Show Indicates Good Year for Horses
Indications that this show season would be a good one for horse entries were underlined by the Dapto Show on Friday and Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Shows & fairs, 1954
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Opinion—royal Visit the Question of a Royal Visit to This District Brings to Mind the Hopes That Were Held in Kiama Following Representations Made in Parliamentary Circles in November 1952 That the Queen Might Open the 1954 Kiama Show
That move was followed by a direct invitation from the Mayor, and townsfolk, of Kiama to Buckingham Palace…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Junior Surf Carnival
The Wollongong Surf Club will conduct a special Junior Carnival on Sunday afternoon. The juniors will compete for a…
Continued on Trove, page 29 →Final Preparation For Wollongong Show
Wollongong Showground was a hive of activity yesterday, as final preparations were being made for the Wollongong Show which, although open to the public today, comes into full swing tomorrow with the official opening by the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →W'gong's Annual Show Opens Today
Wollongong's Annual Show which opens today (Thursday) and which will continue with day and night sessions on Friday and Saturday, promises to be one of the best yet staged…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Lady Lytton to Judge at 1954 Sydney Show
Prominent British judge of Arabs, Lady Anne Lytton, of Velhurst Gate, Alford, Surrey, has accepted an invitation by the Royal Agricultural Society to judge Arabs, Anglo and part-bred Arab horses at this year's Sydney Royal Show, which begins on…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →Dapto Show Veterans
Mr. James Chie, 88, who, on Saturday, decorated the champion hack at Dapto show, Sister…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Tests Show Faulty Meters
A test of 1,000 electricity meters in the City of Greater Wollongong has revealed a "startling…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Bigger Crowd at Show
Twenty-two less people than last year paid to see the first day of Wollongong Show yesterday, but…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Good Pavilion Display At Wollongong Show
Produce worth hundreds of pounds was arranged around the pavilion at Wollongong Show yesterday—the first day on a three-day exhibition…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Variety Offering In Side Show Alley
On Showground No. 2, Wollongong Show visitors will be able to see anything from performing monkeys from the heart of darkest Africa, to a "beautiful…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Carnival For Junior Life Savers
The Wollongong Surf Club will hold a special junior carnival tomorrow afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Good Entries for Show
Cattle entries so far received for Kiama Show—to open next week-end—were good, said the Secretary, Mr. G. Sullivan this…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Drop in Show Crowd
The attendance at yesterday's Wollongong Show showed a drop of 547 on last year's second day…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Illawarra Surf Team to Train Under Carnival
The Illawarra surf team will have its first work-out under carnival conditions tomorrow afternoon at the Wollongong beach…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Central Coast Surf Clubs Enter for Austinmer Carnival
The presence of competitors from Ocean Beach and Avoca will add interest to today's surf carnival at Austinmer. A team from Ocean…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Rider In Hospital After Show Fall
A rider was struck in the back of his head by a horse's hoof at the Wollongong Show late yesterday. He suffered a probable fractured skull. He is George Hull, of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Show Revealed Australia's Post-War Prosperity
Australia's post-war prosperity was in ample evidence at yesterday's Wollongong Show, according to the President of the Rural Bank (Mr. C. R. McKerihan). Mr. McKerihan officially…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Hurt at Show
Two well known show riders were injured in falls at Wollongong's annual show last Friday and Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Boxing George Barnes to Give Exhibition
Australian welterweight champion, George Barnes will give a boxing exhibition with Don McDonald at the…
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