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Shows & fairs, 1954

654 stories in Murray's papers · page 11 of 33

Organised school visits lo exhibition expected

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 11 May 1954 · page 13

About 170 St Joseph’s College girls attended Albury’s current Rural and Home Exhibition in Dalgety’s Young street wool store yesterday. It was the first of a series of organised visits…

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Items of news Praise for the Rural and Home Show

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 11 May 1954 · page 2

A well-known district grazier. who has also properties in the north of NSW commenting on the excellence of the Rural Show at…

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New Land Rover at Exhibition

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 12 May 1954 · page 12

Albury and district people will be among the first in Australia to sec the new model Land Rover, which is on display at…

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District News Yarrawonga Show Society Meeting

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 12 May 1954 · page 11

Mr. J. E. Thom presided at the monthly meeting of Yarrawonga Show Society. Also present were: Messrs G. McPherson, R. Treweek,…

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New-type home joins magnificent display at Albury Rural Exhibition

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 12 May 1954 · page 5

A new bungalow-type home from Sydney, which was delayed in transit, yesterday joined the comprehensive Rural and Home Exhibition in Dalgety’s store, corner Young and Wilson sts., Albury. Organising director, Mr…

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New Addition to Exhibition

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 13 May 1954 · page 11

Mr. G. W. Brain with the latest exhibit to be added to the Rural and Home Exhibition in Dalgety’s Young street wool store—a pre-fabricated metal, bungalow type, home. The building, which comes from Sydney, was delayed in transit…

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Shock for show-window thieves

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 13 May 1954 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Wed.: The intervention of a detective with a 303 rifle felled at attempt by thieves to rob Christie’s radio…

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Children “take over” at the Albury exhibition

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 13 May 1954 · page 5

Children have almost taken over the Rural and Home Exhibition in Dalgety and Co.’s Albury wool store this week. Of all ages, they have…

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Wodonga to adhere to one-day show

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 13 May 1954 · page 5

Monthly meeting of the Wodonga Show Society Committee decided to hold a one day show next year. It rejected…

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Latest in Furniture at Exhibition

Border Morning Mail · Friday 14 May 1954 · page 13

A century-old business, Cohen Brothers (Home Furnishers) Ply. Ltd., of Post Office place, Melbourne, brought along a display of the latest in home furniture to the AI bury Rural and Home Exhibition, Firm also exhibits the first carpet tiles to be manufactured in the world. Rubber backed, these tiles are waterproof and can be easily laid. Picture shows a section of…

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“Robot” is among the best of the salesmen at the exhibition

Border Morning Mail · Friday 14 May 1954 · page 8

A "robot salesman," who never forgets his lines, is chalking up one of the best soles records of Albury's current Rural end Home Exhibition. Located on a stand near…

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Red Cross Chysanthemum Show to be Staged Next

The Observer · Friday 14 May 1954 · page 1

Final arrangements for the annual Ked Cross Chrysanthemum Show, to be held at Henty next Friday, took up the greater portion of the monthly meeting of the local branch on Tuesday afternoon…

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Lucky Stride should show way home in Flying at Warwick Farm

Border Morning Mail · Friday 14 May 1954 · page 19

SYDNEY, Thurs.: Promising sprinter Lucky Stride, who ran on eye-catching first-up third to Magic Touch three weeks ago, is expected to twin he Flying Handicap at Warwick Farm on Saturday. Lucky Stride was having…

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On the Border Exhibition

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 15 May 1954 · page 2

People of Albury and district should feel proud that the first Rural and Home Exhibition staged outside the capital cities was held…

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Impressive steel structure model at exhibition

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 15 May 1954 · page 16

One of the many purposes to which the well-known V.I.A. steel structures can be directed is demonstrated by this model at the V.I.A. stand (No. 61) at the Rural and Home Exhibition it Albury. Pointing out various features of the model is V.I.A. sales representative, Mr. R. E. Clucas…

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Last Day of Show

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 15 May 1954 · page 1

Today Albury citizens have their last opportunity to see the Rural and Home Exhibition in Dalgety’s…

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Two while queen ants missing from Albury exhibition

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 15 May 1954 · page 24

Somewhere in Albury there’s a child, may be a little boy, with a small, liquid-filled bottle containing two race wood-eating termites. About 1½ inches long,…

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Minister on Responsibilities of Show Societies

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 15 May 1954 · page 10

Show societies and showground trustees had a responsibility to ensure that they had sufficient area of land to adequately meet…

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Albury girl has entry in fat stock show

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 15 May 1954 · page 10

An Albury girl has an entry in this year’s fat stook and carcase show to be conducted by the Royal Agricultural…

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Wangaratta News Items Wangaratta, Sunday New show secretary

Border Morning Mail · Monday 17 May 1954 · page 6

Mr H. J, Mumford, of Oxley, has been appointed secretary of the Wangaratta Agricultural Society, in succession to Mr. L. Cannan…

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