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Shows & fairs, 1951

768 stories in Riverina's papers · page 30 of 39

High Schools Athletic Carnival

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 28 September 1951 · page 2

The district combined High Schools Athletic Carnival, which was postponed last Wednesday, owing to rain will be held on Friday, October 12…

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Roxy Theatre Show Programmes

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 28 September 1951 · page 2

The usual Saturday matinee has been cancelled this week and instead a special matinee has been arranged for this afternoon (Friday) at 2 p.m…

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Radio Stars In Tonight's Big Carnival

Daily Advertiser · Friday 28 September 1951 · page 2

Three of Australia's best-known radio personalities will be in Wagga tonight for the monster carnival that the R.S.L. is holding in Johnston Street for its Miss Australia Quest…

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Stage Set for Griffith Show

Daily Advertiser · Friday 28 September 1951 · page 2

GRIFFITH, Thursday: Griffith Agricultural will hold its 31st Annual Show on Tuesday and…

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Coolamon Show Ball Ladies’ Meeting

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 28 September 1951 · page 2

At last Tuesday’s Show committee meeting, Mesdames O. Hancock, L. Dyce and E. Iverach came to the meeting and Mrs…

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The Show Third Day a Success

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 28 September 1951 · page 2

"The shouting and the tumult" of the 63rd Cootamundra show died yesterday afternoon. The 12 months' hard work by…

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Reduced Amount of Wheat Available. Railway Figures Show Coming Production

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 28 September 1951 · page 7

The Junee District Superintendent's office estimates that the railway department will he called upon to carry less wheat from the…

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Tennis Tournament and the Show. Coald Clash of Dates Be Avoided ?

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 28 September 1951 · page 6

The annual Junee Show and the annual Junee and District Tennis Association tournament are to be staged during the coming…

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Showground a hive of activity Two-day Show Now in Full Swing

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 28 September 1951 · page 2

The 36th Annual Show of the Leeton Agricultural Society, for which preparations have been going on for some weeks; opened this morning and will continue until 6 p.m. to-morrow (Saturday). Indications are that the show will be an…

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Rider Dies After Crash at Leeton Show

Daily Advertiser · Monday 1 October 1951 · page 1
Also in Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser

Leeton Jubilee Show was marred by a fatal accident on Saturday when Lenth Hussey, aged 43, a…

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Sandigo Handicrafts and Flower Show Splendid Collection of Exhibits

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Monday 1 October 1951 · page 4

The annual handicraft day and flower show held by the local branch of the C.W.A. at the Sandigo Hall on Saturday, 22nd September, was once…

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She Was Top Dog [?] Melbourne Show

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 2 October 1951 · page 2

TATLOW IRISH MELODY, 20-month-old Irish Setter Bitch, owned by Hr. A. Thorn and Miss M. Dean, of…

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Crowd at the Rock Show Ball

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 2 October 1951 · page 2

Norman's Hall, The Rock, was packed for The Rock Show Ball on Friday night. Huge clusters of flowers…

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New Caravan at This Year S London Motor Show

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 2 October 1951 · page 4

A double-deck caravan with an upstairs bedroom built in a streamlined after-turret is one of the latest developments of Britain's progressive…

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District Exhibit Pavilion The Show continued from Page 1

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 2 October 1951 · page 2

The District Exhibit provided a most impressive and spectacular illustration of the rich resources of the area and the extraordinary…

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Record Breaking Jubilee Show Magnificent Livestock Displays Ring Events Marred by Fatal Accident

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 2 October 1951 · page 1

The 1951 Commonwealth Jubilee Show of the Leeton Agricultural Society, staged on Friday and Saturday last in cool bracing weather, in a picturesque setting of green grass and wild flowers that covered the ring surface like some magic…

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Griffith Show Opens in Wet Weather

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 3 October 1951 · page 1

GRIFFITH, Tuesday: The 31st Annual Show of the Griffith Agricultural Society opened at Griffith today in…

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Results From Annual Junee Show Judged on Saturday Last Poultry

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 3 October 1951 · page 7

White Leghorn, cock, S. Palmer 1, J. F. Bourke 2; hen, S. Graham. Brown Leghorn, cock, S Palmer 1. Miss P. Mulquiney 2;…

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Annual Junee Show Slightly Marred by Inclement Weather, But Established Records in Various Sections

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 3 October 1951 · page 2

DESPITE THE FACT THAT FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN SUCCESSION RAIN MITIGATED .AGAINST THE ANNUAL JUNEE SHOW THE MAIN DAT ON SATURDAY LAST CREATED RECORDS IN MANY SECTIONS…

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