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Shows & fairs, 1953

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Metropolitan Revue Is Witty Show

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 13 February 1953 · page 12

The Metropolitan Theatre's intimate revue "Metropolitan Merry-GoRound," which began a…

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Horse Judges at Royal Show

The Land · Friday 13 February 1953 · page 13

Internationally- famous horseman, Col. H. M. Llewellyn, of Monmouthshire, England, Mrs…

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Dairy Champions at Inverell Show

The Land · Friday 13 February 1953 · page 48

PLACEGETTERS in the class for A.I.S. cows in milk at last week's Inverell Show. The winner of the class (on left) and champion A.I.S. female is Messrs. W. Waddell and Son's Oakey Vale Ethel. (Other Show pictures P. 25, Report, P. 20.) GRAND CHAMPION dairy bull of show was Mr. J. J…

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Shorthorn Awards At Perth Show

The Land · Friday 13 February 1953 · page 40

A CABLE from Dalgety's stud stock officer at Perth (Scotland) reports that the supreme and…

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'Land' Shots at Inverell Show

The Land · Friday 13 February 1953 · page 25

RIGHT: Two Shetland pony foals, less than a month old, exhibited by the Collingwood Stud at last week's Inverell Show. Holding them is Miss Robina Macintyre, of Glen Innes. WINDSOR BOUNTY (on left) Was grand champion bull of all beef breeds. Other bulls in picture were champions of their sections. Bounty was bred and exhibited by W. Mcllrath, Windsor Hereford Stud,…

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Woman Show Rider Dies In Fall

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 13 February 1953 · page 3

TENTERFIELD, Thursday.—Mrs. G. Winter, 36, of. Scone, a well-known show rider, was fatally…

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Brownie (Has taken many Show prizes.)

The Land · Friday 13 February 1953 · page 35

Ingredients: 1 cup of good clarified dripping, 1 cup brown sugar, 2 eggs, pinch salt, 2 cups currants…

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N.S.W. Given Fair Treatment Seven In Side For England

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 13 February 1953 · page 10

MELBOURNE, Thursday.— New South Wales did not suffer in the selection of the to[?]ring cricket team through having no…

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Judges to Broadcast Views at Royal Show

The Land · Friday 13 February 1953 · page 14

THREE portable public address systems will be used, by beef and dairy cattle judges to broadcast commentaries about prize-winners at this year's Sydney Royal Show, from March 27…

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Organisers Deserved Praise, BUT—Were Carnival Sporting Events Sufficiently Supported?

The Sydney Jewish News · Friday 13 February 1953 · page 5

Some of the officials of visiting States at the recently concluded Aust. Jewish Interstate Sports Carnival in Perth, in their keenness to improve regulations and conditions covering these annual interstate contests, apparently forgot about the efforts put in by home-State officials to make…

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Stock Housing Problem for the Next Royal Show

The Land · Friday 13 February 1953 · page 22

STOCK "housing" officers of the N.S.W. Royal Agricultural. Society this year faced cattle and horse accommodation problems more acute than at any time in the society's history, R.A.S…

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Inverell Show Was The Best In 77 Years' History

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 13 February 1953 · page 19

INVERELL show of 1953 was one of the outstanding shows in the 77 years' history of the Inverell P. and A. Association. Inverell has established the distinction of presenting…

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Increased Beef Cattle Entries Line-up for Royal Show

The Land · Friday 13 February 1953 · page 18

SHORTHORN and Hereford beef cattle entries for next month's Royal Sydney Show are among the best on record. The Registrar of the…

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Stock Exchange, Company News British Wage Rates Show Big Increase

Daily Mirror · Friday 13 February 1953 · page 16

LONDON, Fri.-- Weekly wage rates in 1952 rose 6 percent. Apart from 1951, when the rise was 11 per cent, this was the biggest increase since 1939, the beginning of the period for which information is available. The average level of…

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Stock Exchange Company News British Wage Rates Show Big Increase

Daily Mirror · Friday 13 February 1953 · page 16

LONDON, Fri.-- Weekly wage rates in 1952 rose 6 per cent. Apart from 1951, when the rise was 11 per cent, this was the biggest increase since 1939, the beginning of the period for which information is available. The average level of…

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Shoalhaven Development Reflected At Nowra Show Entries to almost every

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 13 February 1953 · page 5

DEVELOPMENT of the Shoalhaven district in primary production, especially dairying, was splendidly shown at Nowra show last Friday and Saturday…

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Stock Exchange, Company News British Wage Rates Show Big Increase

Daily Mirror · Friday 13 February 1953 · page 16

LONDON, Fri.-- Weekly wage rates in 1952 rose 6 per cent. Apart from 1951, when the rise was 11 per cent, this was the biggest increase since 1939, the beginning of the period for which information is available. The average level of…

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Inverell Show, First in North, "Curtain Raiser" to Royal Sydney

The Land · Friday 13 February 1953 · page 20

LAST week's 80th Annual Inverell Show was the first held in the North this year, and a "curtain-raiser" to the Royal Sydney Show next month. The show was held over three days and two nights…

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Record Air-Lift of Stud Beef Cattle for N.T. Show, Sales

The Land · Friday 13 February 1953 · page 14

THE biggest single air-lift of pedigree cattle in the history of the beef cattle industry in Australia is being planned by the Shorthorn Society of Australia for a show and sales in the…

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The Latest News From The State Election Front Cahill Says 'Scandal Move' Misfired Treatt Sums Up Liberals' Objective As A "Fair Go For All"

Daily Mirror · Friday 13 February 1953 · page 5

In his final election campaign message last night, the Premier (Mr. Cahill) said an attempt by the Liberal Party to create a scandal about his Government, had misfired…

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