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Shows & fairs, 1952

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Big Crowd As Albury Show Ends

Daily Advertiser · Monday 15 September 1952 · page 2

ALBURY, Sunday: Crowds totalling 25,000 paid £2531 to see the Albury Spring Show which concluded…

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Brilliant Blooms at First St. Aidan's Flower Show

Daily Advertiser · Monday 15 September 1952 · page 2

The first St. Aidan's Flower Show and Fete, conducted on Saturday afternoon by St. Aidan's Guild and Mothers' Club, was distinguished by…

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Work of Constructing New Show Ring to Commence This Week

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 15 September 1952 · page 1

FOR the 1953 Show, Gundagai will have a completely new and compact showground layout, and at last Saturday’s meeting of the P. and A Society approval was given to alter the site of the show ring, and the work of…

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Sorlie's Rev[?]e in Junee. Farcical Show for Broadway To-night

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 15 September 1952 · page 5

Sorlie's Revue Company, under the supervision of Mrs. G. Sorlie and Bobby Le Brun will be presented at the…

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Schoolboys' 'Rules Carnival

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 16 September 1952 · page 6

At the Culcairn sports-ground on Saturday afternoon in ideal weather, a fairly large crowd witnessed an Australian…

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Show Talk

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 16 September 1952 · page 2

Seven days to the Show! We had a peep through the key hole of the booth and saw some strange looking objects…

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Show Dates Allotted

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 16 September 1952 · page 3

Temora, September 17 and 18. Cootamundra, Sept. 19 and 20. Ardlethan, September 20. Junee, September 26-27…

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The Rock Show

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 16 September 1952 · page 1

The Rock 1952 Show, which is being held on Saturday, 20th September, promises to be better than the previous record shows…

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Dogs at the Show

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 16 September 1952 · page 2

Thanks to Mr. Vic. Scrivener who has kindly loaned his amplifier set for the use of the dog section at the Cootamundra…

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National Dancing at Local Show

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 16 September 1952 · page 2

Fifty-five competitions from Goulburn, Wagga, Tumut, Stockinbingal and Cootamundra, comprise the 320 entries…

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Fair Rents Court Before Mr. K. Smith, S.M.

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 16 September 1952 · page 3

At the Fair Rents Court on Friday last before Mr. K. SmltU, S.M., Gerardo Ianno applied for the determination, of the fair…

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Special Show Classes for Soldier Settlers

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 16 September 1952 · page 2

Two special, merino classed for soldiers settlers under the war service land settlement scheme will be introduced at the 1953…

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No Trotting at the Show (To the Editor)

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 16 September 1952 · page 4

Sir,—So far as I know the statement in your paper that there were a record lot of horses in the ring at the Lockhart Show may…

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Show Talk

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 17 September 1952 · page 2

Six more days to go! More about the ladies rest room, It is located in the main pavilion under the sign, "Wool…

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Boxing Day Carnival

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 18 September 1952 · page 3

Diggers last week made preliminary arrangements for their annual carnival to be held on Boxing Day this year…

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Show Talk

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 18 September 1952 · page 2

Five days to go! Don't forget the Grand parade to take place in the ring at 1.45 p.m. on the second day of…

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The Show

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 18 September 1952 · page 2

The Annual Exhibition of the Hillsion P. & A. Association will be held next Wednesday. This year the display all round gives…

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At Hay Show

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 18 September 1952 · page 2

Mr W Homeman, of Hillston was successfull in winning the following prizes at the Hay Show on Friday and Saturday last…

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HOCKEY Carnival on 5th October

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Thursday 18 September 1952 · page 2

The Narrandera Ladies' Hockey Club is holding another knockout carnival on Sunday, 6th October, this time in aid of Town queen (Mrs…

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Show Trotting Assessments Cards

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 18 September 1952 · page 4

On and after the first day of August, 1952, no horse shall be permitted to start in any trotting event at Agricultural…

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