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

Shows & fairs, 1938

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Barmedman Show Wednesday Next

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 9 September 1938 · page 4

Record entries tiave been received by the Secretary of the Barmedman Show (Mr. S. J. Penberthy), and given a fine day, the Committee…

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Barmedman Show Wednesday Next

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 9 September 1938 · page 11

Record entries have been, received by the Secretary of the Barmedman Show (Mr. S. J. Penberthy), and given a fine day, the Committee…

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Town Orderly During Show Week

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 9 September 1938 · page 1

As the result of the activities of Sergeant K. G. N. Southwell and First-classs Constables D. A. Stewart, C. C. Monck, R. J. Law, N. G…

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Ardlethan Show Saturday, 24th Sept

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 9 September 1938 · page 1

Ardlethan's 24th annual Show will be held on Saturday, 24th September, when a very attractive programme will be staged, Willi prize…

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Snappy Show. George Sorlie's Revue

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 9 September 1938 · page 1

George Sorlie's Revue Company which commenced its West Wyalong session on Tuesday night, has enjoyed a capacity house on each…

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Sheep Sections Lauded At Official Show Luncheon Visitors Like Forbes

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 9 September 1938 · page 7

THE ASSOCIATION was host to judges, visitors, exhibitors and officials at a dinner on the second day of the show, when the keynote of the speeches was the standard of excellence of the Exhibits in the sheep sections, and the hospitality of the…

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"Sister" Fitzgerald Husband Petitions for Divorce Adjournment Owing to Forbes Show

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 9 September 1938 · page 1

Mr. R. M. Stonham, solicitor, received a surprise in the Sydney Divorce Court on Wednesday, when he asked for a three weeks'…

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Amazing Display in Adverse Season Fat Sheep at the Show Outstanding Merit

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 9 September 1938 · page 11

IN THE EARLY history of the Forbes P., A. and H. Association the sheep section at the annual show was one of its greatest attractions, as agriculture in those days had not come into its own and the district was mainly renowned for its…

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Two Protests in Forbes Cup At Yesterday's Show Meeting Dubonnet Wins on Appeal

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 9 September 1938 · page 4

DUBONNET, winner of the principal handicap at last week s Parkes show races, won the Cup race at the Forbes show meeting yesterday on protest, and then had to survive a protest by another horse before being awarded the race. The winner…

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Commercial Avenue Again a Show Highlight Street of Mechanical Progress Displays Generally Improved

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 9 September 1938 · page 6

EACH year the engineering genius of man satiates the lust of the world for things revolutionarily new, and each year crowds at the Forbes show, patronising the commercial avenue, discover many interesting evidences of the irresistible march of…

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Excellent Junior Farmers' Displays The Glory of the Flower Exhibits in the Show Pavilions

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 9 September 1938 · page 8

THERE were one or two disappointing features in the two industrial pavilions at Forbes Show this week, notably the agricultural, vegetables and fruit displays; but these were more than compensated for by the general all-round excellence of the…

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Ring Events At The Forbes Show Attractive Hunting, Jumping and Trotting New Record In High Jump Improvement In Draught Horse Section

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 9 September 1938 · page 3

ONE OF the directions in which the 65th annual show of the Forbes P., A. and H. Association made decided improvements this year was in the ring, where the interest of spectators was maintained at a high pitch throughout. In fact, the…

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West Wyalong Stages Best Show for Years Perfect Weather Conditions on Both Days All Classes Well Patronised Skew of Sheep Exceeds Anticipations Ring Events Better Than Usual Huge Crowd Enjoys District's Annual Carnivaal

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 9 September 1938 · page 2

West Wyalong's 39th Show will long be remembered as one of the most successful and enjoyable in the history of the Association. Seldoin if evelr, has the Committee been favored…

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Perfect Weather for Forbes Show: Near Record Crowd Views Wonderful Array of Exhibits Gate Takings Down on Last Year's Figures Sheep, Draught Horses and Ring Events Reach New Levels High Jump Record Smashed

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 9 September 1938 · page 1

ANOTHER splendid success has attended the annual Forbes Show, the 65th in the history of the Association. With the perfect weather conditions prevailing on the two days it might have been expected that a new record in gate takings…

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500 at Hockey Carnival Final to Be Decided

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 12 September 1938 · page 2

A crowd of five hundred, and reminiscent of football days, was, present at the S.R.A. Sports Ground yesterday to witness the knock-out hockey…

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At Forbes Show Smoke Social. What Exhibitors Said

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 12 September 1938 · page 2

Forbes is a great district, remarked Mr. W. W. Ingrey, of Grenfell, a large exhibitor in the sheep sections, and time was when the Forbes people…

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GRENFELL P.A.H. AND I. ASSOCIATION. Profit On Show £80

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 12 September 1938 · page 2

A meeting of the committee of the above was held in the Society's office on Saturday night. Present: Messrs. W. H. Simpson…

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Canowindra Show Races

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 13 September 1938 · page 2

Canowlndra Jockey Club has a nice letter-card of £221 drawn up for its two days' Show meeting on Thursday and Friday, September 22 and 23. The…

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