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

Shows & fairs, 1928

849 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 15 of 43

Royal Show Opened Yesterday Sydney

National Advocate · Tuesday 3 April 1928 · page 2

Though the week end weather did not look promising, the clouds cleared away thin morning and the Royal Agricultural…

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Big Crowd at the Show. SYDNEY, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 4 April 1928 · page 1

The first big crowd made its appearance at the official opening of the Royal Easter Show to-day. Early showers were not regarded…

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At the Royal Show. Magnificent Western Exhibit. North Coast Wins Competition

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 4 April 1928 · page 2

The western exhibit this year reappears at the Royal Show, and will no doubt, be much admired during the next 10 days. Says a report:--…

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Bathurst Show

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 5 April 1928 · page 4

An advertisement draws attention to the opening of Bathurst show on April 18. It will continue for two more days, and as Bathurst's gala event of…

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Holiday for Show

National Advocate · Thursday 5 April 1928 · page 2

The Bathurst Council last night received a notification from the Chief Secretary's Department, stating that Thursday, April 19, (the second day…

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The Show Opened

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 5 April 1928 · page 5

The Royal Show was officially opened yesterday afternoon by the Governor. His Excellency congratulated the society on the quality and quantity of…

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Royal Show The Ring Events SYDNEY

National Advocate · Thursday 5 April 1928 · page 4

The Royal Agricultural Shows programme of big programme of ring events started to-day. Bright sunshine and a perfect surface on the ring and cinder…

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Day of the Dog. At the Royal Show. SYDNEY, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 5 April 1928 · page 1

The fourth day of the show opened to-day inauspiciously, rain steadily falling. People were undeterred, however, and early trains to the ground…

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Hospital Carnival Monday's Programme

The Carcoar Chronicle · Friday 6 April 1928 · page 2

The annual effort in aid of the Carcoar District Hospital will take place in the park on Easter Monday, and should favorable weather…

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Western Royal Show [?]

Leader · Friday 6 April 1928 · page 4

Last year there was no [?] exhibit at the Royal show, [?] to the death of Mr. [?], the [?] for many years, but this year Mr. G. [?]…

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Royal Show The Weather Clears SYDNEY

National Advocate · Friday 6 April 1928 · page 7

[?] rain earlier in the morning made a bad start for to-day's session of the Royal Show, but shortly after 10 o'clock the sun shone through…

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Cowra on Top. at Sydney Show. ("Guardian's" Special Report.)

The Carcoar Chronicle · Friday 6 April 1928 · page 2

Monday was the opening day of the Sydney Royal Show, but to the public the only proceedings of interest was the judging…

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Bathurst Pears Win at Royal Show First in Pyramids

National Advocate · Friday 6 April 1928 · page 5

Bathurst district scored a triumph in the fruit section at the Sydney Royal Show, easily gaining first place in the pear pyramid with 83…

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Saturday Night's Carnival

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 7 April 1928 · page 7

There was glitter, and music, and noise, and busy bazaar holders, and happy crowds in Bank Street on Saturday night on the occasion of the final…

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Molong Wheat. Scores Again at Royal Show

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 7 April 1928 · page 11

Molong wheat growers have added further laurels to the district. At the Sydney Show the following prizes were secured by noted district growers:—…

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Motor Exhibits at Show. Molong Motor Garage

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 7 April 1928 · page 16

A striking exhibit at the "Back to Molong" Show was the exceptionally fine display given by the Molong Motor Garage, with the assistance of the…

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Local Lucerne Seed. Royal Show Exhibit

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 9 April 1928 · page 9

Mr. Frew, of Narroo, is on a visit [?] Sydney. He has an exhibit of [?] seed at the Royal Show…

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Fair Rents Act. Government Will Amend It

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 10 April 1928 · page 3

The Government has decided that a bill to amend the Fair Rents Act shall be introduced early in the policy session, which will open about July…

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The Show. All Records Are Broken

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 10 April 1928 · page 3

The Royal Show was again a great attraction on Good Friday. The attendance, as shown at the turnstiles, was 122,080, as against 67,870 on Good…

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Royal Show Lady Riders Miss E. Roach's Success SYDNEY

National Advocate · Tuesday 10 April 1928 · page 1

The attendance at the Royal Show to-day was a record—170,000. The previous best wa[?] 156,800 made a few years ago…

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