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Shows & fairs, 1948

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Tathra School Swimmers Excel Annual Swimming Carnival

The Bega District News · Tuesday 16 March 1948 · page 4

Last Wednesday, in the Rock Pool, the Tathra Public School conducted its annual swimming races. Eighteen events were contested, and, although many competed, a few outstanding swimmers dominated the events…

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Jerry Hartley’s Show

The South Coast Register · Thursday 18 March 1948 · page 2

Berry School of Arts is the place for Jerry Hertley and his Serenders on Thursday, March 25. It is advertised as the…

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Royal Show Berry’s Strong Dairy Cattle Entry

The South Coast Register · Thursday 18 March 1948 · page 1

The Royal Show opens on Saturday, and on Monday the entries in the dairy sections of the show will be judged…

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Moruya Surf Carnival Tathra Wins Main Events

The Bega District News · Friday 19 March 1948 · page 9

Tathra Surf Club won the March Past, the R. and R., and the Open Surf Race at the Moruya Surf Life Saving Club’s Annual Carnival,…

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BERRY A. AND H. ASSOCIATIONs

The South Coast Register · Thursday 25 March 1948 · page 2

At the Berry Show Committee meeting on Tuesday night last, with the president, Mr. Norman Stewart, in the chair, the hon…

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Royal Show Dairy Awards to South Coast Cattle

The South Coast Register · Thursday 25 March 1948 · page 4

South Coast exhibitors were well to the fore in the list of awards for dairy cattle, Which were judged at the Sydney Show…

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Bega District Gains Royal Show Awards Many See Jerseys Judged

The Bega District News · Tuesday 6 April 1948 · page 4

The cattle judging ring at the Royal on Jersey day, can almost be claimed as the Bega District’s big day at the Show. This year the district people again had flocked to the ring, and so many…

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To Brighten Bega Show Special Meeting Called

The Bega District News · Tuesday 20 April 1948 · page 6

The president of the Bega A.P. and H. Society (Mr. Herb Parbery) during Bega Show time was a very busy man however, he was not…

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Berry A. and H. Association the Annual Meeting

The South Coast Register · Thursday 29 April 1948 · page 2

The president (Mr. N. K. Stewart) extended a warm welcome to a large attendance of members at the Berry A. and…

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How to Improve the Show Bega Stewards Confer

The Bega District News · Tuesday 4 May 1948 · page 3

A meeting of stewards, officials and members of the Bega A.P. and H. Society met in the Society’s rooms recently to consider measures to…

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Beery Show President Mr. F. A. Mcintosh

The South Coast Register · Thursday 13 May 1948 · page 2

The newly—elected president of the Berry A. and H. Association Mr. P. A. McIntosh, who was, the unanimous choice of…

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£400 Profit From Show Good Year for Bega A.p. & H. Society

The Bega District News · Friday 14 May 1948 · page 1

The Bega A.P. and H. Society’s balance sheet will show a profit of £400 after £127 has been allowed for depreciation…

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Show Society’s Table

The South Coast Register · Thursday 20 May 1948 · page 1

The table that has fur so many rears been standing at the “old” council chambers—now the Soldiers’ Club—has been removed…

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Two-day Show Berry Committee Decides

The South Coast Register · Thursday 3 June 1948 · page 2

The Berry Show Committee decided, yesterday morning to hold a two-day show in 1948, on February 4 and 5…

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Eater Chance for Ga Show [?]ident Is Confident

The Bega District News · Friday 4 June 1948 · page 4

[?] that if everyone works co-operates to put into [?] tion all the new suggestions which have been submitted, this year could easily be the beginning of a marked change in interest and enthusiasm to make the Show the…

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Berry A. and H. Association Welcomes

The South Coast Register · Thursday 10 June 1948 · page 4

The president of the Berry Show Society (Mr. F. A. McIntosh) had a busy time, at the meeting, on Wednesday of last…

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Better Draining Needed Show Ring Still Boggy

The Bega District News · Friday 18 June 1948 · page 2

Col. Irwin, who had earned out the A. P. & H. Society’s wishes by interviewing Mr. Halliwell, the lighting expert of the Royal Agricultural Society, was able to assure the committee that all the necessary equipment to light the Bega…

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Dapto Show

The South Coast Register · Thursday 1 July 1948 · page 2

The absence of Mr. F. A. McIntosh’s Woodside Park, Ayrshire Stud, Berry, and Mr. R. J. O’Donnell’s Alandale Stud was…

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Poor Poultry Pens Worry Exhibitors Poultry Show Record Entry

The Bega District News · Friday 2 July 1948 · page 4

Captain C. J. TrythaIl, of Goulburn, prominent poultry breeder and judge, who judged at the Bega Poultry Club’s Show, held at the Bega Show Ground on Friday and Saturday last, said the quality of the birds was wonderful, but…

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