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Shows & fairs, 1952

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Show Strike Threat

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 3 April 1952 · page 6

SYDNEY, Wed.—A union official said tonight turnstile operators and gate, ground and traffic attendants at the…

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Bowlers Flying to Temora Carnival

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 3 April 1952 · page 28

Two rinks consisting of A. Jamieson, H. Bell, E. Lyons, C. Gray, G. Barrington, S. Dobings, G. Charker and W. Gray…

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Show Should Be Held In Wollongong

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 3 April 1952 · page 9

Sir.—Would you allow me to comment, through the columns of your paper, on ihe editorial entitled "Why…

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"Worms Eye View" Stage Show for Savoy

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 3 April 1952 · page 3

The record breaking London stage comedy, which has also had a two-year run in the capital cities of Australia and New…

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Royal Show Opens Today

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 4 April 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thurs.—More than 2000 workmen today put the finishing touches on Sydney…

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30,490 At Show

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 5 April 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Fri. — Despite uncertain weather, 30,490 attended the opening day and night of the 130th…

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Cheers As BuIN Forms Show Society

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 5 April 1952 · page 1

In an atmosphere of enthusiasm and amid cheers, a public meeting of Bulli district residents last night unanimously decided to form a Show Society. Bulli's…

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"Show Must Go On"

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 7 April 1952 · page 7

SIR—It is generally agreed that an agricultural show is the "show window" of a district. Therefore…

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Road Lift To Royal Show

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 7 April 1952 · page 10

A day-and-night shuttle service by road between South Coast farms and the Sydney Showgrounds has…

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New Murdoch-Horne Show Starts This Week

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 7 April 1952 · page 2

"Over to You", successor to that international institution "Much Binding in the Marsh" will take the air on…

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Barmen Strike at Show

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 April 1952 · page 10

SYDNEY, Mon.—Casual barmen held a stop-work meeting and pulled out all union members…

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Show Championship To Albion Park

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 April 1952 · page 11

SYDNEY, Mon.—At the Royal Sydney Show today the championship award for Australian Illawarra…

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£100 Raised at School Fair

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 10 April 1952 · page 3

Well over £100 was raised at the Easter Fair organised by the Corrimal East Primary School Women's Auxiliary and the parents and held last Saturday at the school. The final result was…

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Easter Fair Netts £100 At Corrimal

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 April 1952 · page 4

More than £100 was raised by the Women's Auxiliary and the Parents and Citizens' Association of…

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Show Society Formed at Bulli

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 10 April 1952 · page 5

Last Friday night, the largest and most representative public meeting ever held in the Bulli district…

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Rain Postpones Bowls Carnival

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 April 1952 · page 8

Matches in the first round of the South Coast Bowling Association's Easter carnival were…

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Show a Success

Kiama Independent · Saturday 12 April 1952 · page 6

The recent Gerringong Junior Farmers' Club Show was considered successful even though the standard of horses was not considered to be…

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Churches Protest On Good Friday Show

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 April 1952 · page 2

SYDNEY, Fri.—No man professedly Christian had the right to use the Easter holy days for any other…

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Sydney Royal Dairy Cattle Awards to Sth. Coast Farmers Cattle Breeders From the Illawarra Districts Were Present at the Sydney Royal Easter Show in Full Force and Between Them Won Many Prizes. Many of the Individual Prizewinners Were Highly

Kiama Independent · Saturday 12 April 1952 · page 5

The A.I.S. entries reached a record number and the judge said it was good to see so many spiendid specimens of the breed which was developed in the illawarra District of New South Wales…

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Doll Show At Albion Park

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 18 April 1952 · page 4

One of the best efforts yet made by the Albion Park P. and C. Women's Auxiliary was a doll show…

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