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South Coast · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1939

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Northern Show Exhibitors Attention, Please !

The South Coast Register · Thursday 19 January 1939 · page 5

We have been asked to state that the Railway Department is prepared to load exhibits of . cattle, which are to be displayed at Berry Show on…

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Still Remembers the Show Past President's Generous Gift

The South Coast Register · Thursday 19 January 1939 · page 1

Mr. S. Galbraith, of Cronulla, who paid a flying visit to Berry last week, showed his interest in the A. and H. Association by giving a generous…

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Deputation From Show Committee Waits on Mayor and Deputy Mayor

The South Coast Register · Thursday 19 January 1939 · page 5

Though the special meeting of the council was not held, the Mayor (Ald. Strong) and Deputy Mayor (Ald. Witchard) received a…

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Dapto Show Opened Very Successfully On Friday Bush Fires on Saturday Cause Curtailment

The South Coast Register · Thursday 19 January 1939 · page 6

The 82nd Dapto Show, which opened under auspicious circumstances on Friday, was brought to a sudden termination on Saturday when…

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£10 for Use of Showground. Bank Holiday for Show

The Nowra Leader · Friday 20 January 1939 · page 3

In response to the Berry A. and H. Association's application to have Friday, February 3, gazetted as a public holiday for the first day of the show,…

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Dapto Show

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 25 January 1939 · page 16

The second day’s programme of Dapto show, which was postponed from the original date owing to bush fires, will be carried out on Monday…

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The Nowra Show Additional Horse and Cattle Accommodation

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 25 January 1939 · page 6

In anticipation of additional entries in the horse and cattle section owing to the grand parade being held the first day, and a monster supporting…

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Nowra Show

The South Coast Register · Thursday 26 January 1939 · page 1

The Shoalhaven A. and H. Association will be celebrating its 64th annual exhibition on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, February 9, 10…

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Local and General Display of Show Trophies

The South Coast Register · Thursday 26 January 1939 · page 2

Quite a nice display of trophies to be competed for at the Berry Show is to be seen in one of “Cheg‘s ” windows…

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Albion Park Show Staged in Showery Weather

The South Coast Register · Thursday 26 January 1939 · page 1

The Albion Park Show Society again experienced inclement weather for their annual exhibition, which was staged on Friday and Saturday…

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Poultry At Berry Show Preparing The Exhibits

The South Coast Register · Thursday 26 January 1939 · page 5

The final preparation of poultry exhibits for the Berry A. and H. Association's show on February 3 and 4 requires that particular attention…

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Show Entries Don't Delay—Send Them In NOW !

The South Coast Register · Thursday 26 January 1939 · page 5

Entries are coming in well for the Berry Show, though it must be admitted that the local exhibitors have not responded Yet…

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Nowra Show Ring All Aglow

The Nowra Leader · Friday 27 January 1939 · page 5

The lighting of the ring is now going ahead a pace for Saturday night the 11th February. People from far and near are bound to want to know…

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Cobargo Show Get Your Entries Ready

The Cobargo Chronicle · Friday 27 January 1939 · page 2

Schedules for the 1939 show on 1st and 2nd March have left the printers hands, and are now available on application to the…

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Surf Carnival at Narooma

The Bega District News · Monday 30 January 1939 · page 2

Narooma Surf Life-saving Club held its annual carnival yesterday. It was a beautiful day, and there was a large gathering on the beach, but…

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Nowra Show

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 1 February 1939 · page 15

Next week will record the passing of another milestone in the history of the Shoalhaven A. and H. Association, when the sixty-fourth annual…

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Business Houses and Show Days Usual Closing Hours to Be Observed Shop Assistants Slated

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 1 February 1939 · page 7

An accusation of not assisting, the A.and H. Association by failing to attend the show when their employers had closed their business premises…

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Berry A. and H. Association Finalising Show Arrangements

The South Coast Register · Thursday 2 February 1939 · page 4

The last meeting before the show was held on Wednesday morning, when there were present: Messrs. S. N. Sharpe (president), Watson,…

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Undaunted ! Kangaroo Valley A. and H. Association Carries on with Show

The South Coast Register · Thursday 2 February 1939 · page 1

We have heard it rumoured that there was some doubt in the minds of some people that the Kangaroo Valley A. and H. Association intended…

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Shoalhaven A. and H. Association

The South Coast Register · Thursday 2 February 1939 · page 2

Nowra is well forward with its big annual exhibition for Thursday, Friday and Saturday, February 9, 10 and 11. The work of lighting the…

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