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Shows & fairs, 1951

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1951 Show was Financial Record

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 28 June 1951 · page 2

THE TUMBARUMBA AND UPPER MURRAY P.A.H. SOCIETY SHOWED A RECORD PROFIT OF £2520157 ON ITS 1951 JUBILEE SHOW -- £1318157 FROM THE SHOW AND £1202 FROM THE QUEEN COMPETITION…

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[?] Dave Milthorpe at Sydney Sheep Show

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Thursday 28 June 1951 · page 5

[?] Milthorpe of somerset Park Stud Jerilderie and formely of Narrandera has just won the strong wool ewe championship at the Sydney Sheep Show with the ewe on the right. Standing next is the reserve champion from Mungadal, held by the manager, Mr. John Storey…

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"Not Fair Go" Criticism Of C.R.L. Attitude On Boys' Carnival At Junee

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 29 June 1951 · page 3

The organisers of the schoolboys' annual football carnival at Junee are having financial troubles. It seems unlikely that there will be any direct…

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Big Poultry Show Entries

Daily Advertiser · Friday 29 June 1951 · page 2

Entries closed last Saturday for the annual Wagga Poultry Show, and the secretary (Mr. A. Osborn) said that there were…

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Tumbarumba Show Society's Annual Meeting

Daily Advertiser · Friday 29 June 1951 · page 3

The president of the Tumbarumba Pastoral, Agricultural and Horticultural Society (Mr. J. R. Walker) presided over an attendance of 40 members at the Society's annual meeting on Saturday night last…

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Why Studmasters Do Not Show Their Sheep

Daily Advertiser · Friday 29 June 1951 · page 4

Is it possible to build up our sheep shows to anything like the position they should occupy in the pastoral life of Australia? I notice the president of the N.S.W. Sheepbreed…

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Ganmain Show August 17th & 18th Committee Meeting

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 29 June 1951 · page 2

At the committee meeting of the Ganmain A. and P. Association, on Saturday afternoon last in Walsh’s Rooms, the President, Cr. W. H…

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The Sheep Show Merino Entries Exceed Last Year

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 29 June 1951 · page 2

Merino entries for the Cootamundra Sheep Show, which opens on Tuesday next, and concludes on Wednesday, exceed…

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Junee's Six Hour Holiday Date Should All Sports Give Way to Show?

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 29 June 1951 · page 3

(We do not necessarily endorse opinions expressed in our columns by correspondents.--Ed. "S.C."). (To the Editor)…

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Store Sheep Show Price Recovery

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 30 June 1951 · page 4

General rain recently, averag­ing from one inch to 1½ inches over a wide area of the Western Riverina wool country, and which…

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Preparing for Next Year’s Show

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 2 July 1951 · page 1

The Gundagai P & A Society is already planning fo rthe 1952 Show, and at the first meeting of the new committee…

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Soccer Players Draw at Cootamundra New Men Show Out For Junee Side

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 2 July 1951 · page 3

Junee and Cootamundra played a draw in a soccer match on Saturday. The game opened with Junee…

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Cootamundra Sheep Show Opens Today Judging Commenced This Morning

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 3 July 1951 · page 2

The Cootamundra Show Association's 13th annual sheep show, dog trials, and ram sales opened today. ENTRIES in the Merino…

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School Boys'Football Knock-out Carnival at Ariah Park the Draw

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Thursday 5 July 1951 · page 2

Following is the draw for the knock-out carnival for school boys at Ariah Park, on Saturday next: Under 17 Years…

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Special Dalgety News Service Photo of Sydney Sheep Show

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Thursday 5 July 1951 · page 6

Judging the groups of six Merinos for the Stonechaven Cup, the Grand Prix Of the Australian Merino Shows. It was won by the team from Mr. A. Hordern's "Mungadal" Stud—on the extreme left of the picture…

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Wagga Poultry Show Today and Tomorrow

Daily Advertiser · Friday 6 July 1951 · page 2

This year's annual Wagga Poultry Club Show, opening at the Showground at 10 o'clock this morning, will be the second greatest show in the club's history…

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Dancing Jamboree at Cootamundra Big Show Tuesday Night

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 6 July 1951 · page 2

Next Tuesday night, "Dancing Jamboree," in the Town Hall, will be something unusual for Cootamundra's dance fans, as the show…

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S.M.A. Camp Messing Scheme Runs Smoothly Committees Show Pleasure

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 6 July 1951 · page 4

Mr. F. X. Toohill, former caterer for the East Cooma S.M.A. Camp and now in charge, temporarily, of the new messing arrangements at…

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Boxer Involved in Train Disturbance. Tent Show-Man Earns £5 Fine at Junee Court

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 6 July 1951 · page 2

Owner of a 10-man travelling boxing tent, which goes around the shows, Peter Toohey, aged 40 years, of Wodonga Flats, Albury…

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Competition for Our Town Verse Tie-up With Riverina Schoolboys' Carnival

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 9 July 1951 · page 2

A competition is being organised to secure "Our Town" verses from children within the boundaries of the Riverina Schoolboys…

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