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

Shows & fairs, 1946

732 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 12 of 37

GREAT 1951 Exhibition London

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 4 April 1946 · page 12

A proposal has been made that a great international exhibition be held in London in the year 1951…

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Show Society Jottings

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 4 April 1946 · page 10

The local show committee is already working hard ito make the 1947 show the best one-day show in the west. They, like the public,…

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Show Dance Tonight

National Advocate · Thursday 4 April 1946 · page 2

A Show week Dance will be held in the Bathurst Hall tonight. Bede Sheridan's Orchestra will supply the music and a good time is assured…

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Admission to Bathurst Show

National Advocate · Thursday 4 April 1946 · page 2

Admission to Bathurst Show today is 2/- for adults and 6d. for children. The Secretary (Mr. N. Richardson), yesterday pointed out that a report…

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Luncheon Booth at Show

National Advocate · Thursday 4 April 1946 · page 2

Patrons at the Show today are reminded that St. Vincent's Hospital Women's Auxiliary will once again conduct the luncheon booth near the…

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Blayney Cycling Carnival Bathurst Riders Win Principal Event

The Lyndhurst Shire Chronicle · Thursday 4 April 1946 · page 3

The cycling carnival at Blayney on Sunday last provided an excellent afternoon's sport. There was a fair attendance of the…

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Show Society's Ex-treasurer Charged with Misappropriation

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 4 April 1946 · page 2

After sitting throughout yesterday to hear a charge of fraudulent misappropriation' preferred against Charles Beverley Golden (29), of…

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Dahlias at the Victory Show (To the Editor)

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 4 April 1946 · page 17

Sir,—In the matter of dahlias at the recent Mudgee Victory Show, and you again emphasising that seme of the blooms were 14 inches…

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Sideshows for Molong Show

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 5 April 1946 · page 6

Mr. Dick Jenkins, secretary of Molong P. and A. Association, today received the following telegram from the Showmen's Guild of Australia…

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Fall at Show Mrs. Don Sweetnam Injured

National Advocate · Friday 5 April 1946 · page 3

Catapulted into the air when her mount had bucked viciously, Mrs. Don Sweetnam, of Geroge's Plains, crashed heavily at the Show yesterday…

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Record First Day at Bathurst Show Bathurst

Central Western Daily · Friday 5 April 1946 · page 1

The takings at the first day of the Bathurst Show amounted to £160, the best ever for many years…

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Very Successful Show Ball £75 Taken At The Door

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 5 April 1946 · page 9

The Show Ball held last Wednesday night was very successful, just on £75 being taken at the door. Mr. P. Reynolds, who was M.C…

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"Entries Flowing In" Molong Victory Show Only One Week Off!

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 5 April 1946 · page 1

Today week there will be scenes of activity at the Molong Showground. The Molong P. and A. Association's 1946 Victory Show…

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Soldiers Play Up Bad Behavior at Bathurst Show Complaint to Authorities

National Advocate · Friday 5 April 1946 · page 2

There was a big crowd of soldiers at the Bathurst Show yesterday and the conduct of a section led to an official complaint being made to the…

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Manildra Magazine Manildra Show Sept. 3 AND 4 G. Machin President P. & A. Assn

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 5 April 1946 · page 9

The Manildra Show will be held on September 3 and 4. This was decided at a committee meeting of the Manildra P. & A…

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[?] Adelaide Friday, April 5, 1946. Bathurst Show Revival After a Lapse of Five Years Every Indication of Record Best Ring Events Ever Full First Day Awards

National Advocate · Friday 5 April 1946 · page 3

The Bathurst show the greatest provincial show in New south Wales, was opened after a lapse of five years; in glorious sunshine. it is the 78th exhibition of the State's oldest…

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General News Special Show Forecast

National Advocate · Saturday 6 April 1946 · page 2

The weather for Bathurst district today should be fine, with a light southerly wind blowing…

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£980 Gate at Second Day Bathurst Show Bathurst

Central Western Daily · Saturday 6 April 1946 · page 1

Cate takings at the second day of the Bathurst Show yesterday exceeded any sum previously recorded for a single day…

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All Time Record Yesterday's Takings at Bathurst Show Great Crowd and Spectacular Ring Events

National Advocate · Saturday 6 April 1946 · page 3

Yesterday's gate takings at the second day of the Bathurst Show totalled approximately £984. This is not only the greatest amount ever taken on a single day, but also exceeds the total takings of…

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Had Enough Kicking Diggers Want Fair Go Nothing But Promises

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 8 April 1946 · page 5

Diggers generally are getting filled up with diet of promises. At a big meeting of the R.S.L…

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