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Shows & fairs, 1954

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Heavy Entries for Wangaratta Show

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 28 September 1954 · page 9

Entries in horse sect-ions for the 90th Wangaratta Show, to be staged on Friday and Saturday, October 8 and 9, are particularly heavy, and arena events should be a feature attraction…

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HOLBROOK Show Arrangements

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 29 September 1954 · page 5

Holbrook P. A. and H. Society met to complete arrangements for the annual spring show on October 15 and 16. It will be opened…

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Royal Show crowds up by 100,000

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 29 September 1954 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Tues.: Almost 100,000 more people have visited the Royal Melbourne Show this year than in 1953, official attendance…

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Record Crowds See Melbourne Show

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 30 September 1954 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Wed.: In the sixth of a series of happy days in every possible respect Melbourne Royal Show today…

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Culcairn Show On

The Observer · Friday 1 October 1954 · page 5

Culcairn P.A.H. & I. Society's 41st annual show will be held tomorrow (Saturday, 2nd October). Excellent entries have…

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Items of News Spring Show

Border Morning Mail · Friday 1 October 1954 · page 2

Walking down almost any Albury street, on all sides one sees signs of spring. Lilacs, wisteria, peonies and spring flowers are…

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Record entries for Culcairn Show on

Border Morning Mail · Friday 1 October 1954 · page 15

Culcairn P.A.H. and I. Society’s 41st annual show will be held on Saturday next, October 2. Excellent entries have been received in oil classes and generally the outlook is for a record show. Light horse entries are…

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Items of news Walbundrie Show Today

Border Morning Mail · Monday 4 October 1954 · page 2

Mr Padman, M.L.A., will open today’s annual Walbundrie Show at 2 p.m. Final arrangements were completed yesterday to ensure the…

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Champion Bulls Both Champions at Culcairn Show

Border Morning Mail · Monday 4 October 1954 · page 9

LEFT: Miss Faith Watson, Wodonga, on Damask, her champion hack of the Culcairn Show on Saturday…

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Winners at Walbundrie Show

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 5 October 1954 · page 8

Left: Mr. M. Perry, Balldale, on Sinbad, and Miss Jennifer Tolley, of Melbourne, on Bosun, Their mounts won the event for a pair of hacks at the Walbundrie Show yesterday. Right Miss Alice Clear, Walbundrie, cantering on Rex after her entry had won the 11 st. hack open class. Rex was also the best district hack…

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Upper Murray Flower Show

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 5 October 1954 · page 12

A flower show in aid of the Presbyterian Church and the Church of England will be held in the Walwa Memorial Hall on…

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Fine Collection of Spring Blooms at Flower Show

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 5 October 1954 · page 1

Trophy for the champion rose in Thursday’s Presbyterian Flower Show was awarded to Mrs. J. Clyne, North Deniliquin, for a beautiful pink bloom included in her entry of three pink roses…

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North Albury pre-school frolic winners N. Albury Kindergarten frolic and fair

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 7 October 1954 · page 6

North Albury Pre-School Kindergarten fancy dress frolic and fair held in the North Albury Hall on Saturday afternoon,…

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POLOCROSSE Exhibition match on

Border Morning Mail · Friday 8 October 1954 · page 19

At Mullengandra on Sunday Holbrook will play an exhibition match commencing at 2 p.m. Haynes transport will begin…

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Wangaratta Show Opens Today

Border Morning Mail · Friday 8 October 1954 · page 5

Wangaratta Show Society’s 90th annual two-day show, which will commence today, is expected to set new records for ring events…

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St. Michael’s Flower Show

The Pastoral Times · Friday 8 October 1954 · page 1

With gardens coming into full bloom, it is expected that there will be many entries in the competitive flower section at St…

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Judges Pleased with Exhibits At Culcairn Show Opening Performed by Mr. Padman

The Observer · Friday 8 October 1954 · page 1

Mr. D. G. Padman, M.L.A., in declaring in the Culcairn show officially open on Saturday, said its success was pleasing to all. He made particular mention of the exhibits…

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Champions at the Wangaratta Show

Border Morning Mail · Monday 11 October 1954 · page 8

TOP LEFT: Durrindale Ambassador, champion Hereford bull of the Wangaratta Show on Saturday. He is owned by C. C. Johnson., of “The Camp” Hereford stud, Whorouly South…

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C.w.s.g. Flower Show

Border Morning Mail · Monday 11 October 1954 · page 2

The annual flower show to be conducted by the Catholic Women’s Social Guild on Thursday next provides something to…

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Balldale C.w.a. Flower Show

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 12 October 1954 · page 4

The annual Flower Show of the Balldale CWA was a great success, there being record entries. The president, Mrs. W. Poole, introduced Mrs. Bott, Moira Group president, who opened the Show. Spray's were presented to Mrs. Bott…

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