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

Shows & fairs, 1949

952 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 14 of 48

Lithgow Axemen Successful at Dunedoo Show

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 6 April 1949 · page 6

The woodchop and exhibition tree- felling were attractions at the 1949 Dunedoo Show not previously enjoyed, and from the great interest…

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Sheep Show Next Month Sydney, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 6 April 1949 · page 1

The annual sheep show will be held at Sydney Show Ground from May 26 to May 28, it was announced this morning…

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Babies Turn On Grand Display At Annual Show

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 6 April 1949 · page 5

Babies-- more than a hundred of them-- attracted a large audience at the 2LT Ladies' Sunshine Club annual baby show held in Hoskins Parish Hall in Bridge-street yesterday afternoon. The large hall was filled to capacity, not only with the…

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£1200 Expected From P. and A. Carnival MARGARET McKEOWEN Crowned Queen

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Wednesday 6 April 1949 · page 1

About £1200 nett profit is expected from Molong Show Association's Carnival Week, which concluded on Saturday night. Shortly after 10 p.m. on Saturday, Miss…

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So Fair So False

National Advocate · Thursday 7 April 1949 · page 8

"That courteous little snub is what I reserve for asking impertinent questions," Ast[?] exclaimed laughing frankly. "But you have train…

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Show Holiday

National Advocate · Thursday 7 April 1949 · page 2

Friday, April 29, the main day of the Bathurst Show, has been proclaimed a public holiday. Bathurst Council were notified to this effect at…

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Flower Show

National Advocate · Thursday 7 April 1949 · page 2

In conjunction with the usual afternoon tea in the Cathedral Hall on Friday, the Bathurst Horticultural Society is organising a flower show to…

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Bathurst Show

National Advocate · Thursday 7 April 1949 · page 2

Entries are coming in freely in all sections and indications are that they will fur exceed any previous Show. Ladies are reminded that entries for…

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Record Show Entries Likely

National Advocate · Thursday 7 April 1949 · page 2

Present indications are that record entries will be received in practically will sections for the Bathurst Show which will take place on April 28…

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So Fair So False

National Advocate · Friday 8 April 1949 · page 6

"Eric came to me and made a clean breast of the whole thing as soon as he found what had happened. He had been madly attracted by the…

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Night Cycling Carnival

National Advocate · Friday 8 April 1949 · page 2

A £50 cycling carnival will be conducted at the Bathurst Sports Ground on April 29, the second night of the Bathurst Show. As this will be the…

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Carnival Queens' Appreciation

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 8 April 1949 · page 1

The sincere thanks of the queen candidates, Misses M. McKeowen and E. Osborne, in the recent Molong P. and A. Carnival, are…

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Royal Show Expected to Break Records Sydney. This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 8 April 1949 · page 1

It is expected that the Royal Easter Show, which opens, to-morrow, will break all previous records. Show officials are also confident that…

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Cudal Courier Cudal May Change Show Date Good Attendance at Annual A. and P. Society Meeting

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 8 April 1949 · page 2

The annual meeting of Cudal A. and P. Society was held on Saturday night, when the president (R. A. H. Balcomb) occupied the chair. Also present wore Messrs H. J…

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So Fair So False

National Advocate · Saturday 9 April 1949 · page 6

Before her husband left. Stella and he had time to further discuss at some considerable length the case of the Countess Astral Rawewski., and…

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Orange Show Entries

National Advocate · Saturday 9 April 1949 · page 2

Attention is drawn to the fact that entries for the 1949 Orange Show close on the following days: Horses, April 21; trotting, April 30; and…

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So Fair So False

National Advocate · Monday 11 April 1949 · page 4

The Countess was in her most charming mood, and Star found herself wondering if she had come to the Grange this afternoon with nothing…

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Cattle at Sydney Show

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 11 April 1949 · page 8

As usual, the Havilah Devons practically scooped the pool at the Sydney show while in the Hereford class Miss T. MoMaster, of…

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Large Crowds at Royal Show SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 11 April 1949 · page 1

Crowds attending the Royal Easter Show on the first and second days were larger than those of last year, although not…

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Another Record Day at Show Sydney, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 11 April 1949 · page 1

Thousands of people flocked to the Show to-day and it is expected that the attendance on the second day will be greater than…

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