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Shows & fairs, 1954

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Ladies' Auxiliary for Show Society

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 14 May 1954 · page 5

All ladies interested are invited to attend a special meeting to be held in the Shire Chambers, on Friday, May 21, at 8 p.m., for the…

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Coolamon Presbyterian Flower Show; Record Success

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 14 May 1954 · page 6

The annual Flower Show and Fair of the Coolamon Presbyterian Charge, held in the Cazna Theatre on Thursday of last week, attracted 421 entries, compared with…

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Girl has entry in fat stock show

Daily Advertiser · Friday 14 May 1954 · page 2

A young woman has an entry in this year's Fat Stock and Carcase Show to be conducted by the Royal Agricultural Society of N.S.W…

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Sheep Show Ball Next Month

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 17 May 1954 · page 2

The show Association's Annual Sheep Show Ball is being held in the Town Hall on Tuesday June 15 and bookings are now being…

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Show Societies Must Provide for Future

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 17 May 1954 · page 4

Show Societies and Showground Trustees have a responsibility to ensure that they have sufficient area of…

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Penicillin Exports From U.k. Show Big Increase

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 17 May 1954 · page 3

United Kingdom penicillin export from £3,5000,000 mega units in 1952 to 42,400, Chief British overseas…

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"The Stars Are Singing' Gay Roxy Show

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 18 May 1954 · page 2

When a charming miss of sixteen tangles with the law, things are bound to happen— and they do in Paramount's…

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Chrysanthemum Show a Success

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 19 May 1954 · page 4

A pleasant and profitable afternoon was spent on Saturday afternoon last, when the St. Andrew's Sunday School and Mothers' Club held their annual Chrysanthemum Show. Desptie the rain, there…

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New Sheep Show Judge

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 20 May 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday: A new judge has been appointed for the strong wool Merino class in the open section at…

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Tumbarumba May Have Week-end Show

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 20 May 1954 · page 1

"The time is coming when Tumbarumba will have to have a Friday and Saturday Show, for at a conference of Autumn Show Groups last year we gave the understanding that we would fall in with the Adelong, Batlow…

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Presentation Of Show Exhibit Shield To Mr. Roth

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 20 May 1954 · page 3

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 “Sydney Morning Herald.”…

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Show Society Misses Out on Rain Insurance Claim

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 20 May 1954 · page 1

Because the [?] assessed gate takings At Tumbarumba Shows have been £267 over the past three years, the Tumbarumba P.A.H. Society cannot claim rain insurance for this year…

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Tumut Lawn Tennis Club Tennis Exhibition

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 21 May 1954 · page 1

The tennis exhibition scheduled to take place on the new courts last Saturday was washed out by rain. The club seems to be…

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Leeton Show Society Preparing for Next Show Meeting of Committee

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 21 May 1954 · page 1

A meeting of the Leeton Show Committee was held at the Council Chambers on Tuesday night, and in the absence of…

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Sydney Golfers to Visit Junee. Playing Exhibition On Local Course

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 21 May 1954 · page 5

A team of four golfers will visit Junee on Saturday week for the purpose of giving aa exhibit! an on the local course…

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Clothes for the Man Traditional and Modern Fabrics Displayed at New British Trade Fair

Daily Advertiser · Friday 21 May 1954 · page 5

VISITORS to London's Royal Festival Hall recently witnessed a parade of smartly dressed Englishmen cheekily interviewed by a ventriloquist's dummy, the irrepressible "Archie Andrews". This star of stage, radio…

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Sydney Sheep Show Commonwealth Trading Bank To Establish Banking Facilities

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 21 May 1954 · page 8

As a further step in its policy of expanding and improving its services to country clients, the Commonwealth Trading Bank…

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Annual Show Meeting

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 24 May 1954 · page 1

The annual meeting of the Gundagai Show Society and Ladies Auxiliary is set down for Saturday next…

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Juniors Show How to Tackle

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 24 May 1954 · page 4

Cootamundra and Temora juniors gave a first class display of gutz and determination in the curtain-raiser to the Maher Cup…

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Four Selected for Exhibition Visit to Junee of Sydney Golfers

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 24 May 1954 · page 5

Regional champion and semi-finalist in the last State amateur title contest, Dick Thome, of Wagga, has…

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