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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1953

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Fair Play in Education

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 19 March 1953 · page 5

“Boys and girls alike should have some grounding in the essential skills; the cookings, first-aid and carpentry classes should…

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Memorial Hall Street Carnival Next

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 19 March 1953 · page 2

There will be plenty of fun and entertainment for young and old at the annual Soldiers' Memorial Hall street carnival next Saturday. This function has grown in…

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Editorial Show Time Is Here

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 19 March 1953 · page 2

Months of planning and work by Goublburn Show Society committeemen culminated to-day in the opening of this city's 62nd annual agricultural. horticultural and pastoral exhibition, which…

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TALLONG'S 1st Show for 11 YEARS

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 19 March 1953 · page 1

Saturday was an important day in Tallong, for it saw the resumption of the Tallong Agricultural and Horticultural Shows, which were renowned in the past for the quality of the exhibits. This year's show, which was…

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"Fun Alley" Well Packed At Show

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 19 March 1953 · page 1

This year's Goulburn Show, the last big fixture before the Royal Sydney, has attracted dozens of sideshows on their way to the metropolitan area, and "Fun Alley" is packed to capacity…

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Annual Show 100 Gn. Cup for Sheep Section

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 19 March 1953 · page 5

Merryville Pty. Ltd. have donated a cup valued at 100 guineas for competition in the sheep section of the annual show to be held…

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Will Miss Show For First Time In 62 Years

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 19 March 1953 · page 1

An accident has prevented Mr. Sam Russell from attending the Goulburn Show for the first-time since its inception 62 years ago. Some time ago, Mr. Russell…

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Seen And Heard... at the Show

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 20 March 1953 · page 1

It is estimated that more than a thousand people saw the first day of the show yesterday. Nearly 200 adults…

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High Praise of Show by Mr. Hordern

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 20 March 1953 · page 1

"You could go the length and breadth of Australia and I don't think you could find a better country show than your show here this year," said Mr. Sam Hordern, vice-president of…

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Sidelights At Show

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 23 March 1953 · page 5

On Friday afternoon show visitors were amused by a frisky steer tearing through the grounds, defying the…

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Sydney Show Records

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 23 March 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY: Entries in nearly every section at the Royal Easter Show this year are a record…

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Show Woodchops Prove Popular

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 23 March 1953 · page 6

The Mayor of Goulburn, Aid. G. E. Gerathy, officially opened the woodchopping section of Goulburn's annual show at the Recreation Area on Friday. Just before the choppers in…

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Large Crowd at M. H. Street Carnival

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 23 March 1953 · page 2

MEEHAN STREET from Banjo Paterson Memorial Park to Cooma Street was packed with people on Saturday…

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Special Show Camp for Junior Farmers

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 23 March 1953 · page 1

For the first time in local show history, Junior Farmers from all parts of the Southern Tablelands were accommodated in a special camp at the 62nd annual show at Goulburn…

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Beautiful Blooms Dahlias and Zinnias At Methodist Show

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 23 March 1953 · page 3

DESPITE a trying season and lack of rain, the, display of flowers at the Methodist Autumn Show in the…

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Mr. H. B. Robertson To Open Annual Show

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 23 March 1953 · page 1

MR. H. B. ROBERTSON, who was one of the most efficient secretaries in the history of Yen P. & A…

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Fewer People Went to Local Show But Gatetakings Reach Record Level

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 23 March 1953 · page 1

Goulburn A., P. and H. Society treasure, Mr. R. M. Johnson, said to-day that gatetakings for the 1953 annual show had been a record, but total attendance figures had been below last year's level. He said the reason for the…

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"Baby-Sitting" At Show

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 24 March 1953 · page 1

One of the best features of this year's show for many local mothers was the V.A.D.'s baby minding service…

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National Dancing at Local Show

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 24 March 1953 · page 2

National dancing, an innovation to the Goulburn Show, revealed a wealth of local dancing talent which would undoubtedly hold its own anywhere in the State. Competition was keen in all…

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Axemen Entertained by Show Society

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 25 March 1953 · page 2

All axemen competing at the Goulburn Show were the guests of the A., P. & H. Society at a social in the Southern Cross Hall on Friday night. The chair was held by Mr. Ted Cooper, retiring leader or…

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