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Newspaper
Charleville Times
Location
Charleville, Queensland, Australia
Date
Mar 19, 1937
Page
6
A garbled roster lists names such as A A Dewindher Kay and Lockett with many initials and titles. The fragment references a May date and multiple officers including a secretary H Carter Jr and various committee members, but details are unclear.
Section details prize classes for mares and hacks with multiple events. Entries list prize money, entry fees, and conditions for hunters and ponies. Notable names and local entrants appear amid extensive division notes and age/weight categories.
Event details describe a Maiden Log Chop contest with twelve inch logs and prizes of £4 for first and £1 for second. Entries include Barry, GL Collar, The Race, and Bury with mentions of first and second prizes. Merely fragments reference a 42 Open Handicapped Log Chopping Contest and a 13 log prior event.
Entry fees set at 2 shillings per class for the medium wool section with various trials and prizes listed. The document records numerous entries, prize amounts, and participant names with references to Cape Homan and Charleville, indicating a regional livestock show and competition.
The notice outlines cattle section 2 with classes and prizes for various ages and types. Entries specify ages from calves to two years, and breeds including breeding and milking cattle. Exhibitors must have property of the exhibitor within ten miles of Chaceitin, with prizes ranging from 1/1 to 52/2 in old currency. The event lists breeding cows, heifers, steers, and a champion cow at the show.
Mixed cattle prize list with entries for bullocks steers cows and heifers under various ages. Awards include fats dairy and fancy sections with prizes in shillings and pence. Features include champion prizes and entry numbers across groups such as fat cattle ewes rams and poultry categories.
Section seven lists entry fees and prizes for a local exhibition. Text references various exhibits including fine weed, bireng weol, pumphinn, locally grown produce, and an apiary exhibit. Prize amounts range from pennies to pounds with multiple placements and conditions noted.
The notice outlines sections for boys and girls under 15 offering prizes in ornamental pen painting printing and drawing. It lists school entries in Warrego district with requirements including map drawings of Queensland, railways and towns, grade levels, and specific art and craft categories such as woodwork metalwork and needlework. It emphasizes participation across schools and notes sizing and styling specifications for display sheets.
A fragmented list enumerates various embroidery items, knitted garments, and handicrafts with prices, including hand embroidered cushions, centre pieces, and knitted sweaters. Entries reference prizes, judges, and a range of textile crafts, implying a fair or competition setting among participants.
Fragmented OCR lists prices and items like Plate of Scones and Plate of Cocoanut Soe, with ages and entries. Includes references to Date Creama and Six Samage Rolla, all priced around 2/6 to 3d. unclear lines mention Ginger Spenge Prine and various entries in a juvenile contest or bakery ledger.
Page text advertises guessing competitions with Pat Tulloch and Pat Bullock. It mentions a first prize of £2 and a second prize of 16/6, with fat sheep as a prize, under association supervision. It notes tickets priced 1 shilling and 6 pence and exhibitor property conditions.
Section 3 covers Merino sheep with events and prizes. Date of shearing is noted as required. Complications with marks on horns and weather effects noted. Victoria Downs Cup for Best Group honors horned entries. Prizes listed include Ram and Ewe categories with £1 1s prizes and varied weights.
Fragmentary OCR shows a fruit section listing items with plate numbers and prices. Mentions oranges, geape grape or prat prine, and miners entry figures, but details are incomplete and unclear.
Entry fees set for dog classes include Sheep Dog, Fox Terrier, Collie, Pug and Bull Terrier with prizes from 5 shillings to 6 shillings and a Best Show dog trophy. Champion Bitch of the Show is noted with no entry listed.
A fragment states poultry section details for a show, noting pre-show holdings and entries. Names or organizations are unclear but reference to breeding trio and a show period. The text mentions Prine Hintry Gd and Breeding Trio with identifiers 159 and 76.
The listing records poultry entries including Rhode Island Red, Plymouth Rock, Wyandotte, and Leghorn breeds with entries for cocks hens pullets and cockerels. Prizes range from 5 to 10 shillings, with entries and fees noted as 6d and 1d. The notes mention breeding pens and color variants among the entries.
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