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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1909

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Parkes Annual Show. Perfect Weather and a Magnificent Display. First Notice

Western Champion · Friday 27 August 1909 · page 12

No better weather conditions could possibly be desired than those which favored Wednesday the first day of the Annual Show of the local P. and…

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Show Committee

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 28 August 1909 · page 4

About 20 members were present at the meeting held on Thursday last. In the absence of Mr Gagie, President, Mr J Midd en[?] occupied…

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His Majesty's Moving Theatre. Big Show Week Attraction

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 28 August 1909 · page 2

MR. PHILLIP LYTTON and his big theatrical enterprise, His Majesty's Moving Theatre, will provide a great night amusement for the Grenfell Show Carnival…

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Show Notes

Western Champion · Friday 3 September 1909 · page 3

The show is over. Blessed with per feet weather, with record entries, and an enormous attendances the gathering must be written down as one of the…

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Show Ram Sales

Western Champion · Friday 3 September 1909 · page 11

Messrs G W Seaborn and Co. report having held their annual ram sales on Friday last when there was a good attendance of buyers. They sold Mr…

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Parkes Show and Races

Western Champion · Friday 3 September 1909 · page 11

Wednesday's issue of the "Town and Country Journal" has some capital illustrations of the Parkes annual show and races. They include views…

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Parkes Annual Show. Second Notice

Western Champion · Friday 3 September 1909 · page 4

The Association have decided to award a special prize of £1 to Mr T Durrant, of Cookamidgera, for his collection of polished woods, shown in…

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Show Races. Status Wins the Double

Western Champion · Friday 3 September 1909 · page 6

Perfect weather favored the annual show races of the Parkes Jockey Club, held on Friday last, the result being an exceptionally large attendance…

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Barmedman Ploughing Carnival

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 4 September 1909 · page 4

The Ploughing Carnival and Horse Parade, promoted by the people of Barmedman took place on Wednesday last, and was…

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The Exhibition of Raferty

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 4 September 1909 · page 6

Joe Rafferty was in London just a month, and by that time he was one of the most miserable of all the tolling millions of that city…

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Grenfell the Annual Show

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 4 September 1909 · page 2

The 33RD ANNUAL EXHIBITION of the Grenfell P., A., and H. Association, preceded by rather unfavourable atmosperical conditions, opened on Tuesday…

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Carnival Ball

Western Champion · Friday 10 September 1909 · page 17

The Carnival Ball took place in the School of Arts Hall and was a great success, in fact it was one of the most successful balls held for many years,…

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Eugowra Carnival. a Record Breaking Success

Western Champion · Friday 10 September 1909 · page 17

OFFICIALS—President, Mr Neil McMilliati; Vice-Presidents, Messrs C T Boyd end A J Ashcroft; Committee, Messrs F S Champion, A J Douglas,…

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Parkes Show Mr Watt's Exhibit

Western Champion · Friday 10 September 1909 · page 4

Mr James Watte' magnificent farming trophy was the cynosare to which the eyes of all visitors turned on entering the agricultural annexe at…

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The Parkes Show. (To the Editor of the CHAMPION.)

Western Champion · Friday 10 September 1909 · page 16

SIR,—In your issue of the 27th inst I notice that you give a very glowing account of the quality of the draught Stallions on exhibition at the recent…

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The Exhibition of Raferty

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 11 September 1909 · page 4

Joe Rafferty was in London just a month, and by that time he was one of the most miserable of all the toiling millions of that city…

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Show Committee

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 11 September 1909 · page 4

The forfnightly meeting of the Show Committee was held at the School of Arts on Thursday evening last. Mr Gagic, President, was in the…

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Show Committee

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 18 September 1909 · page 4

The Show Committee held its usual fortnightly meeting on Thursday evening. There was a large attendance of members and…

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Flying Machines. a Great Exhibition

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 18 September 1909 · page 3

Germany's theory that the exhibition of the future is the specialty show as distinguished from the Exposition Universale of the past will be splendidly…

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Art Treasures Burnt. Fire at Milan Exhibition

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 18 September 1909 · page 3

The Building of Decorative Art at the Milan Exhibition was destroyed by fire on 3rd August, in consequence of a defect in the electric light wiring…

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