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

Shows & fairs, 1925

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Trundle Carnival Week

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 21 August 1925 · page 9

Our Trundle carnival week was a great success, the weather being all that could be desired for the two days' show and Saturday's races,…

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Grenfell Show

Cowra Free Press · Friday 21 August 1925 · page 1

The secretaries. (Messrs. Wenham and Mylecharane) have all matters in connection with the Show right up-to-date. In these officials the…

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Bogan Gate After the Show

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 21 August 1925 · page 7

The result of the Bogan Gate P. and A. Association weight guessing competitions resulted as follows:--Bullock, G7811bs., E. Buckrnnn, Bogan…

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Pa[?]es Show a B[?]ord Success

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 21 August 1925 · page 12

Wonderful sucess attended the parkes Sho[?] held on Tuesday and Wednesday [?] this week. The gate receipts [?] were a record…

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Trundle's Twentieth Show Another Great Success Blessed by Lovely Weather

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 21 August 1925 · page 8

The twentieth annual Show of the Trundle P. and A. Association was held on Thursday and Friday of last week, and was favored with fine and…

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Weja Sports Carnival

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 25 August 1925 · page 5

The sports meeting held at Weja on Wednesday was well attended although' the attendance was not as great as previous years. It is a pity…

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Barmedman Show

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 25 August 1925 · page 2

In connection with the annual Barmedman Show to be held on Septem ber 30th nest, the various rights will be offered at auction on Saturday…

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The Salvation Army Fair and Life Saving Display

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 25 August 1925 · page 2

The Salration Army Life Saving Guards held a fair and display at the ocal Saivation Arry Hall on the 14th. 15th, and 17th inst Three ware good…

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Forbes Show Opens To-day

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 25 August 1925 · page 2

Dull weather prevails for the first day of the Forbes Show, which opens to-day. The showground is a scene of great…

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Current Topics. Show Week Attraction

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 25 August 1925 · page 2

A special attraction for the show week in Forbes is the Stanley McKay Pantomime Co., which is showing each night in the Strand Theatre…

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Show and Rages Sale of Rights

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 25 August 1925 · page 2

The rights in connection with the forthcoming show and races wore submitted to auction by Messrs C. E. Wallder & Co., and realised the…

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A Fair Dinkum Sport

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 27 August 1925 · page 2

In the Cowra "Free Press" appears the following: "Perhaps as a stranger to Cowra and the surrounding…

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Show Handicap

Western Champion · Thursday 27 August 1925 · page 7

Of £60, second horse £60, second £7 and third horse £3 from the prize. Distance, 1 mile. C. T. Traves' Yield, 7-12 (O…

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Motors at the Show

Western Champion · Thursday 27 August 1925 · page 10

The rapid growth of motor traffic is plainly reflected in the big increase in the number of cars to be seen on the Parkes showground from…

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Parkes Coursing Club. Show Meeting

Western Champion · Thursday 27 August 1925 · page 8

The Show Meeting of the Parkes Coursing Club was held on Monday afternoon, when there was a good attendance, despite the cold weather…

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Parkes Show. the District Exhibit

Western Champion · Thursday 27 August 1925 · page 5

For the District Exhibit at the show, which was open to Bureaus groups by Bureaus, and individual exhibitors, attractive displays were…

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Parkes Show. Non-competitive Displays

Western Champion · Thursday 27 August 1925 · page 16

The space between the main, entrance gate of the showground and the pavilion, which has been devoted for successive shows for a…

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The Parkes Show. Annual Smoke Concert

Western Champion · Thursday 27 August 1925 · page 3

The annual Smoke Concert of the P. and A. Association was held in Mower's Garage on the first evening of the Show, when the President of…

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After the Show. Notes and Comments

Western Champion · Thursday 27 August 1925 · page 2

The next meeting of the Committee of the P. and A. Association will be held on Saturday, September 12th, when, among other matters, the…

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Forbes Annual Show a Record Success. (By our Special Repreentative.)

Western Champion · Thursday 27 August 1925 · page 11

The annual show of the Forbes P.A and H. Association which was held on Tuesday and yesterday proved a record success. We understand…

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