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Shows & fairs, 1948

878 stories in Riverina's papers · page 21 of 44

Wagga Poultry Show Ends; Best Since War

Daily Advertiser · Monday 12 July 1948 · page 3

The 1948 poultry show, which concluded on Saturday, was declared by officials and judges to be one of the most successful ever held by the Wagga Poultry Club…

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Show News

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 13 July 1948 · page 1

Schedules are now available, and a large number have been posted. This year they are in book form, and anyone not receiving one through the…

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Show Secretary Fined

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 13 July 1948 · page 4

The secretary of Crookwell A. P and H. Society, Mr. A. Glanville pleaded guilty before Mr. Hook, S.M., at the Crookwell Court of Petty…

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At The Montreal Theatre "Carnival in Costa Rica"

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 13 July 1948 · page 1

Turning its omnivorous musical attention to a heretofore untapped source of colorful spectacle and rhythmic richness, Twentieth Century-Fox has dipped into…

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Brungle Bunyip Captured? Huge Bird-Like Creature Shot On Exhibition At Gundagai

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 13 July 1948 · page 1

Two Gundagai sportsmen, Messrs. Cyril Bruse and Jim Clarke, believe that they have captured the Gundagai "bunyip"…

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Wagga Show Entries Expected to Be Record

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 14 July 1948 · page 2

The secretary of the Murrumbidgee Pastoral and Agricultural Association (Mr. G. O. Dewey) expects entries for this year's Wagga Show to be a record…

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Football Carnival at Junee Tumbarmba to Be Represented

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 15 July 1948 · page 3

Ninety-two teams will take part in the Riverina Schoolboys' football carnival in Junee on August 4 next, which…

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Local Items Little Bidding for Show Booths

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 15 July 1948 · page 2

Uncertainty about beer supplies is thought to have influenced Wagga publicans at the auction yesterday of booth rights…

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Correspondence Received by Show Committee

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 16 July 1948 · page 5

THE Leeton Show Committee at its meeting on Friday last dealt with Correspondence received as follows:—…

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Plans for District Exhibits at Wagga Show

Daily Advertiser · Friday 16 July 1948 · page 2

Arrangements were completed at a meeting yesterday afternoon for the North and South exhibits at the Wagga Show next…

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Leeton Show Committee Elects Officers and Schedule Committees

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 16 July 1948 · page 6

THE first meeting of the 1948 Show Committee was held on Friday night last, when a great deal of business was put…

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Walbundrie Show Judges and Stewards Chosen

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 17 July 1948 · page 4

At a recent meeting of the Walbundrie Show Committee, schedules for the show were revised and judges and stewards…

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Two Day Show for Gundagai

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 19 July 1948 · page 1

The 1949 Gundagai Show will be held on Tuesday and Wednesday, 15th and 16th March. Earlier this year the P and A. Society had decided to conduct a three day exhibition, the third day being confined mainly to…

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Albury Sheep Show Opens Tomorrow

Daily Advertiser · Monday 19 July 1948 · page 2

Excellent entries have been received for the Albury Sheep Show and Pair which starts to-morrow…

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District Exhibits for 1949 Show

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 19 July 1948 · page 1

A move was made at last Friday's meeting of the Gunlagai P. and A. Society to re-introduce district exhibits for 1949 Show…

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Show News

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 20 July 1948 · page 1

Schedules should have reached you all by now, so if you did not receive one contact the secretary and you will get it. We want you all to make…

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S. Riverina Schools Sports Carnival

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 20 July 1948 · page 2

The organisation of the Southern Riverina Combined Schools' Athletic Carnival, which Is to be held at Yerong…

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Women Riders Will Outnumber Men at Wagga Show

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 20 July 1948 · page 3

There will be more women riders than men in the ring at the Waega Show next month. About 40 will come from various parts of the State, and many of them will be riding their own horses…

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Tumut Show Pavilion Funds To Be Raised For Enlargement Major Balls May Be Held There

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 20 July 1948 · page 2

The fact that the Tumut Rodeo Club has decided that the profits from this year's rodeo are to be allocated towards the Tumut A…

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1350 Schoolboys in Junee R.l. Carnival

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 21 July 1948 · page 6

The Riverina Schoolboys' Rugby football carnival will be held at Junee on August 7. It will be the sixth carnival to have taken place at that town. The first carnival took place in 1943, with 24…

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