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

Shows & fairs, 1954

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Gunning Show: 5000 Expected on Second Day

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 26 February 1954 · page 1

GUNNING, Friday: Warm, sunny weather has made Gunning P. A. and J. Society officials confident that this year's show, which opened this morning, will create new attendance records…

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Show Ball to Be Held in Pavilion

Boorowa News · Friday 26 February 1954 · page 2

Because the Guild Hall is unable to be used for the Boorowa Show Ball on Wednesday, 10th March, it was…

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Rye Park News Preparations For Annual Show

Boorowa News · Friday 26 February 1954 · page 3

The Rye Park Show Committee are busy making preparations for their forthcoming annual show which…

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Poor Response So Far with Show Entries Exhibitors Asked To Enter Early

Boorowa News · Friday 26 February 1954 · page 2

In an interview with the "News" this morning, Mr. Jim Cliff, secretary of the Boorowa P.A. and H…

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Show Record

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 1 March 1954 · page 1

Gate takings of £15,175 at Newcastle Show beat last year's record takings by £2300. The show ended a four-day run on…

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Successful Show At Gunning

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 1 March 1954 · page 1

An estimated crowd of more than 5000 on Saturday flocked to the second and last day of Gunning P., A. and Society Show. Show secretary, Mr. L. M…

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U.s. Trophy at Royal Show

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 1 March 1954 · page 8

A special trophy for the champion Poll Hereford bull at the Royal Easter Show has been donated by the American Polled…

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Hectic Carnival: 1500 Injured

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 2 March 1954 · page 3

LIMA (PERU), Tuesday: More than 1500 persons received first aid treatment during the first 24 hours of the carnival celebrations…

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Stage Show Here For Spastics

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 2 March 1954 · page 1

Topline stage and radio stars will appear in the Beach Girl and Variety Show at the Odeon Theatre on Thursday night…

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Flower Show

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 3 March 1954 · page 3

Entries for Goulburn Horticultural Society's autumn show to be held at the Masonic Hall on Friday, March 12, will close…

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Suggestion Box at Show

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 3 March 1954 · page 8

An innovation at this year's annual show at Taralga will be the provision in the pavilion of a suggestion box for those people…

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Variety Show At Odeon

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 3 March 1954 · page 8

Proceeds of to-morrow night's variety stage show at the Odeon, theatre will go to the Spastic Centre…

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Improvement Obvious at Annual School Swimming Carnival

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 3 March 1954 · page 3

The improvement which automatically follows regular training, and coaching was most obvious at the fifth annual swimming carnival promoted by the District Rural School at the…

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Samuel Hordern to Open Show

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 3 March 1954 · page 8

It was revealed at last Monday's meeting of the A.P. & H. Committee that Mr. Samuel Hordern Junr., of Sydney and…

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A.p. & H. Committee Plan for Bumper Show

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 3 March 1954 · page 8

At their meeting on Monday evening last, committeemen of the A.P. & H. Association, commenced their plans for what they…

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Autumn Flower Show Many Valuable Trophies

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

For the second annual Methodist Autumn Flower Show to be held on Thursday March 18, many valuable special trophies…

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Annual Show Excellent Entries In Ring Events Best Trotting For Years

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 4 March 1954 · page 2

Trotting entries for the Yass Show to be held tomorrow and Saturday are the best for many years, and it is expected the…

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Patron to Open Show

Boorowa News · Friday 5 March 1954 · page 1

Mr. F. F. Fahey, the squire of "Hillgrove." and patron of the Boorowa Show Society, will officially open the…

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Rye Park Show Notes

Boorowa News · Friday 5 March 1954 · page 2

A lush growth of grass now covers the Rye Park Show-ground and the grounds are in first-class order for the show…

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Records Broken at School Swimming Carnival

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 5 March 1954 · page 7

Thirteen records were broken at Goulburn High School annual swimming carnival at the City Baths…

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