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Shows & fairs, 1952

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Motors and motoring notes Car Workers Show Fresh Interest in Eight Cylinder Engines

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 15 January 1952 · page 4

The comparatively recent adoption by such well known U.S. motor manufacturers as Chrysler, Oldsmobile and Studebaker of V8 cylinder engines has focussed some attention on multi cylinder engines generally. There is nothing novel in…

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CYCLING Tumut Cycling Club Carnival Saturday Night

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 18 January 1952 · page 1

The Tumut Cycle Club will be conducting their first carnival this season at the local sportsground on Saturday…

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Swimming Carnival at Narrandera Leeton Diver Wins Junior Championship

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 18 January 1952 · page 2

Although marred a trifle by very hot weather and winds, the Narrandera Swimming Carnival, last Sunday was a great success. There was a large crowd pre-…

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Chaplin Back As the [?]. Films Show Tennis Stars ln Action

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 18 January 1952 · page 3

The star recently voted the "greatest actor of the half century" in the film comedy considered one of the…

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Meat prices to Britain must be fair

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 19 January 1952 · page 6

AUCKLAND (N.Z.). Friday: (A.A.P.): Britain would take all the meat New Zealand could produce, at a price within the…

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Show Standards of Popular Dogs

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 22 January 1952 · page 2

The Kelpie, or Barb as this national breed is sometimes called, is believed to hare bad its origin at Geralda Station…

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Leeton Annual Easter Bowls Carnival

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 29 January 1952 · page 2

This year, for the first time, there will be an Easter Bowls Carnival at Leeton. This has been made possible by the most generous offer of Mr. Lindsay Black, Patron of the Riverina District Bowling Association, to donate the sum of £50 for…

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"Show Boat" at the Broadway Kern's Greatest Hit On the Screen

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 30 January 1952 · page 3

The new production "Show Boat" will be screened at the Broadway Theatre again tonight and Thursday night…

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Show Dog Standards the Greyhound

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 31 January 1952 · page 2

The greyhound was used as a coursing dog by the Pharaohs in Egypt and is believed to have been introduced into Britain by…

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CYCLING Tumut Cycling- Club Carnival Postponed To-morrow Night

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 1 February 1952 · page 1

The Tumut Cycling Club will not be conducting the night sports previously mentioned, on Saturday night. The…

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Riverina Annual Bowls Carnival Leeton Soldiers' Club Won Pair's and Rink

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 1 February 1952 · page 1

The Riverina Bowling Association annual bowling carnival was held at Griffith last week-end on the…

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Wood Chopping Judges Chosen for Royal Show

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 2 February 1952 · page 3

The following Judges and handicappers have been appointed for the wood chopping and sawing section at the 1952…

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Riverina Swimming Carnival Next

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 5 February 1952 · page 3

The Leeton Swimming Club will hold its Riverina Championship Carnival in Leeton Baths next Sunday afternoon. Visiting…

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Riverina Swimming Championships Jerilderie Carnival

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 5 February 1952 · page 1

Another successful Riverina Championship Swimming Carnival was staged at Jerllderic on Jan. 27, in good weather…

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Oaklands Fire Fighters Show Their Mettle

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 5 February 1952 · page 8

A fire occurred at 2.30 p.m. on the property of Mr. J. Beale, "Kia Ora," Oaklands. Thanks to the prompt response…

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No Surf Carnival for Reds

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 6 February 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday: The Surf Live Saving Association of Australia has rejected a proposal by the Youth…

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Jingellic Show Abandoned

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 7 February 1952 · page 4

The committee of the Jingellic P. A. and H. Society decided at a meeting last Saturday evening to abandon this year's annual…

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Riverina Championship Carnival Leeton Baths Next Sunday Afternoon

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 8 February 1952 · page 1

The Annual Riverina Championship Swimming Carnival will be held in the Leeton Baths next Sunday afternoon commencing at 2 p.m. Buses will run from Deniliquin, Jerilderie, Griffith and Narrandera, and 80 swimmers…

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Quality Fair at Sydney Market. Country Produers Have Big Yarding

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 8 February 1952 · page 2

The Country Producers' Selling Co. Ltd. reports the following sales at Homebuah market on 4th. inst:…

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A.w.u. Will Oppose Red Carnival

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 9 February 1952 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday: Australian Workers' Union Federal Secretary (Mr. T. Dougherty) said today that the A.W.U…

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