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Shows & fairs, 1941

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Swimming Batlow Carnival on

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 31 January 1941 · page 2

The committee of lite Hallow Swimming Club have been busy for the past week preparing the local pool for the swimming…

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Novel Exhibit Fob Show

Daily Advertiser · Friday 31 January 1941 · page 6

For use at the Royal Empire Show to be held in Sydney next Easter, the Royal Agricultural society of New South Wales has been lent an imposing…

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Comforts for Fighting Forces Carnival Workers Meet Monday Night

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 31 January 1941 · page 5

A GENERAL meeting of co-workers of the Willimbong Shire Patriotic and War Fund will be held in the Shire Chambers on…

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Swimmers Entertained at Dinner Happy Conclusion to Successful Carnival

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 31 January 1941 · page 6

ON Monday night, members of the Leeton Swimming Club entertained competitors and representatives of visiting clubs to…

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Industrial Disputes "Fair Deal for All" Urged by Mr. Forgan Smith SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Friday 31 January 1941 · page 4

The Premier or Queensland (Mr. Forgan Smith), who was on his way to Canberra to attend the Premiers' Conference, to-day declared that hon…

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Preparing For R.A.S. Show Troops Leaving Grounds Gradual Transfer

Daily Advertiser · Friday 31 January 1941 · page 7

The transfer of troops from the Sydney Showground to other camps to enable the Royal Easter Show to be held, began (his week. The number of…

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Hospital Carnival To-night

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 1 February 1941 · page 4

The carnival In aid of the Wagga Base Hospital was continued last night in the School of Arts grounds, when satisfactory business was done…

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Athletics Albuby Carnival, Australian Cycling Championship

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 1 February 1941 · page 8

With entries closing next Wednesday, and splendid entries already received, prospects for another excellent carnival at Albury on Saturday, February 15, are very bright…

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Ambulance Carnival

Daily Advertiser · Monday 3 February 1941 · page 2

The Wagga Ambulance's annual carnival will start next Friday and continue each night, Sunday excepted, until Saturday, February 15, on the…

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Hospital Carnival

Daily Advertiser · Monday 3 February 1941 · page 2

The annual carnival of the Wagga Base Hospital was concluded on Saturday night when there was a large attendance of members of the public…

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Swimming Annual Swimming Carnival Big Day for Gundagai

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 3 February 1941 · page 3

The Gundagai annual Swimming Carnival will be held on Sunday 23rd February, Proceeds will be entirely devoted to Red Cross funds. The…

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SWIMMING R.A.A.F. Carnival Cootamundra Competitors Do Well Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 3 February 1941 · page 3

The first annual R.A.A.F. swimming carnival was held at the North Sydney Olympic Pool last night. A party of 15 swimmers from Tamworth R.A.A.F. school…

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Sydney Gallops Gold Salute and All Love Show Speed on Track Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 3 February 1941 · page 4

Gold Salute galloped brilliantly again at Randwick this mornng and is in splendid condition for his Melbourne trip. All Love, in her final gallop at…

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Swimming Carnival Postponed Batlow Strikes Very Bad Weather Date May Now Be 16th

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 4 February 1941 · page 2

Batlow Swimming Club were unlucky with their swimming carnival fixture which had been set down for Sunday last. It…

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Cycling Patriotic Carnival Next Wednesday Night

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 5 February 1941 · page 4

The Cootamundra Cycle Club will hold a patriotic carnival on Fisher Park next Wednesday night, when visiting riders from Tumut, Temoru,…

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Tex Morton's Wild West Show

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 5 February 1941 · page 2

One of the most interesting personalities to visit Cootamundra. known throughtout Australia as the Yodelling Boundary Rider, Tele Morton, has had…

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Yaralla Not for Melbourne Autumn Carnival Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 5 February 1941 · page 6

Although Yaralla will not visit Melbourne for the autumn racing carnival, Kingadale is regarded as the next best Sydney colt to make the trip…

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Wheat Entries in Show Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 5 February 1941 · page 4

Despite the worst season on record, 191 entries have been received in the wheat section of the Royal Show this year, compared with 183 last season…

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Ambulance Carnival

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 6 February 1941 · page 4

The Wagga District Ambulance's annual carnival will start to-morrow, and will continue each night, Sunday excepted, to February 15. As usual the carnival will…

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Items of News Ambulance Carnival

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 6 February 1941 · page 4

Commencing to-morrow night and continuing each night till Saturday. February 15, the Wagga Ambulance carnival will be held in the School of…

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