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Newspaper
Gilgandra Weekly And Castlereagh
Location
Gilgandra, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 22, 1933
Page
2
The Gilgandra P and A Association announces its 22nd annual show held Tuesday and Wednesday August 15-16, 1933. Classes cover Draught, Blood Stock, Trotters, Ponies, Hackneys and miscellaneous divisions with champion ribbons, breeders’ challenges, and cash prizes varying by class. Entries include Stallions, Mares, Yearlings, pairs, and driving horses, with special cups and perpetual prizes for group sections and breed showcases.
Section F Hunters outlines rider and horse weight rules with steward verified conditions. Open to local owners within 60 miles of Gilgandra. Prizes range from to 5 pounds for maiden hunter to 3 pounds for high jump, with various classes including lady riders and ponies under 14.2 hands.
Section outlines trotting events with divisions for trotters and pacers in saddle or harness. Details include open handicaps from 1 mile, nomination fees, prize money, and entry requirements. riders to carry 11 stone, harness riders 9 stone in trials.
The Gilgandra Show outlines prize lists for Shorthorn cattle and Merino sheep, with numerous classes and cups for champion ram and ewe, breeders’ challenges, and special ribbons. Entries require age declarations and grass fed rules govern Merino judging.
This notice outlines wheat and fallow field competitions with prizes and rules. Donors Western Stores and Edgley Ltd sponsor cups. entries include wheat classes, exhibit standards, judging on weight colour and type, and declarations if requested by the committee.
Garden produce exhibits set prizes 5 shillings unless noted. Classes list vegetables such as potatoes turnips cabbage lettuce rhubarb cauliflower pumpkins onions carrots and parsnips with quantities. Special prize for collection of vegetables from three exhibitors. Fruit collection requires exhibitor attached names with six pieces each of oranges lemons and mandarins. Prize seeds provided by Anderson and Co Ltd Seedmen Sydney and Federal Stores Gilgandra.
The section lists vase and collection categories with quantities per vase and variety limits. It requires all blooms to be grown by the exhibitor and stipulates possession duration for class 14 and vase rules for several plant types.
A fragmented list of baked goods and preserves for a prize event. Items include bread loaves bread varieties jellies bottles and pickles collections of sauces and teas fruit cakes orange sandwiches and assorted confections. Multiple variations noted across collections with emphasis on handmade and home made items.
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