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Shows & fairs, 1951

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Surf Life Saving Season's First Carnival

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 29 November 1951 · page 32

The opening carnival of the season is being held this Saturday at Wollongong. This will be one of the most important seasons in the history…

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Trust Chair[?] Welcomes Show Society [?]

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 29 November 1951 · page 2

Commenting on the [?]gong A.H. & F. Society's [?] to hold the 1952 Show, [?]sible the Chairman of th[?]…

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Officials Hope for Fine First Surf Carnival

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 December 1951 · page 10

Officials to Illawarra branch of the Surf Life Saving Association are hopeful of fine weather for the first carnival…

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Carnival Postponed

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 3 December 1951 · page 16

Heavy seas caused the postponement of the Wollongong Club's surf carnival which was to have been held on Saturday…

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Former Billiards Champ to Give Exhibition

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 3 December 1951 · page 6

Former Country billiards champion, Jack Parsons, will play an exhibition game against Bob Robertson of Port…

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The London Motor Show

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 3 December 1951 · page 7

Under the gracious patronage of Their Majesties, the King and Queen, the Motor Exhibition at Earls Court, London, was open to the public for ten days last month. It may well…

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Surf Events Abandoned At Garie Carnival

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 3 December 1951 · page 16

All swimming events were abandoned at yesterday's surf. carnival at Garie Beach and the only surf events conducted…

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Illawarra Girls To Run At Hurstville Invitation Carnival

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 3 December 1951 · page 8

Four members of Illawarra Women's Amatuer Athletic Club have been selected to run at an invitation carnival at…

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Dapto Show Schedules

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 5 December 1951 · page 3

Dapto A. H. and I. Society will present the largest schedule ever held at the annual show next year…

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New Show Secretory Appointed

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 5 December 1951 · page 2

Wollongong Show Society Committee last night elected Mr. G. W. Gooliaeff, of Crown Street, Wollongong, Secretary…

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News for Women Secretarial Exhibition

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 6 December 1951 · page 28

Keen interest was shown by the public in the social evening and exhibition staged by the…

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Surf Carnival at Corrimal

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 6 December 1951 · page 32

With the postponement of Wollongong's carnival last week-end, the first surf carnival of the Illawarra Branch this season will now be held at Corrimal Beach next Saturday…

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Wollongong Show Society Elects New Secretary

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 6 December 1951 · page 1

Wollongong Show Society on Tuesday night elected a new secretary to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of its former secretary, Mr. C. P. Mulcahy…

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First Surf Carnival Today

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 December 1951 · page 12

Illawarra's first surf carnival of the season at Corrimal to-day, is expected to reveal the form of many swimmers who have joined up this year…

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C.w.a. Plans Handicrafts Exhibition for May

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 December 1951 · page 4

At the monthly meeting of the Wollongong branch of the C.W.A., held in the Rest Rooms, it was decided to hold…

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Show Postponed

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 10 December 1951 · page 1

Gerringong District Junior Farmers Club has decided [?] postponed its annual show owing to the adverse weather…

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Athletes Train for Carnival

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 10 December 1951 · page 16

Yesterday, the 100-yds. relay races were the main events for Illawarra Amateur Athletes in preparation for the carnival…

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Kiama Show Innovations

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 10 December 1951 · page 8

Despite sarcastic criticism and a die-hard attitude by some members the Kiama Agricultural Society has…

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No R. & .R. At Bulli Carnival

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 10 December 1951 · page 10

No R. and R. event has been set down for Illawarra district's next surf carnival at Bulli…

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J.F.C. Show Postponed

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 10 December 1951 · page 4

Gerringong Junior Farmers' Club Show set down for December 15 has been postponed owing to the dry weather…

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