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

Shows & fairs, 1951

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Easter Monday Carnival

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 8 January 1951 · page 1

Arrangements are now in trai[?] for the annual carnival on Easter Monday, in aid of tlie West Wyalong Convent Building Fund…

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2,000 Bowlers for Jubilee Carnival

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 8 January 1951 · page 4

About 1,000 bowlers are expected to travel to Adelaide from other Australian States and from New Zealand to join 500…

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Play Centre Attendance a Record Tuesday's Swimming Carnival

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 12 January 1951 · page 8

ATTENDANCES at Forbes Play Centre, which is still going along merrily and will continue doing so till the 19th instant, have now reached record proportions. The 330 mark has been passed and is expected to reach…

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Excellent Public Support for R.S.L. CARNIVAL Gay Climax For 1950

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Friday 12 January 1951 · page 2

It was with an air of gaiety that the last few nights of 1950 slipped by for the people of Condobolin and district. The section of Bathurst street between the Monument and the Council Chambers was lit with coloured lighting, and was a hive of industry with stalls…

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Swimming Carnival

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 15 January 1951 · page 5

Owing to electricity interu[?] tions today, full report of the West Wyalong Swimming Club highly successful carnival [?]…

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Show Ground (To the Editor)

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Tuesday 16 January 1951 · page 1

Sir,--You have all heard about the dog chasing his tail, this applies to our local show ground. This ground one of nature's beauty…

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Bright Prospects for Show Society Despite Last Year's Setback

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Tuesday 16 January 1951 · page 2

Mr. M. J. Dawson, president of the local P.A.H. & I. Association, in his annual report, stated that the affairs of the Association are in a healthy condition and prospects for 1951 should be excellent…

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Swimming Notes Carnival Next

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 19 January 1951 · page 12

Forbes Swimming Club will hold its McGlynn Cup carnival next Sunday, 21st. Many good events are included and…

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Novel Concert Monday Carnival

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 22 January 1951 · page 2

If arrangements can be made a novel concert will be presented at the West Wyalong Convent Building…

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Jubilee Celebrations Will Last for One Week Big Carnival Proposal

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 22 January 1951 · page 2

West Wyalong will hold its Jubilee Year Celebrations with a variety carnival between February 24 and March 3, a week-end meeting decided…

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Exhibits at West Wyalong Show; Won World Recognition

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 22 January 1951 · page 6

Mr. J. P. Carney, of Griffith, who has exhibited art work at the West Wyalong Agricultural Shows, has…

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Show Ground Site Suggestions For The Society (To the Editor)

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Tuesday 23 January 1951 · page 1

Sir,--I was very surprised to read in your paper, dated 16151, that the local Show Society has decided to move the Show Ground to a new…

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Will Swim at Coota. Carnival

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 29 January 1951 · page 1

Several members of the West Wyalong Amateur Swimming Club will compete at the carnival to be held at Cootamundra…

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Hundreds Hear Wagga Band and See Exhibition of Mace Swinging

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 29 January 1951 · page 2

Highlight of the visit of the Wagga Town Band to West Wyalong on Sunday was an exhibition of mace swinging by the Bandmaster (Mr. W. H…

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CORRESPONDENCE "Let Us Be Fair" (To the Editor)

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 30 January 1951 · page 1

Sir,--As secretary of the Forbes Recruiting Committee, I feel it necessary to comment on your leader headed "Recruiting" in…

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W.w. Show Building Fund

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 1 February 1951 · page 1

The following additional donations have been received for Mie West Wyalong Show Society's Building Fund, since the…

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Guides and Scouts Will Assist with Jubilee Carnival

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 1 February 1951 · page 1

West Wyalong Scouts and Brownies will most probably assist With the organisation and presentation of the…

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Woman Says Barbecue Would be Big Carnival Drawcard

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 1 February 1951 · page 2

A barbecue would be a big draw card for a night carnival at West Wyalong, the Jubilee Celebrations Committee was told…

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National Fitness Carnival

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 1

Forbes National Fitness Committee has been on the wrong leg for a long while. First it was the floods, which…

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