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Shows & fairs, 1954

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Home Gardeners And The 1955 Easter Show

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 19 July 1954 · page 8

Home gardeners should begin now to prepare for the 1955 Royal Easter Show. The Acting Registrar of the Royal Agricultural Society of N.S.W., Mr…

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Scout Carnival

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 23 July 1954 · page 5

A fete arid carnival in aid of the Scouts, Girl Guides and Cubs will be held in the grounds of Mrs. Les…

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Tarien's class should show out in Winter Stakes

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 24 July 1954 · page 15

Australia's outstanding mare, Tarien, is expected to win the rich Winter Stakes at Rosehill today although beaten in [?] track trial this week. Seacraft narrowly beat her…

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U.S. MOTORING 50 Years Ago Early Cars Were Fair Game For Some Newspapers

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 26 July 1954 · page 5

[It was not only the horses who took a d[?]m view of the automobile back in the early days of motoring…

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Ninety-nine Games in Rugby League Schools Carnival

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 29 July 1954 · page 25

A record number of teams will be competing in the Group 7 Rugby League Schools Carnival to be held in Wollongong this Saturday, 31st July," Mr. Reg Whittaker, secretary of the Carnival said yesterday…

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Rep. Boys In Inter-Schools R.L. Carnival

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 31 July 1954 · page 12

Many of the boys who represented New South Wales in their tour of Queensland will be playing in the…

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Record crowd at School R.L. carnival

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 2 August 1954 · page 10

A record crowd of more than 10,000 on Saturday saw Group 7 Rugby League Schools' Council's 12th annual carnival or nine district grounds. Officials claimed the…

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Records Smashed at Schools Rugby League Carnival

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 2 August 1954 · page 1

All records were smashed at the Twelfth Annual Group 7 Rugby League School Carnival on Saturday. Schoolboys from all district schools and from Sydney Campbelltown, Kiama, Nowra and Goulburn invaded…

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Of Interest to All... Self-Taught Artist's One Man Show

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 2 August 1954 · page 3

Charles Blackman who recently had his first art show in Sydney, has never has an art lesson in his life. Mrs. H. V. Evatt opened the…

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Schoolboys' Rugby League Carnival (To the Sporting Editor)

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 August 1954 · page 11

SIR,—Any ideas the Wollongong Schools' Rugby League Carnival organisers have of confining the local…

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School Athletic Carnival

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 6 August 1954 · page 6

A number of fine performances marked the holding of the Corrimal Primary School Athletic Carnival…

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Sporting Carnival for School

Kiama Independent · Saturday 7 August 1954 · page 2

In a report on the various activities of the Kiama High School to the Parents and Citizens Association this week,…

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Flower Show and Fete Enlarged

Kiama Independent · Saturday 7 August 1954 · page 1

This year, owing to greater support, the Kiama Methodist Flower Show will be held in the Oddfellows Hall, to allow…

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1954 Earls Court Show

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 9 August 1954 · page 8

This year is another in which London is to become the scene of the two most spectacular International Motor Exhibitions in the Show Calendar, each the largest event of its kind to be housed in one building…

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Trot Penalties at Show

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 9 August 1954 · page 9

For a long time now, Show Societies have been endeavouring to have the arbitrary 24 yards penalty lifted for winners…

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Many Changes Planned For Centenary Show

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 9 August 1954 · page 1

A number of radical changes and several new features for the Wollongong A. & H. Society's 1955 Centenary Show will be discussed at next meeting of the Committee…

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Group 7 R.L. Schools Carnival (To the Sporting Editor)

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 August 1954 · page 8

SIR.—I am in agreement with "Admirer" in his request to the carnival organisers to bring the best school…

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Wild Bull Injures 3 at Show

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 11 August 1954 · page 1

BRISBANE, Tues.—Three people were injured when a wild bull escaped at the Exhibition at Brisbane…

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Sequel to Dapto Bird Show

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 August 1954 · page 7

At the last monthly meeting of the Dapto A. and H. Society it was reported a bird exhibitor at the show…

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Death of Prominent Show Figure

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 August 1954 · page 2

The death of Mrs. Elliot, of Wollongong, a prominent figure in show circles, came as a shock to her…

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