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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1962

104 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 5 of 6

Doll & Dolls’ House Show for Festival

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 7 September 1962 · page 2

A doll, and doll’s house show Will be held in conjunction will the 1962 Floral Festival…

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Show Jottings

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 14 September 1962 · page 7

The Show Society office in Farrer Place has taken on a new look, fallowing a “painting-bee” by members…

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Presbyterians prepare for Spring Fair

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 14 September 1962 · page 3

An afternoon and evening of fun for all is promised by organisers of the Presbyterian Spring Fair,…

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Boating exhibition open tonight

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 18 September 1962 · page 6

The first Boating Exhibition to be held in Canberra and the Southern tablelands district of New South…

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Art competition to be feature of fair

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 18 September 1962 · page 7

Arrangements are .well in hand for the Queanbeyan Infants’ School Fair to be held on October 6. The doll show will have two…

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Book Review “The Thurber Carnival” (“The Thurber Carnival,” by James Thurber. Penguin edition. 286 pages. Price 5/6)

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 21 September 1962 · page 3

James Thurber is much more than a mere cartoonist or humorous writer. He has become something of an institution, and anyone who does not know his books is missing…

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Col Joye Show poorly attended

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 28 September 1962 · page 1

The Queanbeyan Floral Festival committee was disappointed with the public’s response to the Col Joye…

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Bright programme arranged for tomorrow’s Children’s Fair

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 5 October 1962 · page 3

The art contest, being organised in conjunction with tomorrow’s Infants’ School Children’s Fair, has attracted 470 entries. This is a wonderful response, and together…

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Children’s Fair an outstanding success

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 9 October 1962 · page 3

The Children’s Fair, held by the Queanbeyan Infants School Mothers Club on Saturday afternoon was very well attended, despite the unpleasant weather…

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Bungendore basketball carnival

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 12 October 1962 · page 7

The annual Bungendore basketball carnival was held in rather bleak weather last Saturday…

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Show Jottings

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 12 October 1962 · page 9

At last week’s meeting off the Queanbeyan P. A. and H. Association, tribute was paid to the work done on…

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Primary pupils at athletics carnival

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 12 October 1962 · page 1

Seventeen girls and seventeen boys represented Queanbeyan Primary School at the Annual South Canberra District P.S.A.A.A. Athletics Carnival, held at Jerrambomberra…

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Dignitary to open church fair

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 26 October 1962 · page 1

The Official secretary to the United Kingdom High Commissioner, Mr. E. N. Lamour, accompanied by…

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New classes for Sydney Sheep Show

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 26 October 1962 · page 9

A number of new classes have been provided for the 1963 Sydney Sheep Show, to be held from May 29 to June 1. The secretary of the N.S.W…

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Presbyterian Spring Fair a great success

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 30 October 1962 · page 1

The weather was perfect, the crowd was wonderful, and the organisation was a credit to the committed. These three factors combined to make St. Stephen’s Presbyterian…

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Eighth Annual Dinner a Record Show members gather in social atmosphere

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 2 November 1962 · page 8

The Eighth Annual Dinner of the Queanbeyan P. A. and H. Association, held at the Coach House Motor Inn (formerly Travelana) on Tuesday night, was one of the most successful social functions yet held by the Association…

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Successful Bungendore Convent Fair

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 9 November 1962 · page 9

A very successful Children’s Fair was conducted in St. Mary’s Hall, Bungendore, on Saturday…

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Protests on altered sheep show dates

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 23 November 1962 · page 9

Queanbeyan P. A. and H. Association, has decided to support a protest lodged against the decision to hold…

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News For The Man On The Land Rural production statistics show general increase

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 23 November 1962 · page 9

Sumaries of principal statistics of rural production in the statistical divisions of New South Wales have been released for the year ended March 31, 1962…

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Show Jottings

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 7 December 1962 · page 6

The Queanbeyan P. A. and H. Association has approved of the Yass Valley Organisation staging an…

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