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Shows & fairs, 1937

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My Faithful Friend "Love Me, Love My Dog" New Show Dog for Wagga

Daily Advertiser · Monday 24 May 1937 · page 3

During his recent visit to Sydney, writes Mr. J. J. Collins, of Wagga, he obtained the champion wire fox terrier bitch, Sophie of Dunara, winner of…

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Coronation Carnival Secretary's Report

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 25 May 1937 · page 2

"NOW THAT the meeting is an accomplished fact it is possible to view the undertaking in a truer perspective than…

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Sheep Show Ball

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 25 May 1937 · page 2

A representative meeting of ladles was held at the show secretary's fice on Friday last to make arrangements for the ball on June 30…

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Rugby and Showground Discussed at Meeting of Show Committee

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 25 May 1937 · page 2

A MEETING of the Show Committee was held in the Kurrajong Hall on Thursday night, when the following members…

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Hillston Show

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 27 May 1937 · page 2

At the meeting of Committee of Hillston Pastoral and Agricultural Association held on Thursday last, the Prize Schedule, as,…

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Cootamundra Annual Sheep Show

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 27 May 1937 · page 7

The schedules for the Cootamundra eleventh annual sheep show are now available, and a glance through the pages will show that it offers a…

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Most Successful Year on Record Achievement of the Gundagai P. and A. Society OVER £200 for the 1938 SHOW

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 27 May 1937 · page 2

THE outstanding features of the annual meeting of the Gundagai P. and A. Society, held last evening, were the facts contained in the report and financial statement that not one penny is owing by the society, and that for the 1938 show the incoming commitees…

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Annual Sheep Show

Daily Advertiser · Friday 28 May 1937 · page 6

Very, satisfactory entries have been received for the forty-second annual sheep show conducted by the New South Wales Sheepbreeders'…

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R.a.s. Show Essay

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 28 May 1937 · page 7

The winning essay in group, open the pupils in secondary schools up to leaving certificate standard, 900 words, by Mary Healey, 6 Glasgow…

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World Exhibition Australia May Take Part Canberra

Daily Advertiser · Friday 28 May 1937 · page 1

A rumor is current that Australia may take part in the New York World Exhibition in 1939. but it is considered unlikely that an official exhibit…

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Motoring Caravans at Motor Show Popularity Increasing

Daily Advertiser · Friday 28 May 1937 · page 2

One of the most interesting displays at the international motor show in Melbourne last week was the section allocated to motor caravans…

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Sydney Sheep Show

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 29 May 1937 · page 8

Very satisfactory entries have been received for the 42nd Annual Sheep Show conducted by the New South Wales Sheephreeders'…

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British Flower Show

Daily Advertiser · Monday 31 May 1937 · page 3

The acting Prime Minister (Dr. Earle Page) has announced that the Commonwealth Government had decided to contribute £50 towards the…

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Gundagai Defeats Harden-murrumburrah by 22 Points to 7 in Poor Exhibition of Football

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 31 May 1937 · page 3

The local team defeated Harden-Murrumburrah yesterday by 22 points to 7. The game was of poor standard, and other than…

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Registered Corriedales Move By Lockhart Show Committee

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 1 June 1937 · page 2

Invited by Mr. J. M. Gollasch, the President, Mr. C. J. Daley, of the Department of Agriculture, kindly attended the meeting of the…

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Wrestling and Boxing "Donnybrook Fair" Bout at Rushcutter's Police Stop Contest Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 1 June 1937 · page 3

The American wrestlers Don Noland (16,3) and Joe Kopack (15.6) provided a Donnybrook" affair at Rushcutter's Bay Stadium to-night, and the police…

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Lockhart Show Society MR. J. M. Gollasch Re-elected President

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 1 June 1937 · page 1

The committee of Lockhart A. and P. Society held its first meeting of the society's new year on Saturday. Present: Messrs. J. M…

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Patriotic Days Recalled Queen of the Carnival

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 2 June 1937 · page 6

The death of Mrs. James Dennis recalls the stirring days of the Great War in Wagga, when the enthusiasm of the people was thrown into the…

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Cups for School Carnival

Daily Advertiser · Friday 4 June 1937 · page 4

Mr. R. Hankinson, M.L.A., and Mr. H. V. M'Kay, of "Deepwater," Matong, have each donated a handsome cup for championship events to be…

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Poultry Club Show

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 4 June 1937 · page 2

Entries close on Monday next for the Leeton Poultry Club Show, which takes place on the Showground, on Saturday, June 12…

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