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Shows & fairs, 1953

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Cycling Carnival

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 20 November 1953 · page 4

Tomorrow night's cycling carnival at Fisher Park is creating great interest in town and district, and a large crowd is…

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Wagga Swimming Carnival

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 20 November 1953 · page 2

The Leeton Swimming Club will be running Taylor's bus from Leeton to Wagga Carnival on Saturday, November 28,…

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Show Notes

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 20 November 1953 · page 2

Owing to a suitable date not being available, the idea of holding an autumn show has been abandoned, and the 1954…

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Wagga Art Society Exhibition Opens Today

Daily Advertiser · Monday 23 November 1953 · page 2

An exhibition of paintings by Wagga artists which will last for a week opens on the first floor of David Coplands' Store today…

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Correspondence (To the Editor.) Far West Carnival

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 23 November 1953 · page 2

May I on behalf on the Town Tennis Club, express appreciation of the splendid support received form a large section of the…

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Coghlan Baby Is Champion at Baby Show. Successful C.W.A. Effort in Junee

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 23 November 1953 · page 7

The outstanding feature of the C.W.A. Baby Show in Junee on Friday afternoon last was the way the babies…

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Ambulance Opening Next Thursday Carnival and Fair at Night

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 24 November 1953 · page 2

Cootamundra's new ambulance station will be officially opened next Thursday afternoon at 3.30 his Worship the…

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Children's Carnival

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 24 November 1953 · page 2

Mr. Bryan Nathan, Apex services director in Cootamundra, announced to members at the fortnightly dinner last night that…

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Lavish Ice Show in Wagga

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 24 November 1953 · page 2

A star of the Ice Frolics performing in Wagga was injured during one of his acts last night…

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Variety in Style and Subject at Wagga Art Exhibition

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 24 November 1953 · page 2

The wide range of subjects and variety of styles are features of the Fourth Annual Exhibition of paintings by members of the Wagga Art Society which…

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Successful Show by Scots' Women's Guild

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 25 November 1953 · page 2

The meeting of Scots' Church Women's guild yesterday was well attended. The Flower Show held on Friday was a great success,…

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Govt. Air Lines Show Good Profit

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 25 November 1953 · page 1

CANBERRA, Tuesday: Australia's two Government airlines, trans Australia Airlines and Qantas Empire Airways, have shown substantial profits in their…

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Flower Show at Humula

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 26 November 1953 · page 4

The flower show and fair held In the Humula Hall on Saturday, November 7 was an outstanding success despite inclement weather. There were more than 200 entries in the various classes, the dolls and flowers being…

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Wagga's first Olympic-style swimming carnival on Saturday Biggest Line-up of Swim Stars Ever to Be Seen in the Country

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 26 November 1953 · page 14

Riverina spectators should be treated to the biggest and most attractive all-championship carnival ever to be held in the country districts of N.S.W. at the opening carnival of Wagga's Olympic pool on Saturday…

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Pensioners' Carnival

Daily Advertiser · Friday 27 November 1953 · page 2

A profit of £76/10/8 was cleared at the carnival conducted by the Wagga branch of the Old Age and Invalid…

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Prince's show entry

Daily Advertiser · Friday 27 November 1953 · page 1

LONDON, Thurs (A.A.P.): Queen Elizabeth will exhibit two red poll steers from her Sandringham Estate, and…

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N'dera to hold charity carnival

Daily Advertiser · Monday 30 November 1953 · page 5

The Narrandera Spastic Council and Far West Children's Health Scheme have dedded to hold a monster…

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Guided Missile at Farnborough Air Show

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Monday 30 November 1953 · page 1

A British rocket, described as "an early Armstrong-Whitworth guided missile test vehicle," was shown to the public at the Society of British Aircraft Constructors' Flying Display and Exhibition. The performance of this strange looking rocket, with its auxiliary booster rockets which help…

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Government Air Lines Show Good Profit

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Monday 30 November 1953 · page 1

Australia's two Government airlines, Trans Australia Airlines and Qantas Empire Airways, have shown substantial profits in their last year's…

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Annual Meeting of Junee Show Society Recognises a Growing Need for Building Expansion

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 30 November 1953 · page 2

THERE WAS A GENERAL RECOGNITION AMONGST MEMBERS AT THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE JUNEE P.A.H AND I. ASSOCIATION ON FRIDAY NIGHT LAST THAT THE MAIN…

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