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Murray · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1954

654 stories in Murray's papers · page 24 of 33

First Entry for Art Show

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 22 September 1954 · page 5

First entry for the Albury art prize competition has been received. It is from Mr. Sali Herman. a Sydney artist whose…

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News from the District CORRYONG Tooma CWA Fair and Polocrosse Matches

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 22 September 1954 · page 18

The Tooma CWA Fair was held at the Tooma Hall on Saturday, September 18. The weather was very unsettled and threatening in…

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Public School. Athletic Carnival Tomorrow

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 23 September 1954 · page 6

Annual house athlete carnival [?]ill be held at the sportsground [?]omorrovv. First event will start [?] 1.30 p.m. All parents have been…

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Wins—thinks It Poor Show

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 23 September 1954 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Wed.: 21 year old typiste, Mrs. Gwen Lawry (above), today typed 87.5 words a…

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Melbourne Show District Success in Fat Cattle Sections

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 23 September 1954 · page 18

MELBOURNE, Wed.: Fat cattle entered in the 1954 Royal Melbourne Show were bigger, better in quality and better…

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Presbyterian [?] Show [?]

The Pastoral Times · Friday 24 September 1954 · page 9

Final arrangement [?] annual Pres[?] Show to be next [?] was the main [?]…

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Yarrawonga Show

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 24 September 1954 · page 1

The Yarrawonga and Border Agricultural and Pastoral Society's 69th Annual Spring Show to be held at the Society's…

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Duke to Open Melbourne Fair

Border Morning Mail · Friday 24 September 1954 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Thurs. : The Duke of Edinburgh will open the Electrical Industries’ Fair in Melbourne on October 6—from…

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Banking at Melbourne Show

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 24 September 1954 · page 4

An Agency of the Commonwealth Trading Bank of Australia will be open during the Royal Melbourne Show, from…

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Sheep Weight Guessing Comp. at Show

The Observer · Friday 24 September 1954 · page 5

Three people, Messrs. G. Macklan, M. Knobel and J. Thompson, guessed the exact weight of the sheep (1091b.) at…

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Judge’s Praise For Shearers, Stewards At Show Contests

The Pastoral Times · Friday 24 September 1954 · page 8

Shearing contests at Deniliquin this year was quite equal to any he had been at, Mr. E. R. Simpson, who judged the…

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District Rams Sold To 230 Gns. A Adelaide Show Sales

The Pastoral Times · Friday 24 September 1954 · page 6

Boonoke [?] [?] rams sold to 230 [?] and Austin [?] [?] rams average [?]…

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Successful Schoolboys 'Rules K.O. Carnival at Culcairn St. Paul's Win Senior Section For Third Time

The Observer · Friday 24 September 1954 · page 7

St Paul's (Walla) won the senior section of the Australian Rules schoolboys' knock-out carnival held at Culcairn for the third occasion when they defeated Turvery Park in the final by 5-2 (32) to 2-2 (14)…

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Higher prize money at next Albury Show?

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 25 September 1954 · page 20

Substantial increases in prize money for many ring events at the 1955 Albury spring show and recommendations which it is considered will improve classes for horses generally will be submitted to next meeting of the…

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Yarrawonga Show should be best in its history

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 25 September 1954 · page 8

Yarrawonga Show Society’s 69th annual exhibition on Saturday week, October 2, should be the best in the society’s history, secretary (Mr. L. Ellison) said yesterday. An all-time record…

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Coursing Nice Gift Looks the Show To-night

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 25 September 1954 · page 22

A varied programme of nine events, run ever distances from 300 to 575 yards, will be presented by the Albury Greyhound Coursing Club for its meeting tonight. Fields appear to be well…

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Vic. on the Border N.s.w. No Show

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 25 September 1954 · page 2

Amongst the thousands of happy and contented people at Albury’s show last weekend, there was one, a showman, who…

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“Must Show No Weaknesses”

Border Morning Mail · Monday 27 September 1954 · page 15

LONDON. Sun.: The Western powers could not afford to show weakness in the face of the “hard and tough” bargaining to be…

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Culcairn Bible Society exhibition

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 28 September 1954 · page 5

Culcairn branch of the British and Foreign Bible Society is holding an exhibition and display at the forthcoming Culcairn Show…

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Show Sheep Highly Praised

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 28 September 1954 · page 10

MELBOURNE, Mon.: Judges of sheep at the Royal Melbourne Show today were unanimous in their commendation of the…

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