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Shows & fairs, 1951

3,555 stories in Sydney's papers · page 17 of 178

Show Wine Judging

Daily Mirror · Friday 16 February 1951 · page 5

The Royal Agricultural Society will begin judging the wine and spirits section of the Easter Show at 9.30 a.m. on Monday…

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Show Wine Judging

Daily Mirror · Friday 16 February 1951 · page 5

The Royal Agricultural Society will begin judging the wine and spirits section of the Easter Show at 9.30 a.m. on Monday…

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Show Wine Judging

Daily Mirror · Friday 16 February 1951 · page 5

The Royal Agricultural Society will begin judging the wine and spirits section of the Easter Snow at 9.30 a.m. on Monday…

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Perth Show Shorthorn Champions

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 16 February 1951 · page 3

ADALGETY News Service cable reports that at the Perth (Scotland) Shorthorn Show held last week,…

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Paterson's 3Rd. annual show

The Land · Friday 16 February 1951 · page 10

BACK TO 1900: This amusing float was a feature of the Grand Parade to mark the Jubilee Celebrations. Ladies and gentlemen in costume of the period created much hilarity. LADY RIDERS were well mounted…

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NOWRA'S Diamond Jubilee Show

The Land · Friday 16 February 1951 · page 21

This class for mare with foal at foot, in the farm horse section at last week's Nowra Show, was won by Mr. E. Ison's entry on the right. The entry of Mr. Bert McKinnon (Tomerong), left, was second. President of the R.A.S. (Mr. Colin Sinclair), second from right,…

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"Land" Shots at Queanbeyan Show

The Land · Friday 16 February 1951 · page 8

Great interest was shown in the Merino sheep section at Queanbeyan. Here Mr. J. M. O'Brien, of Trewalla Park, Wagga (at left), who judged the small breeders' section, is seen with the grand champion ram, nearest camera shown by Estate A. Privett Coolalie. Also in the picture are: Reserve grand champion ram (H. E…

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All-round Records Expected at Show

Daily Mirror · Friday 16 February 1951 · page 4

Sydney's annual spectacle, an unsurpassed confection of livestock; produce, mechanical wonders, fairy floss, arid sample bags--the Royal Easter Show--opens a month from today, and R.A.S. officials expect it to be the "greatest ever."…

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All-round Records Expected at Show

Daily Mirror · Friday 16 February 1951 · page 4

Sydney's annual spectacle, an unsurpassed confection of livestock, produce, mechanical wonders, fairy floss, and sample bags--the Royal Easter Show--opens a month from today, and R.A.S. officials expect it to be the ''greatest ever."…

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Record Paterson Show Despite Flood Setback

The Land · Friday 16 February 1951 · page 13

COMPENSATING for the worst floods since 1893, Paterson held its third annual Show season under perfect weather conditions and set a new record for this rapidly growing…

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Film Show At Metropolitan Staff Correspondent

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 16 February 1951 · page 3

NEW YORK, Feb. 15.— For the-first time in its history, New York's Metropolitan Opera House will show a film…

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At Sydney Galleries Show of Sixes

Le Courrier Australien · Friday 16 February 1951 · page 5

WE can't expect an artist to produce a masterpiece and then sell it for the modest sum of six guineas, but in a show like the one…

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Scots Commando As Show Judge From Our Staff Correspondent

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 16 February 1951 · page 11

LONDON, February 15.—Among the cattle judges at Sydney's Royal Easter Show this year will be a remarkable cattleman from Scotland, Lord Lovat…

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Figures Show Truth Of Copland's "Milk Bar" Economy Claim

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 16 February 1951 · page 12

NOT long ago Professor Copland described the Australian economy as "a milk-bar economy." By this he meant that, though light luxury goods were available in abundance, the production of durable goods and structures, upon which our…

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Still Show Patrons After 75 Years; Nowra Pioneers at Diamond Jubilee

The Land · Friday 16 February 1951 · page 20

THE 75th ANNUAL SHOW OF THE SHOALHAVEN A. AND H. ASSOCIATION, HELD ON NOWHA SHOWGROUND LAST WEEK, WAS OFFICIALLY OPENED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE R.A.S., MR. COLIN SINCLAIR. Mr. Sinclair referred to the…

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Countrywomen's Interests At Nowra's Jubilee Show Handicraft Exhibit Sent From England On Display

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 16 February 1951 · page 19

A HANDICRAFT exhibit, sent by the members of the Surrey (England) Women's Institute to the Wollondilly Group of the C.W.A., was on display at the Diamond Jubilee Show at Nowra last week…

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Paterson District Triumphs Over Floods Quality Of Exhibits Impressed Judges At Third Annual Show

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 16 February 1951 · page 5

DESPITE the effects of serious floods in the district, the third annual Paterson show, hold last week, attracted strong entries in the various sections. Quality was of a high standard. Attendances were excellent…

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Five Dairy Breeds Of Splendid Quality At Nowra Show Shoalhaven's Jubilee Fixture Attracted Large Entries

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 16 February 1951 · page 4

NOWRA, "the capital of the Shoalhavon," staged a highly successful show last Friday and Saturday. It was the diamond jubilee show of the Shoalhaven Agricultural and Horticultural Association and it was given special significance to mark the…

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Women's Interests C.W.A. State President Makes History By Officially Opening Paterson's Show "Courage And-stamina" of Flood Recovery Amazing, She Said

The Land · Friday 16 February 1951 · page 26

STATE President of the Country Women's Association (Mrs. J. M. Gordon) made history last Saturday when she performed the official opening of Paterson's Third Annual Show in the Hunter Valley. Mrs. Gordon is believed to be the first woman ev er to have officiated on such an…

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The Land "Nations may battle and the world rock with revolution, but the land will care for him who cares for it." Member of the Audit Bureau of Circulations. Official Organ of the Farmers and Settlers' Association of New South Wales. Subscription Rates: One year in advance, £1; two years in advance, £1/18/-; three years in advance, £2/16/6. Subscription to "The Land" includes the "Farm and Station Annual." Single copy "The Land," 6d.; Single copy "Farm and Station Annual," 2/-. Contributions are invited and will be paid for on publication. No responsibility can be accepted for the return of manuscript, but when stamp is enclosed every effort will be made to ensure return of unsuitable matter. Cheques, money orders, etc., should be made payable to The Land Newspaper Ltd. Address business communications to the Manager, and literary contributions to the Editor, "The Land," Box 1558, G.P.O., Sydney, New South Wales. Board of Directors: W. C. Cambridge (Chairman), Hon. H. S. Henley, M.L.C., H. K. Nock, A. Heath, and H. V. Budd, M.L.C. Managing Editor: Asst. Managing Editor: H. V. BUDD, M.L.C. A. G. HUDSON Advertising Manager: E. W. Carter 57-59 Regent Street, Sydney. Telephones: M 6971, MA 9680, MA 3336. Telegrams: (5 lines) "The Land," Sydney. Riverina Representative: J. P. McMenamin, 164 Edward St., Wagga. Telephone: Wagga 3872. Friday, February 16, 1951. Australia on Semi-War Footing

The Land · Friday 16 February 1951 · page 4

BACK from the conference of Commonwealth Prime Ministers in London and from other important consultations overseas, the Prime Minister. (Mr. Menzies)…

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