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

Shows & fairs, 1947

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City and Country Fair Cow

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 29 January 1947 · page 6

At Binnaway last week a row wandered into the railway trucking yards, climbed up on to a truck, and tucked I mo a load of…

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Maybe You’ll Be an Exhibitor at Show

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 29 January 1947 · page 8

On page three of this issue appears a section of the schedule of prizes for the forthcoming Orange Show,…

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Mudgee's Greatest Carnival Diggers Show How Huge Crowd In Lawson Park

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 30 January 1947 · page 2

When the Mudgee diggers set out to organise Monday's carnival they were mere than hopeful that it would go over big, but few of them, we imagine, anticipated that it wculd prove the record breaking success it was. The people rolled up…

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Davis Cup Squad Players in Bathurst Exhibition Games

National Advocate · Thursday 30 January 1947 · page 4

Four Davis Cup squad tennis player, Dinny Pails and Colin Long, of Australia, and Gardnar Mulloy and Bill Talbert (United States), grave a…

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Mudgee Show Notes Additions To Schedule

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 30 January 1947 · page 3

Show patrons are requested to make a note of the following, events which do not appsar in the schedule:—…

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Standards For Show Ring Judging and Riding Timely Hints for Competitors

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 30 January 1947 · page 3

The Light Horse and Pony Control Council of N.S.W. has issued a set of rules and regulations which govern show ring riding and…

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Art Exhibition

National Advocate · Friday 31 January 1947 · page 2

The exhibition of the art of Kelvin Pleming, at the School of Arts will be open until February 5. Already many hundreds of people have…

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Wants the Governor to Be Present at Monster Charity Carnival

Central Western Daily · Friday 31 January 1947 · page 3

The committee of the Orange charity carnival, which is being conducted in Orange on March 4 and 5 decided to request the Orange City Council to invite Sir John Northcott (Governor of N.S.W.) to attend the carnival on one of the…

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Show President Pascoe Honored by Orange Fruitgrowers

Central Western Daily · Saturday 1 February 1947 · page 2

The name of W. B. PASCOE, so prominently associated for many years with the fruit industry and show societies, was very much in the limelight and freely enl[?]gised at a gathering of fruitgrowers at the Memorial Hall…

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Parkes Swimming Carnival

National Advocate · Monday 3 February 1947 · page 2

Only one Bathurst swimmer attended the Parses carnival on Saturday light. He was A. Patterson, who competed without success. It is pointed…

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Show Innovations

National Advocate · Monday 3 February 1947 · page 2

Oberon Show Committee decided to stage two additional items at its annual show on March 6—7. These are woodchopping and sheep dog tr[?]…

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Rydal Show Ball

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 3 February 1947 · page 4

The Rydal Show Association held its annual hall on Friday night, and the only source of worry of the committee was the fact that the hall…

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Oberon Show Tenders

National Advocate · Monday 3 February 1947 · page 2

Oberon Show Society committee accepted the tender of a Lithgow dance band to provide the music at the show ball. The quote was £10/5/-, The…

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Doings From the The Legion Fair Go

Central Western Daily · Monday 3 February 1947 · page 4

An attempt to smear the food name of ex-Servicemen and women applicants for assistance from the AMF Special…

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Carnival Officials

National Advocate · Tuesday 4 February 1947 · page 2

Committeemen of Bathurst Swimming Club are reminded that a meeting of the committee will be held at the baths tomorrow night to…

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Bathurst Show

National Advocate · Tuesday 4 February 1947 · page 2

With only a comparatively short period to elapse before the holding of the next Bathurst Show, the committee and officials are getting down…

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Classified Sections for . . . 1947 Orange Show Tuesday - Wednesday - Thursday APRIL 22, 23, 24

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 5 February 1947 · page 4

Entries close section T., School Work, March 28, all other Sections except Horse Events. April 2. Horse Event entries will close on…

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Swimming Carnival

National Advocate · Thursday 6 February 1947 · page 2

A meeting of the committee of Bathurst Swimming Club last night appointed the following officials to conduct the events at the club's…

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Mudgee Show Notes

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 6 February 1947 · page 12

Intending exhibitors are reminded that entries close for all sections except Horticulture, on Tuesday, 25th February, and for…

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Taxation Man Refused to Show Document Sydney

Central Western Daily · Thursday 6 February 1947 · page 1

Despite a ruling from the Bench, a taxation official today refused to product a Departmental document…

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