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Shows & fairs, 1941

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Milton Show

The South Coast Register · Thursday 6 March 1941 · page 2

At the Milton Show—it was run as a one-day carnival—the partnership of Bate and Henry had a most successful time, winning no less than…

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BEGA’S 69th Show. Highly Successful. Increased Gate Makings on

The Bega District News · Monday 10 March 1941 · page 2

Bega Agricultural Society’s 69th annual show was held on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday of last week, with night shows on Thursday and…

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Reminiscences of Sydney Show Capt. De Groot and Ebenezer the BULL—(Official R.A.C.A. Notes by “Carbon”)

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 12 March 1941 · page 2

The Royal Empire Show from 7th to 15th April will be outstanding in many respects, chief of which is the fact that the Royal Agricultural…

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The Bega Show

The Bega District News · Thursday 13 March 1941 · page 2

The success of Bega Show last week should be an encouragement to the Society and the citizens generally to still further raise the standard of…

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Bega Show. Ring Events, Wood Chop, Etc and Belated Notes

The Bega District News · Thursday 13 March 1941 · page 2

Tho class for pom pom dahlias should have read: J. Salway 1, R. Pender 2, and not J. Salway 1 and 2. her Pender is the man who looks…

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Tathra. Patriotic Carnival Postponed to Anzac Day

The Bega District News · Thursday 20 March 1941 · page 2

A largely amended meeting was held at Tathra on Monday evening to consider the clashing of the carnival to be held at the month of the…

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Cooma Show

The Bega District News · Monday 24 March 1941 · page 2

Mr J. G. Hergenhan of Bega, who returned on Friday from Cooma Show, gives us the following particulars: There were very fine displays of…

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Bega Agricultural Society

The Bega District News · Thursday 27 March 1941 · page 2

The committee held its first meeting [?] Show on Friday evening last, and there was quite a lot of discussion…

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Cooma Show Local Wins

The Bega District News · Thursday 27 March 1941 · page 2

At Cooma Show last week the following awards came to this district: In the horse ring, Mr F. G. McPaul of Wolumla, had the following wins:…

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R.A.S. Show District Cattle Exhibitors

The South Coast Register · Thursday 27 March 1941 · page 4

Australian Illawarra Shorthorns show the greatest increase in entries of any breed at the R.A.S. this year. Among the studs noted…

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Empire Show Woodchops Strong Teams From Four States

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 2 April 1941 · page 8

Strong teams of woodchoppers and sawyers have nominated from four States for the Royal Empire Show carnival. More than 110 top-notch…

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Nowra Swimming Carnival A Splendid Success

The South Coast Register · Thursday 3 April 1941 · page 3

About one hundred members of the Bondi Swimming Club, per special train, arrived at Nowra on Saturday, and most of them took…

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Model Fibrolite Home Will Attract Crowds at Royal Empire Show

The Bega District News · Monday 7 April 1941 · page 4

Modern and beautiful homes are always of interest to people in all walks of life, and the truth of this will be adequately demonstrated by the…

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Our Jerseys at Sydney Show

The Bega District News · Thursday 10 April 1941 · page 2

In the Jersey judging at Sydney Show on Monday, Jerseys from this district did not do as well as in previous years…

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Our Roosters Crow. at Sydney Show

The Bega District News · Thursday 10 April 1941 · page 2

Mr Blomfield’s Plymouth Rock roosters have good reason to crow at Sydney Showground. In the judging on Tuesday they were first and third…

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Royal Empire Show Opened On Monday Berry Exhibitors Do Well in Dairy Cattle

The South Coast Register · Thursday 10 April 1941 · page 2

The Royal Empire Show opened on Monday last, and gives promises to eclipse all previous records. Entries in many classes are a record,…

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Royal Empire Show RecordCrowds

The South Coast Register · Thursday 17 April 1941 · page 3

Record crowds witnessed the Royal Empire Show, particularly on Good Friday, Easter Saturday and Easter Monday, when the grounds…

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The Motorists’ Corner a Nation on Parade Royal Show Reviewed by “Carbon.”

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 30 April 1941 · page 15

Any newspaperman standing alongside me at the microphone during the Royal Empire Show would have had his finger on the pulse of a nation…

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Tathra’s Effort. for Patriotic Funds. Aquatic Carnival Sports, and Ball

The Bega District News · Thursday 1 May 1941 · page 2

Many years ago, newspaper records show, an aquatic carnival was held on Bega river, and we believe that Mr Alex Thompson, now resident at…

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“The Greatest Show on Earth ”

The South Coast Register · Thursday 8 May 1941 · page 4

After closing what has been a phenomenal Sydney season on May 10, Wirth’s Circus is to visit the South Coast, and will play here for…

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