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Shows & fairs, 1954

4,137 stories in Sydney's papers · page 20 of 207

Flower show a top secret

Daily Mirror · Friday 5 February 1954 · page 10

CANBERRA, Fri.-- Parliament House floral displays for the five - day Royal visit are still top…

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Flower Show on Feb. 20

Daily Mirror · Friday 5 February 1954 · page 4

The St. John Ambulance Brigade Welfare Committee will hold a flower show in the lower Town…

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Dairy Wealth of South Coast At Kiama Show

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 5 February 1954 · page 6

Top flight breeders competed in each of the classes for the five dairy breeds at Kiama's 106th annual show, which opened on Saturday. Kiama show is…

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R A.S. Show To Encourage Turkey Exports

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 5 February 1954 · page 22

In the hope of encouraging the raising of turkeys for export, the Royal Agricultural…

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Everyone will be able to hear the Royal gala show

The Sun · Friday 5 February 1954 · page 13

THE A.B.C. will broadcast the Royal Gala Performance from the Tivoli…

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Kiama, Home of A.I.S., Holds Its 106th SHOW

The Land · Friday 5 February 1954 · page 15

KIAMA Show Society, which was founded in 1848, last weekend conducted its 106th annual Show, on the picturesque grounds beside the sea. It attracted a large…

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City Keeps Up Its Carnival Vast, Wildly Excited Crowds Join Queen's Busy Day Left Work For Pageantry

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 February 1954 · page 1

Tens of thousands of wildly cheering people, crowding into the city streets to see the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh again, turned yesterday into another holiday…

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Britain clings to her music halls, despite Hollywood Variety show is still a yearly Royal treat

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 5 February 1954 · page 8

LONDON, Thurs.--No doubt when the Queen sees the Royal concert at the…

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Soldiers To Help Carnival

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 February 1954 · page 13

Radio and telephone communications from the Australian surf carnival at Bondi this afternoon will be manned by…

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Royal Surf Carnival Rehearsed

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 6 February 1954 · page 40

Lifesavers from all parts of Australia and New Zealand packed Bondi Beach yesterday in a colorful "dress rehdearsal"…

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Soviet Target For A Fair Cow

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 February 1954 · page 2

According to Moscow Radio, a State farm near Moscow has pledged itself to get 9,800 pints of milk out…

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Royal couple see races, surf carnival

Daily Mirror · Saturday 6 February 1954 · page 5

Acknowledging Sydney's joyous, uninhibited welcome on the fourth day of their visit to Australia, the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh were still in gay mood as they drove through the streets on their way to Randwick races today. The Duke looks up to answer a shout from high up in a city building…

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Surf Show Captivates the Queen

Daily Mirror · Saturday 6 February 1954 · page 2

Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh were so captivated by the lifesaving carnival at Bondi today that they delayed their departure…

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Surf Show Captivates the Queen

Daily Mirror · Saturday 6 February 1954 · page 2

Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh were so captivated by the lifesaving carnival at Bondi today that they delayed their departure…

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Stage Set For Royal Surf Carnival At Bondi

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 February 1954 · page 15

Workmen putting the finishing touches to seating and the official dais for the Royal Surf Carnival to be held at Bondi to-day…

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100,000 at Bondi carnival Car Traffic Jams Streets

The Sun · Saturday 6 February 1954 · page 2

100,000 cheering people greeted the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh when…

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N.Z. LOSE 4 EVENTS Surf Test win to Australia at Royal carnival

The Sun · Saturday 6 February 1954 · page 13

Australia won the surf Test against New Zealand today by taking four of the first five events at Bondi Royal carnival. Australia won the R and R, beach relay, junior belt and junior surf to…

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The Queen's Exhausting Day Brief Visit to Ball After Ordeal of Heat, Milling Mobs Official "Fair Play" Plea

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 February 1954 · page 1

The Queen, after an exhausting day, stayed only an hour at the Lord Mayor's ball in the Sydney Town Hall last night. She did not dance. When the Queen entered the ballroom with the Duke of…

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Let's Be Fair To Father

The Sun-Herald · Sunday 7 February 1954 · page 44

A N.S.W. MOTHER of three sons has written in this reply to last Sunday's article in the "Sun-Herald" in which novelist Denise Robins said mothers were taking too much on…

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"Good Show!" By [?]

The Sun-Herald · Sunday 7 February 1954 · page 42

THEIR ROYAL VISIT GARDEN RECEIVED THE UTMOST CARE WATERING AND SLUGGING WAS A DAY-AND-NIGHT AFFAIR…

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