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Mid North Coast · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1954

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Yal Royal Show Visit

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 16 March 1954 · page 3

The Young Australia League invites country school boys aged from 10 to 17 years to visit Sydney during Easter to see the Royal…

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Wingham Show Was Brilliant Success

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 16 March 1954 · page 2

The Joyful spirit manifested by the President (Mr. E. J. Kane) in predicting a record for the annual Wingham Show, held last Thursday and Friday, was well justified. The weather was glorious for…

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Outstanding Entries For This Week's Show

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 16 March 1954 · page 3

Outstanding cattle and ring entries have been received for this week's fortieth annual Gloucester show…

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Taree Show Gives Transport Rebate for Horse Teams

The Northern Champion · Tuesday 16 March 1954 · page 4

Manning River A. and H. Association will consider a transport rebate for teams of general exhibition horses…

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Swimming Carnival at Tuncurry

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 17 March 1954 · page 12

Despite wind and slightly coal weather conditions, a very successful swimming carnival was held at the…

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Wingham Show Award Winners

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 17 March 1954 · page 8

Although competition was limited in some sections, exhibits at the Wingham Show were of quality comparable with the best product of the Manning district…

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Judges' Views On Wingham Show Products

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 17 March 1954 · page 10

Critical comment was made by Mr. J. M. Pitt, of Taree, of the maize exhibits at the Wingham Show…

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State's Best Jumping Horses For Taree Show

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 17 March 1954 · page 5

The best team of jumping horses in the State are to appear at this year's Taree Show…

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Wingham Show. Judges' Comments

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 19 March 1954 · page 2

Mr. H. V. Andrews (Singleton), who was the ring judge at the Wingham Show, said he was rather disappointed in…

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Show One of Best for Years

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 19 March 1954 · page 2

Officials and visitors at the Gloucester Show which opened this morning said it was one of the best for many years…

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Array of Blooms at Dahlia Show

The Northern Champion · Friday 19 March 1954 · page 3

The fine array of blooms at the Presbyterian Dahlia Show, on Wednesday, reflected greater credit than…

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Ice Review May be Taree Show Attraction

The Northern Champion · Friday 19 March 1954 · page 9

Patrons at this year's Taree Show will have an opportunity of seeing an ice-skating review, providing…

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Wingham Show

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 23 March 1954 · page 3

The joyful spirit manifested by the President (Mr. E. J. Kane) in predicting a record for the annual Wingham Show, held last Thursday and Friday, was well justified. The weather was glorious for…

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Dungog Comment On Tennis Exhibition

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 23 March 1954 · page 4

Under the heading of "Dungog Misses Out" Dungog "Chronicle" which reprinted the report from the "Advocate" of the visit of Ken…

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Gloucester Show. Beef Cattle Impress

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 23 March 1954 · page 4

Beef cattle at this year's Gloucester Show, although down slightly in numbers gave an excellent indication of the type of beef and fat cattle produced in the Gloucester district…

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Wingham Show Smoko— Interesting Speeches

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 23 March 1954 · page 6

The annual smoko of the Upper Mantling A. and H. Association was held in the Masonic Hall, Wingham, on…

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Dairy Cattle Show Outstanding on COAST

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 23 March 1954 · page 3

The magnificent display at Gloucester's 1954 Show on Friday and Saturday definitely established it as one of the major dairy cattle shows on the coast…

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Record Crowd at Gloucester's 40th Show

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 23 March 1954 · page 1

Gloucester's fortieth annual show on Friday and Saturday will be remembered as one of the most notable in the district and in the history of the Gloucester A. H. & P. Association…

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Gloucester Show. Gloucester Dairymen Praised for Milk Drive

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 23 March 1954 · page 1

Gloucester dairymen were to be commended on the effort they had made in assisting the Milk Board's production drive, Mr. F. J. Sedgwick said on Saturday…

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Only Fair Demand at Fish Markets

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 24 March 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, March 23. -- At the City Fish Markets today 2,700 boxes were on offer, but the demand was only fair…

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