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Shows & fairs, 1953

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Gloucester Show 22nd and 23rd APRIL

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 28 March 1953 · page 8

Claimed as "The People's popular show on the coast's most picturesque ground, the annual exhibition will be held…

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Interest in Olympic Jumps for Dungog Show

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 28 March 1953 · page 4

Since many associations haye adopted the Olympic style jumping for their shows this year, and because of the…

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Migrants To Show Handiwork

Maitland Mercury · Monday 30 March 1953 · page 3

Cessnock C.W.A. branch is arranging an exhibition of handicrafts by women of the Greta migrant centre at the…

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Show Crowd Went Early

Maitland Mercury · Monday 30 March 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY: Within two hours after the Royal Show opened this morning, more than 7,000 people had p[?]ed through…

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Dairy Co. does well with cheeses at Royal Show

Singleton Argus · Monday 30 March 1953 · page 1

The Singleton Central Sooperative Dairy Co. Ltd. received one first and four second prizes in the cheese for…

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Bureau Show

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 31 March 1953 · page 3

SINGLETON: Gouldsville Agricultural Bureau will hold a miniature show next month in an effort to boost interest…

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Toy Exhibition Opens In New York

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 31 March 1953 · page 3

Thousands of toys from throughout the world are on display in New York at the international toy exhibition…

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Show Judge At 73

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 31 March 1953 · page 2

Mrs. Ann Shearer, of Glandon, Scott’s Flat is judging cookery exhibits at Sydney Show. Mrs. Shearer is 73…

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Record Entries For Easter Tennis Carnival

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 31 March 1953 · page 5

Record entries have been received for the Easter tennis carnival to be conducted by Maitland and District…

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Bellbird Miners Win Swim Relay Carnival at Kurri

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 31 March 1953 · page 3

Mineworkers from Bellbird Colliery won the mineworkers' 4 x 50 relay championship at the Kurri Kurri…

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Stud Beef Winners at Royal Show

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 31 March 1953 · page 3

Stud beef exhibitors at the last Upper Hunter Show at Muswellbrook shared in the awards at the Royal Show. Prize winners were:—…

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Sun Brings Show Crowds Out Again

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 31 March 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY: Bright sunshine to-day again [?] large crowds to the Royal Show. Two [?] the [?]…

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C.w.a. Cooking Competition and Baby Show

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 31 March 1953 · page 2

Final arrangements were made at the monthly meeting, held in the Rest Rooms, for the cooking competition and baby show, to…

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Sydney Show Record

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 1 April 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY: By last night a four days record of 275,869 persons had attended the Sydney Show…

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Greatest Show On Earth

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 1 April 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY: The Australian surf championship carnival was the greatest show on earth,” a Hawaiian police…

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Gouldsville Bureau plans show

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 1 April 1953 · page 3

At the monthly meeting of the Gouldsville Agricultural Bureau on Monday night, final arrangements for the miniature show were considered…

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Grand Parade at the Show

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 1 April 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY: Royal Agricultural Society officials today predicted that record attendances at this year’s Royal…

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Singleton women at Royal Show

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 1 April 1953 · page 3

A number of Singleton women are judging or acting as stewards at the Royal Show…

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Record Crowd Attends Sports Carnival Colourful March a Highlight

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 1 April 1953 · page 2

A record crowd attended the Sixth Annual District Schools' Sports Carnival held at the Dungog Central School's grounds last Friday. Over 740 children, representing 14…

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Grand Display of Shorthorns at Royal Show

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 1 April 1953 · page 2

Shorthorns made a grand display at Sydney Royal on Friday, where the influence of recently imported…

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