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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1956

69 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 1 of 4

Horticultural [?] First Dahlla Show

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 10 January 1956 · page 3

The Queanbeyan Horticultural Society will be conducting its first Dahlla Show at the Parish Hall on Saturday…

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Sports Carnival at Bungendore

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 13 January 1956 · page 1

Prizemoney totalling £100 will be offered at a big sports carnival to be held at Bungenone Park on February 18…

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Gala Bowling Carnival Soon

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 20 January 1956 · page 1

A gala carnival will be held at Queanbeyan Bowling Club on January 28, 29 and 30. Prizes totalling £150 will be…

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P.M.G. Makes Lines Available Telephones for Show Exhibitors

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 20 January 1956 · page 1

The District Telephone Officer (Mr. Wilkinson) has advised the Chamber of Commerce that the Postmaster-General’s Department will make…

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Show Dotes Clash With Elections

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 14 February 1956 · page 1

Braidwood P.A. and H. Association as moving to have its show its dates moved forward to avoid clashing with the…

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Swim Pool as Queanbeyan Show Exhibit

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 14 February 1956 · page 1

A very topical subject has been selected as one of the classes in the Woodwork, section of the forthcoming…

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Carnival Is Planned to Raise Funds

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 24 February 1956 · page 1

The Queanbeyan Amateur Swimming Club will ask several local organisations to assist in the promition of…

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Jam Judging at Show

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 28 February 1956 · page 6

MRS. A BROWN (right) judge of jams and [?] at the A.C.T. Show at Hall on Friday discusses a point of texture with chief steward Mrs. Cedric Southwell…

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Successful at Hall Show

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 2 March 1956 · page 1

SUCCESSFUL equestrian competitions in the recent Hall Show Jill Edmonds of Ingledow had Jan Gibbs of Mount…

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Applications for Telephones on Show Days

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 2 March 1956 · page 1

The District Telephone Officer (Mr. Wilkinson) said yesterday that no applications yet been received for…

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Fighting Display for Apex Carnival

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 9 March 1956 · page 1

Feature of the Queanbeyan Apex Club’s carnival next Thursday and Friday night will be a display of fire fighting by…

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Travel Theme in Display New Savings Bank at Royal Easter Show

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 9 March 1956 · page 3

In addition to usual trading bank facilities the Bank of New South Wales will have a full Savings Bank agency 0 this yearns Royal Show in Sydney…

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Successful First Night of Carnival

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 16 March 1956 · page 1

The opening night of the Apex Carnival to aid Queanbeyan District Ambulance last night was highly successful…

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Country Bank Managers at Easter Show

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 16 March 1956 · page 3

Mr Girvan, Manager of the Commonwealth Bank, sad today that the Bank is again attaching two of its well-known…

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Ambulance Profits from Apex Carnival

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 20 March 1956 · page 4

Queanbeyan District Ambulance made an outstanding profit from the Apex Carnival on Thursday and Friday…

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Pigeon Fancier at Goulburn Show

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 20 March 1956 · page 3

Queanbeyan pigeon fancier, Mr. M. Lilley had considerable [?] at the 65th Annual Goulburn Show over the…

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Horticultural Society to Aid Church Floral Exhibition for Methodist Fete

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 20 March 1956 · page 2

A feature of the Methodist Church fete to be held on Saturday afternoon, March 24, will be the floral exhibition staged by Queanbeyan Horticultural Society…

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Show Success For District Horse Teams

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 23 March 1956 · page 1

Miss Jan Gibbs’ show team of hacks, including Mrs. R. M. Davies’ Parade And Mr R. Morrison’S Miss Brooklyn,…

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A.n.z. Bank at Royal Easter Show

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 23 March 1956 · page 3

The A.N.Z. Bank Agency at the Royal Easter Show will be, as usual, situated at No. 17 and 18 stands just inside…

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Sir Edward Halstrom in Queanbeyan Famous Visitor for Chrysanthemum Show

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 23 March 1956 · page 1

Sir Edward Halstrom will officiate at the opening of Queanbeyan Horticultural Society’s 1958 Chrysanthemum Show. The show will be a…

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