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

Shows & fairs, 1924

1,022 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 13 of 52

Pipers for Dunedoo Show

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 20 March 1924 · page 18

Scotsmen and others take notice that Piper Haig, who has visited Dunedoo on several previous occasions, will he present at the Dunedoo…

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Events to Come Mendocran Show

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 20 March 1924 · page 9

The fourth annual show of the Mendooran P.A. and H. Association will be held on Friday, March [?] Schedules can be obtained…

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Took Prize at the Show

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 20 March 1924 · page 18

Miss Bertha Fittler, daughter of Mr. Charles Fittler, sen., of Spring Flat, left a card at this office showing that she secured the first prize…

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Royal Show Entries Closing Dates Extended

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 20 March 1924 · page 14

The secretary of the Royal Agricultural Society status that never in the history of the society has there been such a rush of entries…

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"Heigho! They Came to the Fair." Carnival's Preliminary Canter

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 21 March 1924 · page 4

Any observant Lithgowite might, after 9 o 'clock last night, have noticed certain very respected citizens and citizenesscs proceeding to their homes clutching tenaciously a…

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More Fruit for Empire Exhibition

Leader · Friday 21 March 1924 · page 4

Mr. D. Atkins, the Orange district fruit inspector, on Wednesday packed twenty cases of beautiful [?] and pears for the Empire Exhibition…

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In and Around Sydney the Exhibition

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 21 March 1924 · page 8

Every ship which leaves for England just now is crowded with passengers, and the berths on every one timed to leave some months ahead have been applied for…

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Rainbow Fair Officially Opened An Auspicious Beginning

The Bathurst Times · Friday 21 March 1924 · page 2

The Protestant Hall presented an animated appearance this afternoon when the Rainbow Fair opened under the happiest auspices. The hall was…

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Music for Show Ball. To the Editor

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 21 March 1924 · page 3

Sir,--Through the columns of your widely read paper I notice that the Oberon show committee are to hold a ball in the near future, and they advertise as a…

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Fashions and Shades of Coming Autumn Visit to the Show Rooms

The Bathurst Times · Friday 21 March 1924 · page 1

Graceful and warm jacquard velour overcoats; distinctively designed fur stoles and jacqueties; woollen moracains of all shades, and new-blue hats…

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Cumnock Show, 1924 Record Exhibition of a Progressive District

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 22 March 1924 · page 10

Not only did the attendance at the Cumnock Show on Wednesday last constitute a record, but so also did the exhibits, both as…

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Rainbow Fair Very Successful Effort

National Advocate · Saturday 22 March 1924 · page 2

The Rainbow Fair, organised for the purpose of [?] the debt on the Protestant Hall, Keppel St., was officially opened in the Hall at 3…

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Football on Show Ground

National Advocate · Saturday 22 March 1924 · page 8

An application from the Wallaroo Football Club for permission to use the Show Ground for training purposes two nights a week was…

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British Empire Exhibition Strange Effigies in Westminster Abbey

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 22 March 1924 · page 3

The British Museum, in London, has been the growth of nearly two centuries, the first purchase for the collection having been made in 1753…

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The Molong Show. Critique and Comment

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 22 March 1924 · page 6

The added value given to the exhibition by the display of cut flowers by Mrs. R. S. Black, in response to the special prizes offered…

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Molong Show Smoke Social. an Unqualified Success

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 22 March 1924 · page 14

Though the attendance at the annual smoke social under the auspices of the Molong P. and A. Association, which was held in the Town Hall on…

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Parkes Show State Governor to Attend Sydney

National Advocate · Saturday 22 March 1924 · page 2

The Governor Sir Dudley de Chair ind Lady de Char with the Minister or Agriculture, Mr. Chaffey, will be [?]resent at the opening of the Parkes…

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"As Others See Us." Sidelights on the Molong Show

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 22 March 1924 · page 18

Thus the "Orange Advocate": Will the Orange show committee rend this! Mr. J. Leathem's appeal for donations at the smoke concert towards…

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Show Carnival at Binnaway

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 24 March 1924 · page 1

A show carnival will be held at: Binnaway on Saturday, March 29. An attractive programme of sporting events and rural competitions…

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Rydal Show. a Great Exhibition

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 24 March 1924 · page 2

The fourth annual show of Rydal A.H. and P. Society was held on the temporary showground (receation reserve) on Saturday. It was highly successful from an…

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