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

Shows & fairs, 1924

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Show Committee Monthly Meeting

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 9 May 1924 · page 15

The usual monthly meeting of the above was held at the M.U. Hall on Saturday afternoon. The chair was occupied by the President (Mr. C…

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Bathurst Show Out of Debt

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 9 May 1924 · page 11

The takings for the three days of the Bathurst show totalled £872 19s, which is £159 12s 9d better than last year. So far the sum of £430 has…

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British Sheep At Wagga Show

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 9 May 1924 · page 11

Wagga.—Several years ago the Murrumbidgee P. and A. Association created much discussion amongst stock owners by separating…

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£100 Trot at Grenfell Show

Cowra Free Press · Friday 9 May 1924 · page 5

The committee, with a view to making the ring events more attractive, decided upon big money in the trotting events. The prizes In two…

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Growing Crop & Fallow Competitions Show Association's Enterprise

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 9 May 1924 · page 1

At Saturday's meeting of the Show Committee, it was decided to hold a growing crop competition again this year, with the same prizes and…

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Presbyterian Flower Show Splendid Display of Blooms List of Prize-winners

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 9 May 1924 · page 7

The Presbyterian Annual Flower Show and Scotch Fair was this year a greater. success than its predecessors, and is well deserving of the many…

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Showground and Racecourse Meeting of Trustees. Pony Club’s Application for June and September Granted. Delegates From Show and Race Committees Attend the Meeting. Proposal to Form Board of Control to Be Considered

Cowra Free Press · Friday 9 May 1924 · page 5

At a meeting of the Trustees of the showground and racecourse held at the Literary Institute on Thursday night there were present: Messrs…

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The Hospital Carnival

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 13 May 1924 · page 2

The executive committee of the Hospital Carnival Week movement met again last Friday night. Business was proceeded with in a quiet…

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Barmedman Show

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 13 May 1924 · page 6

Mr. T. P. Meagher, Hon Secretary of the Barmedman A. and H. Association, advises us that the annual exhibitoin this year will be held on…

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Hospital Carnival Campaign Notes

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 13 May 1924 · page 2

Carnival week is getting closer and closer, and the various committees are working .harder and harder. It is ail good healthy rivalry, and the…

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Forbes P. A. &H. Association No Night Show Prizes Presented

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 13 May 1924 · page 2

The Forbes P.A. and H. Association committee met on Saturday last. Present wore Messrs. G. D. Bassett (president), E. J. C. Speck, G…

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Dubbo Show

Western Champion · Thursday 15 May 1924 · page 14

Dubbo held its forty-eighth show last week in splendid weather. The entries were over three hundred above those of last year and there was the…

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Presbyterian Fair

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 16 May 1924 · page 1

The annual fair in connection with the Presbyterian Church opened in the Rio Hall yesterday afternoon, and was continued at night. The…

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A Fair Warning One That Should Be Heeded By All

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 16 May 1924 · page 9

Frequently the first sign of kidney trouble is a slight ache or pain in the loins. Neglect of this warning makes the way easy for more…

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Play in the Mud West Wyalong Defeats Barmedman a Fair Display (By "Sporter.")

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 16 May 1924 · page 3

The match set down between the above teams on Wednesday last in the inter-district competition looked like being abandoned owing to rain…

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Winners in Wheat At the Sydney Show MESSRS D. AND A. Gagie Complimented

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 16 May 1924 · page 7

At the last meeting of the Bland Shire Council, Cr. Penfold said he noticed that Messrs. D. and J. Gagie of West Wyalong, had secured five…

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Presbyterian Fair £120 Netted

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 20 May 1924 · page 8

The annual fair in connection with the Presbyterian Church, West Wyalong, was held in the Rio Hall on Thursday and Friday last. The…

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Show Committee's Move

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 20 May 1924 · page 2

The decision of the Cowra P.A. and H. Association to offer a challenge trophy for an exhibit, of all farm produce to be competed for by…

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Charivari Casual Carnival Confetti. Forbes Hospital's Big Week

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 20 May 1924 · page 3

The big week for Forbes District Hospital opened on Saturday. There was ho fanfare of trumpets, but the merry-go-round was popular, and…

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Record Attendance At Empire Exhibition (By. Wire.) Sydney

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 20 May 1924 · page 4

Saturday's attendance at the British Empire Exhibition was estimated at 150,000, the record since the opening…

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