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Southern Highlands · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1947

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Bowral Horse and Dog Show 10th AND 11th JANUARY

The Southern Mail · Friday 3 January 1947 · page 6

Although entries in most events at the Bowral Horse Show to be held on Friday and Saturday, 10th and 11th January, will be taken on the ground,…

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Bowral Show Numerous Sideshows

The Southern Mail · Friday 10 January 1947 · page 4

There will be four sideshows featuring unusual exhibits at the Bowral Show. The information set out below regarding these exhibits is…

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Bowral Horse Show To-day (Friday) and To-morrow (Saturday)

The Southern Mail · Friday 10 January 1947 · page 5

Bowral Horse Show will open this (Friday) afternoon and will be continued on Saturday morning and afternoon. An attractive program…

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Falls in Show Hunts

The Southern Mail · Friday 17 January 1947 · page 6

There were three falls in hunts at the Bowral Show. Mr, Eric Neich, of Bowral, suffered concussion when his horse fell…

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Dog Section at the Bowral Show Judge Was Impressed

The Southern Mail · Friday 17 January 1947 · page 5

The dog section at the show was judged by Mr. W. McGilvray, of Goulburn, who was greatly impressed with the quality of the dogs shown…

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Horse Show Was Great Success Large Crowd Attends on Second Day

The Southern Mail · Friday 17 January 1947 · page 2

The twenty-first annual show of the Bowral and District Horse Show and Gymkhana Society, held at Loseby Park on Friday and Saturday, attracted crowds which compared favorably with those of previous years. The gate takings were £32…

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District Show Society Building Program Curtailed

The Southern Mail · Friday 24 January 1947 · page 2

The Berrima District Show Society decided some three months ago to raise £3000 by the issue of debentures to carry out an extensive…

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Health Exhibition at Wollongong

The Southern Mail · Friday 7 February 1947 · page 6

Dr. E. S. A. Myers, medical officer of health, announced yesterday that arrangements had been finalised for a health exhibition to be held…

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Robertson Show Entries Are Coming in

The Southern Mail · Friday 7 February 1947 · page 6

The sixty-eighth annual show of the Robertson Show Society, to be hold on 21st and 22nd February, promises to be an outstanding…

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Wollongong Health Exhibition

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 8 February 1947 · page 2

Dr. E. S. A. Meyers, Medical Officer of Health, announced yesterday that arrangements had been finalised for a Health Exhibition, which is to be held…

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Robertson Show Committee Last Meeting Prior to Show

The Southern Mail · Friday 14 February 1947 · page 4

The president (Mr. W. Missingham) occupied the chair at a meeting of Robertson Show Society committee on Thursday night of last…

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Robertson Show To-day and To-morrow

The Southern Mail · Friday 21 February 1947 · page 4

Entries in the horse section of Robertson Show, which will be held to-day (Friday) and to-morrow (Saturday). will be well up to the…

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Robertson Show Breaks Records Farmers Judge Great Exhibition Despite Thought and Grasshoppers

The Southern Mail · Friday 28 February 1947 · page 2

The [?] annual show of the Robertson Show Society [?] Saturday, was the most successful since the [?] of the society. The gate takings of £159 established new record for the show. The weight-judging…

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Robertson Show Woodchops

The Southern Mail · Friday 28 February 1947 · page 2

The twelve-inch underhand wood-chop at Robertson Show on Saturday afternoon was won by A. Shepherd, of Marulan, in the good time…

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Pars From Robertson Show

The Southern Mail · Friday 28 February 1947 · page 3

Mr. J. K. East, of Jamberoo, a regular visitor to the show, was back again this year, as were Messrs. Geo. Grey, of…

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District Show Excellent Entries and Good Display

The Southern Mail · Friday 28 February 1947 · page 4

The district show opened on Thursday morning and will be continued (Friday) and to-morrow (Saturday)…

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District Show Pars

The Southern Mail · Friday 7 March 1947 · page 1

A consistent winner of the champion flag race, Mrs. Gordon Smith, of Bowral, again won the coveted ribbon…

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District Show Pars

The Southern Mail · Friday 7 March 1947 · page 7

Mr. and Mrs. E. Grieves, of Cronulla, and their daughter Gloria and her husband, were amongst the onlookers at the…

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Wet Weather Mars District Show Great Display in Pavilion and Other Sections

The Southern Mail · Friday 7 March 1947 · page 2

Rain which fell on Saturday morning and continued at intervals throughout the day detracted from the attendance at the Berrima District Show on Moss Vale showground on Saturday, and as a result the society lost any chance of creating…

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Bowral Gasworks Show Profit Manager Congratulated

The Southern Mail · Friday 21 March 1947 · page 2

The Town Clerk submitted a very comprehensive report on the finances of the gasworks trading undertaking to last meeting of Bowral Council…

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