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

Shows & fairs, 1917

295 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 4 of 15

Sydney Show Supplement

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 13 April 1917 · page 4

In to-day's issue we are issuing a special illustrated supplement of the Sydney Easter show. We hope ourreaders will apprecate same, and…

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Prizes at Sydney Show

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 13 April 1917 · page 6

Congratulations to Mrs Claude Morton, of this town, upon her fine achievement in securing two prizes at this year's Sydney Show Mrs…

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Motors at the Show

Forbes Times · Friday 13 April 1917 · page 9

The Car Magnificient at the Show. The beautiful lines of the new "Mit[?]ell Six" Car, and the phenomenal [?]ords it has put up in New South…

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Clydesdales at the Royal Show

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 13 April 1917 · page 3

The placing of the Clydesdale awards at the Sydney Show last week was entrusted to Mr. John Boll, of Kangaroo Ground, Victoria. In the…

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Horse-women at the Show

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Friday 13 April 1917 · page 6
Also in Forbes Times

During 20 years, Mrs. Stace has only been absent from the Sydney Show one year. For the last 25 years she has always gained two or three…

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The R. A. Society's Easter Show 1917. Written, Illustrated and Compiled Expressly for this Paper. Easter Show Carnival By Night and Day—Country Week in Sydney. Primary Producers Holiday

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Friday 13 April 1917 · page 5

All the preliminary prospects for the Royal Agricultural Society's Show this year pointed to its being the most suc-cessful yet held, despite the fact that…

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The R.A Society's Faster Show 1917. Written, Illustrated and Compiled Expressly for this Paper. Easter Show Carnival. By Night and Day Country Week in Sydney. Primary Producers' Holiday

Forbes Times · Friday 13 April 1917 · page 7

All the pre[?]nary prospects for the Royal Agricultural Society's Show this year pointed to its being the most successful yet held, despite the fa[?]t that…

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Goodyear at the R.A. Show

Forbes Times · Friday 13 April 1917 · page 3

The Goodyear Tyre and Rubber Co., have a fine display of rubber in its various forms from the latex or rubber tree juice to the [?]uished product…

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Bowling Carnival. Matches at Forbes. Rain Interferes With Play

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 13 April 1917 · page 3

Forbes Bowling Club, being the youngest in the west, was plucky to take on the carrying out of the carnival at Easter, but once the…

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Forbes Bowling Carnival. Wet Weather Delays Play. the Sportive Dubbo Club

Forbes Times · Friday 13 April 1917 · page 5

The fates were unkind to the Forbes Bowling Club, which held its initial carnival during Easter. The earnival was set down for Good Friday,…

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Jeffery Car Exhibit becomes Magnet of Attraction" The Car Magnificient at the Show

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Friday 13 April 1917 · page 7

The beautiful lines of the new "Mit­chell Six" Car, and the phenomenal records it has put up in New South Wales during the last twelve months…

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Our Ladies' Letter. Lady Riders at Sydney Show.—Costumes at Randwick.—lady Inspector at Fort Street School.— Women Candidates for Federal Elections—Kiddies' Big' Day at Wirth's Circus.—How to Cook "Vegetables

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 13 April 1917 · page 2

Perhaps the most popular event at the Sydney Show was the jumping in which Anthony Horden's Ladies' Hunting Contest brought,…

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Fair Rent Legislation

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 14 April 1917 · page 4

As a piece of experimental legislation the Fair Rents Act of New South Wales has, in the fifteen months of its operation, done little…

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Show Revenue

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 14 April 1917 · page 9
Also in The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette

Tin council of the socioty has to keep [?] mind that it must spend a, consider[?]ble sum of money on sections which, [?] revenue producers, do not pay. For…

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The R. A. Society's Easter Show 1917. Written, Illustrated and Compiled Expressly for this Paper. Easter Show Carnival. Primary Producers' Holiday

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 14 April 1917 · page 8
Also in The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette

All the preliminary prospects for the Royal Agricultural Society's Show this year pointed to its being the most successful yet held, despite the fact that…

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Motors at the Show

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 14 April 1917 · page 10

The Gar Magnificient at the Show. The beautiful lines of the new "Mitchell Six" Car, and the phenomenal records it has put up in New South…

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Sydney R.A. Show

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 14 April 1917 · page 4

Fine weather and good attendances marked the above show last week. The medium strong class for…

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