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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1963

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State Political Review Party policy on off-course betting beginning to show

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 30 August 1963 · page 10

The outlines of the thinking of Opposition parties’ leaderships last week began to show, in the most interesting development of all parties’ off-course betting policy-making. The Opposition’s progress…

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Show Jottings

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 6 September 1963 · page 7

The Queanbeyan Show Society . has engaged the. Kamikaze Motor Cycle Troup to perform stunt and…

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Interest in Show Society

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 6 September 1963 · page 3

The great amount of interest taken in district show societies is becoming increasingly evident…

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Pennants Start October 13 F.D.B.A. clubs show confidence in committee

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 10 September 1963 · page 4

Delegates to the annual meeting of the Federal District Bowling Association on Sunday last expressed their confidence in the way the Association has been managed over the…

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Shire donates half hire charge to Show Society

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 13 September 1963 · page 7

A donation of £11/10/-1 will be made by the Yarrowlumla Shire Council to the Queanbeyan P. A. and…

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Large gathering at photographic exhibition

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 17 September 1963 · page 2

Upwards of 50 people packed the C.W.A. Rooms in Crawford Street last night, to witness a colour…

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Fair nominations for night trots

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 11 October 1963 · page 10

Queanbeyan Show Society Night Trotting Control Board has received better nominations for its meeting…

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Sporting Section Athletes at Lilac Time Carnival

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 11 October 1963 · page 6

On Monday last, a number of Queanbeyan’s young athletes attended the Lilac Time Athletics Carnival in Goulburn. Competition was keen, with…

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Art Show highlight of Children’s Fair (By Publicity Officer)

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 18 October 1963 · page 8

Mothers and friends are very busy this preparing for the 1963 Children’s Fair at the Queanbeyan Infants’ School tomorrows Pupils are practising the…

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Judo exhibition at Bungendore

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 22 October 1963 · page 6

A judo, ju-jitsu and karate exhibition, believed to be the first of its kind ever held at Bungendore,…

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Record crowd at Children’s Fair (By Publicity Officer)

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 22 October 1963 · page 3

A record crowd attended the 1963 Children’s Fair at the Queanbeyan Infants’ School on Saturday afternoon. It was a fine warm day…

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St. Stephen’s spring fair

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 25 October 1963 · page 3

A large crowd is expected to attend St. Stephen’s Presbyterian Church, annual spring fair, which is to be…

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Enlightening address at show dinner

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 1 November 1963 · page 3

Mr. Harry Black, Public Liaison. Officer of the National Capital Development Commission, gave an interesting and enlightening address on Canberra to members of the…

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Show Jottings

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 5 November 1963 · page 3

At its last meeting, the P. A. and H. Association Committee decided to close the main pavilion, incIuding…

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Parking for show crowds a problem

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 5 November 1963 · page 3

The Mayor (Ald. A. Lambert) indicated at last Tuesday night’s Annual Show Dinner that the Municipal…

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Shearing demonstration a feature of carnival

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 8 November 1963 · page 8

One of Australia’s best-known shearers will demonstrate the new “Tally-Hi” shearing method at the Floral Festival carnival on November 16 at the Queanbeyan showground. He is Mr. Vin Parkes, a…

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Show Jottings

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 19 November 1963 · page 8

The P. A. and H. Association-is making an investigation into instances at the last show where winners did…

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Sporting Section Queanbeyan athletes shire at carnival

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 3 December 1963 · page 8

Last Saturday, at Ainslie Oval in Canberra Queanbeyan Amateur Athletic Club had every reason to be pleased with its efforts, when its own arranged programme was held Queanbeyan athletes turned…

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Show schedules available

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 20 December 1963 · page 3

Schedules for the 1964 Queanbeyan Show, to be held on February 14 and 15, are now available, the…

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