Over £1000 Saved in Carnival Preparations
CASINO, Wednesday.—Town and district residents who, in some cases, travel between 40 and 50 miles to devote their weekends to the preparation of the racecourse for the Bushmen's…
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Shows & fairs, 1953
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Wild Horses For Urbenville Show
One of the features of the ring programme at the Urbenville show tomorrow and Saturday will be the presence of two buckjumpers, Black Satan and Rocket Jet, neither of which have been…
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Kyogle Amateur Swimming Club's postponed end of the season swimming carnival will be held on Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Urbenville Show Starts Today Promises Record Entries, Attendance
Arrangements are complete for the Urbenville Show, which opens today, and which, this year, is expected to be a bigger success than ever before…
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A record crowd for a first day of an Urbenville Show attended yesterday in perfect weather. Gate takings amounted to £57/10/-, which was £10 more than last year's first day's…
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A successful fair conducted by the Church of England Guild was held in the Bexhill Hall…
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SYDNEY, Sunday.—The public has been invited by the Registrar of the Royal Agricultural Society, Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Urbenville Show Awards Awards in all sections at the Urbenville Show on Friday and Saturday were: Dairy Cattle A.I.S.
Cow, full mouth, milking, N. J. Reid 1, J. W. Hayter 2; 6p.t., G. Groves 1, N. J. Reid 2; less than 6p.t., N. J. Reid 1, J. W…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Record Gate Takings Over 2500 Attend Final Day of Urbenville Show
The Urbenville Show was brought to a successful conclusion on Saturday when over 2500 people provided a record gate of £188/2/6…
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SYDNEY, Sunday.—An 867 miles road and rail trek by 11,700 lb. of prime beef "on the hoof" has ended by the arrival at Scone (N.S.W.) from Central Queensland of 18 steers for the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Urbenville Show Truly Best Yet Record Gate Takings, Entries, Attendances On Both Days
The 1953 Urbenville A.P.H. & I. Annual Show which ended on Saturday night, was in all respects a record. Gate takings for the two…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →ROUNDABOUT. Baby Mannequins To Parade At Presbuterian Fair
Baby mannequins, aged from one to five years, will perform in their first fashion parade The little girls will be a feature of the annual…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fewer Cattle at Grafton Show
GRAFTON, Wednesday.— Although cattle exhibits were fewer than normal the greater entry in the horse section kept the Grafton Show, which opened today, up to standard…
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Byron Bay Club has completed arrangements for its Anzac Day carnival, to be played on the Byron Bay…
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It will be possible for contestants to win £230 in prize money at the Bushman's Coronation Carnival…
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MULLUMBIMBY, Thursday.—The doll and pet show, organised by Mullumbimby Presbyterian…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Grafton Show Opening Incentives to Boost Primary Production
GRAFTON, Thursday.—The vital need for an increase in primary production was stressed by the Minister for Defence, Sir Philip McBride, when opening the Grafton Show today…
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At a recent meeeting of Woodburn branch of the Country Women's Association, members decided to conduct a…
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CASINO, Saturday. —A Brisbane horse trainer who attended the Casino races yesterday said he would…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Home Team Wins for First Time Byron Bay Carnival
For the first time since the inception of the Byron Bay Anzac Day carnivals, the home club was successful on Saturday in winning one of the trophies for the day's play when Byron Bay…
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