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Murray · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1951

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Items of News Henty Show Tomorrow

Border Morning Mail · Monday 3 September 1951 · page 2

Entries totalling 1954 have been received for the Henty show to-morrow. The total is the best since last war and is 550 more…

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Show Successes

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 4 September 1951 · page 2

With local teams of horses taking part in surrounding shows, there is to be big competition among local horses at the…

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“Albury Show will be best ever”—president

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 4 September 1951 · page 7

Albury Show Society president (Mr. D. W. Hague) is convinced that this year’s show, beginning on Thursday, will be the best ever held in the city…

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Whiting[?]ow's Carnival Making Money in Corowa for Swimming Pool Funds

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 4 September 1951 · page 1

This gigantic and interesting carnival was set up in River Street Corowa last week close to Sanger Street and had its…

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[?]Rowd of 5000 PAY £604 to See Show Smashes Previous Record by £200

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 4 September 1951 · page 1

ALL PREVIOUS GATE RECORDS ware smashed on Saturday for the Pastoral and Agricultural Society’s [?] when £604 was paid for admission, exclusive of [?]mbers’ tickets, while the first day gate record was also…

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Invisible Girl Is Novel Show

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 5 September 1951 · page 15

One is accustomed to the most extravagant claims made by the managers of some shows touring the Commonwealth. There is. I…

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Henty Annual Show in Pictures

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 5 September 1951 · page 15

Top : The light horse section of the grand parade. Second row (left) : John Condon on Dusty, winner of the following awards.—Pony 13 to 14 hands, district pony hackney, and champion pony hack 14 hands and under: (right) : A…

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It’s the Show To-morrow

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 5 September 1951 · page 2

There is a Special language about shows that [?] that they create new records every successive year. The ever-repeated claim is wrong, no doubt but not so often wrong as it might seem, for if some department wanes in interest, some…

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Army Will Guard Equipment at the Show

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 5 September 1951 · page 2

Albury Squadron of 8/13 Victorian Mounted Rifles will take special precautions to see there will be no theft-or-damage to its…

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Young Farmers at the Show

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 6 September 1951 · page 1

Junior Farmers at work in preparation for the Albury Show. Volunteer window-cleaners are Dorothy Jenner (left) and Wilma Boadle, while Bruce (left) and Brian Sutcliffe piece together a wire poultry cage. —STAGE SET FOB SHOW, P2…

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Brown-out off for show

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 6 September 1951 · page 3

Street and verandah lights will be switched on all night on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights of this…

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Stage set for Albury’s Annual Spring Show

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 6 September 1951 · page 2

The clank of [?] on steel pegs, crunch of shovels into sandy ground, and the rapid tapping of hommers echoed through Albury showground yesterday as final preparations were mode for today’s opening of the annual spring show…

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Interesting Exhibition

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 7 September 1951 · page 1

The South Seas Exhibition held by the Presbyterian Fellowship Association on Thursday and Friday last, though…

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"The Carnival"

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 7 September 1951 · page 3

The carnival in River Street in aid of the Swimming Pool rund continues to attract large patronage each evening. On…

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Freak Calf at Show

Border Morning Mail · Friday 7 September 1951 · page 2

A freak calf, which was recently born at Lavington, will' be on view at Albury show today. An Albury man is sponsoring this novel…

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Capacity audience for Sorlie show

Border Morning Mail · Friday 7 September 1951 · page 5

The premiere presentation of Sor[?] “Jubilee Five,” a colorful non-variety show, thrilled a capacity [?] dience last night…

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Fun aplenty in “ Side-Show Alley”

Border Morning Mail · Friday 7 September 1951 · page 6

The jangling roar of [?] voiced sidesbowmen [?] against a background of a from loudspeakers gives…

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Record Crowd Expected at Albury Show Toda

Border Morning Mail · Friday 7 September 1951 · page 6

Albury was bathed in glorious sunshire yesterday for the opening day of the Spring Show, which gives promise of being the brightest and best since the P. A. and H. Society transferred to its new ground…

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And the Show was soon really “on”

Border Morning Mail · Friday 7 September 1951 · page 7

The showground was silent during most of yesterday morning: while sideshows and exhibits were being…

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