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Shows & fairs, 1950

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Fair Football Spectators

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 1 August 1950 · page 3

Some of the spectators at the Kiewa-Tawonga football match at Kiewa on Saturday…

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Departmental Exhibit for Wodonga Show

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 2 August 1950 · page 2

The Victorian Department of Agriculture show exhibit will be made available for the 1951 Wodonga show, Show Society…

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Ex-Servicemen to Stage Variety Show

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 3 August 1950 · page 3

A high speed variety show, stated to be on a production basis hitherto unknown in Albury, will be presented at the Plaza to assist the “Miss Australia” quest. This was decided by a…

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Victoria Plans Big Industrial Exhibition

Border Morning Mail · Friday 4 August 1950 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Thurs : A full-scale industrial exhibition would be one of the features of the Victorian…

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The Forthcoming Show

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 4 August 1950 · page 3

There is every reason to expect a record annual exhibition of the Corowa P.A. & H. Society, which is to be held in the Society's picturesque…

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Yerong Creek Knock-out Carnival

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 4 August 1950 · page 7

At a recent meeting of the Yerong Creek Knockout Carnival Committee, a nett credit of £315 was revealed from, the June carnival. When the…

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Show Society To Seek Gazettal of Public Holidays

Border Morning Mail · Friday 4 August 1950 · page 2

The N.S.W. Cabinet is to be approached by Albury Show Society , in conjunction with the Albury Chamber of Commerce and Albury Race Club for the gagazetal of three half holidays for Spring and Sheep Shows. This decision was reached by the Show Society committee yesterday after the…

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East v. West Competition In Pavilion Exhibits Innovation at 1950 Henty Show

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 4 August 1950 · page 1

At a well attended meeting of Henty Pastoral and Agricultural Society held last Tuesday, it was decided to conduct an East v. West competition in all sections in the pavilion at the forthcoming annual show on Tuesday, September 5. The railway line will divide East and West…

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Show Charges Increased

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 5 August 1950 · page 2

At a meeting of the Albury Show Society Committee it was decided to increase gate charges at the Spring Show. They will be…

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Horticultural Society Show Schedules Available

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 5 August 1950 · page 8

At the monthly meeting of Albury Horticultural Society members were reminded that schedules are available for the…

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Governor General to Open Next Month’s Show

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 8 August 1950 · page 5

The visit of the Governor-General (Mr. McKell) to Albury on September 8 to officially open the show will probably…

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Canberra Still on Carnival

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 9 August 1950 · page 2

Commonwealth revalue from all sources has never been higher than it is now. The annual “take” from taxation has reached astronomical figures compared with those of ten years ago. In almost everything they do, from buying a drink to…

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Children Show Interest In Books

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 9 August 1950 · page 11

Book Week at Albury High School has proved an unqualified success, said the principal, Mr L. Eddy, who spoke of the…

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Table Tennis Exhibition

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 11 August 1950 · page 1

The success., of last year's invitation table tennis exhibition has prompted the Corowa Table Tennis Association to present a similar…

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Fears Conflict Over Show Dotes

Border Morning Mail · Friday 11 August 1950 · page 8

“I feel that we are drifting towards a conflict with the Show Society over holidays for show dates,” said Mr. H. W. Gray, at…

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Show Holidays in Hume Shire

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 12 August 1950 · page 2

Hume Shire Council yesterday greed to a request from Albury Show Society to have Friday, September 8, main day of the show…

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Show Schedule Now Published

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 15 August 1950 · page 2

The Schedule of Prizes for the 1950 Hay Show has now been published and copies may be had from the Secretary, care the "Grazier,"…

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Marvellous Sheep Dogs at Hay Show

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 15 August 1950 · page 4

THE Hay Show Committee has engaged Mr. Fortune, the New Zealand owner of a team of, six sheep dogs to give a display at the Hay show on 15th and 16th September. This exhibition is described as "marvellous" by members of the committee who…

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Record Entries for Annual Albury Show

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 17 August 1950 · page 2

Record entries ore expected for the Albury Show Society’s annual spring show on September 7, 8 and 9, the secretary (Mr. A. G. Young) said yesterday…

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Two Weeks to ... Deniliquin’s 1950 P. & A. Show

The Pastoral Times · Friday 18 August 1950 · page 1

With Deniliquin’s 1950 show only two weeks away, the P. and A. Society Is making final preparations for what many…

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