Weight Guessing at Queanbeyan Show
The bullock used for weight guessing at the recent Show was donated by Mr. D. G. Hyles, of Uriarra, and was afterwards sold to Mr. J. C. Lindbeck…
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Shows & fairs, 1952
112 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 4 of 6
The Antique D[?] Fair
The annual Antique Dealers’ Fair—the twelfth of the series— will be opened in She Great Room Grosvenor House, London, on June 11th, by Mrs. Churchill, the Prime Minister’s wife. The total value of the [?] to be shown and offered for sale is…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Weight Guessing at Queanbeyan Show
The bullock used for weight guessing at the recent Queanbeyan show was donated toy Mr. D. G. Hyles, of Uriarra, and afterwards sold for £30. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Notes and News Dairy Cattle at Show
A long and at times lively discussion occurred at last meeting of the Braidwood Show Society regarding the payment of prize money to dairy…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Parking Trouble at Show
The need for pegs around the walls of the pavilion dance floor was stres[?]er by Mr. Les Callan at last meeting of the committee. He said at dances…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Dairy Cattle at the Show Committee Backs Down
A lengthy discussion took place at last meeting or the committee of the Braidwood P. and A. Society regarding the above subject…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Show Complaints No Help, No Afternoon Tea, No Beer !
Mr. Erie Byrn caused a stir at last meeting of the Show Society committee when he began to ventilate a few grievances. He started off by…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Show Society Echo of Dairy Cattle Controversy
There was not a large attendance at last Saturday's committee meeting of the above. The President (Mr. H. E. Roberts) occupied the chair and the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →“Sing As We Go“ a Cheerful Show
Though the weather was very bleak and windy, the programme presented by the Queanbeyan Variety Artists in the Parish Hall on Tuesday and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Show Bombshell Echo of the Dairy Cattle Controversy Three Chief Stewards Resign Their Positions
The controversy regarding the exhibition of dairy cattle at Braidwood show took an unexpected turn at last meeting of the committee, when the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Show Incident Mr. Dunshea Replies to Statements by Committeeman
Quite a lot of feeling was evidenced at last Show society committee meeting, when Mr. C. A. Dunshea took strong exception to remarks made by…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Camp Draft at Next Show Suggestion to Delete It and Surcingle Event
A strong protest was made at last Braidwood Show Society meeting when the prize schedule for 1953 was being revised, at a recommendation to delete…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →U.K. Food Fair Opens This Month
Every year the people of the United Kingdom spend £2,567,000,000 on food the manufacture of which employs 611,900 persons. Mammoth figures…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →“So Long at the Fair”
”Gay Paree” and the Paris World Fair of 1889 make the colourful background for “So Long at the Fair” showing at the Star Theatre to-morrow…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Junior Red Cross Exhibition
More than 6000 Junior Red Cross members frorm metropolitan schools will attend the 32nd Annual Junior Red Cross . Exhibition at Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Show Trotting Assessments Cards
On and after 1st August, 1952, no horse shall be permitted to start in any trotting event at agricultural shows, gymkhanas or sports meetings…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →British Food Fair Prefabricated Houses As a Major Export
A great future for the export from Britain of prefabricated houses has been predicted by Britain’s Minister of Works. He stated…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Nous and News Show Society's Good Year
A highly satisfactory position was revealed at Saturday's annual meeting of Brardwood Show Society, when the balance sheet showed that a profit of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Hire of Show Pavilion Charges Too Cheap
Mention was made by the President it Saturday's annual meeting of the Show Society of the charges for hire of the show pavilion for functions…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Show Society's Successful Year Long-Standing Overdraft Wiped Off Long-standing Overdraft Wiped Off. Substantial Credit at Bank
So successful was last Exhibition that the Society made a profit of £221 after commencing: the year with a debit of £140/16/6 and then spending £358 on contract work and material and giving' away nearly £700 in prize money. A long-standing bank overdraft, which at one stage stood at £1600…
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