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Shows & fairs, 1951

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Broderick Crawford Started His Career in the Best Traditions of Show Business

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 14 May 1951 · page 2

BRODERICK CRAWFORD, Motion Picture Academy, Award winer for the work in All The King's Men which also won the Oscar as the year's best film, started his acting career in the best tradition of show business. Crawford's stage appearances…

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Show Trotting Entries

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 16 May 1951 · page 6

A meeting of the South Coast A.H. and I. Societies at Kiama decided to observe the request of the N.S.W. Trotting Club that…

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Show Societies Union

Kiama Independent · Wednesday 16 May 1951 · page 2

A meeting of the South Coast and Tablelands Agricultural Societies' Union was held in the Council Chambers, Kiama on Saturday, 5th May…

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Gas Company To Show New Cooking Methods

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 19 May 1951 · page 7

More attention will be given to works in Ward 15, following representations at Thursday night's meeting of the Southern Zone Committee by the ward's representative, Ald. H. A. Graham…

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Road Racing Carnival a Big Success

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 21 May 1951 · page 7

The monster road racing carnival held last Saturday by the Mawarra Amateur Cycling Club was the most successful of its kind ever…

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Art Exhibition At High School

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 May 1951 · page 6

Forty paintings by Australian artists will be on exhibition at Wollongong High School for four days, commencing on May…

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Australian Art on Show

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 24 May 1951 · page 21

The exhibition to be shown in the Wollongong High School for four days commencing May 31st, is one of four being shown, in selected country towns…

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Poultry, Pigeon & Cage Bird Show

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 24 May 1951 · page 28

Te Poultry, Pigeon and Cage Bird Club of New South Wales, will conduct its 4th. Annual Show at the Showground, Moore…

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C.w.a. Exhibition at Wollongong

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 28 May 1951 · page 9

Handicrafts have been an essential feature of C.W.A. work and the Wollongong branch is widely known for its activities in this direction. For this reason the…

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Poor Exhibition of Baseball

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 30 May 1951 · page 12

In a poor exhibition of baseball which deteriorated as the game progressed, Thirimaes Dodgers defeated Lindsay and Bruce 16-2 at Wenham Park…

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Bright C.w.a. Handicraft Exhibition Staged

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 31 May 1951 · page 3

Wollongong Country Women's Association-Handicraft Exhibition, staged in the Soldiers' Memorial Hall yesterday produced probably the biggest and most colourful display ever seen on…

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Art Exhibition Opens At High School

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 1 June 1951 · page 2

Selections of abstract art among a collection of paintings on exhibition at Wollongong High School. proved the focal…

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Colourful Bird Exhibition

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 2 June 1951 · page 3

Four hundred prize specimens of the bird, fancier's art graced Brandon-House with their colou[?]ful plumage last night at the…

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Art Exhibition at Wollongong

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 4 June 1951 · page 9

Great interest was shown in the art exhibition at Wollongong High School Assembly Hall which opened last…

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Steroscopid Films Featured in Festival of Britain Exhibition

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 4 June 1951 · page 2

One of the attractions at London's South Bank Exhibition of the Festival of Britain is the elegant and comfortable Telecinema, holding about 400 people where several times a day shows are given…

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Soccer Appeal To Show Trust; Minister

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 June 1951 · page 10

The South Coast Soccer Council intends to appeal to the Showground Trust, and if necessary to the Minister for Lands, to enable the England v. N.S.W. Soccer game to be played on…

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All Dapto Show Officers Re-elected

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 June 1951 · page 7

At the annual meeting of Dapto A. and H. Society, the whole of the patrons, officers, finance, ground and hall…

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Show Society Deplores Minister's Letter Discourteous — Insulting."

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 7 June 1951 · page 1

Wollongong Show Society on Tuesday night protested strongly against a letter received from the Minister for Lands, some members describing it as 'discourteous and insulting.'…

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Show Committee Seeks Better Representation On New Ground Trust

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 June 1951 · page 2

Wollongong A.H. and I. Society has resolved to lodge a strong protest to the Minister for Lands (Mr. J. B. Renshaw) at the conditions under which it is proposed to reconstitute the…

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C.w.a. Pleased with Exhibition Result

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 11 June 1951 · page 4

The President (Mrs. W. F. Hatfield) told the 65 members present at the monthly meeting of Wollongong C.W.A. they…

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