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Murray · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1951

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Fair Recruit to Win Today’s Tatt’s Club Cup (From “Glenloth”)SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Monday 1 January 1951 · page 12

Imported mare, Fair Recruit, may win her first race in Australia when she steps out in Tattersall’s Club Gup at Randwick tomorrow. She is to be ridden by Barry Moon and may…

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N.Z. Swimmers Arrive For Tonight’s Carnival Here (By “Touch Judge”)

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 4 January 1951 · page 12

New Zealand representative team of three male swimmers arrived at Albury last night and were accompanied by W. (“Bill”) Tully, N.S.W. State diving champion…

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Reference to the Stone Banned in B.b.c. Show

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 4 January 1951 · page 11

LONDON. Wed: A reference to the missing Coronation Stone has been drooped from a repeat performance of the BBC show, “Take…

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New Year Carnival

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 5 January 1951 · page 2

The par West Street Carnival, held in Lachlan Street on New Year's night, was a huge success, all stalls being particularly well…

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Exhibition Diver in Flight

Border Morning Mail · Friday 5 January 1951 · page 11

Bill Tally photographed in the perfect pike position during the execution of a 1½ somersault in a practice dive at the Olympic Pool yesterday. Tully provided the diving highlights at last night’s swimming carnival…

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Took Fair Fences to Stop This Taxi

Border Morning Mail · Friday 5 January 1951 · page 3

When an Albury taxi driver returned to the spot where he had parked his taxi yesterday afternoon he found…

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News From Wangaratta WANGARATTA, Thurs.: February Carnival

Border Morning Mail · Friday 5 January 1951 · page 10

Merriwa Swimming Club will hold a second carnival and will make application to the Ovens and Murray Amateur Swimming…

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Most N.S.W. Sheep Show Improvement

The Pastoral Times · Friday 5 January 1951 · page 3

In many parts of N.S.W. there was a decided improvement during November in the condition of stock, mainly…

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25 Boats for Echuca Speed Carnival

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 9 January 1951 · page 1

Twenty-five boats are expected to compete at Bowers Bend on Saturday, when the Echuca Boat Club will hold…

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Easter Floral Carnival Response by Business People Good

Border Morning Mail · Friday 12 January 1951 · page 10

Response by business people to requests to decorate their premises for the Easter Floral Festival had been very good, the…

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Conclusion of "Miss Henty" Competition To-night Final Wind-up Carnival and Dance

The Observer · Friday 12 January 1951 · page 1

Tonight (Friday) at the School of Arts, will be staged a final Monster Carnival and Dance which will bring to a conclusion the "Miss Henty" Competition, which has been conducted over a period of weeks," to assist in the raising of funds for the purpose of erecting a Soldiers' Memorial…

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Shopping Carnival at Easter

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 17 January 1951 · page 2

Hand in hand with Albury’s floral festival to begin on March 14 will go a shopping carnival, Albury businessmen decided at…

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This Year’s Show

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 17 January 1951 · page 7

Wodonga Show Society has received advice that the Governor of Victoria (Sir Dallas Brooks) will be unable to attend to…

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Women’s Athletic Carnival Postponed

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 18 January 1951 · page 11

SYDNEY. Wed: The women’s athletic carnival set down for tonight at Hurstville oval has been cancelled the secretary of the Women’s AAA, Mrs…

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Night Carnival at Holbrook

Border Morning Mail · Friday 19 January 1951 · page 7

Residents of Holbrook Shire will celebrate the Commonwealth Jubilee with a night carnival in Holbrook Park on…

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Tonight’s Cycling Carnival Big Crowd Expected

Border Morning Mail · Friday 19 January 1951 · page 15

A crowd even greater than last Friday night’s record crowd is expected tonight when the Albury Cycle Club will conduct their 32nd. night carnival…

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Wangaratta Athletic Carnival Lloyd La Beach

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 20 January 1951 · page 23

Wangaratta: Athletic Club’s Commemoration Carnival on Saturday, January 27 and Monday, January 29, promises to establish an…

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Fair Rent Board

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 23 January 1951 · page 2

Mr. Keith M. Smith presided at the Fair Rent Board at Mathoura on Thursday when he dealt with an application for…

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Enjoyed Foreshore Carnival

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 23 January 1951 · page 6

Joyce Martin, Doreen Moore, and Jean Beams, all of Mulwala, at the annual Foreshore Carnival at…

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Marriages Show Increase: Births Down

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 23 January 1951 · page 1

Marriage statistics for 1950 show a slight increase over the figures for 1949. Last year there were 49 marriages against 40 for…

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