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Shows & fairs, 1953

640 stories in Murray's papers · page 17 of 32

Large Crowd Attends Quiz Show

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 21 August 1953 · page 3

At the Rex Theatre on Tuesday, August 18 last, a large crowd attended the Quiz Show presented on behalf of Jack…

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You May Use Cocoanut For Show Lamingtons

The Pastoral Times · Friday 21 August 1953 · page 1

The Pastoral and Agricultural Society’s office at 32 Napier street, between Helsby’s bakery and Moltine’s stores is a hive…

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Numbers out of work again show decline

Border Morning Mail · Friday 21 August 1953 · page 6

CANBERRA, Thurs. : Unemployment throughout Australia has continued to drop throughout July for the seventh consecutive month/while at the some time there has been a general increase in factory employment…

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Mr Padman to be Asked To Open Henty Show

The Observer · Friday 21 August 1953 · page 1

At the August meeting of Henty Pastoral and Agricultural Society, held on Tuesday, it was agreed to ask the Member for Albury, Mr. D. G. Padman to officially open the annaul show on Tuesday, 8th September…

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Bright Prospects for Albury Show

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 22 August 1953 · page 2

Well-known cattle studs, new to Albury, have entered for the Albury Show the secretary (Mr A. G. Young) said last night. Entries…

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North Albury Red Cross will cater at Show

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 22 August 1953 · page 7

Catering on the three days of the Albury Show was the chief subject of discussion at the North Albury Red Cross sub-branch…

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Carnival suggestion rejected

Border Morning Mail · Monday 24 August 1953 · page 8

The Ovens and Murray Football League yesterday rejected a proposal by the Ballarat and Bendigo. Leagues that a “football…

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Fair Rent Matter Adjourned

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 25 August 1953 · page 9

Upon an application by Mr. J. Colquhoun, for Leslie J. Ryan, lessor of Ryan’s Buildings, Dean and Olive streets, the hearing of a fair…

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Archaeology Exhibition Depicts Fall of Empires

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 25 August 1953 · page 1

Organising secretary of the Australian institute of Archaeology, Mr. G. R. Brown, said in his opening lecture on the…

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Show Society Members Increasing

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 25 August 1953 · page 3

The secretary of the Corowa Show Society, Mr. W. T. Easdown, was a very happy man when he called at the "Free Press"…

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Berrigan Show

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 26 August 1953 · page 4

The fifty-fourth annual Show of the Berrigan A. and H. Society takes place on Wednesday next, and the Committee is…

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A record crowd at the first day of Wagga's show

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 26 August 1953 · page 3

WAGGA, Tues.: A record first day crowd at the Wagga Show today bore out earlier predictions by show officials that the 1953 show would prove the most successful in the city's history. To-day’s crowd exceeded…

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Record entries indicated for Albury Spring Show

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 27 August 1953 · page 2

Entries for this year’s Albury Spring Show, on September 10,11 and 12, appear at this stage to better than in previous years, and all indications point to a record in all sections…

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Wangaratta Show

Border Morning Mail · Friday 28 August 1953 · page 2

Entries for the 89th. Wangaratta Spring Show are so far encouraging. The schedule is most attractively produced in…

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Trotting Will Be Show Attraction

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 28 August 1953 · page 2

Perhaps the most spectacular of the attractions at Hay's 1953 Show will be the trotting events scheduled for…

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Sabre has to cut “show” short

Border Morning Mail · Friday 28 August 1953 · page 12

MELBOURNE, Thurs. : Engine trouble farced Australia’s first Sabre jet to abandon its aerobatics display over…

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Women’s Entries Wanted for Show

The Pastoral Times · Friday 28 August 1953 · page 1

The Pastoral and Agricultural Society’s Ladies’ Committee, which met yesterday afternoon at the Red Cross Centre…

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Ladies’ Committee Fixes Prices For Show Refreshments

The Pastoral Times · Friday 28 August 1953 · page 6

The financial statement of the street stall recently held by the Memorial Park Ladies’ Committee presented to its…

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Thieves’ £269 grab at the Wagga Show

Border Morning Mail · Friday 28 August 1953 · page 2

WAGGA, Thurs.: A daring daylight robbery took place during the closing stages of the Wagga show today, when…

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43,360 people saw record-breaking show at Wagga

Border Morning Mail · Friday 28 August 1953 · page 13

WAGGA, Thurs.: Records were broken in almost all sections of the Wagga Show this week and officials stated tonight that they were delighted with the result…

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