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Shows & fairs, 1947

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Swimming Cootamundra Carnival To-night

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 1 March 1947 · page 8

Wagga's unbeaten swimming relay team headed by the former Olympic star, Noel Ryan, will visit Cootamundra to-night to take part in a…

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Royal Show Stock Trains

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 1 March 1947 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday: State railway authorities will run fast stock trains to Sydney for the Royal Agricultural Show at Eater, where…

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Saturday's Successful Carnival

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 3 March 1947 · page 1

Mr R. R. Knox, on behalf of the president of the Shire opened the Legion carnival, which was held at the swimming reserve last Saturday…

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Accident at Gundagai Show

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 3 March 1947 · page 2

L. McKelvie, of Ganmain, had an amazing escape from serious injury whilst driving in a trotting event at Gundagai show—the Flying Mile. In a…

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Junior Farmers' Show Next Week

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 3 March 1947 · page 1

The Junior Farmers' Show will be held on Saturday week, 15th of March. The excellent standard displayed in the exhibits at the recent…

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Swimming Rant Mars Swim Carnival Marshall's Style Impresses

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 3 March 1947 · page 3

Saturday night's carnival at Cootamundra, at which appeared John Marshall, Noel Ryan and Ron Boyd, was washed out by the rain…

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Jamieson Bros to Ride at Sydney Show

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 3 March 1947 · page 2

The Tumut Rodeo Club has received advice from Colonel Sommerville, secretary of the Royal Agricultural Society, that four of…

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Editorial Comment— Stray Notes Gundagai's Record Show—

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 3 March 1947 · page 1

Last week's Show was a grand advertisement for the Gundagai district. The excellence of the cattle and horse sections amazed…

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Tumut Riders Selected to Compete at Royal Easter Show

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 3 March 1947 · page 2

Tumut Rodeo Club received advice from the secretary of the Royal Agricultural Society that four of the famous Jamieson brothers, Jack, Wally,…

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Car Capsizes On Way Home From Gundagai Show Driver's Lucky Escape

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 3 March 1947 · page 1

Returning to his home at Tarcutta, after the first day of Gundagai show, Mr. Owen Lloyd-Jones had a remarkable escape when his car struck a…

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For the Man On the Land Special Trains For Sydney Show Stock Exhibits

Daily Advertiser · Monday 3 March 1947 · page 4

The New South Wales Railways is co-operating closely with the Royal Agricultural Society of N.S.W., and the Untied Stud Reef Cattle Breeders' Association in order to provide a fast railway, service to carry stud stock…

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Easter Monday Sports Carnival

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 4 March 1947 · page 2

Prospects for the Narandera Association's 23rd Easter Carnival look extremely bright. At date of publication excellent entries have been…

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Far West and Ambulance Carnival

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 4 March 1947 · page 2

On Friday and Saturday, March 14 and 15, the Far West and Ambulance are again combining in a carnival effort. Here are two causes…

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Riverina Championship Carnival At Leeton next

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 4 March 1947 · page 2

FIVE Riverina Championships will be decided at the big Carnival to be held in the Leeton Baths on Sunday afternoon next,…

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Tumut Horses For Royal Show

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 4 March 1947 · page 2

At the request of the Royal Agricultural Society, the Tumut Club have agreed to send their team of buckjumpers to Sydney for use by…

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Adelong Annual Show Exhibits Show Quality Horse and Ring Events To Forefront

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 4 March 1947 · page 1

Adelong Pastoral and Agricultural Society's annual Show was successfully held on Saturday last in overcast but fine weather. Gate takings were slightly smaller than last year, but this was…

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Fast Stock Trains for Royal Show

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 4 March 1947 · page 2

The railway authorities of N.S.W. are co-operating closely with the Royal Agricultural Society and the United Stud Beef Cattle Breeders Association…

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Show Society Bids for Airschool Concert Hall

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 4 March 1947 · page 2

THE Leeton Agricultural Society was the highest bidder for the concert hall, sold by auction at the Airschool on Thursday last…

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At the Montreal Theatre Special Show Night Attractions

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 4 March 1947 · page 3

Falling into the epic class is Paramount's adaptation of Owen Wister's immortal saga of the West, "The Virginian," which opens to-night at the…

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Show Races

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 6 March 1947 · page 2

Although nominations do not close until tonight, indications this morning were that good nominations are expected for the…

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