THE Bega Pioneers' Museum was last year given the bound copies of the Bega District News. In the 1945 book on March 15, the Bega District News ran a story on the second Far South Coast National Show. Formerly it was called the Bega Show.
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IN THE post-war period to support those on the land, better facilities and greater comfort can be provided by electricity and water, and we have those at hand almost ready to be applied.
Australia has had a miraculous, we might claim Providential escape from being overrun by invaders, and for the protection and security of the coming generation nothing must be left undone that will bring a greater population.
Seven millions of people cannot hope to retain this country now that our isolation has gone in the face of faster aircraft, submarines and warships.
We must think Nationally, and not individually, and all co-operative for the preservation of our lives and liberties and the protection of the country we love so well.
Our agricultural shows must play a bigger part than ever before in fostering the National spirit and pride of race.
This year Mr Hawkey, Senior Dairy Instructor, set out to provide a better display of butter and cheese, so that the exhibit was much more representative of the industry than ever before.
The sign, "The Cream of the District," caught the eye over the exhibits, and underneath were the butter, the cream samples and cheese of various sizes and makes, very attractively got up.
The fruit exhibits were easily the best seen here or at probably any show in the districts.
Mr George Burgess, of Dundindi, grandson of a pioneer of Bega in the early days, excelled in apple and pear exhibits of the highest quality, and there were many other competitors.
The exhibit of grapes was outstanding, the biggest on record, and of fine quality.
Mr J C Hergenhan, who grows commercially, took most of the honours, and his exhibit of a single bunch of black grapes was a beauty.
Mr Warn, of Bermagui, who is a big grower of fruit, tells us that the time has arrived when Bega should have apples judged on points, as at the Royal, and we think the system should be adopted.
In the flower section there was a very fine exhibit of begonias by Mr W Cole, junior, of Pambula.
Other exhibits, many from town gardens, were also very good.
In the cookery classes there was not the big competition of pre-war years - sugar rationing affects it.
The needle and fancywork sections were well filled, and arts and crafts provided a most interesting and attractive collection, while the caricatures gave a vein of fun.