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Shows & fairs, 1941

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Germans Not Tall What The Records Show

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 16 January 1941 · page 6

German’s boast of being tall as well as blonde. Actually if you take them all round and include the South German they…

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GUNDAGAI’S 1941 SHOW Should Be a Record Day

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 16 January 1941 · page 5

Great enthusiasm is being displayed by all those connected with the 1941 show. The committee meeting held on Monday…

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Show Cups. Ribbons, Ready

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 17 January 1941 · page 1

Cups and ribbons which were won by competitors at the Leeton Silver Jubilee Show in October last, are now available at the office of the…

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Band Arranging Carnival and Weir Visit

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 17 January 1941 · page 6

At the meeting of the Leeton District Band committee at the Band Hall on Tuesday evening, in the absence of the president, Mr. T…

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Motoring Consumption of Petrol Sales Show 33 l-3rd Per Cent. Reduction

Daily Advertiser · Friday 17 January 1941 · page 7

The suggestion that the petrol rationing plan was not bringing about the desired one-third reduction in Australia's consumption of petrol gives rise to the query as to what promises such a statement is based on. According to…

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To Compress Country Championships Into One-Day Carnival Swimming Gala on Anniversary Holiday Scores of District Champions Will Compete in Leeton Baths

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 17 January 1941 · page 2

TO ensure that the Country Championship swimming carnival, for which Leeton is the venue at Anniversary week-end…

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Items of News Wangaratta Athletic Carnival

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 18 January 1941 · page 4

The Wangaratta athletic carnival which is to be held on Monday, January 27, promises to be an outstanding success. The entries are splendid,…

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Swimming Country Championships Carnival Arrangements at Leeton Leeton

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 18 January 1941 · page 8

Alterations have been made In arrange* ments for the country championships swim­ming carnival to be held on the Anniver­sary holiday. Instead of extending ow two days it will be held on the afternoon only of Monday. January 27. Approximately ISO entries have been re­ceived from Canberra, Muswellbrook, tb» Newcastle district and Hunter River valley., as well as from Riverlna, eastern Rlverina. border clubs, and clubs, and clubs com­prised in the South West District Assocta- I…

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Wangaratta Carnival to Be Held on Monday, January 27

Daily Advertiser · Monday 20 January 1941 · page 6

Further evidence of the striking popularity of the Wangaratta sports carnival is provided by the record entries of the pick of Australia's athletes and cyclist,…

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Exhibition Gallop High Caste and Tidal Wave at Rosehill Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 20 January 1941 · page 6

High Caste (E. Bartle) and Tidal Wave (J. O'Sullivan), with the colors up, figured in a sterling exhibition gallop at Rosehill this afternoon…

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Items of News Young Show Satisfactory

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 21 January 1941 · page 2

"Taking the year right through, and the show as a whole, I think we can be well satisfied with the result," remarked the president of the Young P. and…

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Battle of Bardia Film Shows Australians in Action Release for Exhibition This Week Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 22 January 1941 · page 2

A film of the Australians' participation in the Battle of Bardla has arrived in Australia and will be released for exhibition this week, said the Minister…

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Wagga Base Hospital Annual Carnival Next Week the Stall Holders

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 23 January 1941 · page 4

The annual carnival in aid of the Wagga Base Hospital will be held next week from Tuesday, January 28th, to Saturday, February 1, and will be…

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Band Stall-holders for Combined Carnival Carnival Day at Weir Next Month

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 24 January 1941 · page 1

A VERY well attended meeting of enthusiastic band supporters was held at the Band Hall on Monday evening to arrange for…

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Swimming Carnival at Leeton To-day

Daily Advertiser · Monday 27 January 1941 · page 6

Country championships will be decided at the swimming carnival to be held at Leeton this afternoon, when outstanding competitors from many…

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Hospital Carnival To-night

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 28 January 1941 · page 2

The annual carnival of the Wagga Base Hospital begins to-night at the School of Arts grounds adjoining the Ambulance Station in Johnston street,…

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Albury Club Carnival on February 19

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 28 January 1941 · page 2

An extraordinary meeting of the Riverina Amateur Swimming Association was held last night, when it was decided to allot the…

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Hospital Carnival Opens

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 29 January 1941 · page 2

The carnival in aid of the Wagga Base Hospital opened in the School of Arts grounds last night, when there was a very satisfactory attendance…

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Base Hospital Carnival

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 30 January 1941 · page 2

The carnival in aid of the Wagga Base Hospital was continued at the School of Arts grounds last night, when there was a good attendance…

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Base Hospital Carnival

Daily Advertiser · Friday 31 January 1941 · page 4

The carnival in aid of the Wagga Base Hospital, which is being held at the School of Arts grounds, was again well attended last night and all…

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