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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 9 of 48

Horticultural Exhibition

National Advocate · Friday 11 March 1949 · page 2

The Railway Horticultural Society holds its autumn exhibition in the Cathedral Memorial Hall today. A good entry of exhibits is certain and…

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Wolaroi Carnival Stages Successful Carnival Third Annual Function

Central Western Daily · Friday 11 March 1949 · page 6

A threatening sky did not deter many people from attending the highly successful indoor carnival at Wolaroi College yesterday afternoon…

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Free Boxing a Feature of Carnival

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 11 March 1949 · page 2

Free boxing will be the feature of the Carnival at the corner of Bank and Gidley Streets on Saturday night in aid of the Town…

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Early Days of Manildra Show

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 11 March 1949 · page 7

In a special article for the "Express," Mr. Mark Cassell, of Granville, and well-known at Manildra, tells us something of…

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Bathurst Show Plans Committee Decisions

National Advocate · Friday 11 March 1949 · page 2

At a meeting of the executive committee of the Bathurst A.H. and P. Assn., on a motion by Messrs. C. V. Snttor and B. A. Brown. it was…

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Quality Fruit Sought For Orange Show

Central Western Daily · Friday 11 March 1949 · page 1

The secretary of the Orange Show Society, Mr. N. Aird, has appealed to district orchardists to set aside their best fruit for exhibition at the Orange Show, May 5, 6 and 7…

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Red Cross Activities at Easter Show

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 11 March 1949 · page 2

Country visitors to this year's Royal Easter Show will find many activities promoted by Red Cross to interest them…

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Big Program Prepared P. and A. Carnival This Month

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 11 March 1949 · page 1

Arrangements are now well in hand for Molong P. and A. Association's Carnival on March 30, 31 and. April 1 and 2, when street…

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Migrants' Dressmaking Exhibition

National Advocate · Saturday 12 March 1949 · page 2

Dressmaking closes are now being conducted at Bathurst Migrant Centre for women in the holding section. These women are waiting…

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Red Cross Teapot Exhibition

National Advocate · Saturday 12 March 1949 · page 2

An afternoon in the series of Red Cross exhibition, which have proved so popular in this past, will be held in the Cathedral Memorial Hall on…

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Show Holiday

National Advocate · Saturday 12 March 1949 · page 2

Abercrombie Shire Council will apply for April 29 the second day of Bathurst Show to be gazetted as a public holiday. The Bathurst A.H…

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New Competition Proposed For Carnival Week

Central Western Daily · Saturday 12 March 1949 · page 1

The Orange Cherry Blossom executive committee has recommended that a King Competition be staged in October this year to raise funds for the carnival week…

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Show Society Refuses to Pay Bill

Central Western Daily · Saturday 12 March 1949 · page 4

MANILDRA.— The Manildra Show Society, at its last meeting, refused to pay an account of six guineas to…

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Carcoar Breeder Wins Six Prizes Wool Exhibits At Blayney Show

Central Western Daily · Saturday 12 March 1949 · page 9

Mr. J. Loughlin, of Carcoar, took first and second prizes in fine, medium and strong merino classes in the wool section at Blayney show. The judge in the wool…

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Show Holiday

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 15 March 1949 · page 1

Application is to be made by the Canobolas Shire Council to have Friday, May 6, the second day of the Orange…

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Bathurst Show

National Advocate · Tuesday 15 March 1949 · page 2

Owners of horses are well catered for at Bathurst Show which opens on April 28. In the trotting section 12 races will be competed for…

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School Swimming Carnival

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 16 March 1949 · page 5

Lithgow boys did not show up too well at the Blue Mountains. Schools and Colleges' Swimming Carnival at Blackheath on Wednesday. The…

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[?]rther Show Details

The Lyndhurst Shire Chronicle · Wednesday 16 March 1949 · page 3

New and attractive features at last weeks Blayney Show included a number of non-competitive pavilion exhibits, and a [?]splay of new cars and machinery by local agents. The pavilion represented a vast…

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Horticultural Society Show

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 16 March 1949 · page 4

The late summer show of the above society was held on Saturday when, despite adverse weather conditions prior to and on the day of…

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Mandurama Successful Flower Show

The Lyndhurst Shire Chronicle · Wednesday 16 March 1949 · page 1

Over £70 was raised as a result of the Flower Show conducts recently on behalf of the Presbyterian Church…

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