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

Shows & fairs, 1937

989 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 13 of 50

Traffic Regulations For Show

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 8 March 1937 · page 4

DRIVERS of vehicles are asked to note the following traffic regulation which have been made by the Police for the Mudgee show on…

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Regent Theatre Show Attractions

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 8 March 1937 · page 3

FIVE song numbers by Irving Berlin are included in "Top Hat" which comes to the Regent Theatre on Wednesday, Thursday, and…

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Mudgee High School Swimming Carnival Good Performance

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 8 March 1937 · page 8

THE Mudgee High School's annual swimming carnival was held on Wednesday. Maximum point scores were won…

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Swimming Carnival Poor Attendance--List Of Awards

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 8 March 1937 · page 5

Lithgow Amateur Swimming Club conducted its second annual carnival in the S.A.F. pool on Saturday afternoon. Probably due to the fact that…

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Bigger Than Bisley Huge Prizes for Carnival Shoot

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 8 March 1937 · page 5

Mr. J. Woolcott-Forbes, of Sydney, who is responsible for sending an Australian team to Bisley this year by donating £5000, has now donated…

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Oberon Show Concludes Spectacular Trotting Events Show Ball a Brilliant Function Mr. T. C. Hackney's Vigorous Plea for Development

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 8 March 1937 · page 5

Spectacular trotting was an outstanding feature of the second day of Oberon A.H. and P. Association's show on Friday. The ball at night was a brilliant success. Spectators were numerous on the second day, and they found…

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Tiniest Racehorse Shod With Solid Gold at the Show

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 8 March 1937 · page 1

ONE of the most amazing attractions ever seen on a showground in Australia is Wee Jimmy, the world's smallest racehorse. The…

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Amateur Cycling Carnival Rain Spoils Excellent Meeting But Attendance Was Surprisingly Good Splendid Organising--visit of Van Vliet and Gray

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 8 March 1937 · page 4

Arie Van Vliet, the world's leading amateur cyclist, opened his country tour on the Lithgow recreation reserve yesterday afternoon. The famous Dutchman defeated the Australian Olympic representative, Duncan Gray, in an exhibition half-mile race,…

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No Waiting, No Delay Going on All the Time Ring Events At Show the Last Detail Attended to

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 8 March 1937 · page 8

THE Mudgee Show executive got right down to tin tacks at the meeting on Thursday evening last. President…

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Jack Medica Not For Dubbo Big Carnival Cancelled Dubbo

National Advocate · Tuesday 9 March 1937 · page 5

Jack Medica, the famous American swimmer, and the other champions are not coming to Dubbo, and accordingly the big carnival, which was to have…

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OBERON. Annual Show

Leader · Wednesday 10 March 1937 · page 6

The 1617 Oberon Show [?] in ideal w[?] T[?] threatened over the [?] and was thought that the function would…

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Trotting Notes Local Show Successes

National Advocate · Wednesday 10 March 1937 · page 4

The Bathurst Trotting Club is making preparation for the Easter Monday meeting. This will be followed by the cup meeting on the next Saturday,…

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Local and General News Orange Annual Show

Leader · Wednesday 10 March 1937 · page 2

Intending exhibitors are reminded that school [?] close on march 24. general entries an April 3. and all hor[?]enters on April 6. Schedules…

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Mendooran Show a Most Successful Exhibition Record Entries Big Crowd

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 11 March 1937 · page 10

THE Mendooran show people are to be warmly congratulated on the wonderful success of the 17th annual…

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Best One Day Show Dunedoo's Great Exhibition Wednesday Next, 17th March

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 11 March 1937 · page 11

WITH only a few days to the big event, the committee and executive are working hard to have everything in readiness to give the…

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Farm Produce Weak Exhibition

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 11 March 1937 · page 19

But for the outstanding displays of vegetables made by Loon Lee la local market gardener in the farm produce section this section would…

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Show Meeting

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 11 March 1937 · page 7

A meeting of the committee was held on Saturday 6th March, in the Mechanics to pass for payment prize money and other…

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Gulgong's Keen Show Workers

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 11 March 1937 · page 6

Mr. W. A. Saunders (Secretary of the Gulgong Show) and Mrs. Saunders, pose for the "Advertiser" camera-man in their garden, where the magnificent hedge formed a beautiful background…

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At Gulgong Show Ball

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 11 March 1937 · page 8

Quite a number of the younger folk from Dunedoo attended the Gulgong Show Ball on Thursday night last. They report having had…

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Show Ball a Magnificent Success

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 11 March 1937 · page 3

The annual show ball, held in the Mechanics' Institute last night, was one of the most successful in history…

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