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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1909

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Swimming Carnival. HANDICAPS

The Bathurst Daily Argus · Friday 1 January 1909 · page 2

The carnival to-night promises to be a great success. The nominations from Sydney tend to make the event all the more attractive. Everything…

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Swimming Carnival. a Great Success

The Bathurst Daily Argus · Saturday 2 January 1909 · page 4

The annual carnival in connection with the Bathurst Swimming Club came off last evening at the Baths, and proved successful. The officials…

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Bathurst Swimming Club. I Annual Carnival

National Advocate · Saturday 2 January 1909 · page 4

The annual swimming carnival of the Bathurst club was held last night at the baths, which were brilliantly illuminated by Mr W. Tinsley for the…

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Skating Race Carnival

Leader · Monday 4 January 1909 · page 2

The grand skating race carnival which took place on Friday and Saturday nights, was a great success, from every point of view…

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Mudgee Agricultural Society. Preparing for the Show

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 7 January 1909 · page 25

The ordinary monthly meeting of the committee of the Mudgee Agricultural Society was held at the Society's office, Cudgegong…

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Swimming Carnival Abandoned

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 7 January 1909 · page 15

In consequence of the low state of the river, we understand that the Swimming Club, which proposed holding another Carnival during the…

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The Sydney Show

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 7 January 1909 · page 15

The Secretary of the Royal Agricultural Society expects six districts to be competitors in the produce section at the next show. The…

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Judging at the Show

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 7 January 1909 · page 14

The secretary of the Agricultural Society (Mr. Lamerton), who has just returned from Sydney, has succeeded in securing the…

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Royal Academy Winter Exhibition Unfavorably Received London Tuesday afternoon

National Advocate · Thursday 7 January 1909 · page 3

Me. McCullock has exhibited 346 oil paintings collectively in the Royal Academy, Burlington House, in Place of the usual exhibition of Old…

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District Exhibits at the Royal Show, Sydney

The Bathurst Daily Argus · Thursday 7 January 1909 · page 2

The Secretary of the Royal Agricultural Society states that it Is now practically certain that five district exhibits will be sent to the nest Royal…

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Prepairing for the Show. The Inter-Parish Trophy

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 7 January 1909 · page 11

It is satisfactory to note that the President of the Agricultural Society, Mr. V. D. Cox, took a firm stand at the last meeting of the committee of…

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Forbes Show Secretaryship

National Advocate · Saturday 9 January 1909 · page 4

Applications are called in this issue for the position of secretary to the Forbes P., A., and H. Association at a salary of £110 per annum…

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Show Banquets

The Bathurst Daily Argus · Monday 11 January 1909 · page 2

The action of the Mudgee Show Committee is worth imitating by the Bathurst Association. The "Guardian" states that at the last meeting of the…

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Sydney's Musical Carnival Proposed Choir From Bathurst

National Advocate · Monday 11 January 1909 · page 2

A few local enthusiasts have conceived the idea of having Bathurst represented by a choir at the musical carnival to be held in Sydney at Easter, aud a meeting with a…

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The Show Ground

Leader · Tuesday 12 January 1909 · page 2

A meeting of the general committee of the Orange A. and P. Society was held at the secretary's office, Lord's Place, yesterday afternoon…

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Sydney's Musical Carnival

National Advocate · Thursday 14 January 1909 · page 2

As will be seen from a notice in another column, the few local musical enthusiasts mentioned in our Monday's issue, knpwing there is enough talent and to spare to get…

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Preparing for the Show

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 14 January 1909 · page 14

Matters are progressing most favorably with the preparations for the coming show, and the committee have great hopes of making the…

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Fine Arts at the Show

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 14 January 1909 · page 14

We understand that Mr J. J. Copeman, of Bathurst, has accepted the position of judge in the fine art and school exhibit section at the next Mudgee…

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Nature Study Exhibition. Charge for New Show Ground an Animated Discussion. Amount Fixed at £10

National Advocate · Friday 15 January 1909 · page 2

At the Bathurst A., H. and P. executive meeting yesterday the secretary, Mr W. G. Thompson, stated that he had been requested to supply the details of the account for £10…

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Those Show Tenders. Mr. Rutherford's Reproof

The Bathurst Daily Argus · Friday 15 January 1909 · page 2

When the minutes of the last meeting of the A. H. and P. Association had been read yesterday, and it had been suggested that they be adopted…

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