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Shows & fairs, 1939

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Federal Cabinet Important Decisions Announced by Sir Earle Page At Show Luncheon

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 6 April 1939 · page 2

Two important decisions by the Federal Cabinet were announced to-day by Sir Earle Page, speaking at the R.A.S. Show luncheon in…

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Sydney Show Officially Opened by Lord Gowrie "Ticklish Times" Axeman Chops Off His Toes SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 6 April 1939 · page 3

The Royal Easter Show was officially opened by the Governor-General (Lord Gowrie) to-day. The showers during the morning interfered with the…

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Narrandera Monster Sports Carnival Easter Monday April 10th, 1039 Special Train Leaves Leeton at 9.57 a.m. and 11.42 a.m. Extra Cheap Fares

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Thursday 6 April 1939 · page 5

Runners and Cyclists from Victoria South Australia, Queensland, Tasmania and N.S.W. will be competing, day and night, on the best Country…

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Show Cattle Sales

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 7 April 1939 · page 4

At the beef cattle sales at the Sydney showground on Tuesday last, a bull, "Quatta's Nightmarch," was sold to Mr. J. Mooney, Condobolin, on…

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Sydney Show Narandera Exhibitors' Successes Messrs. Longmire Brothers' Fine Achievement

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 7 April 1939 · page 1

Narandera exhibitors at the Royal Show have won a number of awards. The chief prize-winners from this district are Messrs. Longmire Bros.,…

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Thoroughbreds at Show

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 8 April 1939 · page 7

In the thoroughbred stallion contest at the Sydney Royal Show, the Judge, Mr R. Wootton, racehorse owner and breeder, placed the…

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N.S.W. Annual Sheep Show Selling Arrangements

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 8 April 1939 · page 6

British breeds of sheep entered in the Show catalogue and sold during the currency of the Annual Sheep Show, to be held from June 21 to…

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Magna Charta to Be Secretly Sent to New York Fair London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 10 April 1939 · page 1

Extraordinary precautions are being taken to safeguard the Magna Charta, which will be the central feature of the Hall of Democracy in the British…

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Further Sydney Show Successes

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 11 April 1939 · page 4

Two Wagga Grammar School pupils, Misses P. dough and S. Harris, sent an exhibit in needlework to the Sydney Royal Show and both gained a first…

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Easter Tennis Carnival at Lockhart Seventy-four Participants

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 11 April 1939 · page 4

Lockhart Tennis Club's annual Easter Tournament proved a most successful holiday event for the tennis players of the town and district, and the club's organisers deserve much praise for providing good, clean sport at a time when the town is singularly devoid of…

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New York World Fair

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 12 April 1939 · page 7

Helping to stock Britain's exhibits at the New York World Fair, which will open on April 30, are the British Council for Relations With Other…

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Junee Notes Gundagai Carnival

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 12 April 1939 · page 7

During the four days' bowling carnival at Gundagai over the Easter holidays, the weather played a lucky part for the hilltown club. No rain fell…

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Show Attendance SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 12 April 1939 · page 4

The attendance at the Show to-day was 106,599, and the takings £6079. These figures compared with 99,005 and £5580 for the corresponding day last…

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Show Attendances SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 13 April 1939 · page 4

The attendance at the show to-day was 41,492 and takings £1754, making the final figures for the entire show 850,785 and £53,122. Last year the…

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Wagga Ambulance Monthly Meeting Handsome Profit on Carnival

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 13 April 1939 · page 7

At the monthly meeting of the Wagga District Ambulance committee held at the ambulance station last night, it was reported that the profit…

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Sydney Show One of the Most Successful Yet Held Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 13 April 1939 · page 4

The Royal Easter Show, which concluded to-day, was one of the most successful yet held. As the gates closed to-night exhibitors were busily…

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Griffith Sheep Show

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 14 April 1939 · page 2

With very little discussion, the committee of the Griffith Agricultural Society decided to hold the sheep show in July. All the sub-committees…

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Exhibition of Cattle Disease-free Rules

Daily Advertiser · Friday 14 April 1939 · page 2

In the agitation for the exhibition of cattle to be restricted to diseasefree animals the Poll Shorthorn Society of Australasia has taken a lead…

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Sydney Show Local Prize-winners

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 14 April 1939 · page 8

In addition to the local prize-winners at the Sydney show mentioned in our last issue, others to win awards at the show were:…

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Successes at Sydney Show Urangeline Field Day

Daily Advertiser · Friday 14 April 1939 · page 7

In the interstate competitions which were conducted at the recent Sydney Show camp for junior farmers, the New South Wales, team was successful…

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