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Shows & fairs, 1936

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Royal Show Essays

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 15 February 1936 · page 5

School children visiting the Royal Show in Sydney will be interested in the Society's essay competition, open to pupils of all schools. Prizes…

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Ambulance Carnival From Saturday Next

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 15 February 1936 · page 3

The forthcoming Ambulance Carnival to be held on the School of Arts grounds, next the Ambulance station, commencing on Saturday night next…

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Swimming Tumut Carnival Elaborate Arrangements Planned

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 15 February 1936 · page 10

The Tumut Swimming Club is again to be congratulated on the arrangements in hand for its annual carnival on February 23. This function is one…

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Albury Show Society Unexpected Council Account Fob £500

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 15 February 1936 · page 6

At a meeting of the committee of the Albury Show Society last week the discovery was made that the society owed the Albury Municipal…

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Wanted, Show Members

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 17 February 1936 · page 2

For a show of its size, the Cootamundra A.P.H. and I. Association's membership list is too small. At the annual meeting on Saturday afternoon…

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Show Association Annual Meeting

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 17 February 1936 · page 3

Prior to the annual meeting, on Saturday afternoon, the old committee met, and Mr. J. A. Gibb presided. Secretary reported that the lecture…

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Tennis Crawford Defeats Quest Exhibition at Bendigo. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Monday 17 February 1936 · page 4

Before a gallery of 1500 J. Crawford defeated A. K. Quist 6/4, 6/3 in an exhibition game on grass at Bendigo to-day. The tennis was far below the…

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Swimming Leeton Carnival Wagga Team's Record Time Draws with Leeton in Polo

Daily Advertiser · Monday 17 February 1936 · page 5

At the carnival in the Leeton swimming baths yesterday, afternoon a record crowd watched the crack Wagga team of six swimmers defeat the…

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Swimming Carnival at Leeton

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 18 February 1936 · page 2

The Leeton Swimming club held its Riverina championship carnival on Sunday afternoon, and was favored by a record attendance…

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High School First Swimming Carnival

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 18 February 1936 · page 4

The intermediate High School's first swimming carnival will be held at the Olympic pool on Thursday afternoon, commencing at 2. o'clock…

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Swimming Tumut Swimming Carnival Record Entries

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 18 February 1936 · page 3

Reports received by the club during the last few days indicate that not only the record entries of last year will be eclipsed but also…

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New Champions Riverina Swimming Carnival Some Fine Performances

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 18 February 1936 · page 2

BRIGHT sunny weather, with a cool southerly breeze tempering the heat, favored the Annual Riverina Carnival held at the Leeton Baths on Sunday last, before a large attendance, the gate takings being £45, representing 541 adults and 177 children…

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Ambulance Carnival

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 19 February 1936 · page 2

Arrangements have bean completed for the Wagga District Ambulance carnival which will open in the School of Arts' grounds on Saturday night…

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Swimming Tumut Carnival on

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 19 February 1936 · page 3

Picturesque Tumut is to be the scene of an Eastern Riverina swimming carnival on Sunday. The carnival is to be held in the natural Tumut…

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The Show Association An Asset to the Community

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 19 February 1936 · page 3

Our leading article on Monday brought the following from a contributor. "The urge the other day of its…

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Show Notes

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 20 February 1936 · page 1

Preparations are going on space for the show on March 10 and 11, in Back to Tumbarumba Week A working bee is at present basily on…

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Tumut Carnival on

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 20 February 1936 · page 2

Picturesque Tumut is to be the scene of an Eastern Riverina swimming carnival on Sunday. The carnival is to be held in the natural…

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SWIMMING Temora Carnival Kennedy Again

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 20 February 1936 · page 4

H. Kennedy of Cootamundra, won the 100 metres freestyle championship and the 5O metres backstroke championship of the South-West…

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School Carnival

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 21 February 1936 · page 4

The Cootamundra High School's first swimming carnival was held yesterday afternoon, and was a great success. Mr. A. J. Lyttle was in charge…

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1936 Royal Easter Show Essay Competition

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 21 February 1936 · page 1

Conducted by the Council of the Royal Agricultural Society of New Sooth Wales. Essay to be open to pupils of all…

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