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Northern Rivers · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1952

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Surf Club Carnival Postponed

Northern Star · Friday 28 March 1952 · page 8

Tonight's swimming carnival at Lismore Baths was to have been a special effort by the Surf Clubs of…

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Bonalbo Show Catering Plans

Northern Star · Friday 28 March 1952 · page 2

At the annual, meeting of Bonalbo Show Luncheon Committee the following officers were re-elected: President, Mr…

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Anzac Day Carnival Programme Expanded

Northern Star · Saturday 29 March 1952 · page 10

The organisers of Lismore's Anzac Day sports carnival have expanded the programme to include a special series of cycling events. Athletic events have also…

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Ranunculus for Gay Spring Show

Northern Star · Saturday 29 March 1952 · page 6

One of the gayest of spring flowers, ranunculus, are easy to grow, and will provide a mass of colour at flowering time. A member of the vast buttercup family, the…

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"Good Value" at Royal Show

Northern Star · Saturday 29 March 1952 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday.—Royal Agricultural Society president, Mr. Colin Sinclair, said today the public would…

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Six Richmond Junior Farmers for Royal Show

Northern Star · Saturday 29 March 1952 · page 4

Six Junior Farmers from the Richmond district will attend the Sydney Royal Show this year, as guests…

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Junior Farmers for Show

Northern Star · Monday 31 March 1952 · page 3

Each year there is a well prepared and instructive exhibit staged by Junior Farmers in the Agricultural…

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House Party For Fancy Fair

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 1 April 1952 · page 4

A very successful house party was held on Thursday night at the home of Mr. and Mrs. S. Michael,…

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Fair at Lennox Head on May 10

Northern Star · Tuesday 1 April 1952 · page 3

A well attended meeting was held in Lennox Head Sunday School Hall to make arrangements for the Fair which will…

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Prices Officers On Duty At Royal Show

Northern Star · Tuesday 1 April 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday. — Arrangements have been completed for setting up a Prices office in the dairy hall at the…

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Penalty Rates Claimed By Show Attendants

Northern Star · Thursday 3 April 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—A union official said tonight that turnstile operators and gate, ground and traffic attendants at the Royal Show might refuse to work on Good Friday and Easter Monday…

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Rainfall Fair for March

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 4 April 1952 · page 1

Rainfall during last month amounted to 427 points, according to records kept at Kyogle Post Office…

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Royal Show Opens With Lower Attendance

Northern Star · Saturday 5 April 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday.—Despite uncertain weather conditions, a crowd of 30,490 attended the opening day and night of the 130th Royal Easter Show today. The…

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Road Safety Exhibit at Royal Show

Northern Star · Saturday 5 April 1952 · page 7

SYDNEY, Thursday.—In the first 11 weeks of this year, 170 persons had been killed in avoidable road accidents in…

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Cattle Praised at Royal Show Superior to 1951

Northern Star · Saturday 5 April 1952 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday.—Judges in the beef section at the Royal Easter Show today praised the top class exhibits. They said the top cattle were superior to those showing last year…

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The Northern Star Saturday, April 5, 1952. Show as Pointer To Rural Potential

Northern Star · Saturday 5 April 1952 · page 4

THE GREAT TRUTH that "our prosperity rests mainly on the land" was again stressed for all Australians when the Royal Easter Show opened in Sydney yesterday. There is no escape from this…

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Record Crowd At Show

Northern Star · Monday 7 April 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday. — Yesterday's show attendance was 106,396 — a record for a first…

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Minister Urges Show Boycott On Good

Northern Star · Monday 7 April 1952 · page 4

SYDNEY, Sunday.—A Methodist minister tonight asked all christians to refuse to attend the Royal…

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Dairy Cattle Awards At Royal Show

Northern Star · Tuesday 8 April 1952 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.— Awards in cattle sections at the Royal Show today A.I.S. Heifer, 18 months and under 2…

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35,057 at Show Sight Increase

Northern Star · Tuesday 8 April 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday.—To-day 35,057 people passed through the turnstiles at the Royal Show, compared…

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