Stale Surf Carnival Receipts, £800, Were All-Time Record
Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 6 April 1950 · page 3
Total receipts from the recent N.S.W. Surf Championship Carnival are in excess of £800. This is an all-time record for receipts from any surf carnival held on the South Coast, and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →South Coast Riders Active At Royal Easter Show
Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 6 April 1950 · page 5
Already many South Coast and Illawarra horsemen and horsewomen have competed in the ring this year at the Royal Sydney Show. Others will be journeying to Sydney this week-end to ride…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bowls Carnival Abandoned
Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 April 1950 · page 6
Owing to the heavy rain, which made all bowling greens unplayable, the Northern Section of the South Coast…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mr. J. N. King Missed At Show Cattle Sales
Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 10 April 1950 · page 2
Prior to the commencement of the R.A.S. auction Sale of stud dairy cattle, Mr. J. Taylor, manager of the Stud Dairy…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Large Crowds At Show
Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 11 April 1950 · page 5
SYDNEY, Monday. — Despite a heavy shower early tonight the attendance at both sessions of the Royal Show today was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Inspectors Seize Meat at Show
Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 11 April 1950 · page 1
SYDNEY, Monday. —A 400-lb, consignment of meat was seized and destroyed by health inspectors at the Show…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bobby Elliot Scores Well In Royal Show Water Jumps
Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 14 April 1950 · page 5
Wollongong horseman Bobby Elliot proved himself to be one of the outstanding riders at the Royal Easter Show by winning three of the four water jumps. On each occasion he rode the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cattle Sales At R.A.S. Show
Kiama Independent · Saturday 15 April 1950 · page 5
The auction sale of Stud Dairy cattle this year was spread over two days and the demand generally was as good as previous years. Prize…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Dog Insured For £2000 At Kennel Show
Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 April 1950 · page 4
One of the dogs exhibited at the Wollongong and District Kennel Club Show held on Sunday is insured for £2000…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Road Safety Exhibition Next Month
Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 21 April 1950 · page 4
The Illawarra branch of the Road Safety Council is sponsoring a Road Safety Exhibition which will be held in the Lang…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Albion Park Show Ballot Arouses Feeling
Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 21 April 1950 · page 4
The nominations in connection with the election of the Albion Park Show Committee have aroused a certain amount of feeling. A prominent member of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Royal Academy Summer Exhibition
Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 April 1950 · page 3
Members of the Royal Academy Selection Committee recently met to choose exhibits which are to be hung in the Royal Academy Summer Art Exhibition to be held at Burlington House, London, from April 29 until August 7…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Big Sales at British Car Show in U.S.
Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 25 April 1950 · page 6
NEW YORK, Monday (A.AP.).—Sales of British cars in the Rootes Group averaged £22,231(Australian) daily during the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Exhibition on Bad Home Design
Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 April 1950 · page 3
An unusual exhibition held recently at Friern Barnet, near London, featured badly designed household' accessories It…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Road Safety Exhibition at W'gong Next Week
South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 27 April 1950 · page 1
Illawarra branch of the Road Safety Council of N.S.W. will present a Road Safety Exhibition at Wollongong Showground next week. This exhibition will be open…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Gong Variety Show Well Received at Gerringong
South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 27 April 1950 · page 27
The Gong Variety Show, a group of local artists who have banded together to assist charities of the District, presented their first full-length concert last Thursday at Gerringong R.S.L. Hall…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →Albion Park Show Society Has Good Year
South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 27 April 1950 · page 8
At the annual meeting of the Albion Park A.H. and I. Society held last night the gathering was informed that 79…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →"Delegation's Judgement Justified by Show Awards"—minister Says
South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 27 April 1950 · page 28
The Minister for Agriculture, the Hon. E. H. Graham, M.L.A., said last week that the 1950 Royal Easter Show had given stud breeders of beef cattle their first opportunity ol assessing the value of the progeny of bulls purchased by the N.S.W. Stud Stock Purchasing…
Continued on Trove, page 28 →President Appreciates Interest in Albion Pk. Show Society
Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 29 April 1950 · page 4
At the annual meeting of Albion Park A. H. & I. Association, the President (Mr. M. Walsh), in welcoming the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Thirroul Red Cross "Mothers Day Fair"
Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 1 May 1950 · page 2
The Vice-Chairman of the Red Cross (Mrs. G. R. Strachan) officially opened the annual 'Mothers' Day Fair" conducted by…
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