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Shows & fairs, 1960

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Jennifer Cooke Wins Baby Show

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 27 July 1960 · page 16

Jennifer Cooke was champion baby at Merrylands East Infants' School baby show held in the school assembly hall recently. Jennifer, who is the daughter of Mrs…

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Cat show to aid legacy

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 27 July 1960 · page 8

The Siamese and Short-haired Cat Club will hold a champions hip…

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Warrimoo Baby Show

Nepean Times · Thursday 28 July 1960 · page 1

The recent baby show held by Warrimoo Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade substantially assisted the sponsorship of the brigade's…

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"My Fair Lady" in Nederland opgevoerd

Dutch Australian Weekly · Friday 29 July 1960 · page 3

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Baby show winner

The Broadcaster · Tuesday 2 August 1960 · page 1

Little baby Jennifer Cooke was elected champion baby at the baby show held…

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Art Society Plans Show for October

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 3 August 1960 · page 17

City of Parramatta Art Society will hold an art exhibition at Grace Brothers, Parramatta, on October 14. This was announced at the society's…

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Lord Mayor to Open Motor Show

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 3 August 1960 · page 20

Lord Mayor of Sydney, Ald. H. F. Jensen, will open this year's Motor…

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Show and Pool Presidents Clash Over Laid Lease

Nepean Times · Thursday 4 August 1960 · page 8

President of Nepean District A.H. and I. Society, Dr. M. E, Renshaw, and president of Penrith War Memorial Pool Appeal committee, Mr. B. N. Fowler, clashed last week over the proposed lease of showground…

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Jasa Carnival Levy

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 5 August 1960 · page 12

The Jewish Amateur Sports Association at its July meeting last week decided to ask…

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Results of the Paris Fair

Le Courrier Australien · Friday 5 August 1960 · page 4

THE 49th Paris Fair, which was held recently, was eminently successful, and attendance totalled almost 4,000,000…

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Carnival Tennis C'ships Issue Revived by Clubs

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 5 August 1960 · page 12

A move to re-introduce tennis championships at interstate sports carnivals was made at the July meeting of JASA last week…

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A. and H. works to improve ground

The Biz · Wednesday 10 August 1960 · page 15

The organisation of Fairfield Agricultural and Horticultural Society is being geared for the Annual Show on October 28 cmd 29. Schedules for all…

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Folk Dance Exhibition at School

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 10 August 1960 · page 5

Highlight of Education Week at Parramatta West Public School will be a folk dancing display by 700 pupils on Friday, at 11.30 a.m…

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School Intra-state R. League carnival

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 10 August 1960 · page 22

More than a hundred boys and their sportsmasters from country areas were boarded out by pupils of many schools in the Parramatta district recently…

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Australian Art Show Success in Moscow

Tribune · Wednesday 10 August 1960 · page 5

THE first exhibition of Australian art to be shown in the Soviet Union was opened recently, with full official honors, in Moscow, where it is displayed in three galleries at the House of Friendship…

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Sports Page Football "Greats" Forwards—the great and the fair By a Staff Reporter

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 10 August 1960 · page 22

When I write of forwards I mean forwards, not "sluggers". There have been plenty of "sluggers". There will be plenty…

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POLOCROSSE Penrith Players in Finals at Dubbo Carnival

Nepean Times · Thursday 11 August 1960 · page 8

The trip to Dubbo last weekend by the Metropolitan polo-crosse team, which included two Penrith players, Barbara Lyne and Terry East, prayed enjoyable and nearly successful. Metropolitan…

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Plastics Show at Oyonnax

Le Courrier Australien · Friday 12 August 1960 · page 4

THE 7th International Plastics Show was held from 15 to 20 June at Oyonnax. The first building built on a 35,000 m’ esplanade was…

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N.A.J.E.X. Show Below Par

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 12 August 1960 · page 10

“Operation Entertainment” this year’s serving of the Jewish Ex-Servicemen’s…

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New show woodchop

The Biz · Wednesday 17 August 1960 · page 1

A new handicap hard-hitting contest will be among events to be featured in the…

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