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Shows & fairs, 1941

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Narandera Show Net Proceeds May Reach [?]

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 15 October 1941 · page 8

The monthly meeting of the committee of the Narandera Pastoral and Agricultural Association was held last Saturday afternoon, and was well attended…

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Charity Carnival Wagga Agents to Assist Appeal for Donations of Goods

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 15 October 1941 · page 3

At a meeting of the Wagga agents yesterday afternoon it was decided to assist the Butchers, Bakers, and Fruiterers' Charity Carnival Committee at…

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The Rock Flower Show and Fair

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 16 October 1941 · page 4

St. Stephen's Church, The Rock, will hold its annual flower show on Saturday next. The schedules provide for numerous sections in roses, cut…

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Warri Parri Carnival

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 16 October 1941 · page 4

The Warri Parri carnival, to be held by the butchers, bakers, and fruiterers' charity carnival committee on Wednesday night next at the Wagga…

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Victory Variety Show on Sunday Night

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 16 October 1941 · page 3

On Sunday night next over all commercial radio stations with the exception of those in Western Australia, a two-hours "Victory Show" will be heard. It has…

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St. Andrew's Rose Show Brilliant Display To Be Concluded To-night

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 16 October 1941 · page 3

St. Andrew's fifteenth annual rose show and fair, which opened in St. Andrew's Hall yesterday afternoon and will conclude this evening, produced…

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Show Sidelights

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 17 October 1941 · page 1

HARRY DEMPSEY had a surprise for "Tucker-box" Jack Moses when he replied to Jack's boast that he was born in 60 by saying that he…

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Collapsed at Show

Daily Advertiser · Friday 17 October 1941 · page 2

An elderly man named Theodore Gras, a farmer, near Narandera, collapsed while at the Leeton Show on Wednesday and was removed by…

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Show Award Corrections

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 17 October 1941 · page 5

We wish to make the following correction to the Needlework awards published on page four of this issue. In the competition for girls the first…

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Seen at The Show

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 17 October 1941 · page 3

FIFTY-ONE YEARS is a long time to be connected with any industry, but that is the record of Mr. G. Limbrick, of Narandera, who ably took…

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Stalls Allotted for Far West Carnival

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 17 October 1941 · page 4

Another excellent attendance of representatives of the various organisation were present at the meeting last week, when the following…

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With No Thought of Failure Show Society Came Through With a Winner Magnificent Rally of Citizens Behind War-time Exhibition

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 17 October 1941 · page 1

"VINDICATED !" might have been the pass-word of those hardy souls who fought and won their point, only a few brief weeks ago, when the Leeton Agricultural Society had to decide . . . "to be or not to be' . . . the momentous question of whether a 1941…

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Show Night Send-off to Troops

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 17 October 1941 · page 2

SO that the soldiers and airmen could make the best of their leave, the civic send-off tendered on Wednesday night in the…

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Show Shorts.. Maize Cobs An Attraction

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 17 October 1941 · page 2

The District Exhibit, staged by Mr. W. Arbuckle, featured rather prominently maize cobs and grain sent in by Mr. H. H. West…

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Successful Patriotic Carnival Held at Coolamon [?]Akings Exceed £70

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 17 October 1941 · page 2

On Saturday night last a patriotic carnival, organised by the Coolamon Patriotic and War Fund committee, was held in Cowab[?] Street. There…

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Fashion Parade at St. Andrew's Rose Show Staged by Farrah's

Daily Advertiser · Friday 17 October 1941 · page 3

In a most picturesque setting of flowers of every conceivable color, adding further beauty to the occasion, Farrah's Shrine of Fashion staged a…

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Holbrook Show Net Proceeds £518 P.a. & H. Society Meeting

Daily Advertiser · Friday 17 October 1941 · page 4

It was revealed at the committee meeting of the Holbrook Pastoral, Agricultural and Horticultural Society last Saturday that a net profit of £518/12/6 was made on the recent…

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Primary Producers Create Wealth of Nation Mr. Enticknap in Declaring Show Open

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 17 October 1941 · page 3

THERE was a great responsibility upon the primary producer to-day. If he did not keep up his efforts the war effort…

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Warri-Parri Carnival Next Wednesday at Bathing Beach

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 18 October 1941 · page 6

The butchers, bakers, and fruiterers' charity carnival committee has been successful in arranging still another outstanding attraction for their Warri…

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C. of E. Fair

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 21 October 1941 · page 2

The annual fair held to raise funds for the Church of England, Tumut, was held in O'Brien's Hall on Saturday. There were…

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