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Shows & fairs, 1949

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Schools Rugby Carnival at Leeton, July 23

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 16 July 1949 · page 8

LEETON, Thursday: With the approval of the Country Rugby League, Group 17 is organising a schoolboys' football…

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Culcairn Show Society's Annual Meeting

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 16 July 1949 · page 4

The president (Mr. J. A. Balfour) presided at the annual meeting of the Culcairn P.A.H. and I. Society…

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1949 Wagga Show Will Be Held, Despite Strike

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 16 July 1949 · page 4

The 1949 Wagga Show will be held, whether the present industrial dispute continues or not. This was decided at a meeting of the M.P. and A.A. committee, held on Thursday…

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Cinesound to Make a Newsreel of Junee Football Carnival

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 18 July 1949 · page 1

A NEWSREEL IS TO BE TAKEN BY CINESOUND OF INCIDENTS AT THE RIVERINA SCHOOLBOYS FOOTBALL CARNIVAL IN JUNEE ON AUGUST 6th. WITH PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON THE MARCH PAST…

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Schools Rugby Carnival at Leeton on Saturday Next

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 19 July 1949 · page 3

With the approval of the Country Rugby League. Grong [?] is organising a schoolboys football carnival at Leeton on 23rd July…

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Tumut Show Pavilion Additions And Alterations New Committee Adopts Recommendations

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 19 July 1949 · page 2

A special meeting of the newly-elected Committee of the Tumut A. and P. Association on Saturday night last adopted the…

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Sub-group of Show Societies Meeting Held At Batlow to Include All Autumn Shows

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 19 July 1949 · page 3

Representatives of Tumut, Adelong, Gundagai and Tumbarumba Show Societies met at the Batlow Literary Institute recently…

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Sheep-Shearing Contests at Narrandera Show

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 21 July 1949 · page 6

At the recent meeting of the Narrandera P. and.. A. Association, the sheep-shearing contest committee recommended that…

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Record Crowd at Albury Sheep Show

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 21 July 1949 · page 1

ALBURY, Wednesday: The Albury Sheep Show, which concluded today, was attended by a record crowd. The total gate…

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Gundagai’s Show Dates May Be Altered To Avoid Clashing With Neighboring Towns

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 21 July 1949 · page 2

The Gundagai P and A Society may change the dates of its 1950 annual Show. March 7th and 8th were originally selected for the exhibition, but it is now suggested that the Show be he held a week later, so as to avoid clashing with annual shows in neighboiring…

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Schoolboys' Carnival Cricket Ground All Day To-morrow

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 22 July 1949 · page 2

31 teams (500 players) will he taking part, in the M.I.A. Schools Rugby League Foot-ball Carnival, on the Leeton…

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Young Show "Wipes" Show Mens' Guild. Sole Rights Given to R .S .L. Happy lands

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 22 July 1949 · page 1

Like several other show bodies, the Young P. and A. Society has given the R .S .L. sole sideshow rights for this year's show…

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Leeton Show Sept. 30 Oct.l Meeting of Committee

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 22 July 1949 · page 1

The Show Committee, at its meeting on Tuesday night, confirmed the decision pre-viously made that Friday,…

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Brother of June Lady Passes on Won Over 2,300 Prizes for Show Poultry

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 22 July 1949 · page 3

The death occurred at M t. St. Joseph's Old Peoples' Home of Mr. Steven Joseph Nash, aged 89 years. Although Mr. Nash had only…

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Big Football Carnival For Temora

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 23 July 1949 · page 6

Temora Rugby League Club officials are finalising arrangements for the big £100 knock-out carnival set down for…

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Junee Residents Have Chance" to Show Public-spiritedness

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 25 July 1949 · page 2

The opportunity will be offered all public-spirited residents tomorrow night to get behind a body that is sadly wanted in our midst, and which will add to the cultural standing of Junee. This is the Junee and District…

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Dates of Next Year’s Gundagai Show To Be Decided At This Week’s Committee Meeting

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 25 July 1949 · page 1

An important meeting of the Gundagai P and. A Society will be held next Saturday night, when a decision will be made on the dates…

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Ring Scene at Famous English Show

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 26 July 1949 · page 1

This picture shows a general view of the Judging rings at the famous Bath and West Agricultural Show, which was held recently at the Ashton…

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Albury Sheep Show District Breeders in Awards

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 26 July 1949 · page 1

This year's Albury Sheep Show left no room for doubt that this fixture has gained in importance and has even greater possibilities…

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Wagga Show Stores to , Close on Two Afternoons !

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 27 July 1949 · page 2

The Storekeepers section of the Wagga and District Chamber of Commerce has recommended to business houses that they…

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