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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1968

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New Show on Ctc-7

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 27 August 1968 · page 6

CTC-TV 7 Canberra will present former Seeker, Athol Guy’s exciting new hour-long show, “A Guy…

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Show Jottings

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 6 September 1968 · page 1

At this week’s meeting of Queanbeyan P. A. and H. Association advice was received from the…

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Woodchops Out for 1969 Show

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 6 September 1968 · page 5

Although the 1969 Queanbeyan Show will not clash with Nowra as it has in resent years…

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First Ever Polocrose Carnival

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 10 September 1968 · page 5

The first polocrosse carnival ever staged in Queanbeyan will, be held at the Pony Club’s new…

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News For The Man On The Land Cattle Sales Fair trial sought for weighing facilities

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 13 September 1968 · page 4

The Graziers’ Association of New, South Wales is seeking to promote a fair - trial of the cattle weighing facilities at the Homebush Bay saleyards by publicising the fact that the facilities are available…

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Successful Easts’ athletic carnival

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 17 September 1968 · page 8

Last Thursday East Queanbeyan Primary School held a highly successful athletic carnival at Taylor Park. The battle for the…

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Canberra Gemstone Exhibition!

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 20 September 1968 · page 3

The Canberra Gem Society will present its second annual exhibition in the Haydon Centre,…

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Canberra’s Spring Bulb Show

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 20 September 1968 · page 9

To the reluctant weekend puller of weeds, the Canberra Horticultural Society’s Spring Bulb…

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Floral Festival Art Exhibition

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 27 September 1968 · page 7

How good is the public in picking out the best painting? If a public opinion poll was organised at an art exhibition, whereby the viewers could nominate a…

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The Schoolboys Show How

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 4 October 1968 · page 8

Queanbeyan High School and Combined High Schools treated spectators to fast open football in the curtain raiser game to the Penrith clash last Sunday at Sciffert Oval. Pictured, is Eugene McCormack (partly obscured) sand Steven Murray tacking Michael Charlton, while Colin Summerfield (left) and Bill Rogers…

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Marist Brothers’ seventh athletic carnival

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 11 October 1968 · page 2

Yesterday in glorious weather the Marist Brothers held their seventh annual athletic carnival…

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Festival of Fun Showground Site for Carnival

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 1 November 1968 · page 4

The monster carnival which commences at the showground on Saturday, November 9, at 2pm, promises to be a festival of family fun…

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Art Show by Queanbeyan High School

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 5 November 1968 · page 3

A display of paintings, pottery and hand-made jewellery was opened yesterday at the…

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Art exhibition is equal to any

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 8 November 1968 · page 1

In opening the Floral Festival art competition last night, the judge, Mr. Tom Gleghorn, said the Queanbeyan showing was equal to any country competition…

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Art show (Cont. from Front Page)THE WINNER

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 8 November 1968 · page 2

Mr. B. Kalivoda (winner of the contemporary, any media, class) is a Czech who studied art in his…

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Opening of art exhibition

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 12 November 1968 · page 1

An artist of distinction, Mr. Thomas Glehorn (right) pictured opening the Floral Festival art exhibition on Thursday night. Mr. Gleghorn, who also judged the exhibition, said the display at Queanbeyan was equal to any country competition and better than most Chairman of proceedings…

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Bowls carnival

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 19 November 1968 · page 1

The second round of the Master Pairs tournament played this morning resulted as follows:…

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A fair share at Ap Dong

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 19 November 1968 · page 3

Private Phillip Gilford, of Queanbeyan, makes sure this old Vietnamese villager gels his fair share of…

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Billets still needed Pool venue for weekend carnival

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 6 December 1968 · page 4

Queanbeyan Leagues’ Swimming will conduct its annual life saving carnival at the Olympic Pool this weekend, with more than 300 members of…

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Ten Clubs at Carnival Queanbeyan third in life saving

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 10 December 1968 · page 6

Queanbeyan Leagues’ Amateur Swimming and Life Saying Club gained third place from 10 competing clubs in the life saving carnival held at the…

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