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Shows & fairs, 1951

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Inquiries for Carnival

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 24 January 1951 · page 14

The Mayor, (AId Bunton) commented on the “remarkable number of inquiries” he had received concerning the Easter Bowling…

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Tuesday Night’s Carnival

The Pastoral Times · Friday 26 January 1951 · page 6

The popularity of challenge relay races resulted in the largest attendance at the Edwards Street pool this season…

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Records Broken Atb Swimming Carnival

Border Morning Mail · Friday 26 January 1951 · page 15

Highlights of last night’s Olympic swimming carnival at the Albury , Olympic Pool were the record smashing swims of Misses Irma…

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“Show Must Go On”

Border Morning Mail · Friday 26 January 1951 · page 10

LONDON, Thurs.: “The show must go on,” Sir Charles Cochran, noted theatrical producer, whispered to his wife as he was carried…

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Narrandera Swimming Carnival Albury Swimmers Attend

Border Morning Mail · Monday 29 January 1951 · page 12

Albury swimmers did not meet with any outstanding success at Narrandera on Saturday when the NSW Country Swimming…

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Holden Utility on Show Today

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 30 January 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY, Mon.: The new Holen utility truck will be shown for the first time in all capital cities tomorrow…

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Holden Utility on Show in Albury

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 31 January 1951 · page 11

The Holden [?] which is on show at Preston Motors, has excited much interest and is being favorably commented on…

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Cineraria Exhibition Strain

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 1 February 1951 · page 4

The beautiful formed flowers measure from 4 to 6 inches in diameter with individual petals as much as 1 to 1½ inches wider the…

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“Disgusted” with Albury Show

Border Morning Mail · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 6

“I am not prepared to alter my decision, being too disgusted with the happenings at your last Spring Show, and therefore ask…

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Something to Show at Kiewa

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 6 February 1951 · page 10

The stage has now nearly been reached when progress in the Kiewa hydro-electric project will be quicker and there will…

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Record Entries for Whorouly Carnival

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 8 February 1951 · page 6

Record entries have been received for Whorouly Athletic carnival on Saturday and the committee [?] that if the…

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Clash Over Albury’s 1951 Show Dates WAGGA

Border Morning Mail · Friday 9 February 1951 · page 2

Albury might be compelled to withdraw from the Riverine Group of Show Societies if its proposed dotes of August 30 and 31 and September 1 were not sanctioned, president of Albury Show Society (Mr Ralph Ellis) said today;…

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ALBURY’S 1951 Show Dates May €0 Before Committee But Alteration Unlikely Declares President Ellis

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 10 February 1951 · page 2

Executive committee of Albury Show Society would probably meet next week to reconsider proposed dotes for its next show, the president (Mr Ralph Ellis) said yesterday. Mr Ellis was commenting…

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Conducted Successful Gift Carnival

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 13 February 1951 · page 16

Whoronly, in the M[?]ford district has now an important role in the athletic world. This was [?] by…

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Highland Dancers at Mulwala Swimming. Carnival

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 13 February 1951 · page 9

Highland Dancers with their Pipe Major at the Mulwala Swimming Carnival on Saturday last…

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District Show Dates : Henty President’s Views

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 13 February 1951 · page 2

Interviewed yesterday by our Henty correspondent, Mr A. Zweck, president of the Henty P. A. Society, expressed surprise and disappointment that the president of the Albury…

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Jubilee Championship Swimming Carnival

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 15 February 1951 · page 3

The Jerilderie Swimming Club will conduct its Jubilee championship Swimming Carnival at the local pool on Sunday next, when no…

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M.c.c.-victoria Draw Players Stage Show for the Spectators

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 15 February 1951 · page 15

MELBOURNE, Wed.: The match between the M.C.C. and Victoria ended in a draw at the Melbourne Cricket Ground today. With no possibility of a win either way, both teams “turned on a show” for the spectators this afternoon…

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Show Dates Dispute

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 16 February 1951 · page 4

[?] and Henty Show Societies a protested strongly against the[?] Albury in putting forward [?] date. Last year, Albury…

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Saturday’s Speed Boat Carnival

The Pastoral Times · Friday 16 February 1951 · page 5

Four boats from Echuca competed with local boats at the regatta at the Edwardes Street Swimming Pool on Saturday…

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