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Illawarra · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1954

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£90 Raised at Fairy Meadow Church Fair

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 23 September 1954 · page 35

Over £90 was raised at the Fairy Meadow Church of England Committee's first spring fair, held last…

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Carnival Air at Gwynneville Souts' Aux. Fete

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 24 September 1954 · page 4

The Wollongong Pipe Band and Scottish Dances by Daphne Young and Pat Far[?]er, in national costume,…

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Substantial Prize Money Rises for 100th W'GONG A.H. & I. SHOW

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 24 September 1954 · page 3

The Wollongong and District A. H. I. Society Committee held a meeting in [?] Central Chambers Building, Crown [?] Wollongong, last night when the…

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Large Crowd at Fairy Meadow Spring Fair

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 25 September 1954 · page 3

A Spring Fair and Fete was held at McGrath St., Fairy Meadow, last Saturday by the Church of England members. The Fair was opened by…

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Dapto Poultry Club Show Soon

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 25 September 1954 · page 12

At the monthly meeting of Dapto Show Committee, a communication from the newly established Dapto…

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Puppets Show Itinerary

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 27 September 1954 · page 2

Because of the size and comparative intimacy of Peter Serven's puppets Show, large theatres have…

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Centenary Show At Wollongong

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 27 September 1954 · page 1

Special souvenir metal badges will be supplied to members of Wollongong A.H. & I. Society cor the Centenary Show in…

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W'gong Wins Polo Crosse Carnival

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 27 September 1954 · page 9

A crowd of almost 40[?] saw the main game of the Polo Crosse Carnival arranged by the Wollongong…

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New Austins At Motor Show

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 27 September 1954 · page 7

Austin will be exhibiting two completely new vehicles and a new B.M.C. Diesel engine at the Commercial Vehicle Show…

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Arts and Crafts for Dapto Show

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 29 September 1954 · page 10

Dapto show committee for next show has decided to include an arts and crafts section on the lines…

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Prizes Doubled for Horses at Dapto Show

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 29 September 1954 · page 11

The Dapto Show Committee has allocated an extra £40 to the horse stewards for the doubling of prize…

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Scots Fair at Dapto

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 30 September 1954 · page 35

Last Saturday afternoon the Depto Presbyterian Women's Guild conducted a very successful Scots Fair, nett proceeds…

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"Blue" Roses Likely at Sydney Show

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 30 September 1954 · page 7

Controversial blue roses may be featured at the annual spring flower show in Sydney on October 13 and 14…

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Changes In Dapto Show Cattle Sects

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 30 September 1954 · page 13

For 1955 competition in the dairy cattle section at Dapto show is to be confined to registered cattle…

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Lady Hallstrom To Open Church Flower Show

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 30 September 1954 · page 34

Lady Hallstrom, wife of the Chairman of the Taronga Park Trust (Sir Edward Hallstrom), will open the Wollongong…

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Fair Way Pars

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 1 October 1954 · page 10

Rex McKay will defend his South coast and Southern Tablelands, championship title at Goulburn on…

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Women's Pipe Band To Be Feature Attraction For Corrimal Sports Carnival

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 1 October 1954 · page 2

The celebrated New South Wales Ladies' Pipe Band will be a feature attraction at the Gala Sports Carnival to be conducted at the Corrimal Memorial…

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Spring Fair at Jamberoo

Kiama Independent · Saturday 2 October 1954 · page 2

The Jamberoo Methodist Ladies Church Aid conducted a very successful Spring Fair on Thursday…

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Dancing Exhibition

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 4 October 1954 · page 10

Surprise occasion for many at the Soldiers' Hail Wollongong, on Saturday evening was the dancing…

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Bumper W'gong Crowd at Puppets Show

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 4 October 1954 · page 3

The Peter Scriven puppets competed the second week of their Wollon. itinerary with a bumper…

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