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Shows & fairs, 1953

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Wattle Fair At P. Kembla

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 17 August 1953 · page 8

For the Port Kembla Public School Wattle Fair, on Saturday, gusty weather prevailed…

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Simmer Of Laughter For "All's Fair"

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 17 August 1953 · page 4

The Wollongong Presbyterian Fellowship did well to choose the comedy, "All's Fair", for their…

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Show Date Will Be Unchanged

Kiama Independent · Wednesday 19 August 1953 · page 1

The awkward situation facing Kiama A. & H. Society over their next Show date was…

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Gas Turbine to Feed Show Lights

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 August 1953 · page 3

A leading British exhibition is to be partly lit by power supplied by a gas turbine…

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Ideal Home Exhibition In London "People's House" on Show

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 20 August 1953 · page 1

Recently on show at the "Daily Mail" Ideal Home Exhibition at [?] London, were two examples of the "People's House"…

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Mrs. W. C. Wentworth Opens "Scots Fair"

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 20 August 1953 · page 27

Mrs. W. C. Wentworth formally opened the Wollongong Presbyterian Church's annual Scots Fair, held last week. The fair, arranged by the…

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QC: 'Bid To Show Queen As People's Enemy'

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 August 1953 · page 6

SYDNEY, Wed.—An article in the June issue of the Communist Review was intended to show that the Queen was an enemy of her people, Mr. J. W. Shand, Q.C., said in the Special Federal Court today…

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No Carnival

Kiama Independent · Saturday 22 August 1953 · page 6

At Nowra on Saturday afternoon it was disclosed that there would be no Country Week Carnival for cricketers during the 1953-54 season…

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London Motor Show Biggest Ever

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 24 August 1953 · page 6

The Motor Exhibition calendar reaches its zenith in October, when the annual London Motor Show at Earls Court has its ten day run. Not only is there all the…

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New Season's Fashion Show Attracts Wide Interest

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 24 August 1953 · page 8

The 1953 Fashionades Spring Show of new season's swimsuits, frocks, lingeries and accessories, which drew packed houses to the Southern Cross Hall last Wednesday and Thursday, attracted not only the women…

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Union Card Show Tomorrow

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 25 August 1953 · page 9

Representatives of the Ironworkers' Union, F.E.D. & F.A., Boilermakers' Union, A.E.U., Building…

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Wollongong Golfers Prominent in Country Carnival

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 25 August 1953 · page 12

SYDNEY, Mon.—Guy Hogben, of Wollongong, was beaten for the War Service Cup in the N.S.W. Country Golf Carnival at the Ryde-Parramatta course…

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Show Ball Was Most Spectacular

Kiama Independent · Wednesday 26 August 1953 · page 1

Last Friday's "Ball of the year" at Albion Park, organised by the local A.H. and I. Association, has been described as the most…

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"Miss Wagga" Receives 17 Debutantes At Albion Park Show Ball

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 August 1953 · page 7

Miss Wagga for 1953 (Margaret Rutzau) received 17 debutantes at the Coronation Year Show Ball held at Albion Park last Friday night…

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Poor Show By Country Golfers

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 August 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wed.—Country golfers slumped badly in the qualifying round of the New South…

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C. of E. Athletic Carnival

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 28 August 1953 · page 8

Members of the District Church of England Youth Movements are practising for the Athletic Carnival to…

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Officials Deplore Lack of Interest in Bulli Show

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 1 September 1953 · page 3

Mr. Gordon Hutton said last night the Bulli Show Society did not have anyone interested in next January's Show, had no money, and was still in debt…

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Three Year Old Girl Steals Show At Eisteddfod

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 September 1953 · page 3

A tiny three-year-old stole the show at the Wollongong Eisteddfod yesterday when she competed in the Waltz Tap against a number of girls twice her age. The audience was with…

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Annual Show Ball Provided Spectacular Setting This Was the Setting for the Debutantes and Their Partners, Together with the Guests, Flower Girls, and Other Personalities at the Recent Albion Park Show Ball

Kiama Independent · Wednesday 2 September 1953 · page 2

Replying, Miss Rutzau, a charming personality, expressed great delight at the manner of presentation and then officially declared the Ball open…

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Exhibition of Aust Paintings

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 3 September 1953 · page 1

On Friday and Saturday, 18th September, an exhibition of Australian paintings by members of the Royal…

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