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Southern Highlands · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1941

113 stories in Southern Highlands's papers · page 3 of 6

District Exhibits at Royal Empire Show Western Beats North Coast

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 12 April 1941 · page 4

Western District, with 1,772½ points, won the Commonwealth District competition on Tuesday. North Coast and Tablelands, which has won…

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Royal Show Further Successes of Local Competitors

The Southern Mail · Friday 18 April 1941 · page 2

Prizes won at the Royal Show up to Wednesday of last week by competitors from the Berrima district, were published in last issue of The Mail…

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Australian Red Cross Red Cross Exhibit at Royal Empire Show

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 23 April 1941 · page 4

The Red Cross exhibition held at the Showground created enormous interest. Crowds stood by watching the Papier Mache workers busy with…

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The Motorists' Corner a Nation on Parade Royal Show Reviewed by "Carbon."

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 26 April 1941 · page 4

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

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Brief Mention Show Committee

The Southern Mail · Friday 9 May 1941 · page 2

Nominations for the Berrima District Show Committee close with the secretary at Moss Vale on Saturday, 17th May. Got yours in early…

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Patriotic Carnival Arrangements Well in Hand

The Southern Mail · Friday 9 May 1941 · page 2

The committee of the Bowral branch of the Lord Mayor's Fund held its usual monthly meeting on Tuesday night. The financial statement…

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City Runs the Show Country Delegates' Straight Talk

The Southern Mail · Friday 9 May 1941 · page 2

At last meeting of Berrima District Show Committee, Mr. Sanderson, who was one of the representatives of the society at the show societies'…

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Bong Street Will Hum With Merriment on Saturday Everybody Helping in Great War Effort Greatest Carnival Ever Seen in Bowral

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 13 May 1941 · page 2

Bowral will be en fete on Saturday next Never before have so many bodies and persons cooperated to make a merry Carnival, and…

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All Set for the Great Carnival Fun, Frolic and Frivolity to Aid the Fighting Forces Pleasure and Patriotism Go Hand in Hand on

The Southern Mail · Friday 16 May 1941 · page 5

Bong Bong Street will be the most crowded sport in the Southern Tablelands on Saturday night. The Big Carnival promises to be even Bigger and Better than the most enthusiastic workers anticipated two weeks ago…

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We Were Right—the Carnival Was the Best Ever Everybody Helped and the Result Exceeded all Expectations Proceeds May Reach £300

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 20 May 1941 · page 2

Delightful weather and the enthusiastic support of many virile organisations and persons culminated on Saturday afternoon in the most…

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Junior Red Cross Exhibition Prizes to This District

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 21 May 1941 · page 2

The beautiful display of gifts at the Junior Red Cross Exhibition held in the Sydney Town Hall recently aroused keen interest aud appreciation…

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South Coast Exhibit Empire Show Criticism

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 21 May 1941 · page 2

Allegations that, apart from the wool section, which this year won first place, the southern tablelands contribution to the South Coast and…

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Zone Carnival

The Southern Mail · Friday 23 May 1941 · page 3

Nominations are required to reach the Association secretary by next Saturday from those players who can take part in the Country Zone and…

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Dancing Contests at Carnival

The Southern Mail · Friday 23 May 1941 · page 2

Brighton Tennis Club conducted dancing at the Carnival on Saturday on a floor lent by Bowral Band and Mrs. Nathan. Mrs. S. Workman was the…

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Bowls Bowral Club Fours Carnival for War Funds

The Southern Mail · Friday 23 May 1941 · page 4

Bowral Bowling Club conducted a foots competition on Saturday in aid of the local branch of the Lord Mayor's Fund. Five Moss Vale…

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Wild Australia Enjoyable Show at Bowral

The Southern Mail · Friday 23 May 1941 · page 3

There was a large crowd present at the buckjumping show conducted by Mr. Thorpe McConville at Bowral on Saturday. A donation of £15/8/-…

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Rain Insurance for Show Societies Interesting Figures

The Southern Mail · Friday 23 May 1941 · page 3

Some interesting facts relating to the rain insurance scheme of the Show Societies Union were disclosed at a meeting of the Southern Tablelands…

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2-point Dog Show for War Funds Next

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 27 May 1941 · page 2

A two-point sanction dog show in ald of Bowral branch of the Lord Mayor's Fund will be held on Loseby Park, Bowral, on Saturday afternoon…

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Robertson Show Society Annual Meeting

The Southern Mail · Friday 30 May 1941 · page 2

The report presented to the annual meeting of Robertson Show Society by the secretary (Mr. W. G. Jenkin) on behalf of the executive committee,…

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All Kinds of Dogs Big Show at Bowral on

The Southern Mail · Friday 30 May 1941 · page 5

Big dogs, little dogs, thin dogs, fat dogs, thoroughbreds and mongrels can all take part in the two-point sanction dog show being conducted…

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