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Shows & fairs, 1954

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A Floral Festival:the Inverell Horticultural Society's Show

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 10 February 1954 · page 4

An aim of Inverell Horticultural Society this year —''a hall filled with flowers"—may be achieved this very month. The Society plans, with the…

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Preparing for Uralla Show

The Uralla Times · Thursday 11 February 1954 · page 1

A bee-meeting was held at the Showground on Friday last to prepare the buildings and ground for Uralla's 81st Anniversary Show to be held on February 19 and 20…

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Ladies To Provide Show Luncheon

Guyra Argus · Thursday 11 February 1954 · page 1

The ladies' committee of the National Fitness Committee is catering for the Show Luncheon and would be most…

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Half Holiday for the Show

The Uralla Times · Thursday 11 February 1954 · page 1

On Friday, February 19, the opening day of Uralla Show, the stores of Uralla will close at 12.30 p.m., while the two…

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Tingha R.s. Swimming Carnival

The Inverell Times · Friday 12 February 1954 · page 8

Tingha R.S.L. will conduct their annual Swimming Carnival on Sunday afternoon…

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Show Rehearsal at Oakwood This Month

The Inverell Times · Friday 12 February 1954 · page 4

Prize-money for hunts, backs and other equestrian events to be held at Oakwood this month is as much…

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The Rain Will Make the Show

The Inverell Times · Friday 12 February 1954 · page 4

WHATEVER the other beneficial effects of the rain, Its value to the forthcoming Inverell Show cannot be over-estimated. The P. and A. Society had been going ahead with its…

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Stock, Carcase Show Prizes to Total £2600

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 12 February 1954 · page 5

Prizemoney for this year's Fat Stock and Carcase Show will total £2,600…

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Flower Show Opens in a Blaze of Colour High Standard of Entries

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 12 February 1954 · page 2

Glenn Innes Horticultural Society's Annual Autumn Flower Show Opened in blaze of colour at the Town Hail this afternoon. Despite the drought…

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Inverell Flower Show

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 15 February 1954 · page 1

The Inverell Horticultural Society will distribute £60 in prize money and make 14…

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Fatality at Tenterfield Show

The Inverell Times · Monday 15 February 1954 · page 1

TENTERFIELD, A 55-year-old Tenterfield farmer was fatally injured at Tenterfield Show on Saturday afternoon…

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Cattle for Inverell Show Events

The Inverell Times · Monday 15 February 1954 · page 4

Inverell P. and A. Association has secured ample calf for the 1954 show. The President Mr. J. A. M…

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Special Train for the Inverell Show?

The Inverell Times · Monday 15 February 1954 · page 4

A special train to bring people from as far away as Narrabri and Moree was suggested to improve…

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Another Fatality at Tenterfield District Show

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 15 February 1954 · page 9

TENTERFIELD: A 55year-old Tenterfield farmer was fatally injured at Tenterfield show on Saturday whe…

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Show Pass-out Problem : "P" for "Paid"

The Inverell Times · Monday 15 February 1954 · page 4

A suggestion to have stamps placed on the hands of people "passing out" from the Inverell…

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Show Patrons Would Like to See the Livestock

The Inverell Times · Monday 15 February 1954 · page 4

A committeeman of the Inverell P. and A. Association said on Frid[?] that people had been…

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Quality of Blooms Praised by Judge at Annual Show

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 15 February 1954 · page 2

The quality of the flowers seen of the Glen Innes Annual Autumn Flower Shaw could not be excelled anywhere in Australia. This was the view expressed by Visiting flower judge (Mr. Beale)…

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Seven Stalls at Summer Fair

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 17 February 1954 · page 2

Six market stalls will offer a wide variety of merchandise at the Annual Methodist…

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Notes From Churches Methodist Church the Fair

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 17 February 1954 · page 3

Saturday is the great day of the Fair! And our Glen Innes Mayoress (Mrs. Watson) will be…

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Fair Deal for the One-man Roads

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 17 February 1954 · page 4

A "fair deal" for the man on the one-man road was advocated at a meeting of the Guyra Shire Council yesterday…

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