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Illawarra · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1936

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Steelworks Dispute Union Summoned to Show Cause. Court Crowded

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 28 February 1936 · page 14

The Full Bench of the Industrial Commission of N.S.W., Mr. Justice Browne, Mr. Justice Cantor and Mr. Justice Webb, sat at Wollongong…

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Boy Scouts. 11th Annual Surf Carnival

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 6 March 1936 · page 1

A record number of entries have been received for the 11th annual surf carnival, which will be held at Stanwell Park on Saturday, 7th March. Nine…

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Junior Farmers' Camp. Royal Easter Show, 1936

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 6 March 1936 · page 2

With a view to furthering the interest in the growing lads of the country in progressive agricultural methods and modern ideas of animal…

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Woonona & District Agricultural Bureau the Sixteenth Annual Exhibition Display, of Products of the Soil and of Handiwork

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 6 March 1936 · page 4

For sixteen years the Agricultural Bureau at Woonona has provided opportunity for the exhibition of what the district is capable of producing, in which they merit all support and encouragement, and on Friday and Saturday of last week their annual event was again of great interest…

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Junior Farmers. Jamberoo Club's Annual Show

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 7 March 1936 · page 2

A meeting of the Jamberoo Junior Farmers' Club was held on Thursday night with the president (Mr. Hugh Fredericks) in the chair…

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The Royal Show

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 11 March 1936 · page 3

Sir Samuel Hordern, president of the Royal Agricultural Society, who has been ordered abroad for a health trip, sends the following message regarding…

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Thirroul Show by Horticultural Society Remarkable Exhibition

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 13 March 1936 · page 2

For the thrid Autumn in succession the Thirroul-Austinmer Horticultural Society staged an exhibition last Saturday, in the…

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Surf Carnival

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 13 March 1936 · page 1

The surf carnival which was to have been held last Saturday, had to be cancelled, owing to the heavy rain. This is the first time that the carnival…

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2nd Annual Cub Swimming Carnival

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 13 March 1936 · page 1

The Annual Club Swimming Carnival will be held at Kiama on Saturday, 21st March. Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Walker, of Kiama Group, will be in charge…

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Woonona Swimming Carnival Wollongong Juniors Prominent

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 13 March 1936 · page 17

At the Woonona Baths Carnival on Sunday, members of the Wollongong Amateur Swimming Club were successful in no less than five events…

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Domestic Science School Annual Swimming Carnival

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 13 March 1936 · page 8

On Friday of last week the annual swimming carnival of the above school was held at the Wollongong Continental baths. A feature of the carnival was…

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Minstrel Show

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 14 March 1936 · page 2

On Thursday night at the Oddfellows Hall, the Berry Minstrel Troupe gave an entertainment in aid of the funds of the Kiama School of Arts…

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Congregational Autumn Fair at Gerringong. Magnificent Flowers; Wonderful Cooking. a Great Success

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 14 March 1936 · page 2

The Autumn Fair and Flower Show in aid of the funds of the Gerringong Congregational Church was held in the School of Arts on Wednesday, beautiful weather helping the function to success. A wonderful and record display of flowers, vegetables and cookery…

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Jamberoo Junior Farmers. a Wonderful Show. Over 700 Entries

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 18 March 1936 · page 2

The Jamberoo Junior Farmers' Club held their second Annual Show on the Recreation Ground on Saturday last, and in spite of the somewhat unkind weather conditions, it was a wonderful function, over seven hundred entries being received. Juniors and seniors, the…

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Autumn Flower Show & Fair Woonona Presbyterian Church

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 20 March 1936 · page 5

This show was held on Saturday last, good entries of flowers being received, and the quality of the exhibits was very high. Tho flower-decked hall…

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Wollongong Horticultural Society Autumn Show

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 20 March 1936 · page 4

The annual autumn' show of the Wollongong Horticultural Society was held in the R.S. & S.I. Hall on Friday afternoon and evening, and did not…

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Hospital Flower Show

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 25 March 1936 · page 3

The flower show in aid of the funds of the Kiama District Hospital eventuated yesterday in the Agricultural Hall, with a good display of exhibits and a…

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Hardie's "Fibrolite" Fine Exhibit at Sydney Royal Show. Country Visitors Invited to Inspct Stand

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 3 April 1936 · page 6

One of the outstanding attractions at this year's Royal Easter Show will be the large and comprehensive exhibit of "Fibrolite" asbestos-cement…

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Show Dates

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 8 April 1936 · page 2

One of the Chief items of business at the meeting of the Kiama A. and H. Society on Friday night was the fixing of the date of the 1937 show…

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To Show Cause Woonona Hotelkeeper's Case. Successful Defence

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 9 April 1936 · page 4

On 24th June of last year Samuel Robert Moore, licensee of the Royal Hotel at Woonona, when charged with not having kept closed after trading…

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