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

Shows & fairs, 1947

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Swimming Carnival Saturday, 1st February

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 2 January 1947 · page 1

The West Wyalong Amateur Swimming Club has fixed the date of the annual swimming carnival for Saturday, 1st February. The carnival will…

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Aus. Day Carnival Prize Money £100

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 2 January 1947 · page 2

TheWest Wyalong Cycle and Athletic Club have shown foresight in desiding to hold a sports and gymkhana on Australia Day (Monday, January…

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Big Swimming Carnival at Forbes Visiting Team Captures Trophies Over 130 Contestants Battle for Honors

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 3 January 1947 · page 8

DURING one of the finest swimming contests ever held in Forbes, a visiting team from Temora captured three trophies, which were originally held by the local Amateur Life Saving Club…

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Swimmers Visit Forbes Carnival

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 6 January 1947 · page 1

Twenty five swimmers from West Wyalong went to Forbes on New Years' Day to compete at the annual carnival…

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Baths May Close This Week Annual Carnival in Doubt

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 6 January 1947 · page 2

Unless Bland Shire Council can obtain supplies of Chlorine this week, the Olympic Pool will be closed at the end of the week until more can be obtained…

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Cargelligo Show Society J. C. Chanter, Junr., Re-elected President

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 6 January 1947 · page 4

At the twenty-third annual meeting of the Lake Cargelligo P.A.H. and 1. Association members expressed confidence in…

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Preparations for the Autumn Show P. A. &H. Meeting Adopts Proposals Attractive Events on 2nd Day

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 14 January 1947 · page 1

THE keen interest with which about 20 committee members of the P.A. & H. Association debated the revision of last year's show schedule at their meeting on Friday revealed that the 72nd annual exhibition next May will be as big an event as…

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Legacy Meeting 11 Local Children at Wollongong Participation in Show Planned

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 17 January 1947 · page 9

The holiday trip of [?] local children to Mt. Keira, near Wollongong, South Coast, was the principal feature of discussion at the…

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"People Are Tunny" Air Show Due On Screen

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 23 January 1947 · page 1

American radio fans have been splitting their sides at NBC's unique audience—participation programme, "People Are Funny"…

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Swim Carnival Next

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 27 January 1947 · page 1

The West Wyalong Amateur Swimming Club will conduct a carnival at West Wyalong on Saturday night next, President…

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Show Association Asks for Shops to be Closed On Show Days

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 28 January 1947 · page 1

A committee meeting of the Forbes Pastoral, Agricultural and Horticultural Association decided last Friday night to ask the local…

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Forbes Swimming Carnival Deputation to Council Agreement Reached on Varying Points

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 28 January 1947 · page 4

First business dealt with at the meeting of the Forbes Municipal Council on Thursday night, after finance matters had been disposed…

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Show President Announces Retirement

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 30 January 1947 · page 2

Speaking at a meeting of the West Wyalong Show Committee on Saturday afternoon. Mr. John Sanderson…

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Variety Keynote of Australia Day Sports Carnival

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 30 January 1947 · page 2

Although a good variety programme was presented at the West Wyalong Cycle and Athletic Club carnival at the Show-ground on Monday (Australia Day) the…

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W.W. Show Committee Preparation for Annual Meeting

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 30 January 1947 · page 5

Members of the Comittee on holidays, a heat wave, and other causes, led to the Show Committee's meeting on Saturday last being the most poorly attended for…

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Western Swimming Carnival McGlynn Cup Won by Parkes

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 4 February 1947 · page 6

A Forbes team competing for the McGlynn Cup in the Western District swimming carnival, held at Parkes last Saturday was narrowly…

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Western District Exhibit At Sydney Royal Show Organiser Visits Forbes

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 4 February 1947 · page 1

Mr. Ken Trevitt, of Bathurst, organiser of the Western District exhibit at the Royal Sydney Show during Easter, visited…

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F.W. Childrens Health Scheme £2000 From C.T.A. Carnival

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 6 February 1947 · page 5

The carnival which was held at Manly on the 20th and 21st December by the Far West Children's Health Scheme and the City C.T.A. Cot Fund, was quite successful…

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R.a.s. Sheep-shearing Competition at Royal Easter Show This Year

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 10 February 1947 · page 3

For the first time at a Royal Easter Show a Championship' Sheep Shearing Competition is to be conducted by the Royal…

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Bathurst Swimming Carnival

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 11 February 1947 · page 6

Bathurst Amateur Swimming club conducted its second carnival of the 1946-47 season at the municipal baths on Saturday night, and a good crowd…

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