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Southern Highlands · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1940

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Sports and Junior Farmers' Show. Wednesday Next at Burrawang

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 13 February 1940 · page 2

The annual sports of the Burrawang Wild's Meadow Sports Club will be held on Burrawang Park on Wednesday. The ring events include…

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Spinning & Weaving Exhibition at Mittagong

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 20 February 1940 · page 2

An exhibition of spinning and weaving will be a feature of a Home and Garden Exhibition to be held under the auspices of Mittagong C.W.A…

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Brief Mention. Flower Show

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 20 February 1940 · page 2

Schedules for the Annual Autumn Show of Berrima District Horticultural Society are now ready. The dahlia classes are particularly…

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Robertson Show Friday and

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 20 February 1940 · page 2

The sixty-first annual show of the Robertson A. ana H. Society will be held on Friday and Saturday and promises to be an excellent exhibition…

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Home and Garden Exhibition. Spinning in Former Times

The Southern Mail · Friday 23 February 1940 · page 3

What promises to be one of the most interesting exhibitions held in the district will be staged by the Country Women's Association at…

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No Cattle After Thursday. Berrima District Show

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 27 February 1940 · page 3

Those who wish to see the cattle at Berrima District Show are reminded that they will not be on the ground after the first day of the show—…

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Robertson Farmers Conquer Drought Annual Show a Credit to the District

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 27 February 1940 · page 2

The annual exhibition of Robertson Show Society on Friday and Saturday last was a triumph for the men on the land. Faced with one of the…

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Moss Vale Show Train Arrangements

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 28 February 1940 · page 2

Additional train services will be provided as follows:—Friday, March 1—Goods trains with carriages attached will leave…

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Spinning Exhibition District Show Feature

The Southern Mail · Friday 1 March 1940 · page 3

A feature of the pavilion at the Berrima District Show is a spinning and weaving exhibition by Moss Vale C.W.A. The processes of spinning new…

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Cattle at Robertson Show. Judge's Favorable Comments

The Southern Mail · Friday 1 March 1940 · page 2

The cattle section at Robertson Show was an outstanding feature. The aged classes were judged by Mr. L. Graham (Dunmore), while Mr. J…

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Autumn Flower Show Next

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 5 March 1940 · page 2

The annual Flower Show of the District Horticultural Society will be held in Bowral School of Arts on Thursday next. It will be opened by…

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Protest Dismissed. Robertson Show Trots

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 5 March 1940 · page 3

The trotting stewards of Robertson Show Society met on Thursday night to deal with a protest lodged by Mr. J. Lynch and Mr. J. Strachan against…

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Bowls Bowral Club. Night Carnival

The Southern Mail · Friday 8 March 1940 · page 4

Bowral Bowls Club held a carnival on Thursday night Many visitors took part, and the sister clubs, Moss Vale and Mittagong, were well…

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Bush Fire Affects District Show. Several Outbreaks

The Southern Mail · Friday 8 March 1940 · page 2

A large area of grassed and timbered country at Werai was destroyed by fire on Friday and Saturday last, and as a consequence a number…

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Luncheon Speeches at District Show. Friday's Luncheon

The Southern Mail · Friday 8 March 1940 · page 4

At luncheon on Friday the President briefly proposed the toast of Parliament and welcomed Mr. J. A. Perkins, Minister for External…

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Horticultural Society's Greatest Show. Wonderful Triumph Over Drought

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 12 March 1940 · page 3

Contrary to expectations, the Autumn Show of the Berrima District Horticultural Society was a record both as to number of exhibits staged…

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Letter from Oxley. Interesting Exhibit at C.W.A. SHOW

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 12 March 1940 · page 2

Chief amongst the exhibits at the recent C.W.A. Exhibition in the section devoted to antiques, was a letter from Surveyor General John Oxley…

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After the Show

The Southern Mail · Friday 15 March 1940 · page 2

Quite a number of things were overlooked in our report of the District Horticultural Show. Moving a vote of thanks to…

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Association Carnival Bowral Four Takes Part

The Southern Mail · Friday 29 March 1940 · page 2

On Easter [?] four players from Bowral [?] (Homann, Prior, [?] and [?] paid a visit to W[?]…

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Royal Show. Further Local Prize-winners

The Southern Mail · Friday 29 March 1940 · page 2

Prizes won by competitors from the Berrima District at the Royal Show in addition to those published in last issue of the Mail were:—…

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