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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1955

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P., A. & H. Association dinner was a Big Success Show Chief Calls for More Financial Support

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 24 June 1955 · page 3

A strong appeal for more financial support for Queanbeyan P., A. & M. Association was made by the president (Mr. P. H. Hardy) at the Association’s first annual dinner. The dinner, at the Hotel…

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Interstate Football at Manuka Oval Schoolboy Rules Carnival Prelude to Tas. Match

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 15 July 1955 · page 3

The annual Canberra National Football Carnival will be conducted tomorrow in conjunction with the visit of the Tasmanian representative team to the National Capital…

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Bird Breeders’ Successful Show

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 19 July 1955 · page 6

The recently formed National Capital Avicultural Society held its first show in the GUIOOF Hall Queanbeyan, recently…

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Greyhounds Still Being Poisoned Ald. Appeals for Fair Play for Dog Owners

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 26 July 1955 · page 2

A protest against the continued poisoning of greyhound dogs at the premises of Mr. & Mrs. A. I. King in Ross Road, Queanbeyan, is made by Ald. Mrs. T. Donoghoe in a letter to The…

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A.C.T. Show Society’s Best Year Yet New Showground at C’berra Soon?

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 26 July 1955 · page 4

Plans for a permanent showground near Canberra have been submitted to the Department of the Interior by the ACT Pastoral and Agricultural Association…

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Sports Carnival at Captain’s Flat

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 29 July 1955 · page 1

Captain’s Flat Central; School will hold a sports carnival at Molonglo Park on Saturday Permission has been granted the…

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Q’beyan Schools Had Nixed luck in Rules Carnival

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 29 July 1955 · page 5

St. Gregory’s Convent school midget National Rules football team again reached the grand final of their grade in the School[?] Carnival…

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Future of Queanbeyan Showground Good Year for Show Society

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 29 July 1955 · page 6

Queanbeyan Pastoral, Agricultural and Horticultural Association had another successful year, the president (Mr. P. H. Hardy) told the Association’s annual meeting on Tuesday…

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Goulburn Show Profit Was Society £44

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 5 August 1955 · page 6

A profit of £44/2/5 was made by Goulburn Show Society in the year ended June 30…

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Junior Farmers’ News Tharwa Show at Queanbeyan in December

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 5 August 1955 · page 5

Tharwa Junior Farmers’ Club will hold its annual Spring Show at Queanbeyan. Showground this year, on December 3…

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Show Chief Is Re-elected

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 16 August 1955 · page 6

Mr P H. Hardy of Sutton was re-elected President of Queanbeyan Pastoral, Agricultural and Horticultural Association at the first…

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Cooma Show President

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 19 August 1955 · page 4

Mr O. L Feilen of Dry Farm Cocma, has been elected President of Cooma Show Association i succession to Mr G V Mould…

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Careers Exhibition

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 26 August 1955 · page 6

Mr Donnellan, District, [?] Officer, stated today that a Careers Exhibition is being held in the Trocadero, 503 George St…

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Qbn Cattle Won at Young Show

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 9 September 1955 · page 1

Queanbeyan district Hereford cattle studs did well at Young Show this week. F M McDiarmid and Sons of…

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Yass Show. Profit

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 13 September 1955 · page 1

Yass P and A Association finished the last financial year with a surplus of £357/9/5…

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Big Fashion Show to Visit Qbeyan

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 20 September 1955 · page 2

Of great interest to the home dressmaker is the Fashion now touring Australia which has been organised by world-famous…

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New Athletic Assn. Stages Big Carnival

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 23 September 1955 · page 5

First carnival of the new ACT Amateur Athletic Association will be at Manuka Oval on Saturday, October 8…

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School Athletics Carnival Results

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 27 September 1955 · page 3

Detailed results of Queanbeyan Intermediate High School’s annual athletics carnival:— Boys…

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Qbn Awards at Spring Bulb Show

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 27 September 1955 · page 2

Two first prizes and four seconds were taken by Queanbeyan exhibitors at the Canberra Horticultural Society’s annual spring Bulb Show…

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Farmers to Show Machines to Visiting Expert

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 27 September 1955 · page 1

Mr. K. E. Wood’s property on the Jerangle Road, A[?] will be the scene of a machinery held day with a different this Friday…

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