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Shows & fairs, 1949

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Film Review Midnight Show at Capitol

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 1 January 1949 · page 2

In keeping with the New Year Spirit, the midnight show at the Capitol Theatre last night, "Feudin", Fussin', and…

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Fine National Dancing at Gift Carnival

Daily Advertiser · Monday 3 January 1949 · page 2

More than SOO people watched some excellent dancing in the national dancing competitions at the Wagga Gift Carnival on Saturday. A FEATURE of the dancing…

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Showground Thronged For Wagga Gift Record-breaking Carnival Ends New Year Celebrations

Daily Advertiser · Monday 3 January 1949 · page 1

A record crowd of more than 5000 people thronged the grandstands, lawns and other vantage-points at the Wagga Showground on Saturday night, when, under brilliant lighting, the concluding session of the 1949 Gift carnival was…

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Over 2000 at Junee Olympic Pool Carnival

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 4 January 1949 · page 2

A record crowd of over 2000 people attended the Junee Olympic Pool swimming carnival last night…

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Cycling Young's Big Carnival

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 5 January 1949 · page 4

Cootamundra cyclists did not fare as well as usual at the Young and District ycle Club's carnival on New Year.'s Day…

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Ambulance Carnival Netted £300

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 5 January 1949 · page 2

A street carnival held in Cootamundra on New Year's Eve raised approximately £300 for the local ambulance. Ambulance superintendent Mr…

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Fair Rents Board Holds First Sitting

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 5 January 1949 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday: The first sitting of the State Fair Rents Board was held today. This first sitting of the Board…

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R. S. L. 2nd Annual Sports Carnival

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 6 January 1949 · page 4

A VERY LARGE CROWD PACKED THE SHOWGROUND ON BOXING DAY FOR THE TUMBARUMBA R. S. L. SECOND ANNUAL SPORTS CARNIVAL, AT WHICH WAS DECDED N. S. W CYCLING AND SOUTHERN…

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Batlow Swimming Carnival Next

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 7 January 1949 · page 6

Swimming champions from all clubs affiliated with the Eastern Riverina Amateur Swimming Association will compete at…

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Miniature Swimming Carnival Held at Tumut John Marshall Delights Crowd

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 7 January 1949 · page 3

Although they had only five days in which to organise, the Tumut Swimming Club held a very successful carnival in the Tumut pool last Sunday. The "gate" amounted to over £50, and this has been…

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2000 People Attend Carnival in Swimming Pool When Miss Scane Wins "Miss Riverina" Contest

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 7 January 1949 · page 7

TWO THOUSAND PEOPLE PAID ADMISSION TO THE JUNEE OLYMPIC SWIMMING POOL ON MONDAY NIGHT LAST, WHEN THE MAIN ATTRACTION, THE MISS RIVERINA BATHING BEAUTY CONTEST, WAS WON BY MISS…

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New Year's Eve Revel Tumut Show Society Benefits By Over £100

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 7 January 1949 · page 4

Nearly 700 people attended the New Year's Eve Revel held in the Tumut show pavilion on Friday night last by the Tumut A. & P…

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Good Entries at E.R.S.A. Carnival at Batlow; Seven in 880 Title Race

Daily Advertiser · Monday 10 January 1949 · page 3

Swimmers from Wagga, Tumut, Gundagai and Batlow competed in an Eastern Riverina Association swimming carnival at the Batlow Baths yesterday. AU the men's events attracted good entries and produced some close finishes, but some of the women's events attracted only one or two swimmers…

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£77 Stolen From Goulburn Show Office

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 11 January 1949 · page 1

Goulburn police are Investigating the theft of £77 from the Auburn street office of Fergus Isaac at the week-end…

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No Half Holiday for Tumut Show Committee Favour Earlier Closing on

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 11 January 1949 · page 3

At the committee meeting of the Tumut A. and P. Association on Saturday night last, Mr. H. M. Woolley informed the meeting that…

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Alterations to Tumut Show Pavilion Plans for the Work to be Drawn up

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 11 January 1949 · page 2

At Saturday night's meeting of the Tumut A. and P. Association the secretary, Mr. A. J. Holmes, said that the profit, from the New…

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Country Week Tennis Carnival is Abandoned

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 12 January 1949 · page 6

SYDNEY, Tuesday: For the second year in succession, the individual championships at the Country Week tennis carnival…

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Swimming Annual Carnival

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 13 January 1949 · page 8

The local Club is working very hard for the annual carnival to be held on February 6th next. An attractive programme has been drawn…

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Notes on the Batlow Carnival (“Tidal Wave”)

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 13 January 1949 · page 8

The most impressive performance I saw at Batlow last Sunday, was the diving of Miss B. Borham. The diving of the competitors was of…

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Cycling Nominations Are Excellent for Saturday Night's Cycle Carnival

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 13 January 1949 · page 4

Officials or the Coolamundra Cycle Club said today that nominations for Saturday night's carnival on Fisher…

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