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Northern Rivers · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1954

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Members' Cars to Be Admitted Free to N. C. Show

Northern Star · Wednesday 24 March 1954 · page 4

Members of the North Coast National Agricultural and Industrial Society will be able to take their cars into the showground free of charge in future…

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Help for Show Exhibit

Northern Star · Thursday 25 March 1954 · page 1

Four-year-old Christine Dean gives a helping hand with the packing yesterday of…

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Galloway Cattle to Miss Show

Northern Star · Thursday 25 March 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday.--Cyclonic damage in the Moree district recently will prevent Galloway cattle being…

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Increased Dairy Entries For Royal Show

Northern Star · Thursday 25 March 1954 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.--The Royal Agricultural Society had received increased entries for the dairy produce section…

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Presentation to Show Treasurer

Northern Star · Friday 26 March 1954 · page 5

A presentation of a picnic kit to the treasurer, Mr. A. Mawson, was made by the president of the North…

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Reports Show Good Year's Work

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 26 March 1954 · page 4

REPORT'S presented to the annual meeting of the Primary School Ladies' Auxiliary of the Kyogle Central School, showed an active and soccessfol year's work by which the school…

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Candy's 6-0 Set Against Rosewall Stars in Exhibition

Northern Star · Monday 29 March 1954 · page 5

Don Candy won eight games in a row against Davis Cup star, Ken Rosewall, in their a singles match during an exhibition by four top Australian players on the Lismore Town…

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Junior Farmers Chosen For Royal Show Camp

Northern Star · Tuesday 30 March 1954 · page 5

Four district Junior Fanners have been chosen as North Coast representatives, at the Royal Easter Show camp in Sydney next month, area supervisor, Mr. C. E. Purdue, said…

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Casino Carnival Preparations

Northern Star · Wednesday 31 March 1954 · page 4

CASINO, Tuesday.-- Extra cattle holding yards are being erected at Casino racecourse in anticipation of a…

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Show Cattle Leave

Northern Star · Wednesday 31 March 1954 · page 4

Cattle exhibits from the Richmond district for the Royal Easter Show embarked by train yesterday for Sydney…

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Earlier Date For FNC Schoolboys' Football Carnival

Northern Star · Wednesday 31 March 1954 · page 10

CASINO, Tuesday.-- The committee of the Far North Coast schoolboys' football carnival set an early date for the carnival this year-- Saturday, July 3…

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Show Exhibit Tells of Fight Against Pests

Northern Star · Tuesday 6 April 1954 · page 7

What is being done in Australia to prevent the spread of plant pests and diseases will be explained in…

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1000 Visitors In Lismore Easter Sport Carnival

Northern Star · Thursday 8 April 1954 · page 8

There will be nearly 1,000 visiting sportsmen in Lismore for annual Easter sporting engagements. The number of visitors has been reduced by the…

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No Change in Show Charges

Northern Star · Friday 9 April 1954 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.--Admission prices to' this year's Royal Easter Show will remain unaltered. The assistant…

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Plans Complete For Royal Show

Northern Star · Friday 9 April 1954 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday.--Final preparations for the Royal Eastes Show, which commences tomorrow, were completed today. Thousands of stallholders…

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Over 30,000 At Royal Show

Northern Star · Saturday 10 April 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday.--Royal Agricultural Society officials estimated that 30,498 people attended the first day and night of the Royal Easter Show today…

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J.F. Exhibits as 'Miniature Show' M'bimby Proposal

Northern Star · Saturday 10 April 1954 · page 6

MULLUMBIMBY, Friday.--A suggestion that the whole of the Junior Farmers' exhibits, including the cattle, be exhibited in a space confined to Junior Farmers only at the Mullumbimby…

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Separate Show For Stud Beef Cattle Urged

Northern Star · Monday 12 April 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday. -- The president of the Poll Shorthorn Society of Australia, Mr. H. MacKinnon, today…

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Southport Prepares for Surf Carnival

Northern Star · Tuesday 13 April 1954 · page 5

MURWILLUMBAH, Monday.--The biggest arena ever erected for a surf carnival in Australia is being prepared…

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Another Record Show Attendance

Northern Star · Tuesday 13 April 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday.--Sydney's Royal Agricultural Show attendance was 39,778 --2206 more than for the…

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