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Shows & fairs, 1951

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Rider From Young Placed in Junee. Local Lads Do Well At Big Carnival

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 21 December 1951 · page 2

L. Brandon was the Drat cyclist from the Junee Club to show form in the carnival Cootamundra last Saturday night…

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M.i.a. Agricultural Extension Notes Danger of Burning Out M.i.a. Soils Tests Show Current Position

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 21 December 1951 · page 1

Dangers of "burning out" the soils of the Irrigation Areas until they become just so much dust or pack down with cultivation were stressed this week by Mr. David V. Walters, Extension Officer with M.I.A. Agricultural Service…

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Miss Wagga Girls Introduced Big crowd sees Wagga beach carnival

Daily Advertiser · Monday 24 December 1951 · page 2

A crowd estimated at between 2500 to 3000 yesterday packed the Wagga Beach when the Wagga Beach Lifesaving Club conducted a triangular points score carnival between Kapooka soldiers, Forest Hill airmen and club members…

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Carnival Week

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 26 December 1951 · page 2

With Christmas Eve and Christmas Day gone, Wagga—and Riverina—residents have plenty of festivity to entertain them until the next big days of the year—New Year's Eve and New Year's Day…

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Xmas Show Again Makes Traffic Jam

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 26 December 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday: The spectacular Christmas display in the grounds and on the roof of a Sydney villa again attracted thousands of onlookers tonight…

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Building Exhibition

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 27 December 1951 · page 1

The 24th Building Exhibition was opened in London recently by the Minister of Works. The exhibition, the biggest of its kind ever held in Britain, provided a complete survey of the building industry and its trades. This…

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Ambulance Mardi Gras Carnival Procession and Billy Cart Derby

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 28 December 1951 · page 1

The Leeton Ambulance Mardi Gras Carnival, which commenced on Monday last continued on Christmas Eve and Boxing Day when the big attractions were the street procession and Billy Cart Derby on Hydro Hill. The festivities…

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Midnight New Year Show

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 29 December 1951 · page 2

"Down Memory Lane" is the title of the feature film for the midnight show at the Plaza on New Year's Eve…

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