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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1957

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Show Declared “Black” by Sideshowmen

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 26 March 1957 · page 1

Sideshowmen have declared the Queanbeyan P. A. & H. Association's 62nd. Annual Show “black.'”…

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P. A. & H. Association ’S 62nd Show Opens on

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 26 March 1957 · page 1

THE district’s wealth will be an exhibition this weekend when the Queanbeyan P., A. & H. Association stages its 62nd…

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Speaker Equipment for Show

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 29 March 1957 · page 2

LOUDSPEAKER equipmen being used at the show this year has been provided by committeeman Sid Clearey. President of the P. A. & H. Association (Cr. P. H, Hardy) said this morning that Mr. Clearey had worked very hard to make sure the equipment was in tip-top order and so situated that announcements would reach all quarters of the…

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Serrated Tussock Display at Show

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 29 March 1957 · page 6

Serrated tussock will be the main feature of a display being staged in Junior Farmers’ pavilion by Mr. Phil Armstrong, the District Agronomist…

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Hard Work Built Show Standard

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 29 March 1957 · page 2

In recent years, Queanbeyan Show has become more and more widely known for the competitive high standards of Its exhibits. Because of its nearness to…

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Big Programme Is Set for Night Show

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 29 March 1957 · page 1

For the first time in Queanbeyan patrons at the Annual Show will have the opportunity of seeing a night display when the Showground opens tonight…

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Queanbeyan From the Air at Show Time

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 29 March 1957 · page 1

Queanbeyan Pastoral and Agricultural Association’s 62nd. Annual Show opened this morning on the…

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Annual Show Opens, Many Sections Bring Record Entries

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 29 March 1957 · page 1

Record numbers of exhibits in almost every section made the opening of Queanbeyan Pastoral, Agricultural and Horticultural Society's 62nd Annual Show this morning a time of hopeful expectancy for the…

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Wool Is Our Wealth Champions on Display at Annual Show

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 29 March 1957 · page 5

The wealth of the surrounding districts is evident in the splendid entries in the wool and sheep sections at the show. Exhibits in these sections are of a…

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Carnival For Governor’s Official Visit

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 2 April 1957 · page 1

A meeting of town organisations held in the Municipal Council Chambers last night decided to conduct a carnival…

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Happy Folk at the Show

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 2 April 1957 · page 1

THIS, happy group of show goers found plenty to entertain them at the Show oh Saturday. They are, from left:…

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Woodchopping Draws Large Crowd at Show

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 2 April 1957 · page 2

Woodchopping attracted a large number of spectators. The teams relay race resulted in an exciting draw…

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Record Crowd Attends Show in Spite of Ban by Sideshowmen

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 2 April 1957 · page 1

Queanbeyan P., A. & H. Society’s 62nd Annual Show held last weekend, March 29 and 30, attracted an all-time record number of visitors despite the “black ban” placed on the event by the Showmen’s Guild…

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Increase in Show Revenue

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 5 April 1957 · page 1

Although the exact figures have not yet b[?] sclosed, it has been reported by the senior vice…

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Commonwealth Bank at Show

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 5 April 1957 · page 4

M. J. Girvan, the local Manager, of the Commonwealth wealth Trading Bank and Commonwealth Savings Bank…

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Trotters in Action at Show

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 5 April 1957 · page 1

TEOTTERS passing the win Ming post at the end of the second lap in the Tom O’Connor Handicap at the Queanbeyan…

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Red Cross at Easter Show

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 9 April 1957 · page 4

This year over 300 Red Cross Metropolitan Branch members and 100 Red Cross V.A.s are rostered for the…

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Loral Grapes at Royal Show for First Time

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 9 April 1957 · page 2

When the Sydney Royal Easter Show opens on Friday, the Southern Districts Exhibit will include a collection…

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Local Poultry Fanciers Win At Yass Show

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 12 April 1957 · page 4

Messrs. B. L. Hewlett F. J. Harman, of Queanbeyan, were successful exhibitors in the poultry section…

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Show Society Appeals for Waivure of Rates

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 12 April 1957 · page 1

“The Queanbeyan Pastoral, Agricultural and Horticultural-Society provides facilities and amenities in the Showground for people of Queanbeyan that would have to be provided by the Municipal Council if the Showground was not there”…

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