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Murray · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1954

654 stories in Murray's papers · page 5 of 33

School Swimmers Shape Well at Griffith Carnival

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 9 March 1954 · page 3

Hay War Memorial High School competitors in the combined S.W. High Schools Swimming Carnival at the…

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WODONGA District Section Entries, rolling in for show- record expected

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 10 March 1954 · page 8

Entries ore rolling in for the Wodonga Show the closing dote draws near. Secretary, Mrs. D. Lindsay, has not checked the figures, but expects new records will be set…

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Record attendance at the Tumbarumba Show

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 11 March 1954 · page 14

TUMBARUMBA. Wed.: Tumbarumba’s 62nd annual show was continued today in warm weather…

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Kennel Club Show on

Border Morning Mail · Friday 12 March 1954 · page 13

Entries in the fifth Albury and Border Kennel Club championship show, at the showground on Saturday. are much improved on last year, the…

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P.m. Opens Art Show

Border Morning Mail · Friday 12 March 1954 · page 14

GEELONG, Thurs. ; The prime Minister (Mr Menzies). at Geelong this afternoon, opened Australia's first provincial…

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Show Society Nominations Close

Border Morning Mail · Friday 12 March 1954 · page 7

Annual meeting of the Albury and Border P.A. and H. Society will be held at the society’s rooms, Albury. on March 26 at 3 p.m…

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Rolls Royce As Proof of Show's Success

The Observer · Friday 12 March 1954 · page 2

A sharp-shooting singer and yodeller, who will present a variety show in Henty on Friday, 19th March, drives around…

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Plan Made for Annual Red Cross Chrysanthemum Show

The Observer · Friday 12 March 1954 · page 7

The first meeting for 1954 of Henty branch of the Red Cross Society was held in the Memorial Hall on Tuesday last, when arrangements were made for the holding of the Autumn Chrysanthemum Show on Friday…

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Record Entries for Wodonga Show

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 13 March 1954 · page 2

Secretary of the Wodonga Show Society last night was inundated with a record number of entries, Secretary (Mrs. Lindsay). and…

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Today’s Dog Show at Albury

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 13 March 1954 · page 5

Dogs numbering 115 will take part in Albury Kennel Club’s championship show at the Albury showground today, Judging will…

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Tomato hybrids show heavy yield increase

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 13 March 1954 · page 10

Tomato hybrids under test at Hawkesbury Agricultural College this year have yielded as much as 40 per cent more fruit than the…

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Red-hunting in U.S. Nixon calls for 'fair play'

Border Morning Mail · Monday 15 March 1954 · page 2

WASHINGTON, Sun.: The United States Vice- Presidents (Mr Richard Nixon) last night asked for an end to what he…

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Judge praises dogs entered at Albury show

Border Morning Mail · Monday 15 March 1954 · page 5

Judge at the Albury and Border Kennel Club's fifth championship show held on Saturday said the standards of all dogs were as high as any he had judged in Australia…

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The Country Show

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 16 March 1954 · page 2

There's no business like show business, says the popular song, and there's no day like Show Day in the whole year's calendar…

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Albury dog show awards

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 16 March 1954 · page 14

Dogs winning first prizes and challenges at the Albury and Border Kennel Club championship show held on Saturday were incorrectly stated…

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Locals Take Five C’Ships at Sunday’s Swim Carnival

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 16 March 1954 · page 5

Close finishes were a feature of Sunday’s swimming carnival when Denniliquin Amateur…

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Two New Pavilions for Wodonga Show

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 17 March 1954 · page 9

Two new pavilions at the Wodonga showgrounds which have been recently erected. The enclosed building on the…

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You con see Volkswagen at the Wodonga Show

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 17 March 1954 · page 11

Albury and district people will be able to inspect the world-famous Volkswagen at Wodonga Show next Saturday. This, the only worth while…

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Entries for the show on Saturday will set an all-time record

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 17 March 1954 · page 8

Entries for the Wodonga Show on Saturday will exceed the previous record by almost 1000 when the final count is taken. The figure now stands at 2955, and lost-minute horticulture entries and post entries ore still to come. The record is 2250, for the 1953 show…

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Swimming Carnival Next

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 18 March 1954 · page 1

Deniliquin, Griffith, Narrandera and Leeton Swimming Club members will invade Jerilderie next Sunday…

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