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

Shows & fairs, 1948

512 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 21 of 26

Is Trade Unionism Playing Fair?

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 20 September 1948 · page 2

Is trade unionism playing the game With the general community? Its members might well consider the question…

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Ariah Park Show On

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 20 September 1948 · page 2

Ariah Park Show, always one of the bright and entertaining one-day exhibitions, wil be held on Saturday next…

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Young Show Date In Dispute

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 20 September 1948 · page 5

A section of residents at [?] are advocating a change of dates of the Young Show, because of the committee's had…

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Greenethorpe Show Large Attendance in Beautiful Weather

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 20 September 1948 · page 3

Visitors and exhibitors from as far afield as Woodstock attended the Greenethorpe Show on Saturday, held in glorious weather, and…

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Croquet Carnival Forbes Players at Bathurst

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 21 September 1948 · page 1

Forbes croquet players who returned to Forbes on Friday night, after attending the carnival at Bathurst from the previous Monday, report having…

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TENNIS Exhibition at Forbes Courts Nancye Bolton's Visit

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 21 September 1948 · page 8

A crowd of over two hundred was present at the Forbes club's tennis courts on Saturday afternoon to witness the exhibition given by Mrs…

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Canada's Trade Exhibition One Building Occupies 14 Acres 2,600,000 Attend

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 21 September 1948 · page 1

The Canadian Annual National Exhibition concluded this week, the attendance being 2,600,900 in fourteen days…

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Sale of Sports Carnival Tickets

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 23 September 1948 · page 2

Tomorrow (Friday) a Ladies Committee will sell tickets for the Hospital War (Memorial Spoils Carnival, to be held at…

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His Fifty-eighth Consecutive Show

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 23 September 1948 · page 2

Attendance honours for Temora Shows go to Mr. Sam Baxter. This year saw him at his 53th consecutive exhibition…

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Successful Flower Show at Burcher

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 23 September 1948 · page 4

On Saturday afternoon a successful Flower Show was conducted at the Burcher Hall in aid of the C.W.A. Burcher funds. Although the crowd was not as large as on previous occasions, the people present were good spenders as well as exhibitors of some…

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Record Entries For Ariah Fark Show

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 23 September 1948 · page 1

Ariah Park annual Show, to he held on Saturday next is experiencing a boom in entries according lo the Secretary…

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Ungarie C.w.a. Flower Show

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 23 September 1948 · page 4

The Ungarie brench of the C.W.A. is holding a grand flower and cooking show on Friday, 1st October.,…

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Sheep Dog Exhibition

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 27 September 1948 · page 1

Mr. A. E. Meacham, Blow Clear, gave a very interesting exhibition at the Ariah Park Show on Saturday with his…

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Valuable Trophies For Flower Show

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 27 September 1948 · page 1

Ungarie and Sydney bussiness houses have donated attractive and valuable trophies for the C.W.A. flower show to be held…

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Trotters Give Show Bright "Kick"

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 27 September 1948 · page 2

Some of the best trotting seen in the South-west for many years was witnessed on Saturday, last at…

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Gates Down £111 At Temora Show

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 27 September 1948 · page 4

The complete han on sideslums imposed by the Showmen's Guild respited in a falling off of £111 in gate receipts at…

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Pigs Galore At A.P. Show

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 27 September 1948 · page 1

All breeds of pigs were exhibited at the Ariah Park Show during the week-end. There were record entries,…

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Ariah Park Had Grand Sheep Show

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 27 September 1948 · page 1

Ariah Park officials had every reason to be proud of the sheep classes at the week-end…

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"Chooks" Put "Up-stairs" At AP. Show

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 27 September 1948 · page 2

There were so many fowls exhibited at the Ariah Park Show that officials had to put some of them…

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Show Work Is Tonic to A.p. Secretary

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 27 September 1948 · page 2

Mr. Mort Callings has been Secretary of the Ariah Park Show Society for so long that he has established a…

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