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Shows & fairs, 1954

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Blue Star Women Show Out in Athletics

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 December 1954 · page 11

Illawarra Blue Star women athletes competed with success against Metropolitan women in a series of inter club invitation events at the Sydney Sports…

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Bright Show Planned For Albion Park

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 December 1954 · page 11

The President of the Albion Park A.H. & I. Association (Mr. S. Thomas), said last night, the…

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Bulli Show the Show of the Coast President of the Bulli Show Society

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 17 December 1954 · page 1

One of the District's leading businessmen, Mr. Hutton, has taken a keen interest in the Society's activities…

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First Show of Circuit

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 17 December 1954 · page 7

The Bulli Show commences a circuit of shows on the South Coast and Tablelands in an area from…

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A Show with a Difference

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 17 December 1954 · page 2

The thud of fast moving hooves as gleaming and glistening horses speed around a track; the tense…

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The Show of the Coast Bulli Sports Ground Show Area Nestles in Attractive Setting

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 17 December 1954 · page 4

The Bulli Pass is world famous as a tourist attraction and almost nestling under the lookout is the Bulli Show area n a most attractive setting…

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Careful Organisation Has Gone Into Show Preparation

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 17 December 1954 · page 1

The North Illawarra Show Society's Third Annual Show has been elaborately organised and will, like previous shows at Bulli, present the traditional…

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Victorian breeder to judge at W'gong Show

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 17 December 1954 · page 3

One of most Prominent cattle breeders in Victoria ie attending the Agricultural Show to be held at the Wollongong Showground in January, 1955. This was stated at the…

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Albion Park Show

Kiama Independent · Saturday 18 December 1954 · page 1

The President of the Albion Park Show, which will be held early in the new year, has made an appeal for support from…

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Junior Events Should Highlight Today's Surf Carnival

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 December 1954 · page 14

The junior events at today's surf carnival at Austinmer should be the highlight of a very interesting programme…

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Former Polio victim triumphs at surf carnival

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 20 December 1954 · page 12

A boy who was a poliomyelitis cripple only two years ago won a surf race in open company at Saturday's surf carnival at Austinmer…

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Austinmer Carnival Heralds New Star: Martin's Double

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 20 December 1954 · page 3

The highly successful Austinmer surf carnival, heralded in a new star in Port Kembla junior, Eddie Martin, who had wins in the junior surf and junior belt…

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Albion Park Show

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 23 December 1954 · page 11

Albion Park Show Committee is endeavouring to make the 1955 Albion Park Show to be held 7th and 8th January, one…

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25 Teams in Thirroul Women's Surf Carnival

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 24 December 1954 · page 13

More than 25 teams have entered in the Women's surf carnival at Thirroul beach on January 9. Entries have been…

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Bulli's Annual Show, Tomorrow and

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 30 December 1954 · page 1

The annual Bulli Show, conducted by the Northern Illawarra A. & H. Society, opens tomorrow (Friday) and will be continued on Saturday. This show starts the series…

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Record Attendance Is Expected for Bulli A.h.&i. Show

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 30 December 1954 · page 2

The two day show at Bulli which will commence on Friday, is the first show to be staged on the Coast this summer…

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