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Shows & fairs, 1955

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Exhibition of Work by Liverpool Evening College

The Biz · Wednesday 28 September 1955 · page 16

Liverpool Town Hall was packed last Monday night when an exhibition of the work by pupils at Liverpool Evening College was…

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Orchid Show First in Fairfield

The Biz · Wednesday 28 September 1955 · page 14

Fairfield Fathers' Amenities and Welfare Trust held its first annual orchid show last Saturday, September 24, in the…

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Fairfield Show on December 2 and 3

The Biz · Wednesday 28 September 1955 · page 3
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The 64-yage schedule listing every section of Fairfield's first big annual show will be ready for intending exhibitors within…

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St. Marys Presbyterian Fair

Nepean Times · Thursday 29 September 1955 · page 7

St. Marys Presbyterian Church annual fair was held in Church grounds and hall on Saturday, September 24…

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Cumberland Show Dates

Nepean Times · Thursday 29 September 1955 · page 6

Mr. E. D. Baskerville, honorary secretary, of Cumberland Associated Agricultural Societies notifies that the following show…

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Three Applicants for Show Secretaryship MR. J. H. Lawler Elected

Nepean Times · Thursday 29 September 1955 · page 5

AN APPLICANT who during ten years' residence in Penrith has capably filled several secretaryships, Mr. J. H…

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London Engineering Exhibition

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 30 September 1955 · page 37

London's huge Olympia was filled with machinery recently for the engineering, marine…

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Verenigingen Grote fancy fair

Dutch Australian Weekly · Friday 30 September 1955 · page 7

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Royal Melbourne Show

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 30 September 1955 · page 22

FASHION PARADE arranged by the Australian Wool Bureau was a popular feature at the Royal Melbourne Show. Shows took place every hour, every day…

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Melbourne R[?] Royal Show

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 30 September 1955 · page 24

GENERAL VIEW of the Dorset Horn judging at the Royal Melbourne Show this week. The judge, Mr. B. Smith, of Cudal, N.S.W., is in the foreground. BEST CARCASE: Mr. J. Bott, Yarrawonga, winner of the R.A.S…

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Central Slopes Pastures Show Growth

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 30 September 1955 · page 10

Pasture growth in the Central Slopes and Tablelands has made a strong forward move…

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Melbourne Show Cattle Award Winners

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 30 September 1955 · page 15

WINNING Hereford groups for bull and two females and bull and three females at the Royal Melbourne Show were exhibited by Herbert Field Pty. Ltd. Pictured here are Red Hill Heroic 2nd, Red Hill Dorothy 12th. Red Hill Victoria's Pet 4th and Red Hill Hopeful 2nd. LINE-UP of Red Poll cows. Top award went to five-year-old cow Woodburn Robin, with rising six-year-…

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Keen Cattle Bids At Melbourne Show

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 30 September 1955 · page 11

MELBOURNE.—Bidding was keen at the auction sale of cattle at the Royal Melbourne Show last Friday, the day after judging was completed…

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Sheep Show And Sales At Dubbo "Outstanding"

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 30 September 1955 · page 8

First combined ram show and sales of British and Australasian sheep breeds was held at Dubbo last week. Sponsors were the…

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Melbourne Royal Show Record Entries; Quality High In Sheep Section

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 30 September 1955 · page 5

MELBOURNE.—Record entries and outstanding quality were features of the sheep section at the Royal Melbourne Show, in which the judges completed their task last Monday. The aristocrats of…

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Melbourne Royal Show Many Cattle Awards To New South Wales Studs

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 30 September 1955 · page 4

MELBOURNE.—The £6,000,000 1955 Royal Melbourne Show had an unfortunate start with two days of wet weather, but judges and public alike have acclaimed its success from the quality viewpoint. New South Wales…

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Your Stars and You Librans Are Always Fair

The World's News · Saturday 1 October 1955 · page 30

IF you were born between Oct. 1 and 7, your birth sign is Libra; your ruler, Venus. Your birth number is 6, and your lucky numbers 1,…

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The Sea a Silent Co-star With the aid of a Hollywood effects man, it can steal the show from the screen's most famous personalities

The World's News · Saturday 1 October 1955 · page 12

THE history of motion pictures abounds with instances where inanimate objects have become the silent co-stars of great actors, but…

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Polo-crosse Carnival

The Biz · Wednesday 5 October 1955 · page 15

The first annual polocrosse carnival held on Saturday and Sunday, October 1 and 2, at Woodward Park, Liverpool,…

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