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Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond) · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1963

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Hospital Show Stall Raised £140

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 15 May 1963 · page 14

About £140 was raised by members of the ladies auxiliary of Richmond Community Hospital from…

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Local Workers Show Credit On Big Job

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 29 May 1963 · page 13

With the pouring of the last mix of more than 7,800 cubic yards of concrete last week a team of engineers, workmen and sub-contractors at RAAF…

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Show Gets £711 Rain Insurance

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 12 June 1963 · page 10

A rain insurance payment of £741 has brought the gate takings of the last Hawkesbury…

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Good Job By Show Auxiliary

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 12 June 1963 · page 15

Members of. the H.D. A.A., Women’s Auxiliary had done a “wonderful job'” during the…

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Show Council to Apply For Trot Licence

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 19 June 1963 · page 10

The Hawkesbury. Race Club is agreeable to the Show association conducting trotting meetings on its Clarendon Course…

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1000 At First Day Of 10th Hawkesbury Show 7th Anniversary Edition

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 17 July 1963 · page 3

More than 1,000 people were attracted to the first day of the three-day Hawkesbury Show held in May in the year 1889…

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Dog Show At Kurrajong

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 24 July 1963 · page 19

An All Breeds Championship Dog Show will be held at McMahon Park, Kurrajong, on…

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Art Show in Cellar

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 7 August 1963 · page 2

A cellar at the “Doctor’s House”, the historic home of Dr and Mrs. W. J. Skinner, of…

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Street March Opens Athletic Carnival

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 14 August 1963 · page 17

Standard bearer Alison Jones leads athletes from Macquarie House through Richmond streets in the spectacular opening to the Richmond High School’s athletic carnival on Wednesday. Evans House won what was described as the “best march ever”, only three points separating the four houses…

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Show Society Officials Re-elected

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 4 September 1963 · page 20

All office-bearers of the Hawkesbury District Agricultural Association were re-elected…

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Small Loss Shown On Show

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 4 September 1963 · page 9

After allowing for an amount of £425 for depreciation preciation the Hawkesbury Show Society…

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Arts Society Exhibition

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 11 September 1963 · page 1

Mr Charles Bassett, who was runner-up in the R.A.S. Art award in 1962 for traditional oil painting,…

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Helicopters On Show For First Time

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 11 September 1963 · page 1

The first public demonstration by the RAAF’s new Iroquois helicopters will be a feature of the flying display at the Richmond Base during Air Force Week…

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Show Girl Quest Again This Year

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 11 September 1963 · page 13

Following the outstanding success of the “Show Girl Quest” last year, the Hawkesbury Show Society will again conduct the competition in conjunction with its 1964 Show…

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Bread Show to Continue at Club

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 18 September 1963 · page 14

A strong recommendation from its bread stewards has convinced the Hawkesbury Show…

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“Good Show” By RAAF But Crowd Disappoints

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 18 September 1963 · page 1

RAAF Richmond’s “open day” on Saturday included one of the most interesting and varied flying displays in recent years, but unfortunately the…

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Local Art Show

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 25 September 1963 · page 15

Above: Mrs Adams, wife of the president of the Macquarie Towns Arts Society (Mr Dennis Adams), discussing some of the exhibits with Mr and Mrs. J. D. Bryden, of Richmond, at a sherry party on Saturday night to celebrate the society’s first exhibition. The Mayor (Aid V. W. Gillespie) officially opened die…

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Church Fete, Flower Show, Big Success

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 2 October 1963 · page 4

St. Matthew’s Anglican Church hall at Windsor was transformed gaily on September 21 for the…

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21 Pictures Sold At Art Show

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 2 October 1963 · page 3

Twenty - one pictures valued at more than £200, were sold at the successful eight -day exhibition…

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Trotting Man New Show Councillor

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 9 October 1963 · page 2

Well known trotting personality, Mr. Keith Turnbull, of North Richmond, has been…

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