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

Shows & fairs, 1914

799 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 2 of 40

Tennis. Country Tennis Carnival. Local Successes in Singles Championship

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 14 January 1914 · page 2

The country tennis carnival was resumed yesterday. Katoomba forfeited to Wagga which is rather puzzling, inasmuch as the Mountain team was in the running for the…

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Tennis Country Week Carnival. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 15 January 1914 · page 3

Trundle, by defeating Richmond River in the country week carnival to-day, have gone through the qualifying rounds unbeaten, and secured a position in the…

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The Royal Show. An Improved Schedule

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 15 January 1914 · page 9

The schedule of the Royal Show, which takes place this year from April 7 to April 15, has been issued by the Council of the Royal…

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Exit Lithgow. From Country Tennis Carnival

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 16 January 1914 · page 4

The local tennis champion, H. Moore, was defeated in tho semi-final of the singles championship in the country tenn's carnival on Wednesday by Lindsay Todd, the…

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The Royal Show. an Improved Schedule. Prize Money £7,000

Molong Argus · Friday 16 January 1914 · page 1

The Schedule of the Royal Show, which takes place this year from April 7th to April 15th, has been is sued by the Council of the Royal…

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Country Tennis Carnival. Semi-finals. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 17 January 1914 · page 2

The semi-finals in the country week tennis carnival were completely to-day in wintry weather. In the men's teams matches. Trundle…

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Mundooran Agricultural Society

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 19 January 1914 · page 2

The Mundooran Agricultural Society holds its first annual exhibition on Friday, February 20th next. This infant body has been inaugurated on…

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Tennis. Country Tennis Carnival. Sydney

Leader · Monday 19 January 1914 · page 2

In the lawn tennis country championships final. Trundle defeated Coivra by 6 sets 42 games to 2 sets 23 games. In the ladies' teams Dublm…

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Oberon a H. and P. Association. Arrangements for the Coming Show

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 21 January 1914 · page 3

A meeting of the Oberon A. H. and P. committee was held in the show pavilion on Saturday afternoon. The president (Mr. A. Stevenson) was in the chair, and there…

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The Pacific. The Mannila Carnival

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 22 January 1914 · page 31

Every year the tide of travel to and through the Pacific from Australia grows and widens, and the 1914 (Northern) spring will establish a…

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Improvements at the Show Ground

National Advocate · Thursday 22 January 1914 · page 2

Many much-needed improvements are contemplated on the Show Ground. The Association's architect is engaged, in preparing plans and specifications…

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Explosion at Exhibition Four Persons Killed. Ottawa

National Advocate · Friday 23 January 1914 · page 4

An explosion wrecked the hea[?]ng apparatus of the huge cement pavilion used in connection with the Ottawa Winter Exhibition…

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Australian Fruit in London. Fair Deal Questioned. London

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 24 January 1914 · page 2

Giving evidence before the Dominions Commission yesterday, a Covent Gar­den fruitbroker named Dennis denied that the auctioneers themselves bought…

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Accident at Picture Show

Leader · Monday 26 January 1914 · page 2

A nasty accident happened on Saturday niglit to a little boy named ROBS, aged 8 years, son of Mr. Ross, of Autumn-street, East Orange. The…

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Wheat for the Royal Show

Leader · Monday 26 January 1914 · page 4

Mr. W. H. Scholz, the noted Gilgandra farmer, has forwarded the following wheat entries to the Royal Agricultural Society's show, Sydney:—…

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Dunedoo N W Show Secretary

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 26 January 1914 · page 2

At a meeting of the Dunedoo A.P.H. and I. Association, held on Thursday night, Mr. G. N. Stubbs was appointed hon. Bee., vice Mr…

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A Promising Show

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 28 January 1914 · page 2

(From our Gingkin Correspondent.) A good deal of activity prevails amo[?]st mining men locally in consequence of a very promising discovery, made recently [?]…

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Picture Show Tragedy. London

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 28 January 1914 · page 3

In the panic which followed an outbreak of fire at a picture show at Sourabaya, Java, several people were trampled to death, while others were…

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Swimming Carnival at Forbes. Forbes

National Advocate · Thursday 29 January 1914 · page 4

The inaugural carnival of the Forbes Swimming and Life Saving Club, a club formed primarily to encourage the art of swimming amongst school…

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Molong Agricultural Society

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 31 January 1914 · page 3

The Moloog Agricultural Society committee held a meeting at Leary's Freemason's Hotel on Saturday afternoon, for the purpose of arranging…

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