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Shows & fairs, 1955

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Gamian Show Marred by Rain

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 26 August 1955 · page 1

The Ganmian Show opened on Friday last in pleasant spring weather. While committeemen and stewards were marshalling exhibits, and assisting the judges, they found time to give frequent thought to the weather…

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Junior Farmer Exhibit at Ganmain Show

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 26 August 1955 · page 4

The exhibit by the Ganmain Junior Farmers’ Club at the Ganmain Show was very…

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Show Committee Meeting

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 2 September 1955 · page 1

Those present at the last meeting of the Coolamon Show Society when final…

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Show Should Be Good

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 2 September 1955 · page 1

There is every indication that the Coolamon Show on today (Friday) and Saturday, will…

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Show Went Off Smoothly

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 9 September 1955 · page 4

All the arrangements for the Coolamon Show ran smoothly, while the secretarial work, as has…

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Official Opening of Show

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 9 September 1955 · page 1

The Official Opening of the Coolamon Show took place at approximately 3 p.m. on…

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Sheep at the Show

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 9 September 1955 · page 3

Mr. Millthorpe, of “Somerset,” Finley. who judged the Sheep Section at the Coolamon…

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Lamb Sales at the Show

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 9 September 1955 · page 1

For the first time an auction sale of lambs exhibited in the Fat Lamb Section was held…

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Several Records Go At Coolamon Show Gate Takings Exceed All Previous Figures

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 9 September 1955 · page 1

Cold, showery weather on Friday and early rain on Saturday did not prevent the Coolamon Show from registering another considerable success—and several records— Fat Lambs, Sheep Dog Trials, Ring Events and gate money…

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Interesting Exhibits at Show

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 16 September 1955 · page 1

Several non-competitive exhibits at the Show aroused general interest and…

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Show Ball

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 23 September 1955 · page 1

The meeting of ladies to make arrangements for the catering at the Show Ball. an October…

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Show Hunting Contests

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 23 September 1955 · page 2

At last week’s Show Committee meeting Cr. Moses said he had noticed at the Show how few…

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Coolamon Show “Breaks Even”

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 23 September 1955 · page 1

At a meeting of the Coolamon Show Committee on Thursday last, the Secretary (Mr. R. Lynch) announced that although a full financial…

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Show Ball

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 30 September 1955 · page 4

The Coolamon Show Ball which over the past several years has been regarded as one of the…

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Imported Sheep Meet with Show Success

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 30 September 1955 · page 6

During August, a consignment of 320 Border Leicesters, bred in New Zealand, arrived in…

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Successful Show Ball

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 7 October 1955 · page 1

The annual ball under the auspices of the Coolamon Show, held on Monday night last, was voted by many who attended a the most enjoyable…

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Ardlethan Show Near Record

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 7 October 1955 · page 3

Sem[?] belatedly [?] to pat tribute to the organisation responsible for staging the…

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Average Wools show Gain

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 7 October 1955 · page 8

Competition was stimulated by increased activity by local mills buying wider selection qualities,…

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Flower Show Takings Stolen

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 14 October 1955 · page 1

The door takings at the recent Methodist Amateur Hour were stolen from one of the…

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Marrar C.W.A. Fancy Fair And Flower Show

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 21 October 1955 · page 4

The Fancy Fair and Flower Show organised by the Marrar C.W.A, and held in Winter’s Hall, on Saturday, 8th October, was [?] success. The last function of a smiler [?]…

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