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Shows & fairs, 1954

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Beautiful Dahlias at Autumn Flower Show

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 3 May 1954 · page 4

Beautiful dahlia displays were the feature of the annual Autumn Flower Show held on Friday last. This particular…

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Skeers Wins Big Cycling Title in Junee High Speeds at Local Carnival

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 3 May 1954 · page 6

The 1954 Riverina T.T. championships were finalised at Junee yesterday when the joint organisation of the Junee…

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Coota. Hands Out a Trouncing to Temora Red and Whites Fail to Score in Fast, Fair Game

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 3 May 1954 · page 4

Playing in a business-like fashion, Cootamundra gave one of its best displays of the season when it downed lemma, 36 to nil, on Fisher Park yesterday. The players combined well, and threw the ball about in Fiji style. The pace at which the game was played was a…

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No Gallery for St. Luke's Ball Important Decision For Monday's Big Show

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 5 May 1954 · page 4

The gallery will not be open for spectators at the annual St. Luke's Church of England Ball which will be held in the…

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Tumut Festival Rodeo Governor Sees Good Exhibition Of Rough Riding Splendid Programme Presented

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 7 May 1954 · page 5

The Tumut Rodeo Club Committee conducting the rodeo were favored with glorious weather for the rodeo and sports held on the Tumut Showground on Wednesday afternoon…

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Show Business Being the Weekly Doings of the Revue Club THANKS

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 7 May 1954 · page 4

After the show is over the Club extends its best wishes and thanks to all those people who have helped us in the past few weeks…

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Classy Show at the Broadway Italian Star Featured in Splendid Film

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 7 May 1954 · page 6

The main attraction at the Broadway Theatre to-night and again on Saturdy, matinee and night is "Where's…

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"Vanity Fair at Wagga

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 8 May 1954 · page 1

"Vanity Fair" is the first of three plays to be staged by students of the Teachers' College this year. On…

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"Vanity Fair" Was Excellent

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 8 May 1954 · page 2

Lavish stage settings and generally well sustained performances made last night's presentation of the play "Vanity Fair" by the Wagga Teachers' College students one of the most successful the college has yet achieved…

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Chrysanthemum Show

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 8 May 1954 · page 2

St. Andrew's Presbyterian Sunday School Hall. Sections for chrysanthemum blooms and arranged bowls of…

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Jnr. farmers in show section

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 8 May 1954 · page 2

The M.P. and A.A. will stage a special fat steer and dairy heifers competition at the Wagga Show this year. The livestock entered by…

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Exhibition by Architects

Daily Advertiser · Monday 10 May 1954 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sunday. More than 20 countries have co-operated in sending exhibits for inclusion in the…

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Tfnnis—tennis Exhibition Next

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 10 May 1954 · page 8

Next Sunday on the local courts, tennis exhibition matches will be given by four players, sponsored by Dunlop’s…

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At Flower Show

Daily Advertiser · Monday 10 May 1954 · page 1

Mesdames M. Jones (president), H. Fraser (secretary) and E. Webster (treasurer) admire the…

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Presentation of Show Exhibit Shield

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 10 May 1954 · page 1

The Governor-General, Field Marshal Sir William Slim (left), handing the District Exhibit Shield to the Southern Districts representative, Mr. L. G. Roth, after the official opening of the Royal Easter Show.—Block by courtesy…

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Empire Boxing Title Holder Visits Junee Barry Brown Dots Not Show Scars of His Ring Garter

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 10 May 1954 · page 1

When Barry Brown was introduced to various people in Junee over the week-end quite a few would not behave…

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No Crime During a Wagga Cup Carnival

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 11 May 1954 · page 2

"It is a commendable fact that in the past no serious crime has been reported during a Wagga Cup carnival," Det.-Sgr. Harold Cloke said yesterday…

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'Fair Deal' Promised to Wheatmen

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 12 May 1954 · page 3

Mr. Don Byrnes, at Albury yesterday, promised that Labor would give the wheatgrowers "a fair deal." Mr. Byrnes is the Labor…

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Griffith flower show praised

Daily Advertiser · Friday 14 May 1954 · page 3

GRIFFITH, Thursday: Mr. W. A. Comeadow, O.B.E., president of the Royal Horticultural Society of Victoria, opened the Griffith Horticultural Society's…

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Sheep show entries down

Daily Advertiser · Friday 14 May 1954 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday: Entries in three sections of the Sydney Sheep Show have fallen below last year's figures…

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