3 of 6

Shire Horse Show

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 18 May 1948 · page 3

The Champion Stallion, “Althorpe Trump Card, showing off his graces to the judges, Messrs. H. W. Appleby, J. Morris Belcher and A Farnsworth, at the Shire Horse Society's show of stallions, mares, geldings and commercial horses at the racecourse at Derby, recently…

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Sump Oil to Be Used to Abate Dust Nuisance at Wyalong Show

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 21 May 1948 · page 1

In order to abate the dust nuisance caused by trotting at the West Wyalong Show in September next, the Committee will spray the track with…

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Bega Show Profit

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 25 May 1948 · page 2

Although Bega A., P. and H. Association set aside £127 for depreciation, the recent show returned a profit of £400. At its last meeting the…

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Show Union Officials

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 1 June 1948 · page 2

At Thursday's annual meeting of the Southern Highlands Show Societies' Union, at the Goulburn Town Hall, the following officers were elected:…

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Cooma Poultry Show

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 1 June 1948 · page 2

Successful Queanbeyan exhibitors at the above Show, held on May 21 and 22 were:— Australorps: HJ. O’Malley, 1st cock…

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Show Dates for 1949

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 1 June 1948 · page 2

The Southern Highlands Show Societies' Union, at its annual meeting in Goulburn on Thursday, drew up the following schedule for next year's…

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Public To See Britain’s Big Air Show At Farnborough Display

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 8 June 1948 · page 4

At least twelve aircraft will be making their first public Sights when the annual flying display and exhibition organised by the Society of…

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The Fair Sex and Cricket

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 15 June 1948 · page 2

The knowledge of cricket possessed by some of the fair sex of Braidwood is most remarkable. Listening in to the broadcast on Thursday night…

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Show Secretary's Work Praised

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 15 June 1948 · page 3

At a meeting of the P. and A. Society on Saturday stress was laid on the excellent work performed by the secretary. Mr. H. E. Roberts, in…

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Local and General Show Trotting "Wiped"

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 15 June 1948 · page 2

After a lengthy discussion at Saturday's show meeting it was unanimously decided to exclude trotting from next year's Braidwood show…

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Braidwood Show Brightening Up the Ring Programme Increased Prize Money for Sporting Events

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 18 June 1948 · page 1

DURING the revision of the programme for next year's show it was apparent at Saturday's meeting that the committee was determined…

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Show Secretary Fined Failure to Notify Information

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 29 June 1948 · page 2

The secretary of the Crookwell A., P. and H. Society. Mr. A. Glanville pleaded guilty before Mr. Hook, S.M. at the Court of Petty Sessions last…

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A Season's Wool Rise Skirtings Show Greatest Advance

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 29 June 1948 · page 4

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report: The Sydney wool season, closed with values for average to best merino topmaklng fleece wools 45 per cent, to…

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"Strathallen" Polled Herlford Bullocks Braidwood Show, 1948

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 2 July 1948 · page 1

Fattened on "Strathallen" by Messrs. McGrath Bros. Bred by Mr. R. T. Hassall, "Glendaruel," and sold by New Zealand Loan and M.A. Co., Ltd., to Mr Phillip Welch for £25 per head Block by Courtesy of "Country Life."…

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Schoolboys Rugby League Carnival

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 13 July 1948 · page 4

At a meeting convened at Goulburn on Friday, July 2, for the purpose of organising a Schoolboys Rugby League Carnival it was…

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Motor Show Again - But For Export Only

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 13 July 1948 · page 3

Britain’s first post - war motor show will be held in London at the end of October. It will attract unusual interest , but in essence it will be for…

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Department of Post War Reconstruction News and Views Community and Re-establishment Exhibition

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 16 July 1948 · page 3

Later this year Sydney will see a Community and Re-establishment Exhibition which has been prepared by the Public Relations Division of the ministry…

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Great Britain’s Latest Engineering and Industrial Equipment oh Show London Exhibition

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 20 July 1948 · page 4

Some of the latest engineering and industrial equipment being made in Great Britain to-day was seen at the “Engineering and Industrial Equipment at the Horticultural Hall, Westminster, London: You can fire away at soldering with the automatic Rockman Solder-Gun seen…

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Schoolboys' Rugby League Carnival

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 20 July 1948 · page 1

At a meeting convened at Goulburn on Friday, July 2, for the purpose of organising a Schoolboys' Rugby League Carnival, it was…

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"What's Wrong with the Whole Show?" Only £580 of £1800 Grant Expended Councillor Perturbed

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 23 July 1948 · page 2

Following the presentation at last meeting of Tallaganda Shire Council of a certificate of expenditure to 30th June, 1948, which showed that only…

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