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Shows & fairs, 1954

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Annual Ambulance Fair

Border Morning Mail · Monday 15 November 1954 · page 2

The 24th annual ambulance fair begins next Friday evening at the Ambulance Station, Albury, and next to the Rex Theatre, Corowa…

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Arts Prize Exhibition

Border Morning Mail · Monday 15 November 1954 · page 2

The public has been invited to the opening of the eighth Albury Art Prize Exhibition by the Mayor (Ald. Bunton) on…

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Hospital fair at Culcairn

Border Morning Mail · Monday 15 November 1954 · page 2

The Culcairn District Hospital annual continental, conducted by the hospital women’s auxiliary, was held in the Memorial Hall,…

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Baby Show at Albury

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 16 November 1954 · page 6

On Saturday next. November 20. Albury Younger Set will hold a baby show in the Masonic Hall. Members of the parent branch…

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12 pictures in Albury art show

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 16 November 1954 · page 14

Record entries have been revolved for the Albury Art Prize Exhibition, which opens in the Plaza Theatre tomorrow…

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Methodist Guild’s Spring Fair

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 17 November 1954 · page 11

Wodonga Methodist Women’s Guild held its annual spring fair in the RSL hall. The stalls were well stocked and proved popular…

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Items of News Art Exhibition Opens Tonight

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 17 November 1954 · page 2

Albury Art Exhibition will be, opened by the Mayor (Ald Bunton) in the Plaza at 8 o’clock to-night Record entries have been…

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Ready for Albury art exhibition opening to-day

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 17 November 1954 · page 2

The secretary of the Albury art exhibition, Mr. C. A. Shepherd, assisted by C.B.C. boys (left to right), John Stolz. Ron Gibson and Fred Jacobs, arranging paintings for the exhibition which opens today in the Plaza. In the picture which was taken yesterday morning, are oils by Rex Branleigh Melbourne (“Self Portrait”), and Sydney artist Sheila McDonald…

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A Shave and a Show!

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 18 November 1954 · page 9

French heart-throb singer, Jean Sablon, gave his first Australian performance for the petty telephonist at his Sydney hotel. Constance Hennessy. While he was shaving, Jean Sablon sang, “It Might As Well Be Spring.”…

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Albury Art Prize Exhibition Judge’s High Praise for Winning Entry

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 18 November 1954 · page 14

John Eldershaw’s painting, “The Flood Gate,” won first prize in the Albury Art Prize Exhibition. The judge, Mr. Ernest Buckmaster, announced this at the opening of the exhibition in the Plaza…

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Fair for Old Folk

Border Morning Mail · Friday 19 November 1954 · page 2

Having raised £500 in its first year of activity, Ladies’ Auxiliary working for the proposed Old People’s Home at East Lavington…

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24th Ambulance Fair Opens To-night

Border Morning Mail · Friday 19 November 1954 · page 8

Albury-Corowa District Ambulance Service’s 24th annual fair will open tonight at Albury and Corowa far a period of six weeks. At Albury, the fair will be…

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Record Echuca Show

The Pastoral Times · Friday 19 November 1954 · page 6

Last Saturday, the 1954 Echuca Agricultural Society Show attracted more than 9,000 to the new Showgrounds on the…

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Winning Oil Painting at Albury Exhibition

Border Morning Mail · Friday 19 November 1954 · page 2

John Eldershaw’s “Floodgate,” winning oil painting in the Albury art exhibition. It was priced at 100 [?]ns…

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Yarrawonga Show Society fixes date

Border Morning Mail · Friday 19 November 1954 · page 5

The monthly meeting of the Yarrawonga and Border Agricultural and Pastoral Society was held on Tuesday last, those in…

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C.w.a. Baby Show

Border Morning Mail · Friday 19 November 1954 · page 2

Albury CWA Younger Set will be holding a baby show in the Masonic Hall at 2 p.m. on Saturday afternoon next, November 20…

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Art Prize Exhibition

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 20 November 1954 · page 2

Attendances at Albury Art Prize Exhibition are encouraging to the organisers, Albury Art Exhibition Society. The exhibition catalogue,…

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Prizes for Ambulance Fair

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 20 November 1954 · page 1

Mesdames L. G. Davison, R. Duell and A. Smithenbecker arranging prices for the ambulance fair which opened last night at the rear of the ambulance station…

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Cycling and athletic carnival at Wagga

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 20 November 1954 · page 22

WAGGA, Fri. : Committee of Wagga District League Cycle Club tonight completed arrangements for the promotion of a zone…

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C.W.A. baby show in Masonic Hall to-day At a special meeting of C.W.A.

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 20 November 1954 · page 8

Younger Set held on Tuesday night final arrangements were made for the baby show to be held today in the Masonic Hall…

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