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

Shows & fairs, 1954

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Show Takings Vary

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 29 January 1954 · page 3

The gatetakings at the Bulli, Albion Park, and Dapto shows this month showed an increase on last year's, but Wollongong…

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Boorowa Wool Medium And Fine Show Rise

Boorowa News · Friday 29 January 1954 · page 4

At the fourth series of Goulburn Wool Sales conducted by the Farmers and Grazers', the market for…

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Public Holiday at Boorowa on March 10 Second Day Of Show

Boorowa News · Friday 29 January 1954 · page 1

Boorow a Shire Council has approved the granting of a public holiday on Wednesday, 10th March, the second day…

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Tennis Exhibition

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 1 February 1954 · page 3

Goulburn Lawn Tennis Association is negotiating for some top-liners to stage an exhibition in Goulburn shortly. Unwilling…

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Adelong Show

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 2 February 1954 · page 1

The secretary of the Adelong Pastoral and Agricultural Society, Mr. K. J. Fleming, has advised that the annual show…

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Methodist Flower Show Plans Nearly Complete

Yass Tribune-Courier · Tuesday 2 February 1954 · page 2

Preparations are well in hand for the Second Annual Autumn Flower Show . of the Methodist Church. The Flower Show will be…

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Tennis Exhibition

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 4 February 1954 · page 8

John Bromwich, Adrian Quist and possibly Lew Head will play exhibition tennis in Goulburn one Sunday…

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Carnival Organiser Wanted Job Going Begging

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 4 February 1954 · page 1

An organising job worth £50 : or better is going begging in Yass at present. The job is to organise the…

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Carnival Suggested Commercial Travellers’ Assistance Sought

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 4 February 1954 · page 4

Yass Chamber of Commerce will seek the assistance of local organisations to induce the Southern Commercial Travellers to…

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Juvenile Cycle Race "Stole the Show"

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 9 February 1954 · page 7

Racing of a first class standard was witnessed by a large crowd at the League Cycle Club's carnival on Friday night at the Sportsground. All races were evenly…

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Moves To Improve Show Trotting In Country

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 9 February 1954 · page 8

A Moss Vale trotting authority, who is keenly interested in the advancement of trotting at district shows, in the following letter offers some advice on regulation penalties prescribed for winners on country showgrounds, and suggests some means of overcoming a downward trend in some centres…

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Tennis Stars Give Excellent Exhibition

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 10 February 1954 · page 10

Four of Australia's leading tennis players figured in a pleasing exhibition of class tennis at Stephenson's…

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Southern Districts Exhibit At Royal Show

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 10 February 1954 · page 8

The New South Wales Southern District Exhibit for the next Royal Show is commencing to take shape, although past…

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Gunning Show This Month

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 11 February 1954 · page 6

At the last meeting of Gunning Postoral and Agricultural Society, final arrangements were completed fot rhe staging of the 58thannual show, to be held on February 26 and 27…

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C.T.A. CARNIVAL Ambulance Has First Preference

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 11 February 1954 · page 4

Relative to the discussion at the last Chamber of Commerce meeting, Mr. D. J. Ross, Ambulance Superintendent, states that the…

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Boorowa Show Schedules

Boorowa News · Friday 12 February 1954 · page 3

Schedules for the 1954 Annual Boorowa Show are now available from the secretary, Mr. Jim Cliff…

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Governor-general to Open Show

Boorowa News · Friday 12 February 1954 · page 3

The 1954 Wagga show will be officially opened by the Governor-General, Sir William Slim on August 25…

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You Need To Train Your Champion For The Show

Boorowa News · Friday 12 February 1954 · page 2

The untrained champion in any field is a myth and farmers planning to show the quality of their dairy stock at the local or the Royal Show this year should train their animals to lead, walk and stand correctly in the ring…

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Next Month's Annual Boorowa Show Public Support Will Bring Certain Success

Boorowa News · Friday 12 February 1954 · page 2

Preparations for next month's annual Boorowa Show are well under way and high hopes are held that this show will surpass any yet staged locally…

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High Commissioner For India To Open Annual Show

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 15 February 1954 · page 2

General Cariapppa, High Commissioner for India, will open the 79th annual Yass Show on Saturday, March 6…

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