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Shows & fairs, 1938

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Show Briefs. Kindergarten Irrigation

The Nowra Leader · Friday 18 February 1938 · page 10

On the first day of the Show the ring showed signs of needing water, and a lot of it. So, per W. Faulkner, esquire, a broadcast for the…

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Candelo Show, Mr Bate to Open

The Bega District News · Monday 21 February 1938 · page 2

Although he had notified Candelo show committee that he could riot be present at the show, Mr Bate now finds that it will be possible for him…

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Bombala Show. MARCH 16 and 17

The Bega District News · Monday 21 February 1938 · page 2

Bombala Show win be held on March 16 and 17; In the Bega Show schedule Bombala’s dates are wrongly given as March 9 and 10…

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Five Days of Carnival

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 23 February 1938 · page 15

The efficiency with which the Shoalhaven district 150th anniversary committee, and the various sub-committees of other bodies concerned, are…

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Royal Show Attraction

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 23 February 1938 · page 6

On the s.s. “Niagara,” which arrived in Sydney last week, were “Suicide” Ted Elder and Pearl Elder, two outstanding figures in the rodeo world of…

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Kangaroo Valley Show Dance

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 23 February 1938 · page 16

The show dance, run by the committee of the K.V. A. and H. Association on Saturday night last, proved a very popular attraction. Though the…

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Weight Judging at the Show

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 23 February 1938 · page 6

The following persons guessed the correct weight of the beast—489lb— at the Nowra show: Arthur Watts, Stan Hart, E. A. Woods, and W…

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Show Meeting

The South Coast Register · Thursday 24 February 1938 · page 1

There was a large attendance of members of the committee at the show meeting on Friday night last, with Mr, J. R. Shepherd in the…

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Candelo Show. Unusual Jersey Collection

The Bega District News · Thursday 24 February 1938 · page 2

At Candelo Show there will be the most representative exhibit of Jerseys yet seen at any district show. [?]ere will be exhibits from…

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Open Column. Burragate Show. (To the E[?]itor.)

The Bega District News · Thursday 24 February 1938 · page 1

Sir,—With reference to an article appearing in your paper of the 14th, where you wished to know if I “squibbed it” at the Burragate show,…

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150Th Celebrations. Great Entertainment. Five Days of Carnival

The Nowra Leader · Friday 25 February 1938 · page 10

The efficiency with which the Shoalhaven district 150th. Anniversary committee, and the various sub-committee of other bodies concerned, are…

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Kangaroo Valley Show. Great Credit to the District

The Nowra Leader · Friday 25 February 1938 · page 12

The fifty-third annual exhibition of the Kangaroo Valley A. & H. Association, held on Friday and Saturday last, was well up to the standard for…

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Candelo Show. CHAMPIONSHIPS

The Bega District News · Thursday 3 March 1938 · page 2

The prize offered by the president, Mr F. F. Bower, for the greatest winner in the food section was won by Miss Vera Bright, and that in the…

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At Candelo Show

The Bega District News · Thursday 3 March 1938 · page 6

Candelo held its 54th annual show last week, and results, except for the rain, were highly satisfactory. Candelo society has suffered from…

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Show Holiday. in Mumbulla Shire

The Bega District News · Thursday 3 March 1938 · page 2

Mumbulla Shire considered a request from the Bega Agricultural Society that a public holiday be declared over the whole of the Shire…

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The Big Show. MARCH 28, 24, [?] 25

The Bega District News · Thursday 3 March 1938 · page 2

Bega Show committee is actively engaged in preparations for the big show, to be held on March 23, 24, and 25, and a lot of detail work was…

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Poultry Section Berry Show Comments by the Judge

The South Coast Register · Thursday 3 March 1938 · page 6

The Poultry section of our recent show has been commented on by the judge, Mr. Owen French. Mr. French intended writing a report to publish…

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Show Week. Town to Be Illuminated and Decorated

The Bega District News · Thursday 3 March 1938 · page 2

Bega Council resolved, on Tuesday night, to have a line of electric lights 250 yards long, in the main street, and also to procure bunting…

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Newcastle Show. Bega Butter and Cheese to the Fore

The Bega District News · Thursday 3 March 1938 · page 2

At Newcastle Show last week Bega butter factory was awarded first place for salted butter for report and was second in the aggregate…

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Milton Show. Fine Weather and Fair Attendance

The Nowra Leader · Friday 4 March 1938 · page 4

Milton A. & H. Association, like the other Central South Coast shows, was fortunate, so far as the weather conditions were concerned, fine sunny…

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