Preparations For 1961 Show Are Near Completion
“Preparations for the 1961 Queanbeyan Show are nearing completion and indications are that it will be the greatest exhibition ever…
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Shows & fairs, 1961
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“Pied Piper” Show at Canberra
Famous radio personality. Keith Smith will record the “Pied Piper” show at Canberra this Saturday,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Editorial QUEANBEYAN’S 1961 SHOW
All that is required to make Queanbeyan 1961 Show an outstanding success is for all residents of this town and districts to show their appreciation of the efforts of committee of the P.A. and H…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Quality of Show Horses Best Yet
The quality of the horses at the Queanbeyan 1961 Show, which today, is the best seen on the local showground ground for many years…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Entries Down in Show Handicraft Section
Children from Koomarri House,. Canberra, stole the limelight in the handicraft section of the Queanbeyan Show, judged this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →First Show Trot To Crookwell Horse
There were seven starters in the first trotting event on the programme at the Queanbeyan Show this…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Maze of Mirrors Glass House At The Show
An attraction with a bewildering maze of 500 mirrors to confuse patrons, will be one of the main…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Queanbeyan Show Again Sets High Standard Big Crowds Expected
The 1961 Queanbeyan Annual Show opened this morning on the gaily decorated Showground in fine and warm conditions, but with the threat of thunderstorms storms later in the afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Hoskins town Chosen As Site For Telescope Aerial View Of Showground Taken During A Show
The site for a giant £300,000 telescope formerly believed to be in the Braidwood area, is now expected to be near Hoskinstown…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Queanbeyan Show Crowds were Thirsty
sales at the bar and refreshment stalls leaves no doubt that crowds at the Queanbeyan show last…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Horseman Injured at the Show
A horseman was injured at the Queanbeyan Show on Saturday when a horse jammed him against a rail,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →School Tableau Highlight Of Night Show
A highlight of the .Queanbeyan night shows on Friday and Saturday was the schoolchildren's tableau on Friday night…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Woodchops Were Big Attraction at Queanbeyan Show
The large crowds which lined the arena all day, was evidence that the wood chopping was one of the main attractions on Saturday’s programme at the Queanbeyan Show…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Top Fleece Shown by Bungendore Show President
The president, of Bungendore Show Society, Mr. L. J. Reardon, exhibited the champion. fleece of wool at the Queanbeyan Show, on Friday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Attendance Record Is Broken Again at 1961 Show
Despite a smaller attendance on Saturday afternoon, all previous records for attendance and gate takings were broken by the 1961 Queanbeyan Show last Friday and Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →State’s Best Quality Sheep On Display At Queanbeyan Show
Every pen in the Sheep Section at the Queanbeyan Show on Saturday was filled, some of the best sheep in New South Wales being on display. In the open section, top…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →EDITORIAL The Show Is Over— Silence Falls Over A Noisy Arena
Hundreds of men, women and children pushed their way along side? show alleys as the lusty voices of the sideshow publicity experts roared out…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Horse Entries Down But Very High Standard Again Big Queanbeyan Show Programme
Horse events were once again a feature of the Queanbeyan Show on Friday and Saturday, although the number of entries, according to officials, was not as high as last year’s record…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →High Jumps Thrilled The Show Crowd
The high jumps were again a feature Queanbeyan show ring events on Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Judge Impressed With Queanbeyan Dog Show
Judge, Mr. & W. Morphett, of Sydney, was with the second Queanbeyan Annual Dog show conducted by the P.A. and H. Association in conjunction with the Annual Agricultural Show last Saturday…
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