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

Shows & fairs, 1917

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Daylight Saving Show It Struck Bathurst

National Advocate · Tuesday 2 January 1917 · page 1

As throughout the whole of the Commonwealth the Daylight Saving Bill came into operation in Bathurst yesterday morning, when the hand of…

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The Royal Show Schedule of Prizes and Events

Leader · Wednesday 3 January 1917 · page 5

The schedule of the Royal Show in Sydney has been issued. Easter falls at about an average date in 1917, and the show will begin on April 3rd…

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Country Tennis Carnival

National Advocate · Thursday 4 January 1917 · page 2

The annual country carnival, under the auspices of the New South Wales Tennis Association, will be opened at Double Bay on Saturday next…

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Bathurst Farm Crops Cleveland Wheat Advocated. Fair Prospects

National Advocate · Thursday 4 January 1917 · page 3

Mr. R. W. Peacock, manager of the Bathurst Experiment Farm, stated yesterday that the harvesting at the farm is progressing…

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The Harvest Prospects in Bathurst District. Fair Returns All Round

National Advocate · Thursday 4 January 1917 · page 3

Owing to the excessive rains the comparatively cool weather during the spring and early summer, the harvesting has been considerably delayed…

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A Marred Marriage BOOK 1. in a Fair Far Isle. Chapter I.

National Advocate · Thursday 4 January 1917 · page 4

[?]ve Lorimer lay back in his long came lounge-chair, beneath the cool, deep shadow of the wide verandah which encircled his tropic home…

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A Marred Marriage. BOOK I. in a Fair Far Isle

National Advocate · Saturday 6 January 1917 · page 6

And more than this. His wift had begun of late to take cruises in that yacht M. Lavai had friends in Martinique. He would come…

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A Marred Marriage BOOK 1. in a Fair Far Isle

National Advocate · Monday 8 January 1917 · page 4

She seemed in very truth to fit her surroundings—to be permeated by that glow of southern color which is that transformed into light, and…

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A Marred Marriage BOOK I. in a Fair Far Isle. Chapter Ii

National Advocate · Tuesday 9 January 1917 · page 4

"We must come and dress, mon ami. Wa have guests to-night. M. Laval brings three Americans with him. You will be amused at their…

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Life in Vienna Gaiety and High Prices.boom War Exhibition

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 10 January 1917 · page 4

I am indebted to a natural traveller on his way back from Vienna for some information about life in that city during recent months (says the Lausanne…

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A Marred Marriage BOOK I. in a Fair Far Isle. Chapter Ii

National Advocate · Wednesday 10 January 1917 · page 4

And she would come off victor. It had been borne in of late upon Clive's spirit that victory in this world comes almost invariably (in…

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Picture Show Fire a Cool Operator. Considerable Damage. Hobart

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 10 January 1917 · page 2

A fire occurred last night in the operating room of the palace Picture Theatre, a quantity of film igniting. The operator closed the fireproof door of…

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Mudgee Show Schedules

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 11 January 1917 · page 21

The prize schedule for the annual show of the Mudgee, Agricultural and Pastoral Association, to be held on Tuesday, Wednesday and…

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Patriotic Picture Show

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 11 January 1917 · page 21

Mr. C. Mason, of the Mudgee Criterion Picture Theatre, has arranged to give, a full benefit entertainment in aid of the funds of the…

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Restoring the Show Ground

National Advocate · Thursday 11 January 1917 · page 1

The work of restoration at the Bathurst Show Ground is progressing, steadily. When the military authorities evacuated the ground,…

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A Marred Marriage BOOK 1. in a Fair Far Isle. Chapter Iii

National Advocate · Thursday 11 January 1917 · page 4

Ruby Lor[?] at the head of her table, With M. Lava[?] on one side and a French Canadian on the other, kept[?]. a conversation of the most…

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A Marred Marriage BOOK I. in a Fair Far Isle. Chapter Iii

National Advocate · Friday 12 January 1917 · page 4

And Clive Lorimer was conscious to-night not only of a sick longing after the soft, cool skies of England, with the pearl-pare of…

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A Fair Warning. One that Should he Heed[?] by All

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 13 January 1917 · page 4

Frequently the first sign of kidney trouble is a slight a[?] or pain in the loins. Neg[?] of this warning makes the way case for more serious troubles…

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A Marred Marriage BOOK I. in a Fair Far Isle. Chapter Iii

National Advocate · Saturday 13 January 1917 · page 6

"That's really good of you. I'll not forget. I guess I'll not settle anything off-hand without a thorough look round here. Martinique is a…

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benefit Picture Show

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 15 January 1917 · page 2

On Wednesday evening next, at the C[?] Therate, Mr. O. Mason will give a full benefit entertainment in aid [?] First Light Horse and…

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