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

Shows & fairs, 1927

428 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 14 of 22

Show Holiday Post Office Arrangements

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 30 August 1927 · page 1

Wednesday, 7th September, has been gazetted a public holday in the Police District of West Wyalong for the Show. The West Wyalong Post…

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Forbes Show Primary and Industrial Exhibit

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 30 August 1927 · page 4

A meeting of the sub-committee controlling the local primary and industrial exhibit in connection with the Forbes Show was held in the Council…

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W. Tennis Club Show Week Dancing Festival Novel Attraction

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 30 August 1927 · page 2

A novelty is being provided on the second night of the Show, 7th September at the Masonic Hall. A dance is being held in aid of the new tennis…

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Show Notes

Western Champion · Thursday 1 September 1927 · page 13

The Town Band, under Bandmaster Watson, was in attendance each afternoon and enlivened the proceedings with a number of excellently played…

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Cowra Show

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 1 September 1927 · page 3

Exhibitors are reminded that the general entries for tho Gowra Show close on tho 6th Sept., and trotting entries close on 3rd inst. Cowra is…

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Bogan Gate Show. (Second Notice.)

Western Champion · Thursday 1 September 1927 · page 17

The small centre of Bogan Gate should indeed feel proud of the undoubted success of its show, held on Wednesday of last week. The…

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Bogan Gate Races the Show Meeting

Western Champion · Thursday 1 September 1927 · page 1

The show meeting of the Bogan Gate Jockey Club was held on Thursday last, in the presence of a very fair attendance. The fields, however, were…

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Grenfell Show 1927. Records Broken. Great Trotting Meeting

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 1 September 1927 · page 2

The Grenfell Show opened on Tuesday, and following on variable weather the day opened fine. There was a good early attendance, and judging…

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Parkes P. & A. Association Another Record Breaking Exhibition Attendance reaches 12,000

Western Champion · Thursday 1 September 1927 · page 12

Tuesday morning, when all roads led to the Show Ground, saw the opening of the forty-eighth exhibition, under the auspices of the Parkes Pastoral,…

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Parkes Show Bright, Successful Exhibition

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 2 September 1927 · page 5

One might reasonably have expected that the dry season would adversely affect this year's Parkes Show, but such was not the case. We have…

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Cargelligo Annual Show Successful Exhibition

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 2 September 1927 · page 4

Success, despite the exceptionally trying time through which the district is passing, characterised the third annual exhibition of the Lake…

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Our Show Next Week's Big Carnival

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 2 September 1927 · page 7

Everything points to our show on Tuesday and Wednesday next being a record success. The entries to date constitute a record—there will be…

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Grenfell Show

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 2 September 1927 · page 6

An "Advocate" representative paid a visit to Grenfell Show on Tuesday, and found everything booming. There was a big attendance for the opening…

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Forbes Show

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 2 September 1927 · page 6

Motors are a big attraction at shows, and the cars at Forbes show next week will be the centre of a lot of interest. Ted. Sullivan, the famous…

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The Show

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 2 September 1927 · page 1

The non-competitive exhibits in the Fine Arts Pavilion, will this year include a display of high class foodstuffs. Messrs John Meagher & Co., Ltd., have…

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Show Week Dances Masonic Hall

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 2 September 1927 · page 4

Readers are requested to note the advertisements appearing in these col[?]s relative to the dances to [?] [?]ld in the Masonic Hall every night…

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Show Time a Really Joyous Occasion Be There This Year!

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 2 September 1927 · page 9

From all points of the compass they come at Show Time! The occasion is recognised as one for a general meeting of the clans, and friends who…

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“The Country Girl” Produced by Woodstock Musical Society. Sensation Caused on Combination’s First Appearance in Cowra. Enthusiastically Greeted by Fair House

Cowra Free Press · Friday 2 September 1927 · page 9

Had the residents of Cowra realised that the little village of Woodstock could boa.it of such wonderful talent as that shown by the members of its Musical Society no Wednesday evening last, we feel certain the spacious…

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Grenfell Show 1927

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 5 September 1927 · page 2

The prizes in each section for boy rider under 10, 1st boy's pony under 12, 2nd best boy rider under 14, were won by Les. not Roy Jeffries…

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Hockey Girls’ Carnival

Cowra Free Press · Tuesday 6 September 1927 · page 2

A Hockey Carnival of some magnitude is being arranged for Wednesday, 21st inst., when Grenfell will be invaded by teams from Cowra,…

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