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Illawarra · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1952

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Sporting Bodies Ban "Youth Carnival"

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 12 February 1952 · page 12

SYDNEY, Mon.—Many sporting bodies have placed a ban on their members taking part in the…

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Progress Association Carnival Postponed

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 14 February 1952 · page 11

An emergency meeting of the committee of the Bellambi Progress Association unanimously decided to postpone the grand…

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Juniors Draw Well in State Surf Carnival

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 14 February 1952 · page 32

Illawarra juniors have drawn outside positions in the R. & R. and Belt heats at the State Surf Championships to be held at Byron Bay on February 24…

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Russell Vale Sports Carnival for Fires Fund

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 14 February 1952 · page 3

Russell Vale Progress Association will stage two cricket matches and a fun carnival in aid of the…

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Show Society Will Respect Late King

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 14 February 1952 · page 22

The Kangaroo Valley Showground will be draped in a state of mourning on Friday and Saturday when the annual…

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Surf Club Bans Peace Carnival

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 16 February 1952 · page 10

NEWCASTLE, Fri.— Newcastle Surf Club tonight ordered its members not to participate in the Youth…

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Benefit Exhibition Match at Pt. Kembla

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 21 February 1952 · page 32

Three well known Sydney professionals, Norm Berwick with Fred and Bill Bolger will team with Bill Brandon in…

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Show Official's "Nominal" Fine

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 21 February 1952 · page 4

The Chief Cattle Steward of Wollongong Show Society and a former Greater Wollongong Council alderman…

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State Surf Carnival At Byron Bay

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 21 February 1952 · page 31

The Illawarra Branch of the N.S.W. Surf Life Saving Association will be well represented at the State Surf Carnival to be held at Byron Bay, next Sunday, February 24…

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Weather Favours Show at Kangaroo Valley

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 21 February 1952 · page 21

The Kangaroo Valley A. & H. Society's annual exhibition on Friday and Saturday added further success to what has been a most successful circuit of South Coast Agricultural Exhibitions…

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Need for Increased Kiama Show Prizes

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 21 February 1952 · page 25

The need for [?]creased prise money, and a complete reconstruction of the cattle area w[?]re the chief lessons to be learnt…

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Committee Is Confident Of Show Success

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 22 February 1952 · page 1

Wollongong Show Committee is confident for the success of the one-day show to be held at Slacky Flat, Bulli, on Saturday. Final preparations for the…

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Swimming Carnival

Kiama Independent · Saturday 23 February 1952 · page 2

Girl Guides of South Illawarra Division will march through Kiama to-day, They then plan to hold a swimming carnival at the Olympic…

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Fair Quotes for Grey Boots

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 February 1952 · page 11

MELBOURNE, Fri.—An open market for the C. F. Orr Stakes at Moonee Valley is expected to allow…

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Officials Pleased With Show Prospects

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 February 1952 · page 2

Members of the Wollongong Show Committee are Confident about the condition of the ground…

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Exhibition by Local Artists

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 25 February 1952 · page 13

The Wollongong Art Society will holds its first exhibition of paintings and sculpture by its members, at the Lady…

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Leap Year Variety Show

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 25 February 1952 · page 2

"Rolling Round the World", the A.B.C.'s new Variety programme for Saturday late listeners, will feature a Leap…

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Officials Gratified At Show Success

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 25 February 1952 · page 1

The one-day show conducted by the Wollongong A.H. & I. Society at Slacky Flat, Bulli, on…

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Show President Lauds Slacky Flat Ground

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 25 February 1952 · page 3

"Slacky Flat today proved itself as second to none in the district as a showground", the…

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Wollongong Society Stages Grand Show At Bulli

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 25 February 1952 · page 1

The Wollongong A.H. & I. Society vindicated its decision to hold a 1952 Exhibition, when more than 4,000 people paid £377 at the turnstiles to attend the Show at Slacky Flat, Bulli, on Saturday…

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