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Shows & fairs, 1953

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£150 Football Carnival for Yerong Creek

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 21 May 1953 · page 6

£150 prize money is being offered for the Yerong Creek National Football Knockout…

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Olympic Standard Hurdles for Show

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 21 May 1953 · page 3

It is possible that all show societies affiliated with the Autumn Group of Show Societies will have Olympic…

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Tumut Tennis Club Exhibition

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 22 May 1953 · page 2

The exhibition players will be ariving by car from Sydney tonight (Friday), The exhibition will start at. 1.30 p.m. on Saturday…

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Dairymen want "fair, just price"

Daily Advertiser · Friday 22 May 1953 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday: Dairy production in Australia had fallen because the farmer had "never been allowed a fair and just price for his labor", Mr. Angelo…

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Fat Cattle Show praised

Daily Advertiser · Friday 22 May 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday: The high quality of steers ex[?] this year's [?] Show reflected [?]…

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Sheep Travel to Show in Comfort

Daily Advertiser · Friday 22 May 1953 · page 2

THIRTY-THREE rams arrived by A.N.A. at Mascot Airport for the opening of the Sheep Show. Travelling…

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Road safety exhibit for Leeton show

Daily Advertiser · Friday 22 May 1953 · page 2

Leeton Road Safety Council branch plans to stage an exhibit in this year's Agricultural Show…

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Sydney Sheep Show Merryville Stud's Great Success

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 22 May 1953 · page 1

The quality of exhibits at the 54th annual Sydney Sheep Show were far superior to last year's judges claimed yesterday. More…

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At The Montreal Meet Me After the Show

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 22 May 1953 · page 3

With Betty Grable, America's favorite musical star, leading the entertainment parade. Twentieth Century-Fox's Technicolor…

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SOUTHERN N.S.W. Schools Champion League Match May Be Staged at Junee Schoolboys Carnival

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 22 May 1953 · page 8

Efforts are to be made to have the final match of the day at the Riverina School boys Football Carnival in…

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Yass stud wins Sheep Show Blue Riband

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 23 May 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday: Merryville Stud, of Yass, today won the Stonehaven Cup—the Blue Riband event of the Sydney Sheep Show. The win climaxed a brilliant…

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Referee Ibbotson’s Grand Exhibition

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 25 May 1953 · page 8

Seldom has a referee handled a big game in a more competent manner than did Max Ibbotson on Saturday…

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Top Artists for Arts Council Show

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 25 May 1953 · page 2

On June 11 we will be fortunate indeed here in Cootamundra, for we wil be visited by the touring Arts Council…

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N'dera P. and A. Assn. revises show schedule

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 28 May 1953 · page 5

The schedule for the 1953 show was revised at the recent monthly meeting of the Narrandera P. and A. Association. The president (Mr. A. W…

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Junior Farmers make show plans

Daily Advertiser · Friday 29 May 1953 · page 2

At a meeting of the Wagga District Junior Farmers' Clubs Advisory Committee's District Council last flight, arrangements for the interclub exhibits at the…

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Soldier Settlers at the Sydney Sheep Show

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 1 June 1953 · page 2

Ribbons for the soldier settler classes at the Sydney' Sheep Show were presented by the Minister for Lands, Mr…

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Seeking the Grand Champion Ram at Sydney Sheep Show—

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 1 June 1953 · page 6

The three judges are about to proclaim the Grand Champion ram—the Merryville fine-wool champion, second from the left in this picture. Third ram from left is the Merryville medium wool champion, which was reserve grand…

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Show Secretary Unable to Accept Position Society Decides To Call Fresh Applications

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 1 June 1953 · page 2

The Gundagai P. and A. S[?]ty has no secretary. At the annual meeting, held on Saturday night, when the time arrived to appoint, the secretary, President Geoff Robertson told members that no applications had been received for the…

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Next Year’s Show to Be Held Friday and Saturday Dates Agreed To Are March 19th And 20th 1954

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 1 June 1953 · page 1

Next Year’s Gundagai Show will be held on Friday and Saturday 19th and 20th March 1954. This decision was made at the annual meeting of the P. and A. Society, held on Saturday night last…

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Film club show

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 2 June 1953 · page 2

The Wagga Technical College Film Club will screen films on Friday at the Technical College, Macleay street…

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