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

Shows & fairs, 1953

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Big Crowd at Rye Park Show Dance Buses Bring Visitors From Yass and Boorowa

Boorowa News · Thursday 2 April 1953 · page 3

The Show Dance successfully terminated Rye Park's big Show Day. It was a most successful function with…

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Rye Park Stages G[?] Show Visitors Attracted From [?]or And Wide—Ring Events Events Outstanding For Small Country Centre

Boorowa News · Thursday 2 April 1953 · page 1

Rye Park's picturesque Showground [?]s hive of activity for its Sixth Annual Show. Be[?] weather conditions could not have been ordered, and the fine organisation, the abundance of high-quality exhibitions, reflected in full…

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Show, Races Will Draw Big Crowds

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 6 April 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY: With fine weather forecast it is expected that the attendance at the Royal Show will be 200,000 to-day. The Show and the A.J.C. Autumn Meeting at Randwick…

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Show Closes

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 7 April 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY: Trousands of children surged into the grounds of the Royal Show when the gates opened this morning—children's'…

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Show Was Financial Success

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 8 April 1953 · page 4

It is understood that this year's Taralga Show will prove to be very successful financially as well as an exhibition when…

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Show Attendance

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 9 April 1953 · page 6

Total attendance at the Royal Show which ended last night was 1,110,195, compared with 1,043,006 last year, and…

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Car Overturned Returning From Show

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 9 April 1953 · page 1

When a car skidded in loose gravel on the Hume Highway near Jerrawa in Monday afternoon, and turned over, three…

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Water-skiers May Stage Show Here

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 9 April 1953 · page 1

Pursuing its aim to provide a number of entirerly new entertainments for Lilac Time, 1953 the Goulburn festival Committee has high hopes of arranging a unique display by the famous Dolphin Water Ski Club of Sydney…

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Jerrawa’s Record Show Attendance 1800; Gate £139

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 9 April 1953 · page 3

JERRAWA SHOW SOCIETY‘S 16th Annual Show held last Monday attracted an all time record crowd of 1800. The gate of £139/4/- and side show ground…

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Royal Show Local Inspector's Impression

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 10 April 1953 · page 3

"One thing that impressed me was the very high standard, the grooming and preparation of this year's exhibits," said the Goulburn Pastures Protection Board's Stock Inspector, Mr. F. Hildred, on his return from the…

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Around Again to Our Show Week

Boorowa News · Friday 10 April 1953 · page 2

Once again we are around to Show week—that period of the year when everyone dons their best face because we all…

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First Miss in 55 YEARS Crookwell Show

Boorowa News · Friday 10 April 1953 · page 1

Well known identity of the Crookwell district, Mrs. G. R. 'Shepherd, did not compete in this year's Crookwell Show…

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The New Vanguard 'Spacemaster' Car That Has Everything to Be Displayed at Boorowa Show

Boorowa News · Friday 10 April 1953 · page 2

In an interview with a "News" representative today Mr. Frank Slade, proprietor of Slade's Motors at Boorowa described the new Vanguard Spacemaster as a "masterpiece of British design and engineering."…

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Governor—General To Open Boorowa Show Next Week Record Should Be Established Splendid Entries in All Sections

Boorowa News · Friday 10 April 1953 · page 1

Records are likely to be established at next week's Boorowa Show, which gives every indication of being the best the P.A. and H. Society has conducted for many years. Whilst entries in all sections are par-…

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Annual Show Friday and

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 13 April 1953 · page 3

Arrangements are well in hand for the biggest district event of the year, the Yass P. & A. Associations 78th. Annual Show, to be held next Friday and Saturday, The committee are confident…

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Local Exhibitors' Success At Show

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 14 April 1953 · page 3

Mrs. M. Painter and Mr. A. Travis, both Goulburn residents, were successful exhibitors at the Royal…

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Dogs Win At Royal Show

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 15 April 1953 · page 6

Redgrove Lady Cavalier, an Irish Setter owned and bred by Mr. A. G. Friend, of Goulburn, won first, prize in the under…

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Local Exhibitors' Success at Queanbeyan Show

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 15 April 1953 · page 1

Several Goulburn district exhibitors competed successfully in the Queanbeyan Show held over Friday and Saturday of last week. Attendance records were…

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De Courcy, Hasset Show Early Form

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 16 April 1953 · page 8

LONDON, Thursday: All members of the Australian cricket team were reported fit after their first practice at Lords yesterday…

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Looks Like Record Show Tomorrow and

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 16 April 1953 · page 2

With tow inches rain early this week and mild autumn weather today conditions could not be more perfect for the annual show. SECRETARY. Mr. Ray Beyd…

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