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Murray · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1954

654 stories in Murray's papers · page 31 of 33

Prize Winners at Albury C.W.A. Younger Set Baby Show

Border Morning Mail · Monday 22 November 1954 · page 6

Top left: Peter Harrison, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Harrison, Lavington, first in the under six months’ section and champion baby of the Albury C.W.A. Younger Set baby show in the Masonic Hall on Saturday afternoon…

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Exhibition Ends Today

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 23 November 1954 · page 2

Paintings entered in the Albury Art Exhibition Society’s eighth exhibition will be on display for the last time toady Nearly 800…

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Festival flower show entries to-day

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 23 November 1954 · page 6

Entries for Albury Horticulture Society's novel window flower show close today with the secretary Mrs A. J. Bastone. The show…

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2000 saw the art exhibition

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 24 November 1954 · page 2

Albury Art Exhibition Society’s eighth exhibition closed in the Plasa Theatre but night. Over 2000 people attended the…

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Winners at the Wodonga Dog Show

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 24 November 1954 · page 10

Top left: Exmoor Eminence, owned and exhibited by by Exmoor Kennels, Heidelberg, Vic., was the best…

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Fair raises £40 for Aged People’s Home

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 25 November 1954 · page 2

Forty pounds was raised at the first annual fair in the Masonic Hall yesterday organised by the women’s…

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St. Thomas’ Howlong flower show and fair

Border Morning Mail · Friday 26 November 1954 · page 14

St. Thomas’ Church of England spring flower show and fair at Howlong was an outstanding success. A profit of about £100 was made. Mesd…

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Mannequin Parade Crowded Out Corowa Technical Show Big Success

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 26 November 1954 · page 3

On Tuesday evening last the students of the Dressmaking Classes of the Corowa Technical College conducted a most…

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Swim Carnival at Wagga

Border Morning Mail · Monday 29 November 1954 · page 10

WAGGA, Sun.: More than 205 individual entries from 10 clubs have been received for the Wagga Amateur Swimming Club’s…

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Culcairn Show Committee decisions

Border Morning Mail · Monday 29 November 1954 · page 6

President (Mr. G. C. Mackie) presided at a meeting of the Culcairn Show Committee. Others present were Messrs F. H…

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Holbrook Show Society records fine year of progress (From Our Holbrook Correspondent.)

Border Morning Mail · Monday 29 November 1954 · page 5

Holbrook Pastoral and Agricultural Society’s profit for 1954 would probably be £1338, the secretary (Mr. W. M. Bruce) said in his report to the society at its first meeting since the show on Saturday…

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Carnival To-morrow Night

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 30 November 1954 · page 2

A reminder is given of the Christmas Tree Carnival, which begins at the Catholic grounds to-morrow night. All the usual…

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Items of News Albury Trade Exhibition May 23—June 4, 1955

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 2 December 1954 · page 2

Floor space of 200,000 square feet in farmers and Graziers’ wool store at .corner of Smollett-Townsend streets would be used…

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Ambulance Fair Popular

Border Morning Mail · Friday 3 December 1954 · page 2

Murray Valley Ambulance Service annual fair is proving a success at both Albury and Corowa. The fair will end on January 10…

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Postponed Xmas Tree Carnival

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 3 December 1954 · page 2

Because of rain on Wednesday and Thursday this week, the Christmas Tree Carnival which was to have been held on those…

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Culcairn Show Society's Suggestions to New Committee

The Observer · Friday 3 December 1954 · page 1

Culeairn P.A.H. & I. Society, at its recent meeting, suggested to the incoming committee that the mechanical parade be deleted; that the matter, of die position of the amplifier be considered; that recording…

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Henty C.W.A. to Hold Flower Show in April

The Observer · Friday 3 December 1954 · page 1

At a well attended meeting of Henty Country Women's Association, held in the C.W.A. Rooms on Friday, 19th November, it was decided to hold the annual flower show on the first Friday in April next year…

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Ballot to elect show committeemen

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 8 December 1954 · page 11

Wodonga Show Committee will hold a ballot at its next meeting to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Mr George…

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Lucky Winner at Ambulance Fair

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 9 December 1954 · page 2

Mr. L. Elder, who was one of the lucky ticket buyers at the Albury ambulance fair, receiving a Christmas ham from the deputy superintendent, Mr. Allan Smithenbecker, on Tuesday night…

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Japanese arms share prices show a big rise

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 9 December 1954 · page 10

TOKIO, Wed.: Japanese arms share prices today showed one of the biggest rises since the war, following the fall of the Yoshida…

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