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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Sep 06, 1934
Page
2
Entries close for school section on Saturday September 21 1934 and all other sections on Wednesday. Min Besen and the 33 q sony left The Times Woodyers Calthorpe Qbeyun. Entry fees listed for members and non members with minimums. Hon. Secretary RH Brown.
The schedule lists prizes and classes for horse and sheep exhibitions at the Hall P.O. Includes stewards names, entry fees, and prize money. All sheep penned by 10 a.m. first day. various Merino, wool, ram, ewe, and lamb classes with specific prizes and conditions.
Section 225 lists 10am staging with stewards J Southwell Brown and K R Smith. Entry fee 6d per exhibit. Entries cover milling wheat oats lucerne hay wheaten hay oats chaff potatoes turnips cabbage cauliflower onions rhubarb and more. Awards include Arthur Yates Cup for best vegetable collection and Hughes Field Wheat Competition with a 10s prize and annual 25 acre crop contest near Parliament House Canberra. entries close Sept 22.
A community event features a flower show with vases of rampeuli, daffodils, sweet peas, tulips, and pansies, plus an extensive needlework and children’s section. Sheep dog trials near the hall promise competitive runs, with entry fees listed for members and non-members, and prizes donated by Dr RM and others.
The text details a cookery section with many exhibits and entry fees for fruit cake sultans sponge sandwiches ginger breads creams and plates, fruit preserves jams and marmalades, plum puddings bread damper and scones. Prizes donated by Mrs M Ball Mrs Geo Southwell and W C Douglas Ltd. are noted along with entry fees and special premiums.
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