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Shows & fairs, 1946

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Record Crowd at Gundagai Show Cattle and Horses Outstanding

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 21 March 1946 · page 3

There was a record attendance at the second day of the Gundagai annual show yesterday. Takings for the day were double those of last year, and the ring programme was again an outstanding feature of the…

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Show Banquet Judges and Visitors Entertained Excellent Reponse to Appeal for Donations

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 21 March 1946 · page 1

On the first night of the Show judges, exhibitors and visitors were entertained at a banquet, at which an appeal was made for donations…

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Best Cattle Show Ever Held in the Country Many Studs Represented In Outstanding Display

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 21 March 1946 · page 1

Never has a country Show presented to the public such an outstanding exhibition of cattle as that seen at the 1946 Gundagai ShowTwelve studs were represented, and the quality of the stock exhibited was qual to that seen at a royal Sydney show. In the novice sections…

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Tumbarumba's Record Show All Previous Efforts Surpassed Gate-takings £196 -- Record Entries -- Splendid Ring Events

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 21 March 1946 · page 5

With gate takings a record at £196 (almost £30 higher than any previous gate), large entries in all sections and a particularly high quality of exhibits, the Tumbarumba Victory Show, held on Tuesday and Wednesday of last week, was an outstand…

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Sydney's First Post-war Sheep Show

Daily Advertiser · Friday 22 March 1946 · page 4

After an absence of five years. Sydney's annual sheep show will be resumed on May 31 and June 1 by the New South Wales…

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Soldiers' Memorial Hall Carnival To-day and TO-MORROW

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 22 March 1946 · page 2

£25,000 is required to erect the Memorial Building that has been designed for the local branches of the Returned Soldiers' League and the…

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Sydney Stud Beef Cattle Show to be Held in May

Daily Advertiser · Friday 22 March 1946 · page 4

Schedules are now available for this year's stud beef cattle exhibition to be held in the Commonwealth Wool and Produce Co's wool…

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Gundagai Country's Leading Show Centre Notes on Last Week's Outstanding Exhibition

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 25 March 1946 · page 1

Gundagai can now be regarded as the leading Show centre of inland NSW. Last week's outstanding exhibition has been acclaimed throughout the land, and is a solid foundation of which the local P. & A. Society can build. In future year's the Committee controlling the…

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Bowling Carnival

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 26 March 1946 · page 2

In order to raise funds to complete the new green with electric light installation and other improvements, the Lockhart Bowling Club has…

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Eight Teams for Wagga Carnival

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 26 March 1946 · page 6

Group 13 Rugby League is to stage a return to first class football after a recess during the war years with a gala carnival at the…

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Athletic Carnival at Narandera

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 27 March 1946 · page 6

Prize money totalling £306 has been allotted the Easter Monday carnival to be conducted by the Narandera Athletic Association, and…

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Griffith Show Society Meeting

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 27 March 1946 · page 4

At a meeting last Saturday, notice of motion was carried changing the meeting days of the Griffith Agricultural Society from Saturday…

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Coolamon Show

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 29 March 1946 · page 5

Town and district residents are invited by the Coolamon Show Committee to suggest suitable sections for inclusion in…

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Items of News Art Exhibition

Daily Advertiser · Friday 29 March 1946 · page 2

Arthur Quin, a Sydney artist, who will open an exhibition of 30 of his paintings at the School of Arts on Saturday, is touring…

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Successful Carnival for Free Nursery

Daily Advertiser · Friday 29 March 1946 · page 2

As the result of a carnival held at the New Moon Gardens yesterday afternoon and evening it is anticipated that the Wagga…

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Easter Carnival Cancelled Insufficient Entries Received

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 29 March 1946 · page 2

At a special meeting of the Narandera Athletic Association on Wednesday night, committeemen were reluctantly decided to abandon this year's…

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Sports Carnival on Anzac Afternoon Aid Nurses Memorial Hostel and Ambulance

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 29 March 1946 · page 2

A public meeting held in the Shire Chambers on Tuesday night last, called for the, purpose of holding a sports…

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Choice Gladioli and Dahlias Yanco Flower Show To-morrow

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 29 March 1946 · page 2

Gladioli six feet out of the ground and spikes three feet long will be among the glorious blooms that will be on display at the Flower Show at…

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Wagga to Have Sports Carnival in October Annual Meeting of 8-Hour Association

Daily Advertiser · Friday 29 March 1946 · page 2

At the annual meeting of the Wagga Eight-hour Association on Wednesday night. It was decided to co-operate with the Police-Citizens…

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Tex Morton Rodeo Direct From Wirth's Olympia Big Show Coming to Cootamundra

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 29 March 1946 · page 6

Recently at the Hahndorff rodeo held in South Australia, the Tex Morton riders were against competitors from all States, and were…

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