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Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond) · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1969

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First Candidate in Show Girl Quest

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 8 January 1969 · page 1

Jeanette Smith, of South Windsor, is the first candidate to be nominated in the 1969 Miss Hawkesbury Show Girl Quest…

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Award For Photographic Exhibition

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 22 January 1969 · page 1

The secretary of the Hawkesbury Agricultural Association (Mr Frost) has received a letter from the…

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Third Entrant in Show Girl Quest

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 22 January 1969 · page 1

This week’s entrant in the 1969 Miss Hawkesbury Show Girl Quest is Miss Roslyn Malaher, a…

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Two New Entrants in Show Girl Quest

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 12 February 1969 · page 3

With two new entrants received this week, the number of candidates already nominated for the 1969 Miss Hawkesbury Show Girl Quest has…

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Fair Go For Bush Fire Brigades (To the Editor)

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 19 February 1969 · page 2

Sir,—It’s a terrible thing to read in your paper of the short memories of Colo Shire councillors in…

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School Swimming Carnival

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 26 February 1969 · page 20

Perfect conditions prevailed for the Richmond Primary School’s all-day swimming…

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15 Show Girls to Face Judges Tomorrow

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 5 March 1969 · page 3

The 15 entrants in the 1969 Miss Hawkesbury Show Girl Quest will face the judges in the C.W.A. Rooms Richmond on Thursday night…

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Hawkesbury Show Schedule Published

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 12 March 1969 · page 4

The 14-page Schedule of Prizes for the 83rd Hawkesbury Show has been published and is…

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Auxiliary Makes Ready For Show

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 12 March 1969 · page 15

Preparations for the 1969 Hawkesbury Show, to be held on April 17. 18 and 19, were made by…

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Miss Jeanette Smith is Show Girl Winner

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 12 March 1969 · page 1

South Windsor girl, Miss Jeanette Smith, was announced as Miss Hawkesbury Show to the huge crowd at the Show Ball on Saturday night…

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Show Ball Party

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 19 March 1969 · page 23

One of the may youthful parties at the Show Ball were Kerry Ross (left). Brian Seaman, Gail Miller. Christine Ross and Allan Richards…

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At the Show Ball

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 19 March 1969 · page 21

Graham Howie (left), Rosemary Breen, Bob Ogilvie, and Kathy Howard, at the Hawkesbury Show Ball, which was one of the district’s most successful social functions…

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Arts Society to Stage Exhibition

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 2 April 1969 · page 23

An exhibition featuring drawings and paintings of historical and interesting old buildings in the…

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Pet Show Feature of Fete

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 9 April 1969 · page 14

The pet show, held in conjunction with St Andrew’s (Richmond) Presbyterian Church’s annual…

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Going to the Show? Take Care of Your Feet!

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 9 April 1969 · page 15

Foot troubles are responsible for much unnecessary discomfort, fatigue and irritability as many Royal Show patrons will confirm, Dr. S…

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Photographic Exhibition One of States Best

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 16 April 1969 · page 19

The Hawkesbury National Photographic Exhibition has earned a reputation of being one of the most outstanding in the State, attracting as it…

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Roses at Best for Show

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 16 April 1969 · page 24

Entries from gardeners in the Hawkesbury. metropolitan and near-country areas should assure…

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Sky-divers Will Drop in on Show

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 16 April 1969 · page 20

The Blue Angels return to the Hawkesbury Show this year, jumping the most modern and…

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Hawkesbury Show is “Bursting at The Seams”

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 16 April 1969 · page 17

This year’s Hawkesbury Show is “bursting at the seams,” secretary Mr Cec Frost said this week. “It will be bigger and better than ever…

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Transport Minister Opens Show

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 23 April 1969 · page 15

Although the Royal Show was the “mother of ail shows,” it was the “daughters” which made…

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