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Shows & fairs, 1950

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Sidelights From The Show

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 19 September 1950 · page 1

Two of the poultry exhibitors—Messrs F. J. Buscombe and J. Friend—first exhibited at the Gosford Show 50 years…

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Winning Exhibit And A Lost Boy At The Show

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 19 September 1950 · page 1

Show time with all its fascinations, balloons, side shows, blaring music, and other distractions is enough to absorb…

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District Show Draws Crowd Of 6OOO Judges Praise Fine Exhibits

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 19 September 1950 · page 1

Six thousand people attended Gosford district's annual Show last Friday and Saturday. Record entries were received in a number of sections, and judges highly praised many exhibits,…

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Surf Club's Carnival Dates

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 22 September 1950 · page 9

The Central Coast Lifesaving Association has approved the following dates for surf carnivals in the coming season:…

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Gosford High School Perform Well At Athletic Carnival

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 29 September 1950 · page 8

A team of 52 girls went to Newcastle to represent our school at the Northern Girls' High Schools' athletic carnival. They were enthusiastic and hopeful, but their chances of success were not very high, owing to an epidemic of mumps which had already weakened our ball games' teams. The fifth year girls also…

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GBL Alters Name To Sungold Co-operative Ltd Annual Statements Show Record Surplus

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 29 September 1950 · page 1

By 24 votes to 4, at yesterday's annual meeting, members of the Gosford Bulk Loading Rural Co-operative Society Ltd., approved a motion by Mr George Downes that the name of the society be changed to "Sungold Co-operative Ltd."…

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Poultrymen Win At Melbourne Royal Show

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Wednesday 4 October 1950 · page 5

Several district poultry entries won awards at the Royal Melbourne Show. George Gavenlock's (Wyong)…

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Surf Carnival At Terrigal On

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 31 October 1950 · page 7

The Central Coast branch of the Surf Life Saving Association will hold a carnival at Terrigal beach on Sunday to raise money for the Rural candidate (Miss Sylvia Gailard) in the Citrus Festival queen competition. Superintended Payne has…

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Minister Attends Training School Exhibition

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 7 November 1950 · page 3

"When the boys pass from this school, they don't come back," said the Hon. R. J. Heffron, Minister for Education, addressing the gathering at the Mount Penang Training School last Saturday…

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Big Seas At Surf Carnival

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 7 November 1950 · page 7

Ocean Beach Surf Club, which has won every Central Coast march past championship since 1944, beat Avoca and Terrigal in the march past at the surf carnival at Terrigal on Sunday. Although high seas…

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Carnival Atmosphere For Opening Of Festival Week Tomorrow Shops To Close For Procession

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 10 November 1950 · page 1

Gosford is busy assuming a carnival atmosphere for Citrus Festival Week which commences with the annual procession tomorrow morning. Yesterday and today electricians and…

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EDITORIAL No Excuse For Councillors' Exhibition

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 14 November 1950 · page 1

Gosford's second last council meeting, yesterday, before the elections on December 2, developed into one of the…

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Mainly Social Presbyterian Flower Show

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 17 November 1950 · page 2

Gosford Presbyterian Women's Guild will hold its annual gladioli and hydrangea show in the Masonic Hall on Thursday,…

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Junion Farmers Attend Lismore Show

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 17 November 1950 · page 5

Somersby Junior Farmers' Club heard a report last Sunday on the visit by 19 delegates to the Lismore show camp…

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Killcare Surf Carnival Cancelled "Inadequate Facilities"

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 24 November 1950 · page 11

Killcare Surf Lifesaving Club decided at its annual meeting to cancel its surf carnival and not to enter any inter-club…

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Hydrangea Bloom 12in. Wide Wins At Flower Show

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 24 November 1950 · page 1

Judges at the St. Andrew's Presbyterian Women's Guild's annual gladioli and hydrangea show yesterday…

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Star Actress In Gosford Show

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 28 November 1950 · page 1

Leonara Laye will play the leading soprano role in the Gosford Musical and Dramatic Society's…

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Surf Boats Capsize In Wild Seas At Ocean Beach Carnival

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 29 December 1950 · page 1

Boats were swamped and overturned in heavy seas at the Ocean Beach Surf Club's carnival last Tuesday. Don Bridge, sweep of the Ocean Beach senior surf boat, was carried from the surf in a dazed condition after his oar had struck him on the head and knocked him into the water…

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