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Illawarra · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1952

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Show Secretary Will Be Missed

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 6 June 1952 · page 3

Members of Dapto A. and H. Committee are concerned at the prospect of losing the Services of Mr. H. H…

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Dapto Show Society Annual Meeting

Kiama Independent · Saturday 7 June 1952 · page 3

The Annual Meeting of the Dapto A. & H. Society was held on 29th May last. The following annual report was presented by the Secretary,…

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Success Of Basketball Reps In Sydney Carnival

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 9 June 1952 · page 14

The two combined teams which represented the Illawarra Women's Basketball Association at the carnival in Sydney on Saturday were outstandingly successful. The No. 2 team captained by…

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Stripped Down Holden at motor show 288,775 Miles on Speedometer

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 9 June 1952 · page 4

Causing much interest for visitors to the recent 18th. International Motor Show, held at Melbourne by the Chamber of…

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True Leader Has Fair Weight for Big Sprint

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 June 1952 · page 11

SYDNEY, Wed.—Doomben Ten Thousand favourite True Leader will give second favourite…

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Nowra Show Members Want £2,000 Prize Money

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 12 June 1952 · page 13

Prize money for the 1953 Nowra Show may he increased from £1,500 to £2,000 and a special meeting of the Show Society's finance committee will be held next week to decide whether the increase, is warranted…

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Show Decisions

Kiama Independent · Wednesday 18 June 1952 · page 4

At last Wednesday night's meeting of the Kiama A. and H. Society a number of decisions were made concerning the next show to be held…

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Kiama Show Society [?] Fees Increased

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 19 June 1952 · page 10

After a lengthy discussion at the first meeting of the new committee of the Kiama, Agricultural Society…

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Trust Wants to Know Show Society's Plans for Next Year

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 June 1952 · page 5

Wollongong Showground Trust will write to the A. and H. Society and ask what plans it…

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Features For The Man on the Land Kiama Show Society Officers Elected

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 19 June 1952 · page 24

At the first meeting of the Hew Kiama Agricultural Society's committee, the following Officers were elected for the…

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Sydney Schools' Big Entry for School Carnival

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 20 June 1952 · page 12

Westmead Junior Technical School is among the first of entries from schools outside the district…

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Films Will Show Aboriginal Art

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 20 June 1952 · page 4

The film night dealing with "Art and Aboriginal Legend" which will be held in the Y.W.C.A. Hall next…

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Pigeon Show

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 June 1952 · page 12

Messrs. Sep. Owens and the Moane Brothers took the honours at the Wollongong Pigeon Society's…

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Novel Floor Show For Diments' Ball

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 June 1952 · page 5

At their first annual ball Diment's intend to present something entirely new to Wollongong in the way of…

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Table Tennis Exhibition at Balgownie

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 23 June 1952 · page 16

Balgownie Table Tennis Club will hold an exhibition night at the local School of Arts next Thursday…

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Large Entry for Group Schools' Carnival

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 23 June 1952 · page 16

Nomination forms have now been sent out to schools for the Tenth Annual Carnival which will be held on…

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Scottish Decorations At Fair

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 June 1952 · page 9

Scottish thistles and tartan Scottish terriers were the theme of decoration at the West Wollongong…

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Schools' Rugby League Carnival Expected to Attract Record Entry

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 27 June 1952 · page 11

Group Seven Rugby League's 10th schoolboys carnival at Wollongong on Saturday, August 2, is expected to attract a record number of entries, officials say. The exhibition of…

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Queen at British Industries Fair

Kiama Independent · Saturday 28 June 1952 · page 1

Her Majesty the Queen, accompanied by the Duke of Edinburgh, paid a visit to the British Industries Fair at Olympia,…

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Guy Crittenden's 2Wl Radio Round-up "The Burl Ives Show"

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 30 June 1952 · page 2

The famous folk singer, Burl Ives, will be heard in a weekly air show commencing at 7.15 next Sunday night in the channel currently occupied by "Change in Tune" which will discontinue…

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