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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1971

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N.Z. Olympic riders for Qbn. show

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 15 January 1971 · page 15

A team of Olympic standard equestrians from New Zealand will compete at Queanbeyan…

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Minister to open Bungendore show

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 19 January 1971 · page 1

The Minister for Lands, Mr. Tom Lewis, MLA, will officially open the annual Bungendore Show on Monday week, February 1. Officials consider Mr. Lewis’ acceptance of…

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Hydatid Display Likely at Show

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 26 January 1971 · page 1

Yarrowlumla Shire Health Surveyor, (Mr. R. Bush) hopes to arrange displays on hydatid disease…

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Minister to Open Show

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 29 January 1971 · page 1

The Minister for Lands, Mr. T. Lewis, M.L.A., will officially open the 1971 Bungendore Show on Monday…

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The Wales at Sheep Show

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 29 January 1971 · page 9

The Bank of New South. Wales will provide full banking facilities At Its special branch at the…

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Kennel Club Gets More Show Space

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 29 January 1971 · page 4

Additional space has been allocated for the Kennel Club section at the 1971 Queanbeyan…

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Rural Bank at 1971 Sheep Show

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 29 January 1971 · page 5

Visitors to Sydney for this year’s Sheep Show will find the Rural Bank occupying its usual…

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Bungendore Show Highlights

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 2 February 1971 · page 12

MINISTER for Lands, Mr. Tom Lewis, pictured opening the Bungendore Show yesterday. Also pictured on the dais are Mr. Steve Mauger, Member for Monaro and Mr. Les Reardon,…

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Bungendore Show Highlights

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 2 February 1971 · page 13

STEPHEN McLAUGHLIN on “Jim’s Luck” winning the Novice Show Jump at Bungendore yesterday. A COUPLE of the smallest…

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Bungendore Show Gate Down $55 $1000 grant

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 2 February 1971 · page 1

Gatetakings at the 1971 Bungendore show yesterday were slightly down on last year but were more than made up for with additional income from other sources, according to president Mr. Les…

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Wool standard at Bungendore Show very good

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 2 February 1971 · page 13

“The standard of the wool exhibited at the Bungendore Show this year was of a considerable higher standard than for several years.”…

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Identities missed at show

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 5 February 1971 · page 6

Some prominent figures who were lost to Bungendore Show Society in the last twelve…

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New Queanbeyan show event

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 5 February 1971 · page 13

David Wilkinson, of Mittagong, and “Casablanca,” his part Arabian gelding, dressed for the colourful native Arabian costume event. The pair have been very successful in this new event on the Arabian…

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Getting ready for the show

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 5 February 1971 · page 4

Members of the committee of Queanbeyan Show Society and helpers are busily engaged in…

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Ladies’ Committee to Help at Show

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 5 February 1971 · page 3

Queanbeyan Show Society expects to have a Ladies Committee functioning and working in…

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Kiwi Jumpers Here for Annual Show

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 5 February 1971 · page 14

New Zealand show jumping team which arrived in Sydney last week for a tour of N.S.W., including participation in the 1971 Queanbeyan Show next Friday and Saturday. Let to right they are:…

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Places gained at Yass carnival

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 9 February 1971 · page 20

Queanbeyan swimmers performed very well at the Group 1 Southern District Amateur Swimming Championships at Yass on Sunday. Best performances were…

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Show officials keep their fingers crossed

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 9 February 1971 · page 1

Queanbeyan show officials are keeping their fingers crossed and hoping that the long period of unsettled weather will break before the show next week-end. They are working…

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Show Photos

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 12 February 1971 · page 14

Judge of the home gardners section, Mr. N. M. Hill, of Canberra inspects a vegetable marrow…

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Queanbeyan Show Highlights

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 12 February 1971 · page 11

Noel Bingley, of Sutton (left) and Ian Armour, of Sutton Road, (right) assist the wool judge, Mr. Cliff Friend, of Goulburn. ONE of the leading trotters in the Southern Districts area, Fair Harley, receives a rub down this afternoon by…

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