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Shows & fairs, 1954

899 stories in Riverina's papers · page 34 of 45

National Dancing Awards at The Show

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 28 September 1954 · page 2

Awards at the National Dancing at the Cootamundra Show last week, are published somewhat belatedly, but the…

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Shops to Close Earlier on Show Day

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 28 September 1954 · page 2

The Leeton Chamber of Commerce has agreed for shops to close half an hour earlier on Saturday next in favour of the…

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Tractor Tyres for Ricegrowers Demonstration at Show

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 28 September 1954 · page 2

Ricegrowers and irrigation farmers generally are invit­ed to inspect Ashtons' tyre display at the Leeton Show…

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Grounds Never Looked Better President's Report on Prospects for 1954 Show

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 28 September 1954 · page 2

Mr. T. Napthali, President of the Leeton Agricultural Society, when asked to report on the prospects of the 1954…

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Big attendance at Melb. Show

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 29 September 1954 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Tues.: Almost 100,000 more people have visited the Royal Melbourne Show this year than…

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Film Club Show on

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 29 September 1954 · page 2

A very interesting evening is promised by the Wagga Technical College Film Club for Friday, commencing at 7.30 p.m. There will be something to…

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Artificially sired cattle on show

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 29 September 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday: A show of 400 dairy cattle, all artificially sired by top grade bulls, was staged in New York…

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Wagga Trots Will Affect Illabo Show

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 29 September 1954 · page 1

Wagga Night Trotting Club and the Illabo Show Society have been having quite a battle to avoid their fixtures clashing on Saturday week. Mr. B. Day, secretary of the Illabo P.A. and I. Society says…

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Finances of Show Appear to Be Higher Innovations Bring In Revenue

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 29 September 1954 · page 1

For some considerable time now executive officers and the committee of the Junee P.A.H. and I…

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Tooma Polocrosse Carnival and C.w.a. Fair

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 30 September 1954 · page 2

Saturday of last week was a very happy day at Tooma, when the combined polocrosse carnival and C.W.A. Fair were held at the Recreation Ground. Tumbarumba men's…

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Griffith Show Success May Lead to 3-Day Exhibition

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 30 September 1954 · page 2

Fine weather yesterday helped the Griffith Agricultural Society to hold its most successful show. The second day of the two-day show was held in…

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Griffith Show winner

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 30 September 1954 · page 2

Miss Margaret Cashmere with the winner of the open hack section at the Griffith Show…

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Polocrosse at the Rock Show

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 30 September 1954 · page 6

Wagga A grade and Geebungs A grade teams will give an exhibition of Polocrosse at The Bock Show on…

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Holbrook Show Society Plans Final Details

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 30 September 1954 · page 5

The monthly meeting of the Holbrook Pastoral, Agricultural and Horticultural Association recently was the…

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Miss Bowler's success at Melb. show

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 30 September 1954 · page 1

On Tuesday at the Melbourne Royal Show Miss Rosemary Bowler, Holbrook, won reserve champion ribbon…

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Red Hill Herefords Succeed at Melbourne Show

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 30 September 1954 · page 4

Herefords from the Red Hill stud, Gundagai, owned by Herbert Field Pty. Ltd., and recognised as one of the leading beef breeding establishments in the Commonwealth, scored major success at the Melbourne Royal Show…

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Polocrosse Exhibition Match at Show To-morrow (Saturday)

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 1 October 1954 · page 2

During the luncheon interval at the Leeton Show to-morrow. (Saturday) Leeton Polocrosse team will play an exhibition match…

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Suggestions for Next Coolamon Show

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 1 October 1954 · page 3

The secretary’s report read at the special meeting of the Coolamon A. & P. Association, in the School of Arts recently, appeared to have the reverse to a…

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Expects show-down with Rede

Daily Advertiser · Friday 1 October 1954 · page 5

The Roman Catholic Archbishop of New York, Cardinal Spellman, said recently that it might not…

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At the Montreal Theatre "Meet Me at the Fair"

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 1 October 1954 · page 4

Action, romance, comedy, plus ten great songs and a nostalgic breath from the American scene of a half century ago are blended…

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