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Illawarra · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1952

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Art Exhibition At Gerringong

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 26 May 1952 · page 10

Tomorrow (Tuesday), an art exihibition will be opened in the Gerringong R.S.L. Hall showing oil paintings water colours and…

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Warrawong Scouts' Fair Raised £56

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 26 May 1952 · page 2

Scouts, Cubs and Scouters formed a guard of honour for the official party as they entered the…

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Dapto Show Committee

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 26 May 1952 · page 7

Not a single additional nomination was received for Dapto A. and H. Committee—the old committee goes back unopposed but…

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Schools' Group League Carnival Date Decided

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 27 May 1952 · page 10

Group Seven Rugby League's 10th annual schools' carnival wil be held at Wollongong Showground on Saturday, August 2, League officials announced…

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Art Exhibition At Gerringong

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 29 May 1952 · page 18

Widespread interest is being taken in an art exhibition being staged in the Memorial Hall at Gerringong…

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64 Teams in Schools' Rugby League Carnival

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 29 May 1952 · page 32

Notice has been received from the secretary of the Group 7 Rugby League Schools' Council that the 10th Annual Carnival…

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Dapto Show Society Membership Fees

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 29 May 1952 · page 4

The vexed question of rise in the membership fee will be put before members at the annual meeting of…

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Magnificent Arts and Crafts at C.w.a. Exhibition

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 29 May 1952 · page 3

Beautiful antique silver, glassware and pottery and hand-made lace, tatting, weaving and embroidery…

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Clubs' Commendation of Show Trust (To the Editor)

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 30 May 1952 · page 11

Sir.—It will be of interest to the general public, and especially to football followers, to know that two…

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Art Exhibition

Kiama Independent · Saturday 31 May 1952 · page 6

Considerable interest was taken in an Art Exhibition being conducted in Gerringong this week by Mr. H. R. Gallop. The exhibition opened on…

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Warrawong Scouts' Fair

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 2 June 1952 · page 8

Warrawong Scouts' Fair, held in the Warrawong Hall, raised £56 for Scout equipment. Scouts, Cubs and Scouters…

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Dapto Aids Bulli Show Society

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 2 June 1952 · page 5

Dapto A. and H. Society voted 20 guineas to the infant Bulli Show Society at its annual meeting last…

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Dapto Show Society Confident of Future

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 2 June 1952 · page 5

Although Dapto A. and H. Society lost £277 on its 1952 show, records were broken and its…

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Red Cross Fair At Thirroul

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 3 June 1952 · page 4

The Honorary Director of Voluntary Alds (Mrs. Persia Porter) performed the official opening of the…

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Dapto Show Loss

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 3 June 1952 · page 2

The loss sustained by the Dapto Show Society for last year was £77, not £277 as published yesterday…

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Art Exhibition

Kiama Independent · Wednesday 4 June 1952 · page 1

The Art Exhibition staged in the Memorial Hall, Gerringong, by Mr. Herbert R. Gallop, closed on Saturday afternoon. The exhibition…

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N.S.W. Favoured for Victorian Carnival

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 5 June 1952 · page 31

N.S.W. are being freely tipped in local Soccer circles to win all three matches, over the Queen's Birthday week-end, when they…

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Rugby League K.0, Carnival At Nowra

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 5 June 1952 · page 29

A large number of entries have been received from Country teams by the Nowra Club for the knock-out carnival to…

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Junior Soccer Teams Show Great Promise

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 5 June 1952 · page 30

Balgownie Under 14 and Woonona Under 17 teams are creating much interest in Schoolboy's Council and District soccer respectively. Balgownie Under 14 boys…

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Dapto Show Membership Fee Increased 50 Per Cent

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 5 June 1952 · page 2

Although there has been an increase in the number of members of the Dapto Agricultural and Horticultural Society during the past few years, it has now been necessary to increase the membership fee by 50 per cent…

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