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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1972

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Kangaroos Show What Team Spirit Can Do

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 23 May 1972 · page 18

Queanbeyan Kangaroos, with hooker Phil Agland sent off in the latter stages of the first half, came back after the interval at Seiffert Oval on Sunday and proceeded to show Canberra Tigers and other Group 8 teams just what team spirit arid premiership…

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Annual poultry show More Than 1,000 Birds Exhibited

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 23 May 1972 · page 10

More than 1000 birds from throughout NSW and Victoria were exhibited at the recent annual show of the Canberra-Queanbeyan Poultry Club, held at Queanbeyan showground…

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Festival fun at exhibition

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 2 June 1972 · page 12

The fun of a festival is the theme of an exhibition which opened at the Monaro Mall, Canberra, on…

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Show dates for 1973

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 2 June 1972 · page 6

Show dales for 1973 were fixed by the annual meeting of the Southern Tablelands Show Societies…

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Show Profit of $5,000

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 2 June 1972 · page 3

Approximate profit from the 1972 Queanbeyan show held in February was $5,000, treasurer Mr. E…

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Carnival fine for walkers

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 9 June 1972 · page 15

Next Sunday heralds the big event of the calendar for the ACT Amateur Racewalking Club, with a…

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Mixed success at Orange women’s hockey carnival

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 16 June 1972 · page 16

Both the A.C.T. representative teams arrived back in Queanbeyan on Monday night after a very exhausting weekend in Orange…

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Juniors praised after Wagga carnival

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 20 June 1972 · page 18

Following last Monday’s Wagga junior rugby league knockout carnival, Queanbeyan junior Blues were inundated with compliments about the strength of the club…

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Art show it Carinya last Friday night

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 27 June 1972 · page 10

PICTURED at the art exhibition are Bro. Joseph, and Mr. and Mrs. Rick Carr. INSPECTOR D. Howard points out an aspect of one of the many paintings to Rev. and Mrs. K. Crossley…

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Kennel Club Prepares for Second Show (by Publicity Officer)

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 27 June 1972 · page 3

Regular attendance and support from the Committee and members has enabled us to go on with the good work of operating a successful Kennel Club…

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Exhibition first limited to local artists

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 30 June 1972 · page 4

The art exhibition at Carinya Centre last Friday night was the first organised by Queanbeyan Art Society and limited to local artists since its inception in 1967…

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Youth meeting to show the true value of life

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 30 June 1972 · page 4

Sir. — I entirely disagree with “Aged Believer” in her letter to the “Age”, which is completely against David McKay and his honest/ realistic and outspoken concept of…

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Hereford show at Goulburn

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 11 July 1972 · page 13

A large crowd is expected to attend the 9th Southern Regional Show and Sale to be held at…

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President transferred Kennel Club Get Ready for Show

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 14 July 1972 · page 7

Due to his move to Coff’s Harbour to live, Queanbeyan and District All Breeds Kennel Club president, Mr. Ivan Colley, announced his resignation at the monthly meeting on Wednesday…

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For Entertainments New Show

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 18 July 1972 · page 10

A new television mystery called The Passenger by Francis Durbridge, creator of the famous detective…

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New Office Proposed on Show Committee

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 25 July 1972 · page 11

Queanbeyan Show Society is to give consideration soon to the creation of the office of…

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Maiden Carnival in Doubt

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 28 July 1972 · page 14

The Maiden Carnival proposed to be conducted by Queanbeyan tomorrow week may be cancelled if…

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Former show president a life member

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 28 July 1972 · page 1

Members of Queanbeyan Show Society on Monday night honoured their former president, Mr. P. H. Hardy, when they elected him an honorary life member…

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Under 7’s win Junee carnival (contributed)

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 8 August 1972 · page 11

A combined under 7 years Rugby League team left Queanbeyan on Saturday at 6 a.m. and ventured into the unknown to a knockout carnival at Junee,…

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Novo Cinema opens September 6 “New star” will show first release films

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 11 August 1972 · page 3

Queanbeyan’s new picture theatre, to be known as the “Nova Cinema”, will open oh September 6. it is located on the first floor of the site of the old Star Theatre…

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