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

Shows & fairs, 1950

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Women's Hockey Barmedman Carnival Forbes and Griffith Play Draw

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 29 September 1950 · page 9

The annual women's hockey carnival was held at Barmedman last Sunday, with 17 teams taking part. The teams came from…

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Ring Events Highlight Eugowra Show Floods Affect Sheep Entries High Jump Cleared at 7'3"

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 29 September 1950 · page 6

THE 37th Eugowra P. A. & H. Association's Show, held on Tuesday and Wednesday, showed to the utmost the amazing recuperative power of a…

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QUANDIALLA Annual Show Marred by Rain Last Saturday's Exhibition

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 3 October 1950 · page 1

Q[?] Show Society held its 27th annual exhibition on Saturday. The weather during the week had been fine, but light…

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Spring Fair Abandoned

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 5 October 1950 · page 7

The West Wyalong Parents and Citizens' Association, at a Bpecial masting, decided to abandon the Spring Fair, which…

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Greenethorpe Show

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 5 October 1950 · page 4

Although unsettled weather was threatening in the early hours of the morning fine conditions prevailed) however, thus…

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Good Competition at Baby Show

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 5 October 1950 · page 4

The fourteenth annual flower and Baby Show in aid of the Bush Nursing Auxiliary funds, held at Weethalle on Friday last, was quite a success, but did…

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Wonderful Flower Exhibits at C.w.a. Show

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 5 October 1950 · page 1

Beautiful Spring blooms caught the eye as soon as one walked into the Parish Hall last Friday afternoon. The colour and quality of the flowers were outstanding, and entries good, particularly in the "Flower Not Mentioned in Schedule Section," where 22…

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Show Ball

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 6 October 1950 · page 8

The Show ball, held by the Eugowra P. A. and H. Association on Tuesday, October 3, In the Imperial Theatre, was voted…

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Women's Hockey Temora Carnival on

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 6 October 1950 · page 5

Next Sunday a Forbes women's hockey association team will be travelling to Temora to take part in an annual knock-out carnival…

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Secret Motor On Show New British Development

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 9 October 1950 · page 1

The new and secret rocket motor which uses hydrogen peroxide as fuel was shown for the first time at the Farnborough Air Show by the…

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Lachlan Legacy Fair on Nov. 3

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 13 October 1950 · page 1

Arrangements are well in hand, for the Legacy Fair, to be held on the afternoon and night of Friday,…

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Poor Roll-up at Show Meeting

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 13 October 1950 · page 1

One of the smallest and shortest P.A. & H. Association meetings on record was held last Monday night. The president,…

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Street Stall Instead of Spring Fair

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 16 October 1950 · page 1

West Wyalong Parents and Citizens' Association has abandoned the holding of a Spring Fair during October, but will…

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Marist Brothers' College Athletic Carnival Championship Win To Basil House

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 20 October 1950 · page 4

FORBES Marist Brothers' College held their annual. athletic carnival last Thursday, and several of the events had to be abandoned because of rain. The competition proved a triumph for Basil House,…

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£44 Profit; R.S.L. Carnival UNGARIE

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 26 October 1950 · page 1

The Ungarie branch of the Returned Servicemen's League will receive £44 as its share from the proceeds…

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Show Delegates At Griffith

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 2 November 1950 · page 2

Messrs A. G. Catlte Secretary and J. W. Parker are representing the West Wyalong and District Show Association at the…

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Successful Presbyterian Flower Show

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 2 November 1950 · page 1

Colourfully arranged, the beautiful blooms at the Presbyterian Flower Show, were a credit to their exhibitors, particularly in view of the heavy rain which tended to spoil flowers during the week. Entries were good, and of a high…

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Zone Exhibits for Easter Show

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 2 November 1950 · page 1

West Wyalong Show Committee, at its last meeting, was invited to send delegates to a meeting of the…

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West Wyalong 1951, Show Dates

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 2 November 1950 · page 2

At a meeting of the West Wyalong Show Committee the dates of the West Wyalong Show for 1951 were fixed for…

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Life Members of Show Society

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 2 November 1950 · page 1

Eight Life Members were nominated and accepted for the West Wyalong and District P.A.H. and I. Association at the…

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