Glamour in show arena
The introduction of the “Miss Show Girl” competition in 1964 brought added…
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Shows & fairs, 1969
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Shearing Deadline for Sheep Show
More than 12,000 sheep will be inspected during February and early March in accordance with the shearing regulation of the NSW Sheepbreeders’…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Champion show fleece from Hall
Hall grazier, Mr. A. J. Southwell completed a double in the wool section of the Queanbeyan…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Editorial the Show Must Go On!
Queanbeyan has diversified — the town is no longer totally dependent on the man on the land and the Queanbeyan. Show reflects this diversification…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The first champion of the show
“Southdown Sovereign,” winner of the pony stallion championship at the show this morning. His owner, Lourie David (right) keeps a tight hold on him as steward Don Allan does the honours by tying the ribbon around his neck. This was the first champion ribbon presented at the 1969 show…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Black Potato Display at the Show
An unusual exhibit at the Queanbeyan show today and tomorrow is a display of black,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Spotlight on Ring Events “Age” Show Feature
Queanbeyan’s claim to the title “premier show of the South” is based largely on its extensive and varied programme of horse events, which are almost continuous from the first event on the Friday morning at 9.30 am until the fireworks display starts on…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Show Property Once Hide-out for Bushranger
Notorious bushranger, Ben Hall, would hardly recognise the rich, pasture improved 5500 acre property of Thalaba, near Crookwell, which he roamed more than 100 years ago. To-day, Thalaba is one…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Possible $10,000 turnover Annual show is big business
Figures speak for themselves and figures show that the annual Queanbeyan show has developed into really big business, probably the biggest of its kind in the Southern Districts. Given fine weather, there is…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Show has come a long way in twenty years
The Queanbeyan show has come a long way in the last 20 years, as a glance through the columns of the “Age” in which the 1948 show was reported reveals. Even then the show was…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Perfect Conditions for Show Record Entry in Horse Classes
Queanbeyan’s 1969 annual show opened this morning in almost perfect conditions following the rain earlier in the week and with ait all-time record entry in many of the horse classes…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Supreme show champion
J. H. Crowe of “Gobarralong”, Coolac, won the Supreme Championship Sash in the cattle section at the Queanbeyan show on Saturday with this 2½ year old hereford bull “Gobarralong Quoit.”…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Show results held over
It has not been possible to publish all Queanbeyan show results and photographs in this…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Show jumps a highlight
Robby Allen, of Doonside, taking “Just George” over an obstacle in the show jumping events, which were the highlights of the ring programme at the Queanbeyan show. Allen, who rode the big…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →“Miss Show Girl, 1969”
Queanbeyan’s “Miss Showgirl 1969,” charming Angela Ivanovic, accepts a sheath of flowers from Miss Sue Imrie shortly, after she was adorned with her sash by the Mayoress, Mrs. F. E. Land at the showground on Saturday, night. Angela, an 18-year-old science student at the Australian…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Show’s best galloway
Miss Alison Bootes of Sutton was obviously a pleased young lady after her horse “Buckshot” had been judged champion galloway hack at the Queanbeyan show on Saturday. she had every reason to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Timbermen show ability at cricket
With- considerable enthusiasm, Donoghoe and Hopkins have re-formed their cricket team and…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Show Attendance and “Gate ” All Records
The 1969 Queanbeyan annual show, held last Friday and Saturday, has broken all previous records for attendance and gate takings, eclipsing the 1967 show figures. The show as a whole has been described as an outstanding…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Thrills in show trots
A feature of the Queanbeyan show was the outstanding trotting events, which thrilled the big…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Editorial Show of Strength
The solid show of strength shown this by a wide cross-section of the Queanbeyan Canberra community, has rocked the Government…
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