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Shows & fairs, 1940

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Bushmen's Carnival Novel and Enjoyable Sports Held at Mundarco

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 4 January 1940 · page 2

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Hillston Amateur Championship Swimming Carnival Successful Day. Leeton Swimmers Take Majority of Events Hillston Lads Win Junior Titles

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 4 January 1940 · page 1

The Fifth Annual Riverina Championship Swimming Carnival of the Hillston Amateur Swimming Club was held in excellent swimming weather…

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Athletics Wangaratta Carnival

Daily Advertiser · Friday 5 January 1940 · page 6

Competitors are reminded that entries for the Wangaratta Athletic Club's carnival to be held on Saturday and Monday, January 27 and 29, will close…

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Speedboat Carnival

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 6 January 1940 · page 4

On the Sunday prior to Anniversary Day holiday, January 28, the speedboat enthusiasts of wagga, Albury. Goulburn and district will put on a…

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North Steyne Carnival Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 8 January 1940 · page 6

The ex-Newcastle swimmer, R. Newbiggin, won the third heat of the senior belt race at North Steyne carnival today by a wide margin. When the…

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Country Carnival Cessnock Wins B Grade Final Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 9 January 1940 · page 8

In the final of the B grade women's teams matches at the country tennis carnival to-day Cessnock defeated Austinmer by 5 sets 38 games…

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Junee Carnival To-night

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 10 January 1940 · page 8

Keen competition among skilled contestants should be seen at the Junee Olympic pool to-night when the Junee Club's annual carnival will be held…

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Complete Story Show Place

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 11 January 1940 · page 7

The charabanc emptied its motley crowd at the gates of the Old Hall and the sightseers streamed up the chestaut-lined avenue…

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Junee Swimming Carnival Wagga Wins Relay

Daily Advertiser · Friday 12 January 1940 · page 6

The Junee Swimming Club held its annual carnival at the Junee Baths on Wednesday night before a large crowd. Visitinswimmers were…

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Tumut Swimmers' Success at Junee Carnival

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 12 January 1940 · page 3

Tumut swimming champion Marie Cruise came home from Junee swimming carnival, held on Wednesday night, with laurels, having won the…

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Railway Strikers Show Consideration for Children Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 12 January 1940 · page 2

with arrangements made for a! strike on the Broken Hill railway line next week the A.R.U. is prepared to run a train for the children at present…

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“Female Russians!” Sister Fitzgerald Is Still Barred Plain Speaking at Orange Show Society Meeting

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 15 January 1940 · page 4

At a special meeting of the Orange A. and P. Association, on Thurday evening of last week at the Shire Hall, incidentially…

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Batlow Carnival

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 16 January 1940 · page 4

Members of the Wagga Beach Life Saving Club will be competing at the Batlow swimming carnival next Sunday, and a bus will run from Wagga…

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Country Athletes' Carnival Championships to Be Decided

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 16 January 1940 · page 4

AMATEUR athletes in country centres are taking a keen interest in the N.S.W, Country Championships of the Amateur…

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Country Championship Carnival Muswellbrook on Feb. 17

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 16 January 1940 · page 2

In view of Leeton's application for the country championship carnival to be held in our local baths in 1941, special efforts are being made to…

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£16,000 Easter Show Schedule 150 New Classes Show Will Reflect Nation's Progress

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 16 January 1940 · page 3

THE near approach of another Royal Easter Show is indicated by the distribution of the prize schedule this week by the Royal…

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Swimming Leeton Schoolboy Wins Keiran Memorial Neville Bloomfield's Success at State Championship Carnival

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 16 January 1940 · page 2

ONCE again Neville Bloomfield brought Leeton into prominence at a State Championship Carnival, when, on Saturday, night last he won the 330 yards "B. B. Keiran Memorial Scratch Race in the splendid time of 4 min 9 1/5 secs…

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Athletics Wangaratta Carnival Running and Cycling Tracks

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 17 January 1940 · page 8

The Wangaratta (V.) Athletic Club has always featured the preparation of its pedestrian and cycling tracks for its annual carnival and, according…

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Country Athletes' Carnival

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 19 January 1940 · page 1

Amateur athletes in country centres will have an opportunity of competing in the N.S.W. country championships on the Sydney Sportsground on 27th…

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Proposed Exhibition of Quintuplets

Daily Advertiser · Friday 19 January 1940 · page 5

The New York World Fair has offered the Dionne quintuplets four to five weeks' exhibition in a replica nursery outside the Soviet pavilion,…

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