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Shows & fairs, 1953

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Lord Mayor to Show Movies in Gosford

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 9 October 1953 · page 1

The Lord Mayor of Sydney (Alderman Pat Hills) will show two films of his recent tour abroad in Gosford on Wednesday. He will show the films…

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Electrical Show At Terrigal

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 13 October 1953 · page 3

Terrigal branch of CWA will make history on Saturday, October 21, with a full day's display and…

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Royal Surf Carnival

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 16 October 1953 · page 7

All district surf life-saving clubs will be invited to send representatives to the Royal Surf…

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Recorded Messages at Terrigal Show

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 20 October 1953 · page 4

Organisers of the CWA Demonstration Day at Terrigal on Saturday have now arranged for a tape…

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Stamp Club's Exhibition

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 23 October 1953 · page 3

The High School Philatelic Club, which was formed last year, now has an enrolment of 30…

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British Fair

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 27 October 1953 · page 3

LONDON.—British Industries Fair will open on May 3, 1954. Apart from the 9000 firms who exhibited this…

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Village Fair success

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 27 October 1953 · page 3

The financial report of the recent Village Fair was presented to the monthly meeting of the…

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Home-making Show popular Terrigal draw

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 27 October 1953 · page 3

Many aspects of home-making were discussed and illustrated at the Terrigal CWA rooms on Saturday. Although fundamentally an…

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Crack Speedboat "Oh-babe" Puts on a Show

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 27 October 1953 · page 1

CRACK Gosford speedboat "Oh-Babe" puts on a show on the Gosford…

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They're Off to Ride in the Gosford Show Ring

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 27 October 1953 · page 8

TWO of Gosford's keenest horse lovers ride through the town in a procession to the Gosford Show where Miss Dolores Ingrain (right) won the ribbon for champion lady rider…

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Wamberal Pigs Score In Show

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 30 October 1953 · page 3

Two local pig studs had outstanding successes at the recent Singleton Show. Mr F. M. Wheeler, a Gosford stock and station…

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Criticism Of President "Not Fair"

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 6 November 1953 · page 8

The secretary of the Gosford branch of the ALP (Rupert Wallace) said this morning that much unfair…

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Torchlights, Bonfire Show at the Entrance

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 6 November 1953 · page 2

An effigy of Guy Fawkes will lead the procession through the streets at The Entrance tomorrow night and will later be hung over a huge bonfire…

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Nine Tractors in Big Farm Show

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 10 November 1953 · page 1

A demonstration of nine tractors and 30 types of implements will be given at Mount Penang Training School on Thursday. The display is being…

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Fair and Warm

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 13 November 1953 · page 7

The Weather Bureau says that it should be fine and warm today and most of tomorrow. There should be…

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Arts and crafts for exhibition

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 13 November 1953 · page 2

An arts and crafts exhibition will be held in the Church of England Hall, Ettalong, on Saturday, November 28. It is being arranged by…

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300 at Mt. Penang Show of Farm Machines

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 13 November 1953 · page 1

About 300 members of the district's farming community attended a demonstration field day at Mount Penang Training School grounds yesterday…

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Shire's Rejection of Carnival Application

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 20 November 1953 · page 8

Gosford Shire Council has refused a man permission to hold a carnival on the reserve opposite Mr. D. Hudson's store at Terrigal. Council will not raise any…

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Home colour claim at paint show

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 24 November 1953 · page 5

More than 70 paint salesmen from all parts of the district were guests of the Berger group of companies…

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Bwd Music Club's Show Best Staged in 1953

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 27 November 1953 · page 4

Brisbane Water Music Club's final musicale of the season, held at the Masonic Hall last Friday, is considered to have been the best staged this year…

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