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Murray · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1954

654 stories in Murray's papers · page 27 of 33

Grand Parade at Rutherglen Show

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 19 October 1954 · page 9

Beef cattle section of the Grand Parade at the Rutherglen Show on Saturday…

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Young Benalla Girl Wins at Rutherglen Show

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 19 October 1954 · page 4

Young Benalla competitor Jennifer Burns an ladybird at the Rutherglen Show on Saturday. Jennifer was second In the events for girl riders fender 10 years and girl rider under 16. Her mount was best filly or gelding, 2 years, best [?]…

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Flower Show and Fair

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 20 October 1954 · page 5

The annual flower Show and Fair, under the auspices of the Presbyterian Ladies’ Guild, was held on Saturday and was as…

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Successful Scotch fair

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 20 October 1954 · page 8

Flowers and cooking exhibitions and a novelty section wore included in the Scotch fair conducted by the Wodonga Presbyterian…

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Kennel Club show on November 20

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 20 October 1954 · page 8

Wodonga Kennel Club will hold its fourth championship show on Saturday, November 20, with trophies valued at more than £100 and cash prizes…

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Myrtleford show

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 21 October 1954 · page 11

Myrtleford’s Centenary Show will be held on Saturday next, October 23, and with the approach of the event, residents are once again gripped with “show fever” as they…

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Flower Show Entries Close

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 21 October 1954 · page 2

Entries in the Albury Horticultural Society's spring show closed at 5. p.m. yesterday. The secretary, Mrs. A. J. Batstone. said the…

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Items of news Fun Fair to Be Held

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 21 October 1954 · page 2

To aid the candidate of Miss Joyce Schrooder, Concert Hall Queen in the Floral Festival a fun fair will be held at Seaton…

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Catholic Flower Show

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 22 October 1954 · page 3

The annual Flower Show and Bazaar organised by the Catholic Church Committee will be held in the Literary Institute this…

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Spring Flower Show Today

Border Morning Mail · Friday 22 October 1954 · page 2

Albury Horticultural Society will hold their spring show in the Plaza today. The Mayor, Aid. C. E. Bunion, will officially open…

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Wakool Flower Show Tomorrow

The Pastoral Times · Friday 22 October 1954 · page 1

The flower show to be held at Wakool tomorrow was the main topic of discussion at the October meeting of the Wakool…

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Landlord Advised By SM in Fair Rents Application

The Pastoral Times · Friday 22 October 1954 · page 5

An application for determination of a fair rental was withdrawn in the Deniliquin Bair Court this week…

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Champion Rose Exhibited by Mrs. I. A. Smith at Yesterday’s Fair

The Pastoral Times · Friday 22 October 1954 · page 1

“We all feel a great sense of pride in that most Deniliquin gardens are cared for by the housewife, and that all the lovely lowers we see here today were grown with tender care of these women,” Mrs. F. M…

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St. Matthew’s Flower Show

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 23 October 1954 · page 2

Six country centres will compete for a shield at St. Matthew’s flower show and fair next Thursday. A sample of the work which…

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Two Attractive Exhibits at the Albury H.s. Flower Show

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 23 October 1954 · page 8

LEFT : Mrs. H. S. Shannon arranging her exhibit in the novice section of bowl of mixed flowers at the Albury…

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Winners at the Show

Border Morning Mail · Monday 25 October 1954 · page 11

TOP: Ringmaster E. W. Weston and Ross Milne, who, on Trixie, won the event for riding and complete outfit…

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Man Shot at Benalla Show

Border Morning Mail · Monday 25 October 1954 · page 5

Robert Beeson, 22, carpenter, of Brundel st., Benalla, was shot in the left shoulder whilst standing at the booth at the Benalla Show…

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Boy Kicked by Mule at Show

Border Morning Mail · Monday 25 October 1954 · page 5

Baden Edmondstone, 10, of Benalla. was kicked in the head whilst riding a mule at Gill’s circus at the Benalla Show on…

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World Surf Carnival

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 26 October 1954 · page 15

MELBOURNE, Mon.: The 1956 world surf carnival is to be held at Torquay. This was decided tonight by the Victorian division of…

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Catholic Flower Show

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 26 October 1954 · page 1

The annual Catholic Flower Show, which was held at the Literary institute last Friday afternoon and evening, attracted large entries, with the result that there was a most interesting display of flowers, notwithstanding the rather…

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