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Northern Rivers · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1954

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Exhibition Golf Match at Woodenbong

Northern Star · Saturday 12 June 1954 · page 12

Full arrangements have been completed by Woodenbing Golf Club for the playing of an exhibition match…

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Weekend Bowls Carnival

Northern Star · Monday 14 June 1954 · page 3

At the Lismore City greens, a Queen's birthday carnival was commenced with three rounds of a rink competition…

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Wide Margins in Bracken Cup Hockey Carnival

Northern Star · Monday 14 June 1954 · page 3

Winning teams had wide margins in the opening round of the men's Bracken Cup competition when the annual carnival opened in Lismore yesterday…

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Nimbin Rink Wins City Carnival

Northern Star · Tuesday 15 June 1954 · page 8

A Nimbin rink skipped by K. Whitney won the bowls carnival organised by the Lismore City Club during the holiday weekend. A Ballina rink skipped by N…

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Incidents at Bonalbo Show

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 15 June 1954 · page 7

Mr. J. R. Scarlett, S.M., imposed a total of £9 in fines following charges of offensive behaviour and indecent language involving three men heard at last week's Urbenville Court of Petty…

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S. Lismore Holds Bracken Cup Hockey Carnival

Northern Star · Tuesday 15 June 1954 · page 3

South Lismore successfully defended the Bracken Cup by defeating St. Andrew's by four goals to one in the final at the Queen's Birthday hockey carnival which concluded…

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34-Man Committee for Swimming Carnival at Casino

Northern Star · Thursday 17 June 1954 · page 4

CASINO, Wednesday.—A former long-standing committeeman and executive of the Lismore Amateur Swimming Club, Mr. E. E. Gray, has been elected president of a 34-man committee to organise the 1955…

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Trade Fair Control To Change

Northern Star · Friday 18 June 1954 · page 8

LONDON: This year's British Industries Fair in London was the last for which the U.K…

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Puppies for Royal Show May Be Restricted

Northern Star · Friday 18 June 1954 · page 8

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Puppies entered in future Royal Easter Shows first may have to win prizes at…

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Bonalbo Club's First Carnival

Northern Star · Saturday 19 June 1954 · page 10

Bonalbo Bowling Club's first carnival on the Queens Birthday holiday was attended by visitors from the…

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Hoad Wins After Show Star Wimbledon Pointer

Northern Star · Monday 21 June 1954 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.—Australian Lewis Hoad played powerful tennis, serving many clean aces, to beat fellow Australian Mervyn Rose 8/6. 6/4, in London's Queen's Club singles final…

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Show Socy. to Get £1,000 Grant

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 22 June 1954 · page 8

A grant of £1000 to aid the repair of flood damage to Kyogle Showground has been approved and a cheque has…

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Record Entries for Bangalow Poultry Show

Northern Star · Wednesday 23 June 1954 · page 9

Bangalow Poultry Club show which is being held Friday and Saturday this week promises to be one of…

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650 Entries In Lismore Club Poultry Show

Northern Star · Wednesday 23 June 1954 · page 6

The Lismore Poultry and Cage Bird Society's annual show attracted 650 entries, including 475 poultry birds. The best fowl in the show…

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Street Carnival

Northern Star · Thursday 24 June 1954 · page 3

Lismore City Council has given permission to Lismore District Ambulance to hold a street carnival on…

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Country Rugby League Secretary to Attend Schoolboys' Carnival

Northern Star · Saturday 26 June 1954 · page 5

CASINO, Friday.—Country Rugby League secretary, Mr. Dudley Locke, will attend the Far North Coast schoolboys' football carnival at Carrington Park, Casino, on July 24…

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What the Census Will Show 9M. Population?

Northern Star · Wednesday 30 June 1954 · page 3

The Census today will show whether Australia's population has yet reached nine millions or is just short of that figure. Before the recent war both…

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Methodist Fair at Bangalow

Northern Star · Friday 2 July 1954 · page 2

Entries for the cooking competitions at the Bangalow Methodist Fair were an all time record. The high quality of the exhibits made the task of the…

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Lismore Exhibition Attractive Prize for Water-colour

Northern Star · Tuesday 6 July 1954 · page 4

One of the largest prizes for a water-colour in Australia will be competed for at Lismore Arts Trust's exhibition in October. It will be the 'Richmond…

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Junior Farmers Invited to Brisbane Show

Northern Star · Tuesday 6 July 1954 · page 4

The Queensland Royal National Agricultural Council is inviting two male members of New South Wales Junior…

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