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Riverina · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1947

789 stories in Riverina's papers · page 11 of 40

Royal Easter Show Officials Busy

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 27 March 1947 · page 1

PREPARING FOR THE R.A.S. SHOW, The registrar of the R.A.S. (Mr. H. N. Sarina), the secretary (Col. G. C. Sommerville) and the assistant secretary (Mr. A. W. Shinmore)…

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Tumbarumba District Exhibit at Wagga Show

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 27 March 1947 · page 2

The Murrumbidgee P.A.H. and I. Society has agreed to contribute £50 towards out-of-pocket expense for the staging of the Tumbarumba…

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Record Crowds Hoped For at Show Opening

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 27 March 1947 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday: When the Royal Show opens on Saturday, show officials will be ready for the greatest aggregate attendance in…

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Horses Were a Feature of Recent Gundagai Show

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 27 March 1947 · page 1

The horse events, the best in years, were a feature of the recent Gundagai Show. These hacks, led by Mrs P. G. Tait's Kim, the champion back of the Show (grey nearest camera) made an attractive display during the grand parade…

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Grand Response To Hospital Effort Carnival Should Be Outstanding Programme Includes Horse and Sporting Events Help From District Centres

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 27 March 1947 · page 1

SO ENTHUSIASTIC ARE DISTRICT AND TOWN RESIDENTS OVER THE FORTHCOMING HOSPITAL CARNIVAL TO BE HELD ON ANZAC PARK ON SATURDAY APRIL 12th, THAT IT HAS BEEN DECIDED TO ENLARGE THE SPORTS PROGRAMME…

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Coolamon Show Special Meeting Protest

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 28 March 1947 · page 1

At a special meeting of the Coolamon Show committee on Tuesday of last week, a resolution of protest to the MP. and A Association (Wagga), was carried,…

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National Art Gallery Exhibition of Pictures at Narandera

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 28 March 1947 · page 2

Some weeks ago the Municipal Council received a letter from the National Art Gallery of New South Wales stating that it was making…

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Missing Boy Asleep in Picture Show

Daily Advertiser · Friday 28 March 1947 · page 2

While relatives and police, were searching for a boy aged S late yesterday afternoon, his sister found him asleep in the…

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Ganmain News Ganmain Show September 16th AND 17th

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 28 March 1947 · page 2

A meeting of the Committee of the Ganmain A and P Association was held on Thursday of last week, when in the absence of the President, (Cr, J. A…

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Albury Show in October

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 29 March 1947 · page 2

Dates for the Albury Show Society's annual show were fixed as October 7, 8 and 9 at a meeting yesterday. Some members…

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Prices Office branch at Show

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 29 March 1947 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday: At the Royal how next week there will be a [?]nch of the Prices Office on the funds, and anyone with a…

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Civic Matters Housing Block Making Prohibited; Bus Service Extension Request; Health Display for Show?

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 29 March 1947 · page 2

The Wagga City Council last night refused to grant an application for the manufacture of concrete building blocks in a residential area. THE application was made by…

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Welsh Industries Fair:—

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 31 March 1947 · page 6

A model of the Airey permanent house made of precast concrete units with a flat or pitched room. This model was on show at the Welsh Industries Fair, held in London recently. Similar fairs were held regularly before the war…

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Shetland at Show

Daily Advertiser · Monday 31 March 1947 · page 1

BALL METAL, an imported Shetland pony stallion, in playful mood at the R.A.S. Showgrounds for his owner, Mr. M. Clinton, of Melbourne…

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Huge Crowd at Show Today

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 31 March 1947 · page 4

SYDNEY, Monday: with judging of the dairy cattle and pigs as the focal point of interest for men on the land, the second day of the Royal…

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93,000 at First Day of Show

Daily Advertiser · Monday 31 March 1947 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sunday: Attendance records for the opening day of the Royal Easter Show were broken yesterday when 93,460 people…

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POSSIBLES v. Probables New Players Show Good Form

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 31 March 1947 · page 4

Cootamundra footballers showed good early form in a Possibles v. Probables match on The Flat yesterday. A fairly large crowd attended the…

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Riverina Studs Gain Beef Cattle Awards at Sydney Show

Daily Advertiser · Monday 31 March 1947 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sunday: Restoration of the R.A.S. beef cattle exhibition as part of the Royal Easter Show was marked by many important features—all gratifying. The entries, 886 in the beef breeds, were up, the return to…

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District Cattle Successful at Sydney Show “Kahlua” Coolac to the Fore in Aberdeen Angus Section

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 31 March 1947 · page 1

District cattle stud were to the fore at the Sydney Royal Show on Saturday, when the judging of the beef cattle took place…

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Jumper Falls at Show

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 1 April 1947 · page 1

WHEN BLUE DONALD struck the wing of the jump in the Lawrence and Hanson water jump at the Royal Show his rider had a spec tacular fail, fortunately without injury…

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