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  2. LURE OF THE PAST IN ROYAL SHOW CAVALCADE

    MODES of transport bridging 50 years of Queensland history lured 60,000 people-two-thirds of the day's attendance—to the ringside at the Exhibition Ground yesterday. Forgotten vehicles tracing the progress of transport since ...

    Article : 314 words
  3. Trip Overseas Urged For Best Farmer

    SPONSORSHIP by the Royal National Association of a best farm competition, with a tour abroad as the prize to the winning farmer, was advocated at the Show yesterday by the ...

    Article : 232 words
  4. COUNTRY MEN'S SHOW FORUM

    ONE man who watched yesterday's cavalcade of transport with mixed feelings was Mr. P. E. ...

    Article : 303 words
  5. MISSED BY ONE BLOW

    VIC SUMMERS, world champion tree feller, watches the block fall in the second heat of the tree-felling event. He was defeated by one blow. He chopped from 88 seconds behind scratch, broke his axe, re-cut a ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 110 words
  6. FEARS OVER BUTTER

    QUEENSLAND would have barely enough butter to meet her own needs within a few years at the rate ...

    Article : 258 words
  7. THIS WAS THEIR DAY

    Section of the crowd jammed the roadway behind the main stand yesterday. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 28 words
  8. WHAT'S ON

    9 a.m.—Judging of clogs (dog pavilion). Stud dairy cattle sales (dairy cattle sale ring). Plough horses and lorry turnouts ...

    Article : 214 words
  9. Strain On Show Transport

    PUBLIC transport systems were strained to cope with the caprice or Brisbane's Show crowds yesterday. ...

    Article : 362 words
  10. HORSE GORED IN RING AT SHOW

    The Show ringmaster (Mr. W. Kinghorn) had his horse gored by a bullock when he galloped to intercept a runaway steer which ...

    Article : 98 words
  11. CATTLE SIGNALS WANTED

    Erection of direction signs to the cattle stalls at various points at the Show, was urged by the Shorthorn Cattle Society. ...

    Article : 132 words
  12. HUNGRY NATION IS DANGEROUS NATION, SAYS STATE GOVERNOR

    AN urgent plea for increased food production to help other nations was made by the Governor (Sir John Lavarack) when officially opening the Royal National Show yesterday. ...

    Article : 200 words
  13. Q'LD. GOATS COMING INTO THEIR OWN

    Goats were coming into their own in Australin, the Australian Goat Society secretary (Mr. H. N. Sarina), told Queensland members ...

    Article : 54 words
  14. CLOWN INJURED IN RING COME-BACK

    ROYAL Show's clown "Piccolo Pete" (John Scott Petersen) figured in the only bad spill in the ring yesterday. An old showman and ex-Army man, Petersen was ...

    Article : 389 words
  15. FINE DISPLAY BY DISABLED DIGGERS

    Patients of Greenslopes Repatriation Hospital and Kenmore T.B. Chalet have demonstrated fruits of occupational therapy with ...

    Article : 65 words
  16. Sees Stars, But Not The Future

    WOMEN at the Show often asked him to tell their future by the stars, said the Queensland ...

    Article : 125 words
  17. Advertising

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    Advertising : 137 words
  18. GOOD FELLOWS

    A MOTHER new record was created at the Show yesterday—guests at the official luncheon stood and sang "For ...

    Article : 77 words
  19. MIGHTN'T GET SUCH LET-OFF AGAIN-HANLON

    Queensland might never again get such a let-off as it had recently, and it would be wise to remain conscious of that, the ...

    Article : 123 words
  20. Spills Thrill Ring Crowd

    Spills in the buckjump and bull-dogging contest kept the big crowd at the Show last night simmering with excitement. ...

    Article : 244 words
  21. BUGGY STILL HOLDS OWN IN CAR AGE

    Surprise at the elegance and good order of sulkies and buggies at the Royal Show was expressed by the judge of the harness horses ...

    Article : 173 words
  22. R.N. LIKES OUR SHOW

    ROYAL Navy men who visited the Show yesterday said they were amazed at the variety and quality of the ...

    Article : 160 words
  23. LOST AXE AND MISSED CHOP BY ONE STROKE

    A CROWD of about 8000 cheered Vic Summers when off a handicap of 88 sec., he lost the second heat of tree felling contest at the show yesterday by one stroke. ...

    Article : 317 words
  24. NO BREAKAWAY BY GUERNSEY MEN

    By six votes to five, a recommendation that the Queensland branch of the Guernsey Cattle Society of Australia should break ...

    Article : 77 words
  25. "MISSED" £250 BY SHADE OVER ½ SEC.

    By a shade more than half a second, Mr. Sam. Aggett missed £250 yesterday. His horse, Prudent King, failed by that time to break ...

    Article : 68 words
  26. 78,000 SEE ATOM AGE EXHIBITION

    More than 78,000 people—or a quarter of those who have attended the Show—have seen The Courier-Mail atomic age exhibit since the ...

    Article : 124 words
  27. JOY OF SADDLE THEIR SOLE REWARD

    IF there is any surplus prize ribbon when this week is over the Royal National Association should drape it all ...

    Article : 529 words
  28. CHICKENS HATCHED FOR SHOW BUYERS

    Thousands of people watched chickens bein& hatched at the Show yesterday by electric incubators set in a kiosk near the ...

    Article : 105 words
  29. NEW IDENTIFICATION MARK FOR FRIESIANS

    The Friesian Cattle Club of Australia decided at its meeting on the showground yesterday to revert to the prewar system of ...

    Article : 42 words
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