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Illawarra · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1934

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Nowra Show

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 23 February 1934 · page 2

The Nowra show this year was well patronised. Mr. Aub' Tate's pony, Tommy, cleared 6ft. 6n. in the high jump. The pony was ridden by his…

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Woonona Flower Show

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 23 February 1934 · page 9

Arrangements are how completed for the flower, show, in the organising, of which the members of the Church of England at Bulli and at Woonona…

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Rodeo Contest at Royal Show

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 23 February 1934 · page 11

Right throughout New South Wales and Queensland, great interest is being manifested in the rodeo contests arranged for the forthcoming Royal…

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Turf Melbourne Carnival. Newmarket Prospects. Sydney's Minor Meetings

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 23 February 1934 · page 2

Multudo ran a great race in the Oakleigh Plate on Saturday to finish third to First Money and Heros, and he will prove particularly hard to beat…

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Bowls. Country Week. This District Represented. Rain Spoils Carnival

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 23 February 1934 · page 9

At Sydney, on Monday last, the 10th annual Country Week carnival was commenced. This embraces a rink and a single competitions, concluding with…

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Woonona Agricultural Bureau. Show Presentations To-morrow

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 23 February 1934 · page 9

With the 1934 Annual Show now over, and the staging of the Bureau Exhibit at Wollongong a pronounced success, the branch again settles…

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Surf Carnival

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 24 February 1934 · page 2

The Kiama Surf Club have experienced bad luck as regards weather for their carnival. On the original date set down for the carnival terrific seas…

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Surf Carnival

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 28 February 1934 · page 2

The Kiama Surf Club's 5th annual carnival eventuated on Saturday after being postponed from the 4th of February owing to big seas running…

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Flower Show Thirroul Event

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 2 March 1934 · page 7

Ever since the Thirroul-Austihmor Horticultural Society was formed there has been pronounced enthusiasm among all concerned, with Mr. W. H…

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Flower Show a Bulli-woonona Functiqn. Aid of Church of England

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 2 March 1934 · page 6

A commendable spirit of unity Was revealed when the people' attached to St. Augustine's at Bull and St. Paul's at Woonona…

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Flower Show

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 3 March 1934 · page 2

The Kiama Horticultural Society are holding their Autumn Flower Show on Tuesday next, March 6th, in the showground pavilion, and a splendid display…

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Show Dates

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 3 March 1934 · page 1

The perennial question of show dates was mentioned at the last meeting of the Wollongong Agricultural Society, when the position, following the recent…

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Flower Show

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 7 March 1934 · page 2

With ideal weather the second autumn show of the Kiama Horticultural Society opened auspiciously yesterday afternoon in the Agricultural…

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Flower Show. and Cooking Exhibition

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 9 March 1934 · page 12

In conjunction with the official opening of the Wollongong Ambulance Station, the members of the Ambulance Ladies' Auxiliary and the…

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Wombarra Horticultural Society Autumn Show. Wonderful Exhibition

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 9 March 1934 · page 12

The Wombarra and District Horticultural Society held its fifth Autumn Show in the Scarborough Public School building last Saturday. There…

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Royal Show

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 9 March 1934 · page 2

The success of the forthcoming Sydney Royal Show is assured. Given fine weather, it should prove the most successful Show held since the…

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Boy Scouts Surf Carnival

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 9 March 1934 · page 8

Next Saturday, 10th March, Port Kembla Beach will be thronged with Cubs and Scouts eager to compete in the events arranged for them at the…

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Wollongong J.t. School Annual Swimming Carnival

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 9 March 1934 · page 14

The annual swimming carnival of the above school was held at the Continental Baths last night. The weather was ideal for a function of this…

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Show Judges

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 10 March 1934 · page 1

Opening the Nepean District Show, the Governor (Sir Philip Game) said that two sections of those who organised a show were specially worthy of…

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Flower Show

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 10 March 1934 · page 4

The School of Arts Flower Show, held on Wednesday last, proved to be a great success, both socially and financially. The hall looked a picture with the…

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