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

Shows & fairs, 1950

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Building Exhibition Opened in London

National Advocate · Monday 2 January 1950 · page 3

The Minister for Health, Mr. Aneurin Bevan, recently opened the Building Exhibition at Olympia, London. The exhibition provided a complete survey of the building industry and covered building materials, manufacturers, master builders, operatives and technicians, technical…

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Show Society’s Plan for Bush Carnival Novel Events

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 4 January 1950 · page 1

Permanent stockyards are being built at Orange Showground in preparation for Orange Show…

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Far West Carnival May Make Record

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 4 January 1950 · page 11

Orange branch of the Far West Scheme, which has had only one wet night for its holiday carnival, hopes that the next few nights will make this year’s effort greater than the record one in 1947…

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School Carnival

Central Western Daily · Thursday 5 January 1950 · page 9

COWRA—There is a possibility that the combined High Schools carnival, which for the past three years has been held at Young,…

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Annual Junior Red Cross Fair

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 5 January 1950 · page 12

The Annual Junior Red Cross Fair was held at the Central School. Gulgong. On Friday. December 9, in conjunction with…

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Good Sport Witnessed at Windeyer Sports Carnival

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 5 January 1950 · page 2

Good sport was witnessed at the Windeyer carnival on Monday last, and the record gate was a fitting tribute to the hard…

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Plans For Opening Of Show

Central Western Daily · Thursday 5 January 1950 · page 1

The High Commissioner for Great Britain, Mr. E. J. Williams, has accepted an invitation from Orange Show Society to open the Show on Friday, April 14. The Orange Show will be…

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To Display New American Manufacture at Show

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 5 January 1950 · page 6

Portland will be honored by the fact that at its annual show on January 27 and 28 an American-manufactured good known as "Snow…

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Mendooran News Meeting of Mendooran Show Society

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 5 January 1950 · page 14

At a meeting of the Mendooran P.A. & H. Society last month the following committeemen were present: Messrs. O. R. Garin. C. Nott…

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Vital Statistics Show Heavy Decline In Portland Birthrate

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 5 January 1950 · page 6

A striking decline in the birthrate at Portland was shown in figures released by the local C.P.S. Office this week. Births for the year totalled only 81, which is a decline of 20 on last year's total…

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Swim Carnival at Orange Coonamble Defends Trophy

Central Western Daily · Friday 6 January 1950 · page 8

Coonamble Swimming Club will defend the Matthews Cup [?] Orange Swimming Club’s carnival, to be held at Orange…

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Western Districts And Sydney Boxers For Molong Carnival

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 6 January 1950 · page 10

Mr. Jim Roddy, organiser of the boxing carnival which, will be held at Molong on February 25, reports that arrangements are…

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Exhibits for Show

Central Western Daily · Saturday 7 January 1950 · page 2

Entries of wheat exhibits for the Royal Easier Snow, to be held between April 1 and 12, 1950, will close on January 9…

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Bathurst Show Big Agriculture Display

National Advocate · Saturday 7 January 1950 · page 2

The Agricultural Hall at the Bathurst Show this year will be the greatest display outside the Royal Sydney Show. With the…

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Moora Binda Again Has Winning Show

Central Western Daily · Saturday 7 January 1950 · page 15

Brilliant country sprinter Moora Binda gets his chance to win his second race at Orange today. He heads the weights for the Flying Handicap, which will be run over five furlongs…

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Swimming Carnival At Wellington

Central Western Daily · Monday 9 January 1950 · page 9

Orange swimming club member, Laurie Sullivan, won the under 14 years sub-junior event over 50 yards at the…

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"Fathers' Inventions" at the Mothercraft Show

National Advocate · Monday 9 January 1950 · page 2

At the Mothercraft Exhibition held recently at the Central Hall Westminster, a special section was set aside for fathers to show their inventions which will increase safety in the home. Fathers from all over the country displayed their ideas with working models, blueprints and…

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Huge Crowd Packs Ground for Final Carnival Night 5000 Estimate

Central Western Daily · Monday 9 January 1950 · page 1

The Orange Far West Scheme’s third annual carnival had a brilliant finale on Saturday, when 5000 people crowded into the O.P.R. grounds for the last night of a…

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London Agricultural Show Impressive Range of Farming Machinery

National Advocate · Monday 9 January 1950 · page 2

LONDON Sunday: The largest indoor exhibition of agricultural machinery and livestock ever held in Britain was the Smithfield Show…

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Alteration in Prize Money for Rodeo Events at Show

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 9 January 1950 · page 2

The prize money for the rodeo at next Mudgee Show was altered at last A.P.H. & I. Association meeting…

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