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Illawarra · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1953

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Tech. Women Show A1 Handicrafts

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 22 October 1953 · page 4

Students of the Women's Handicrafts Department of the Wollongong Technical College held an exhibition…

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New Life Members For Albion Park Show Society

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 22 October 1953 · page 5

The President of the Albion Park Show Committee (Mr. S. Thomas) presented gold life…

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Albion Park Diamond Jubilee Show

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 23 October 1953 · page 11

The Albion Park Show Committee has definitely decided that next show will be celebrated as its…

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Albion Park Preparing for Jubilee Show

Kiama Independent · Saturday 24 October 1953 · page 4

A bright future for the Albion Park Show Society was forecasted this week by the President, Mr. Stan Thomas…

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Horticultural Show At Gerringong

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 26 October 1953 · page 4

The 30th Annual Show conducted bw the Gerringong District Horticultural and Industrial Association [?]roved an…

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Albion Park's Diamond Jubilee Show

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 26 October 1953 · page 1

Mr. S. Thomas, president of the Albion Park A.H. and I. Association, has announced that the Albion Park Show…

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Over 150 Brownies Attend Cawley Park Sports Carnival

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 26 October 1953 · page 3

More than 150 Brownies attended the North Illawarra division's annual sports carnival at Cawley Park on Saturday. It was one of the most…

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Redesigned Austin A30 at London Motor Show

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 26 October 1953 · page 8

An attractive new version of the Austin A30 "Seven" was on show for the first time last week when England's famed Earls Court Motor Show opened…

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Attractive Decor at Scots Fair

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 28 October 1953 · page 5

The front of the Albion Park Literary Institute, attractively decorated with flowers and flanked by…

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"Ambitious" Fair at Oak Flats

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 28 October 1953 · page 6

Opening "a bigger, brighter, more ambitious" Christmas Fair at the Oak Flats St. Andrew's Church, on Friday, Mrs. S. Haug said the future of the Church was assured because of the support from whole families in the area…

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Bulli Show

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 29 October 1953 · page 8

Secretary of North Illawarra Show Society (Mr. L. Ryan) advises that schedules are now available…

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Tennis Stars Exhibition In Kiama

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 29 October 1953 · page 12

Exhibition tennis matches will be played at Kiama tomorrow night to celebrate the opening and…

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Over £100 Profit at Methodist Spring Fair

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 29 October 1953 · page 7

Church fairs were the answer to those critics who assert that people only think of their Church on Sundays, Dr. R. G. Davidson, M.A., said yesterday at the…

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Soap Box Derby Races For Holiday Carnival

Kiama Independent · Saturday 31 October 1953 · page 4

The first "soap box Derby" to be run in the history of Kiama is being planned for during the Christmas holidays by Kiama Surf Life Saving Club…

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Life Members Honoured by Show Society

Kiama Independent · Saturday 31 October 1953 · page 2

Recognition for services given in the past to their cause was made by the Albion Park A. H. and I. Association at their meeting last week…

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Brownie's Annual Sports Carnival

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 2 November 1953 · page 15

More than 150 Brownies attended their North Illawarra Division annual sports carnival held on Saturday, October 24…

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Stars In Kiama Tennis Exhibition

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 2 November 1953 · page 12

More than 400 people saw leading Wollongong players in exhibitions at the opening of Kiama…

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50 Years of Show Business

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 2 November 1953 · page 7

ADOLPH ZUKOR [?] Is the Chairman of Directors of Paramount Pictures. This year in honor of his…

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"Ross Higgins Show" Replaces Joan Wilton

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 2 November 1953 · page 6

"The Ross Higgins Show", will replace "The Joan Wilton Show", from next Saturday (November 7), at 7.15 p.m. from 2FC. Before leaving for England…

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Seen for First Time at London Motor Show

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 2 November 1953 · page 5

Although there were some thirty entirely new British models among the 300 of the latest cars of many nationalities at the Motor Show this year, novelty was by no means confined to the Car Section…

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