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Southern Highlands · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1941

113 stories in Southern Highlands's papers · page 2 of 6

The Flower Show

The Southern Mail · Friday 7 March 1941 · page 3

Quite a number of interesting facts relating to the District Horticultural Show were omitted from our report owing to pressure upon our time and…

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District Show Opened on

The Southern Mail · Friday 7 March 1941 · page 3

A hasty look around the district show on Thursday moraine was made by The Mail representative. The attractiveness of the pavilion…

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Show and Dance at Kangaloon Attractive Prize List

The Southern Mail · Friday 7 March 1941 · page 2

Kangaloon Patriotic Society will stage a flower show and dance on the evening of Tuesday, 25th March. The society is entering into the…

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Memorial to Late Banjo Paterson Fund Started at District Show

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 11 March 1941 · page 3

A fund to establish a memorial to the late A. B. ("Banjo") Paterson, the Australian poet who wrote such well known verse as. "The Man from…

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Berrima District Show Was a Wonderful Advertisement for the District Despite the War, the Attendance Was Larger Than Last Year, and the Quality of the Exhibit Was Higher Than Ever

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 11 March 1941 · page 2

The unconquerable spirit of the Berimma District in wartime was displayed at the Annual Show at Moss Vale last week. With many of their young men in the fighting forces, with petrol restrictions hampering transport and with a record drought…

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Junior Farmers' Exhibit at District Show

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 12 March 1941 · page 2

Three outstanding exhibits in the pavilion were those staged by the Bnrrawang, Moss Vale, and Robertson Junior Farmers' Clubs…

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Personalities at the Show

The Southern Mail · Friday 14 March 1941 · page 3

Gate takings on the three days were £22. £169, and £181, respectively, as compared with £22, £176, and £153 at the previous show…

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Show Exhibitors Aid War Funds Sale of Goods

The Southern Mail · Friday 14 March 1941 · page 2

As the result of the sale of goods and the generous action of exhibitors, several patriotic organisations in this district will benefit from the district…

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The Flower Show Fifty Pounds Fob W.V.S.

The Southern Mail · Friday 14 March 1941 · page 2

The Women's Voluntary Service benefited to the extent of £50 from the Berrima District Horticultural Society's Flower Show on 27th…

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Berrima District Show We continue our report from last issue of The Mail. Official Opening Lord Mayor Congratulates the Society on Carrying on

The Southern Mail · Friday 14 March 1941 · page 5

The official opening took place in the centre of the ring on Friday, and the speeches were broadcast through amplifiers. The president, in…

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The Motorists' Corner "Carbon" Appointed Royal Empire Show Commentator. Show Memories

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 15 March 1941 · page 4

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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Picton Show Friday and

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 18 March 1941 · page 2

Picton Show will be held this Friday and Saturday, and promises to be as good as in previous years. The ring program is an attractive one and…

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£230 for War Work Result of Robertson's Patriotic Show

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 18 March 1941 · page 2

Members of Robertson Show Committee were in high spirits at their meeting on Thursday evening when it was announced that the patriotic…

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Patriotic Flower Show

The Southern Mail · Friday 21 March 1941 · page 3

Don't miss the Kangaloon Patriotic Society Flower Show, Dance and Supper, next Tuesday evening in Kangaloon Hall. It is another effort…

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Picton Show Successful Exhibition

The Southern Mail · Friday 28 March 1941 · page 2

The seventh annual show at Picton attracted a large crowd on Friday and Saturday when delightful weather prevailed following rain on the…

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Methodist Fair Successful Effort at Moss Vale

The Southern Mail · Friday 28 March 1941 · page 2

A fair in aid of the funds of Moss Vale Methodist Church attracted a large crowd to Mack's Theatre, Moss Vale, on Friday afternoon…

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Flower Show at Kangaloon Large Crowd Present

The Southern Mail · Friday 28 March 1941 · page 2

There was a large attendance, including representatives of the surrounding districts, at a flower and vegetable show held in Kangaloon…

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Model Home at Sydney Royal Show "Fibrolite" Reduces Cost

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 8 April 1941 · page 3

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…

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Local Successes at Royal Empire Show

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 9 April 1941 · page 2

Fred. Anthon, of Moss Vale, won second prize for record book, with scrap book, in connection with division 1 of the vegetable-growing…

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The Royal Show Local Exhibitors Win Prizes

The Southern Mail · Friday 11 April 1941 · page 2

Several exhibitors from the Berrima district met with success at the Royal, Show this week. The exhibitors and the prizes they won, were:—…

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