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Shows & fairs, 1953

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First Bird Show a Success

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 17 July 1953 · page 6

Local bird fanciers did well at the first show of the Gosford and District Canary and Bird Society, held at the…

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Spring Fair at Kincumber

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 24 July 1953 · page 5

Novel attractions have been decided on by the Kincumber Parents' and Citizens' Association for the…

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Kariong Prepares for Flower Show

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 24 July 1953 · page 5

Women members of the Kariong Progress Association are busy making preparations to stock stalls…

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Student Teachers Want Fair Deal

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 31 July 1953 · page 4

Student teachers have difficulty in satisfying the mere necessities of decent living, Mr. A. Dunlop,…

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NSW Surf Carnival Meeting

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 31 July 1953 · page 4

Arrangements for the 1954 NSW Surf Championship Carnival will be made tonight at a meeting of…

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10,000 Spectators Expected For Big Surf Carnival

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 4 August 1953 · page 1

The NSW surf championships, which are to be held at Terrigal on March 13 next year, would probably attract 1000 or more competitors and about 10,000 spectators…

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Kulnura's Old Fashioned Fair

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 7 August 1953 · page 2

The village fair at the Kulnura Memorial Grounds on August 15 is to be "something different"…

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Citrus Show Staged By Methodists

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 11 August 1953 · page 1

Seventh annual Citrus Show and Handicraft Exhibition of Gosford Methodist Church on August 22 will be…

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Festival Fair For Legacy

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 14 August 1953 · page 5

Gosford Torch Bearers will bold a "Festive Fair" for Legacy at "Glen Gables," West Gosford, the home of…

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Flower Show And Fete

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 14 August 1953 · page 3

Domestic arts and crafts will be in competitive display at the flower show and fete to be conducted…

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Organiser Appointed for Terrigal Surf Carnival

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 14 August 1953 · page 1

Mr. C Charge has been elected organiser for the State surf championship carnival to be held at Terrigal in March. His election took place at…

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Terrigal Doll and Pet Show

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 21 August 1953 · page 8

Many parents went back to school at Terrigal last Friday to join in the excitement of the annual doll and pet show. The animal world was well…

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Impressive Display at Bluebird Flower Show

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 21 August 1953 · page 2

The annual Bluebird flower show and fete, organised by the Presbyterian Women's Guild, was held on Saturday, and produced a most attractive floral display, and a wide range of other exhibits. Although handicapped by…

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"Coronation" Show Will Be Larger And Better

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 25 August 1953 · page 1

This year's annual show, organised by Gosford District Agricultural and Citrus Association, will be called the "Coronation Show". Mr. A. D. Hickey, a vice…

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Torchbearers To Hold Antique Show

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 28 August 1953 · page 1

Miss Nora McDougall, will give a talk on interior decorating at the Torchbearers' antique show at…

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Flower Show To Aid Rock Pool

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 28 August 1953 · page 2

Members of the Terrigal Flower Show Society are busy preparing for the display to be held at the…

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New Pavilion, Olympic Hurdles, Massed Displays 1953 Coronation Show to Be 'Best Ever' Says a & C Official

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 28 August 1953 · page 1

The 1953 Agricultural and Citrus Association Coronation Show on September 25 and 26 should be better than any previous show held in Gosford. Acting association president, Mr. A. D. Hickey, said this today…

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Dean Of Newcastle Will Open Tumbi Flower Show

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 1 September 1953 · page 2

After seven years of displaying all the flowers that bloom in the spring, the Tumbi C. of E. Flower Show now has the reputation of being one of the most successful in the district…

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Six Days of Carnival in Annual Mardi Gras

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 4 September 1953 · page 8

Programme for the Mardi tins, to be held at The Entrance from Wednesday, September 30, to Monday, October 5, has been released. The programme is…

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Diggers Enter Exhibit Section of 1953 Show

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 4 September 1953 · page 1

Returned soldier growers of Mangrove Mt will enter produce in the district exhibit section of the Gosford Coronation Show on September 25 and 26. Kulnura, Mangrove Mt,…

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