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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 17 of 52

Trophies on Display Orange Show

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 7 April 1948 · page 11

Valuable trophies to be presented to successful competitors at the Orange Show next week are now on display in…

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Governor's Itinerary for Bathurst Show Visit

National Advocate · Wednesday 7 April 1948 · page 2

Friday, 10 a.m., his Excellency, the Governor, and party, will be met at the Bathurst railway station by Mr. E. C. Murray, President of the A.H…

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Bathurst Show Preparations for Tomorrow's Opening

National Advocate · Wednesday 7 April 1948 · page 2

Bathurst Show Ground was a hive of industry yesterday preparing for the opening of the Bathurst Show tomorrow…

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Bathurst's Three- Day Show to Open To-morrow

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 7 April 1948 · page 4

Two truckloads of wild, horses, specially, procured from the Tumba- rumba mountains, together with riders from all over the State, will…

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Record Entries for Show Lack Of Space For Exhibits

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 7 April 1948 · page 11

The record number of 4,000 entries in last year’s Orange Show has been eclipsed by entries already received for the 1948 Show, which will begin next Tuesday…

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Show Weather

National Advocate · Thursday 8 April 1948 · page 2

Brilliant sunshine, following a slight frost yesterday morning made weather conditions in Bathurst ideal. Maximum temperature was 73 degrees, the…

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Beerless Show

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 8 April 1948 · page 20

Mudgee managed to turn the beer on for Its record show, despite the strike, but other towns have not been so fortunate. Bathurst is…

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Many Attractions at Bathurst Show

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 8 April 1948 · page 4

Bathurst show, which commenced to-day, attracted excellent entries in all sections and preliminary indications are that attendances over the…

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Exhibition Tennis Games Cancelled Absence Of Two Stars

Central Western Daily · Thursday 8 April 1948 · page 8

A series of exhibition tennis matches by six of Australia's leading players, which were to have been held in Orange next Wednesday night, have been…

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Bathurst Show First Awards Needle Work

National Advocate · Thursday 8 April 1948 · page 4

Mrs. J. J. C. Sullivan, Judge of the NeedleworK Section, alter Judging the exhibits, stated that the work on the various articles was of very…

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St Moritz Skaters at the Show

National Advocate · Thursday 8 April 1948 · page 2

[?] Of Australia's several million people it is doubtful if one in a hundred has ever seen, apart from the movies, the dazzling spectacle…

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General News Bathurst Post Office Show Hours

National Advocate · Thursday 8 April 1948 · page 2

Bathurst P.O. will close at 12 noon tomorrow, the second day of the Bathurst Show. All outgoing malls will close at 12 noon…

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Hotels Booked Out for Show and Races

Central Western Daily · Thursday 8 April 1948 · page 1

Visitors from all parts of the West are crowding into Orange for the Show and the sporting carnival planned in association with it…

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Jimmy Sharman Arrives Sporting Treat for Show Patrons

National Advocate · Thursday 8 April 1948 · page 2

A Bathurst, Show would not be complete without this always welcome showman and his big troupe of boxing and his wrestling stars that…

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The Greatest Show in the Western District Opens in Bathurst Today

National Advocate · Thursday 8 April 1948 · page 1

Between the time the 80th Bathurst Show begins today, until it closes late on Saturday, many thousands of people will pass through the Samuel Williams Memorial Gates at the Showground to see the…

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Happy Show Crowd

National Advocate · Friday 9 April 1948 · page 4

F[?]cident of the Bathurst A.H. and P. Association Mr. E. C. Murry, said yesterday first considering it was [?] the first [?]…

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Flower Entries for Show

Central Western Daily · Friday 9 April 1948 · page 7

Entries in the flower section of the Orange Show will close tomorrow morning at 11 a.m…

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First Show Day At Bathurst

Central Western Daily · Friday 9 April 1948 · page 1

BATHURST. Thursday. —Gate takings at the first day of the Bathurst Show yesterday…

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Orange's Greatest Show Next Week

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 9 April 1948 · page 1

Orange Show Association's will hold its greatest exhibition next Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday…

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Rolls Show Drift to City Ceases

National Advocate · Friday 9 April 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday: Drift of population from country areas of NSW to the cities has practically ceased, according to the electoral rolls…

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