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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1966

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Fireworks Display to highlight 1966 Show Preparation for annual exhibition

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 11 January 1966 · page 1

A Saturday night fireworks display will highlight the 1966 Queanbeyan Show to be held on February 11 - 12. A Sydney firm’s offer of £150…

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Local team for Manly carnival

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 14 January 1966 · page 8

To-morrow, [?] members of the Queanbeyan Amateur Swimming and Life Saving Club will compete in the…

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Manly Pool Carnival Queanbeyan takes the march past

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 18 January 1966 · page 8

At the Manly Carnival on Sunday, Queanbeyan Amateur Swimming Club took out the main event of the day the march past. Dressed in their new…

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Sheep show next month

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 21 January 1966 · page 3

The 67th Annual Sheep Show and auction sales conducted by the NSW Sheep-breeders’ Association will be…

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Bungendore prepares for annual show Novel idea for fishing competition

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 21 January 1966 · page 1

Preparationse for the 1966 Bungendore Show, to be held on Monday week, January 31, are well advanced and working bees have been busy preparing for what is anticipated…

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Show Jottings

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 25 January 1966 · page 5

The caretaker of the showground, Mr. H. Thompson, was invited to attend the last meeting of the…

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Sheep Show Banking

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 28 January 1966 · page 4

The 1966 Sydney Sheep Show and Ram Sales will be held at the RAS Showground from February 7 to 11…

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Queanbeyan show office open daily

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 28 January 1966 · page 3

The Queanbeyan Show Society Office in Farrer Place is now open daily from 9 a.m. until 4.30 p.m., for the…

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Record annual show likely at Bengendore

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 28 January 1966 · page 1

Despite dry weather conditions, officials are preparing what they expect to be another record annual show at Bungendore on Monday. When entries closed last…

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Civil Defence display at the show

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 1 February 1966 · page 1

A display of equipment by the Civil Defence Organisation aroused considerable interest at the Bungendore…

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Record gate again at Bungendore’s Annual Show

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 1 February 1966 · page 1

The 1966 Bungendore Show yesterday was another outstanding success, the gate of £459 breaking the record established the previous year by approximately £23…

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All Conveniences for Show Canines

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 4 February 1966 · page 1

ALL conveniences are arranged for canines at show by the owners. Pictured at the Bungendore…

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Teamwork keynote of show success

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 4 February 1966 · page 3

Another successful annual show has been completed at Bungendore — and another achievement for the committee and stewards who have obviously -worked hard to make it a…

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Bungendore Show Highlight ring event were star attraction

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 4 February 1966 · page 4

The main attraction for majority of patrons at the Bungendore Show on Mondow was [?] stedly the ring events, which created wide interest throughout the day Judging of the hack and…

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Lifesaving carnival on February 20

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 8 February 1966 · page 3

Queanbeyan will again be competing in a lifesaving carnival in Sydney on February 20…

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Six records smashed at Queanbeyan carnival

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 8 February 1966 · page 8

At the first Southern Districts swimming carnival of the season, held at the Queanbeyan Olympic Pool on Saturday, six records were broken. Records were set by…

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Mavis Show Back This

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 8 February 1966 · page 6

The Mavis Bramston Show returns to Channel 7, Canberra, on Saturday at 9 p.m. —without Gordon Chater…

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Preparing for the Annual Show

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 8 February 1966 · page 1

The scene in the sideshow area of the Queanbeyan showground yesterday as showmen from throughout Australia prepare for the 71st Queanbeyan Show, to be held this Friday and Saturday. Since this photograph was…

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Editorial Queanbeyan’s 1966 Show

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 11 February 1966 · page 1

All that is now required to make Queanbeyan’s 1966 Show an outstanding success is for all the residents of this town and district to show their appreciation of the efforts of the committee of the…

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Ground Packed by Record Horse Entry Ideal Weather As Show Gets Under Way

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 11 February 1966 · page 1

The 71st Queanbeyan annual show got under way this morning in ideal weather conditions, with record entries in many sections. With the largest entry of top class horses seen at…

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