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Illawarra · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1953

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Rhodesian Show Stamps

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 July 1953 · page 3

SALISBURY (Southern Rhodesia).—Southern and Northern Rhodesia and Nyasaland have all issued…

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Show Ball

Kiama Independent · Wednesday 15 July 1953 · page 8

The annual ball of the Albion Park A. H. and I. Association will he held on Friday, 21st August. Debutantes will be presented. Alan Ford's…

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Athletic Carnival For Northern Districts Schools

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 July 1953 · page 11

A new public schools athletic carnival in September, the North Illawarra Carnival, will mean any…

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Red Cross Members Show Plans of New Building

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 July 1953 · page 5

At the monthly meeting of the Wollongong branch of the Red Gross Society, held at the Y.W.C.A. Hall on Monday afternoon, the President (Mrs. U…

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Beautiful Display of Camellias at Legacy Torchbearers' Show

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 20 July 1953 · page 8

The display of camellias on show at the Y.W.C.A. Hall on Saturday was something too beautiful to be taken in at one glance…

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Meurant's Dual Win in Goulburn Baseball Exhibition

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 July 1953 · page 11

Meurants Baseball Club had two wins in the exhibition games at Goulburn on Sunday. Meurants ran out easy winners in the first match, between…

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Two-day Show for Dapto

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 July 1953 · page 4

The Dapto A. and H. Committee decided to hold a two-day show with a night session on the…

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Higher Gate Fees For Albion Park Show

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 July 1953 · page 5

The Committee of Albion Park A.H. and I. Association increased to 15/- the fee for annual…

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Show Ball

Kiama Independent · Wednesday 22 July 1953 · page 2

The annual ball of the Albion Park A.H. and I, Association will be held on Friday, 21st August. Debutantes will he presented. Alan Ford's…

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Junior Red Cross Exhibition

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 23 July 1953 · page 26

The annual Junior Red Cross exhibition will he held at the Sydney Town Hall on August 12 and 13…

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Group 7 R.l. Carnival

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 23 July 1953 · page 40

As announced in previous issues the Eleventh Annual Rugby League Carnival to be organised by the Group 7 Schools' Council…

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Largest Schools' R.l. Carnival Ever, Here on

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 July 1953 · page 10

The largest Schools' Rugby League Carnival ever staged in Wollongong will take place on Saturday. In all, boys from 36 City and Country schools will…

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Fair Way Pars

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 24 July 1953 · page 11

According to quite a few experts in golf who have seen the new lay-out at Port Kembla, that club has…

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Show Ball

Kiama Independent · Saturday 25 July 1953 · page 2

The annual ball of the Albion Park A. H. and I. Association will be held on Friday, 21st August. Debutantes will be presented. Alan Ford's…

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Cobb's Car on Show

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 25 July 1953 · page 6

LONDON.—The late John Cobb's car in which he set the world's land speed record of 394.1 m.p.h., has been sold…

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W'gong Show Committee Plans Big 1954 Show

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 27 July 1953 · page 2

Following its successful 1953 show, Wollongong. Show Committee aims to make the 1954 exhibition and display the best in the society's long history. At the annual meeting of the…

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10,000 See Schoolboys Rugby League Carnival

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 27 July 1953 · page 10

A crowd estimated at more than 10,000 at nine grounds on Saturday saw what was described as the greatest exhibition of Rugby League ever presented in the district. The occasion was the…

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Record Number of Teams in Group 7 R.l. Carnival

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 27 July 1953 · page 15

The record number of 114 teams took part in last [?]rday's Group Seven Rugby League Schools' Carnival [?] most successful ever conducted at Wollongong. [?]tal of 98 games were…

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Woll. Show Society Will Soon Need New Ground

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 27 July 1953 · page 1

With its continual progress the Wollongong Annual Show will soon outgrow the present showground, it was stated at the annual meeting of the society. In the annual report…

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Guy Crittendent's 2Wl Radio Round-up Gladys Moncrieff Show For 2WL

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 27 July 1953 · page 2

The new Gladys Moncrieff Show, "Memory Corner" is scheduled to commence from this station at 8.30 p.m. on Monday, August 3rd. Highlight of the half hour will…

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