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

Shows & fairs, 1944

355 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 9 of 18

Happy Night at Carnival Dance

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 7 July 1944 · page 3

Members of St. Columbanus R. C. Church congregation organised a carnival dance last Saturday night. Fine, but cold weather prevailed and…

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Show Society in Good Position

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 7 July 1944 · page 2

In a balance, sheet presented to the annual meeting of the Lithgow A.H.I. and P. Society held in Hoskins Institute last night the treasurer, Mr…

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Carnival Dance

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 13 July 1944 · page 6

Undoubtedly the committee which organised the carnival dance in aid of the Portland Maimed Soldiers and Welcome Home Fund have every…

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Cumnock Chronicle Crops Show Benefit of Rain

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 14 July 1944 · page 8

Further steady rain fell this week, 61 points being registered at the local Post Office by 8 a.m. on Monday District falls registered up to 80 points…

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Stalls to Be Held at Carnival. Manildra Red Cross Meeting

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 14 July 1944 · page 10

Members of Manildra Red Cross met in the Memorial Hall for their monthly meeting on Saturday, July 8. Mrs. Behan (president) was in the chair…

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Manildra Magazine Ken Howard to Attend Manildra Show

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 14 July 1944 · page 10

Mr. Ken Howard, racing commentator has expressed his willingness to attend Manildra Sheep Show and Carnival, to be held on…

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School Football Carnival

National Advocate · Tuesday 18 July 1944 · page 2

The final of the schools football Carnival will be held at Bathurst on August 12. Bathurst Rugby League last night decided to invite…

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£30 Bill and No Stock Inspector Carcoar P.P. Board Directors Show No Enthusiasm

The Lyndhurst Shire Chronicle · Wednesday 19 July 1944 · page 1

Although Mr. C E. Charles received appointment as Stock Inspector to Carcoar P.P. Board some months ago, his military…

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"Doing Fair Job." Railway Commissioner And Train Services

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 21 July 1944 · page 6

"Under such difficult circumstances I think the Commissioner of Railways is doing a fair job in regard to the availability of goods…

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Orange Stock Sales Fats Show Slight Decline

National Advocate · Friday 21 July 1944 · page 4

ORANGE, Thursday: About 250 head of cattle were yarded at the Orange stock sales today, including extra choice quality to prime bullocks…

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School Football Carnival

National Advocate · Monday 24 July 1944 · page 2

Twenty-two teams will take part in the schools fotoball carnival at Bathurst next Saturday. the total players involved will be close to a record…

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Forthcoming Arts and Crafts Exhibition

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 26 July 1944 · page 6

A meeting of the Arts and Crafts Exhibition sub-committee of National Fitness was held on Thursday at the Town Hall. There were present…

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Tales That Are Told Will Country Get a Fair Spin? Prospects Not Hopeful

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 27 July 1944 · page 14

Postwar hope of the country districts, particularly in this State, is decentralisation, and, to an extent, closer…

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Ask Minister to Open Canowindra Show

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 28 July 1944 · page 2

The Minister for Agriculture (Mr. E. H. Graham) is to be invited to officially open the Canowindra Show this year…

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Local and General News Rugby League Carnival

Leader · Monday 31 July 1944 · page 2

One hundred and twenty boys. representing 22 western schools. took [?] in a League football carnival at [?] on Saturday. Orange was…

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School Carnival Double to St. Stanislaus' College Successful Bathurst Competition

National Advocate · Monday 31 July 1944 · page 3

Twenty-two teams played in the rugby League school competition as [?] on Saturday. In all 286 boys [?] the [?] was last and…

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War Photographs On Exhibition

National Advocate · Tuesday 1 August 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday: An ex[?] of war [?] by the Department of International was opened at Sydney Town Hall [?] The…

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Anzac House Monster Carnival

National Advocate · Tuesday 1 August 1944 · page 3

Bathurst Sports Ground, saturday, 26th August, 1944. commencing at 11 a.m. see Trained Police Dogs in action. Clown and Trick Police Cyclists,…

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Dobell Exhibition

National Advocate · Wednesday 2 August 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday: The Premier today opened an exhibition of William Dobells paintings in art of the Kindergarten [?] Mrs. Mckell said that…

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