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Shows & fairs, 1932

141 stories in South Coast's papers · page 6 of 8

A Spring Carnival Railway Holiday

The Bega District News · Thursday 8 September 1932 · page 2

Many eminent glove-trotters have stated as their very definite opinion that nowhere in the world is a more delightful holiday climate to be…

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The Big X-ray Carnival

The Bega District News · Thursday 8 September 1932 · page 2

Everything is well under way for the g carnival to be held on the showground next Thursday. Yards are being erected for holding the bullocks…

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Spring Carnival Railway Holiday

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 10 September 1932 · page 3

Many eminent globe trotters have stated as their very definite opinion that nowhere in the world is a more delightful holiday climate to be…

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[?] Carnival Railway Holiday

The Nowra Leader · Friday 16 September 1932 · page 7

[?]eminent globe-trotters have [?]their very definite opinion [?]here in he world is a more [?]holiday climate to be…

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Bega’s Biggest Carnival. X-ray Fund Gets Big Lift

The Bega District News · Monday 19 September 1932 · page 2

The carnival on Thursday last in and of the X-ray fund provided what was probably the biggest day and night carnival ever held in Bega. There…

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Bega Agricultural Society

The Bega District News · Thursday 29 September 1932 · page 2

The committee, held a long meeting on Tuesday, .Mr Q. Parbery presiding, owing to the absence through illness of the president, Mr J. G. Hergenhan…

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Prespyterian Fair. a Fine Display of Wares. School of Arts

The Nowra Leader · Friday 30 September 1932 · page 5

The Spring Fair, in aid of the Presbyterian Church, was opened yesterday afternoon and will continue today (Friday) afternoon and evening…

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Ladies' Day at Picton Court. Grafe-vine Slashing. Attracts the Fair Sex. Woman Committed for Trial

The Nowra Leader · Friday 30 September 1932 · page 6

IT was "ladies' day" at Picton Police Court on Friday, last week, reports the Picton "Post," when members of the weaker sex easily…

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Presbyterian Spring Fair

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 1 October 1932 · page 3

The annual Spring Fair in aid of the Presbyterian Church funds was opened in the Nowra School of Arts on Thursday afternoon. Proceedings…

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Shoalhaven A. and H. Association

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 5 October 1932 · page 1

The monthly meeting of the committee was held at the School of Arts, Nowra, yesterday forenoon. Present: Messrs. D. V. Boyd (President), S…

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The Agricultural Society

The Nowra Leader · Friday 7 October 1932 · page 4

The usual monthly committee meeting of the Shoalhaven A. & H. Association was held on Tuesday last, and there were present: Messrs. Boyd…

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"Biggest Show 'Cept One."

The Southern Record and Advertiser · Friday 7 October 1932 · page 2

A circus was coming to an American town, and every barn and every fence within a radius of fifty miles or so had been billed with the usual lurid…

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Show Pavilion. a Costly Job. Yet Repairs Prove Ineffective

The Nowra Leader · Friday 7 October 1932 · page 3

At the committee meeting of the Shoalhaven A. &, H. Association, on Tuesday, Mr. T. Pestell reported he had inspected the showground, which…

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Bega Agricultural Society

The Bega District News · Thursday 13 October 1932 · page 2

The committee met on Tuesday afternoon to revise tie schedule. Mr J. G. Hergenhan, president, is still laid up at his home, and Mr J. K. Taylor…

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The Recent X-ray Carnival

The Bega District News · Thursday 20 October 1932 · page 2

The committee held a winding-up meeting on Friday evening last, Mr T. Robertson presiding. The secretary, Mr Dicker, submitted a detailed…

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Britain's Oty[?]Meter Show

The Bega District News · Thursday 20 October 1932 · page 4

October 13th was the opening date of this year's motor, show at Olympia a fixture of world-wide importance, which although is primarily a shop window…

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Flower Show

The Nowra Leader · Friday 28 October 1932 · page 7

The Nowra Horticultural Society held its late Spring Show on Friday last in the School of Arts. It was thought that the westerly winds of the…

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Art Exhibition Paintings by Gordon Esling

The Nowra Leader · Friday 28 October 1932 · page 3

An exhibition of paintings by Gordon Esling. a promising young artist with poetic ideas and a strong decorative tendency, is on view at the…

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Points at the Flower Show

The Nowra Leader · Friday 28 October 1932 · page 1

Mr. F. S. Morton, President of the Nowra Horticultural Society, in performing the ceremony of officially opening the Flower Show on Friday last…

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School Carnival

The Bega District News · Monday 31 October 1932 · page 3

We, the undersigned, being business people of Bega, hereby agree to close our places of business at 11.30 a.m. on Saturday, 5th November, 1932,…

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