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Shows & fairs, 1941

687 stories in Riverina's papers · page 32 of 35

Charity Carnival Children's Session Very Successful Many Attractions Promised For This Week

Daily Advertiser · Monday 10 November 1941 · page 5

A special session for the children was conducted by the committee of the Butchers. Bakers and Fruiterers' carnival committee at the carnival…

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Tax Dodging Worries Treasury Note Hoarding Increases Bank Deposits Show Decline

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 10 November 1941 · page 1

Tax dodging is becoming a fine art, and officials are becoming acutely worried about it. Since it became apparent that…

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Corned Beef Cargo's Atlantic Adventure to Show It Need Go Black No More

Daily Advertiser · Monday 10 November 1941 · page 4

Two lots of tins of corned beef have Just finished a trip across the Atlantic for the benefit of stock raisers, meat canners and the housewives…

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Butchers. Bakers and [?] Terers' Carnival

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 11 November 1941 · page 6

Despite the adverse Butchers, [?] Bakers [?] held last night were satisfactory [?]…

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Murrami Bushmen's Carnival Area's Horsemen All Competing

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 11 November 1941 · page 4

ALL the horsemen from all parts of the area will be competing at the Bushmen's Patriotic Carnival which is being…

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Charity Carnival Butchers, Rakers, and Fruiterers

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 12 November 1941 · page 2

The butchers, bakers, and frulte[?]ers' charity carnival in aid of the Wagga Base Hospital, Lewisham Hospital and the Wagga District…

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Tex Morton's Wild West Show

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 12 November 1941 · page 4

One of the most interesting personalities to visit Cootamundra, known throughout Australia as the Yodelling Boundary Rider, Tex…

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Australia's "Carnival Spirit"

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 13 November 1941 · page 4

On hit arrival in Sydney on Monday toe distinguished Australian Soldier, General Sir Thomas Blarney, made an appeal to "the young men of Australia who were leading a carnival life." "I have been astounded at the complacency with which people here view the war," said the…

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Butchers, Bakers, and Fruiterers' Carnival

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 13 November 1941 · page 4

The charity carnival being conducted by the butchers, bakers, and fruiterers in aid of the Wagga Base and Lewisham Hospitals and District…

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Butchers, Bakers and Frui­terers' Carnival

Daily Advertiser · Friday 14 November 1941 · page 3

The Minister for Health (Mr. Kelly), accompanied by Mrs. Kelly, Mr. E. H. Graham, M.L.A., Mrs. Graham and Miss Graham, will visit the Butchers,…

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Tex Morton's Wild West Show

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 14 November 1941 · page 3

The Yodelling Boundary Rider, Tex Morton, who has had an interesting and unusual career, will visit Cootamundra tomorrow night with his wild…

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Thrilling Finishes and Big Fields Feature of Murrami Bushmen's Carnival

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 14 November 1941 · page 2

MURRAMI made, a wonderful showing for their first horse sports and carnival held on Wednesday, the financial result…

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General Blarney Criticises Carnival Life Wants to Get Hack to Fighting Forces MELBOURNE

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 14 November 1941 · page 2

Candidly it sickens me," said General Sir Thomas Blamey, G.O.C. of the A.L.F. in the Middle East in a new outburst to-day against Australia's…

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Gala Day for Tumut on Monday Monster Rodeo And Carnival £120 Prize Money Procession Through Streets Red Cross Society To Benefit

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 14 November 1941 · page 2

Monday next is 8 Hour Day in the Tumut Shire and is a public holiday. All shops in Tumut and Batlow will be closed, whilst the Adelong and…

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Charity Carnival Butchers, Bakers, and Fruiterers Visit of Minister for Health

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 15 November 1941 · page 10

The Minister for Health (Mr. C. [?] Kelly) was a visitor to the Butchers Bakers and Fruiterers' Charity Carnival last night, when he took the…

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Charity Carnival Successful Closing Session Objective Not Quite Realised

Daily Advertiser · Monday 17 November 1941 · page 5

Although the objective of the com­mittee of the Butchers, Bakers and Fruiterers carnival, which concluded on Saturday night, was not quite…

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Rodeo and Carnival Record Crowd At Tumut Showground Gate Takings £270

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 18 November 1941 · page 3

There was it record crowd at the Tumut Showground yesterday when the monster rodeo mid carnival was held in aid of the Tumut Red Cross…

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Easter Carnival to be Held £300 Programme Adopted for Narandera's Big Event

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 21 November 1941 · page 1

The monthly meeting of the Narandera Athletic Association was held on Friday last, there being present Messrs. T. M. Woolnough…

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Tumut Red Cross Rodeo & Carnival Tumut Showground En Fete Record Crowd Attends Over £1500 Raised For Red Cross

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 21 November 1941 · page 3

History was made in Tumut on Monday when the most successful public effort ever held in this district took place at the Tumut Showground. This effort was a monster rodeo and carnival, organised by a very capable committee…

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Tumut Red Cross Rodeo and Carnival Highly Successful Fixture

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 22 November 1941 · page 6

The Tumut Showground was en fete on Monday last, when a monster carnival and rodeo were held in aid of the Tumut Red Cross Society. All records for attendance…

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