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Shows & fairs, 1956

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Show Society's Gymkhana Trotting Results

Nepean Times · Thursday 18 October 1956 · page 1

The following are the results of trots held on Saturday evening, 6th inst., at Penrith A.H. and I. Society's gymkhana:…

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Rainbow Fair

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 24 October 1956 · page 10

Knox Presbyterian Women's Guild, Granville, will hold a Rainbow Fair in the Church Hall on…

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South Coast Jollity Gave Fair a Big Lift

Tribune · Wednesday 24 October 1956 · page 12

THE much-talked of barbecue on the South Coast was a tremenous success last Saturday. It has given a…

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A Show to Take Your Friends to

Tribune · Wednesday 24 October 1956 · page 8

A PACKED audience at Sydney's New Theatre in the Wharfies' Hall, 60 Sussex Street,…

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Pet Parade and Doll Show for Convent Sisters' Appeal

The Biz · Wednesday 24 October 1956 · page 7

The grounds of "Fairfield House" were transformed into a miniature zoo last Sunday afternoon, when a pet parade was staged…

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Annual Sale and Flower Show Cabramatta Church of England

The Biz · Wednesday 24 October 1956 · page 2

Saturday, October 20, saw an event of importance for the church of England in Cabramatta--the Guild't annual sale of work…

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St. Peter's C. of E. Guild Flower Show

Nepean Times · Thursday 25 October 1956 · page 2

The fourth annual flower show of the Women's Guild of St. Peter's C. of E., Glenbrook, was held on Saturday, October…

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Church Fair

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 31 October 1956 · page 1

Mrs. Cumming-Thomvill officially open a Scotish Xmas fair at St. Stephen's Presbyterian Church…

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Evening College Exhibition

The Biz · Wednesday 31 October 1956 · page 22

Westmead Evening College will hold its annual exhibition of work on Thursday. November 8, at 7 p.m. when more than twenty…

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Only 2½ Weeks Now to the Tribune Fair!

Tribune · Wednesday 31 October 1956 · page 12

WELL, friends, it won't be long now; only 2½ more weeks to the Tribune Fair 1956, at Paddington…

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Communist aldermen show up injustice of electricity grab

Tribune · Wednesday 31 October 1956 · page 12

Sydney's Communist Aldermen T. Wright and R. Maxwell and Lord Mayor Hills (ALP) this week laid bare the injustice of the recent increases in electricity charges to domestic users…

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New Guinea Tribesmen Steal the Show Walk Into Paradise

Tribune · Wednesday 31 October 1956 · page 8

THE magnificent and uninhibited performance of the New Guinea tribesmen -- and women -- is the outstanding…

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Death Dodgers at Fairfield Show Two Big Days and Nights, November 23, 24

The Biz · Wednesday 31 October 1956 · page 2

Among the many thrilling attractions at Fairfield's second annual show, to be held on two big days and nghts, November 23…

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Repeating Show

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 2 November 1956 · page 10

So great was the demand for a.“repeat performance” of the Gym. display, given last month by the boys and girls of the N.S.W. Jewish War Memorial Gym. Section, that the organisers have decided to present another…

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Only Ten Days to Go to Tribune Fair!

Tribune · Wednesday 7 November 1956 · page 12

ONLY 10 days to go to Tribune Fair at Paddington Town Hall-- Saturday, November 17…

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Big Carnival Fairfield Fathers' Welfare & Amenities Trust

The Biz · Wednesday 7 November 1956 · page 9

The next meeting of the above Trust will take place at the Fairfield Public School on November 15, at 8 p.m. A good…

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Indoor & Tropical Plant Exhibition

The Biz · Wednesday 14 November 1956 · page 16

Choice specimen of the world's earnest and most beautiful indoor [?] tropical plants--Australia's latest plant [?]uze--will be on…

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It's here: Tribune Fair THIS

Tribune · Wednesday 14 November 1956 · page 12

IT'S here at last -- the P Tribune Fair of 1956! Paddington (Sydney) Town Hall this Saturday (Nov. 17)…

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Television at Show

The Biz · Wednesday 14 November 1956 · page 3

We understand that the A.B.C.'s television station TCN has approached the organisers of the big folk dancing…

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Fairfield Show Supplement

The Biz · Wednesday 14 November 1956 · page 1

Fairfield Agricultural and Horticultural Society's Second Annual Show will be held at Fairfield Showground…

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