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

Shows & fairs, 1948

1,025 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 11 of 52

Decrease in Cumnock Show Gate Takings Result Of Increase In Membership?

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 12 March 1948 · page 2

Officials of Cumnock Show Society believe that an increase in membership of the Society had a big bearing on the drop in gate…

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Disappointed with Entries for District Exhibit Society President Reviews Cumnock Show

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 12 March 1948 · page 4

A big disappointment this year to the president of Cumnock Show Society, Mr. A. J. Whitehead, was the poor number of entries in the District Farm Exhibit. Speaking to an "Express"…

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Cumnock Chronicle "Cumnock Should of Show Pavilion" Official Opening by Orange Society President

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 12 March 1948 · page 4

Cumnock had a show pavilion of which it could be indeed proud, said Orange P., A. and H. Association president, Mr. W. B. Pascoe, when officially opening the exhibition on Wednesday…

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Poor Response By Graziers To Blayney Show

Central Western Daily · Saturday 13 March 1948 · page 1

A criticism of the support given by district graziers to the sheep section of the Blayney Agricultural Show was made yesterday by Mr. A. K. Gardiner, President…

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Blayney Show Yesterday's Opening "Big" Day Today

National Advocate · Saturday 13 March 1948 · page 1

With takings on the first day of the Blayney Show yesterday, slightly in excess of last year, indications arc that the 1948…

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Holiday for Show at Blayney Big Attendance Expected Today

Central Western Daily · Saturday 13 March 1948 · page 1

Though yesterday's Blayney Agricultural Show was mainly confined to the judging of exhibits, it is anticipated that the attendance today will be an all-time record…

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Blayney Show All-time Record Exhibition Bathurstians Do Well

National Advocate · Monday 15 March 1948 · page 2

Brilliant weather a record crowd and first class ring events, featured the [?] day of Blayney A. and Association's…

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Visitors to Blayney Show

National Advocate · Monday 15 March 1948 · page 2

A bus lord of Bathurstians and visitors travelled by bus to attend the show at Blayney on Saturday. Several of the passengers were…

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Blayney Show U.S. Attache Pleased

Central Western Daily · Monday 15 March 1948 · page 1

An estimated crowd of 2,000 people on Saturday attended the second day of the Blayney Agricultural…

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Junior Farmers’ Camp Will Be Show Feature

Central Western Daily · Monday 15 March 1948 · page 1

The Junior Farmers’ camp, which is being held at Orange during Show week, will be the first of its kind outside the Sydney Royal Show. Yesterday, Mr. N. J. Aird, secretary of the Orange…

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Oberon News Floral Show Was Great Success

National Advocate · Tuesday 16 March 1948 · page 4

OBERON, Monday: The members of Oberon St. Barnabas Women's Guild, again organised a successful floral afternoon in the parish hall…

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Spectacular Show Exhibit Planned New Scheme For Parking

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 16 March 1948 · page 1

The Western District Exhibit from the Royal Easter S[?]w will be a feature of the Orang[?] Show this year…

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Rush of Work As Show Nears Sydney

National Advocate · Tuesday 16 March 1948 · page 1

With the Royal Show opening Saturday, 500 casual workers and a small army of permanent maintenance men are feverishly adding the…

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Schools Swimming Carnival

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 17 March 1948 · page 12

The annual inter-school swimming carnival will take place at the Orange baths -day. The programme is timed to start at 10.30 a.m…

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Flower Show Plans

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 17 March 1948 · page 2

Orange and District Horticultural Society members are confident that their Dahlia and Gladioli Show,…

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Girls Show New Look

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 17 March 1948 · page 11

A few young Orange girls modeling clothes from the first of this season’s autumn collection attracted hundred…

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Cumnock Show Cattle Were Big Improvement at Cumnock's Annual Show

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Wednesday 17 March 1948 · page 4

Cattle entries at last week's Cumnock Show were a big improvement in both quality and numbers, the judge, Mr. N. J…

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Dog Section Was "Disappointing" At Cumnock Exhibition

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Wednesday 17 March 1948 · page 2

Majority of the dogs at Cumnock's Show on Wednesday were disappointing, the judge, Mr. A. W. Bunting, of Copper…

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Cumnock Show Secretary Did Great Job

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Wednesday 17 March 1948 · page 2

Secretary' of Cumnock Show, Mr. Clive Reynolds, was congratulated by many on his work for the 51st annual exhibition last…

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Royal Show Plans Effect of Strike

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 17 March 1948 · page 5

SYDNEY. Tuesday. — Many Queensland exhibits are [?]pected to be missing from [?] pavilions at the Royal Eas[?]…

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