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Shows & fairs, 1945

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Australian Rules Football Carnival Final Won by Leeton in Stirring Game

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 7 August 1945 · page 2

ALL that is best and brightest in the Australian code of football, sustained action, speed, science, and accurate kicking,…

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TUMUT A. & P. ASSOCIATION Plans For New Show Pavilion

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 7 August 1945 · page 3

The monthly meeting of the Tumut Agricultural and Pastoral Association was held on Saturday last, and among matters discussed was the question of…

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Tumut Intermediate High School Footballers Participate in Junee Carnival Success of 5st. 7lb. TEAM

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 7 August 1945 · page 3

On Saturday, August 4, three teams representing the Tumut Inter-High School visited Junee to take part in the Group 9…

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Rugby League Notes on Junee Carnival

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 8 August 1945 · page 6

A lew comments on the successful carnival for schoolboys at Junee on Saturday are necessary. The fixture was probably an…

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Farmers and Settlers Hold Annual Conference Fair Reward for Labor Is Association's Charter

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 8 August 1945 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Nearly 200 delegates are in Sydney for the 52nd annual conference of the Farmers and Settlers' Association, the largest attendance recorded for some years…

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Government Taken to Task Not a Fair Deal For Primary Producers

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 9 August 1945 · page 5

Throughout its wartime dealings with primary production the Government had shown reluctance to provide men on the land with an…

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Carnival To-night

Daily Advertiser · Friday 10 August 1945 · page 5

Another carnival night in aid of the Wagga Base Hospital is to be held at the Trades Hall to-night. Many games and competitions are to be…

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Young Show Schedules Available

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 10 August 1945 · page 2

Readers will note by reference to an advertisement in this issue that schedules for the coming Young show, on September 4 and 5, may be had on…

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Riverina School Football Carnival at Junee Leeton Lightweights Shine

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 10 August 1945 · page 2

AT the school football carnival held at Junee last Saturday, Leeton Inter. High fielded four teams 10 stone, 8.7, 7.7, and a 6.7…

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Government Taken to Task Not a Fair Deal for Primary Producers

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 10 August 1945 · page 2

Throughout its war-time dealings with primary producers the Government had shown reluctance to provide men on the land with an…

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Rodeo at Narandera Show

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 16 August 1945 · page 2

The Narandera Pastoral and Agricultural Association has arranged a series of interesting rodeo events to be contested at the Narandera…

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Red Cross Carnival

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 17 August 1945 · page 2

On Wednesday night Parker street was the scene of the above, with a huge crowd, and reaped revenue from stalls, etc. The band played. There…

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Rannock Red Cross Exhibition and Competitions Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Higman Farewell[?]

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 17 August 1945 · page 2

A very enjoyable and successful evening in aid of the above was held in Mr. Lange’s [?], on the Friday, 27th July. The exhibition of knitting, sewing and…

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Riverina Schoolboys' Football Carnival At Junee T.I.H.S. 5st. 71b Team Win Honors for Tumut

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 17 August 1945 · page 3

Despite a cold and foggy morning on Saturday, August 4, these little lads were awaiting to commence their Journey to Junee at 6.30 a.m. to take part in…

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Apex Exhibition

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 18 August 1945 · page 2

The Apex Club in an advertisement in this issue announces that owing to the recent victory holidays time for the lodgment…

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Spring Rose Show

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 18 August 1945 · page 2

Plans are already veil in hand for the popular annual spring rose show to be held at St. Andrew's Hall, Wagga. on October…

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Wagga Annual Flower Show

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 18 August 1945 · page 6

The committee of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Flower Show has decided to hold its annual competitive display of roses and…

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Bushman's Carnival at Queanbeyan

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 21 August 1945 · page 2

The Bushman's Carnival to be held at Queanbeyan on October 1 is expected to excel any ever yet staged in that town. The secretary…

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Successful Street Carnival For Red Cross

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 21 August 1945 · page 2

A very successful street carnival was held in Tumut on Saturday afternoon last when a wheel and stalls raised a considerable sum for Miss Elaine…

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Famous Player Gives Support To Football Carnival

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 21 August 1945 · page 1

Ex-international Ray Norman is most enthusiastic regarding the organisation of the recent Riverina school boys' carnival in Junee that he has…

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