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Southern Highlands · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1943

18 stories in Southern Highlands's papers

Big Show News

The Southern Mail · Friday 8 January 1943 · page 2

Boy, oh, boy! We cannot wait for Saturday! When we told the cat and the dog they would be there (of course it's…

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Big Carnival To-Morrow Lady Wakehurst Will Open It

The Southern Mail · Friday 8 January 1943 · page 3

To-morrow (Saturday) Mr. A. H Sommers will present bis Carnival, Sports and Dog Show In aid of three worthy war objects. Given a fine…

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The Big Show at Bowral Was a Complete Success Large Crowd Provided Over £300 for War Purposes

The Southern Mail · Friday 15 January 1943 · page 3

The Big Show (Carnival, Gymkhana and Dog Show) organized by Mr. Sommers to aid various patriotic objects was…

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Five Night Season for Mrs. Miniver Will Show Wednesday Next Till

The Southern Mail · Friday 22 January 1943 · page 3

For the first time in its history the Empire Theatre, Bowral, will run a picture for a five-night season. This innovation is made because of the…

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Mittagong's Big Carnival Ugly Man Competition

The Southern Mail · Friday 29 January 1943 · page 2

Interest grows daily in the big carnival being organised by Mittagong Win-the-War Committee for the Prisoners of War Fund…

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Carnival Day To-morrow

The Southern Mail · Friday 12 February 1943 · page 2

Judging by the pep and enthusiasm being displayed by all concerned, the Grand Carnival at Mittagong Garden Baths to-morrow (Saturday), in aid…

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The Berrima District Show

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 17 February 1943 · page 2

There are very often too many concerned in the getting up of many things that are about to take place, and as…

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Surging Crowd Fills. Mittagong's Beautiful Swimming Pool Gardens for Great Patriotic Carnival Well Over Five Hundred Pounds Raised for Prisoners of War

The Southern Mail · Friday 19 February 1943 · page 3

With a population less than half of that of her neighbors, Mittagong passed all local records when, at her big carnival on Saturday, she collected over £540 at the Carnival for the Prisoners of War Fund. Over £500 will be available when all…

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Junior Farmers Fill the Breach They Staged Successful Show at Moss Vale

The Southern Mail · Friday 26 February 1943 · page 4

The scope and quality of the exhibits at the show of agricultural products' staged by How Vale Junior Farmers on Friday was as inspiring as it was…

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Bowral Bowls Club Ugly Man Carnival

The Southern Mail · Friday 16 April 1943 · page 2

To-morrow (Saturday), weather permitting, a carnival will be held on the Bowral greens in support of Mr. Arthur Gregory in the Ugly Man…

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Slow in Settling Commonwealth and Show Society

The Southern Mail · Friday 10 September 1943 · page 3

Much damage was caused to Berrima District Showground at Moss Vale during the time the troops were located there, and the Society has…

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Slow in Settling Commonwealth and Show Society

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 11 September 1943 · page 2

Much damage was caused to Berrima District Showground at Moss Vale during the time the troops were located there, and the Society has…

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All Set for Victory Carnival Biggest Gymkhana in District History Two Rings—eighty Events

The Southern Mail · Friday 17 September 1943 · page 2

As the day of the big Victory Gymkhana approaches, the Bong Bong Street window in which the prizes are displayed is becoming overcrowded…

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Show Society

The Southern Mail · Friday 8 October 1943 · page 2

A meeting of the District Show Society was held last week to consider the present position of the Society. Mr. Bryce Beard was in the chair…

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Show Society

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 9 October 1943 · page 2

A committee meeting of the Berrima District A.H. and I. Society was held last week, when the following were present:-Messrs. S. J…

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Robertson Will Hold a Show

The Southern Mail · Friday 29 October 1943 · page 2

At a meeting of Robertson Show Society on Tuesday it was decided to hold a one-day show in February next…

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Robertson Show

The Southern Mail · Friday 3 December 1943 · page 3

Next February Robertson Show Society will run a one-day show, and it is hoped will receive the support of the whole district…

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