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

Shows & fairs, 1951

353 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 5 of 18

700 Attend Night Session of Easter Carnival

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 29 March 1951 · page 5

A crowd, estimated at 700, attended the night session of the Easter Monday carnival at West Wyalong, when an open air concert was presented…

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Special Meeting of West Wyalong Show Association

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 29 March 1951 · page 2

A sperial meeting of members of the West Wyalong Show Association will be held on Friday, 6th April, for the…

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Singer Temporarily Says Good-bye to Show Business

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 29 March 1951 · page 1

Because of her marriage on Saturday morning next, Miss Ruth Price, well known West Wyalong singer, will temporarily say goodbye to the footlights…

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Gymkhana and Horse Show for Jubilee

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 30 March 1951 · page 1

Forbes Show Society, which is holding a meeting to-night to further the arrangements, has decided on a gymkhana and…

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Only Want a "Fair Go"

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 2 April 1951 · page 1

In a pep talk to West Wyalong Rugby League players before they took the field for their game…

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Jubilee Sheep Show: £3,90O Subsidy

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 2 April 1951 · page 1

The Commonwealth Government has promised to subsidise the Jubilee Sheep Show-in Sydney next June to the extent…

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Country Show Societies Have New Sydney Home

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 2 April 1951 · page 4

Agriculture House, new Sydney headquarters of the Agricultural Societies' Council of N.S.W., was used for the first…

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No Booth at Show Society's Gymkhana

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 3 April 1951 · page 1

There will be no publican's booth at the Forbes Show Society's gymkhana to be held on Saturday, April 28, owing to…

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Barmedman Had Runaway Win; Blow Clear Ahead in Junior Section; Schools' Carnival

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 5 April 1951 · page 1

Barmedman had a runaway win from all other teams in the Schools' Athletid Assn. Carnival. Blow Clear easily won the small School's section…

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Cooma Show

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 9 April 1951 · page 1

In the needlework section it was found that the name of Mrs. E. Watson, of Bredbo North, appeared most frequently on the…

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Sydney Jubilee Sheep Show

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 9 April 1951 · page 4

Advice has been received by the N.s.W. Sheepbreeders' Association that the Commonwealth Government has decided to support the…

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Show Assn. to Farewell Mr. C. Marshall

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 9 April 1951 · page 1

Mr. C. Marshall, who will leave West Wyalong for Guyra on 21st April, will be entertained by the West…

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Dahlias Outstanding at Flower Show Presbyterian Annual Effort

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 10 April 1951 · page 3

IT was ironical that after many weeks without rain-- during which the gardens of the district suffered severely from the lack of natural moisture--that on the day of the annual flower show and fair of the…

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Show Patrons

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 12 April 1951 · page 8

At a special meeting to deal with the amendment of rules, the West Wyalong Show Committee decided to…

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Jubilee Sports Carnival & Picnic

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 12 April 1951 · page 1

Catholic Schools throughout the Canberra[?]Goulburn Di[?]cese will officially take part in the Commonwealth…

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Show Society Life Members

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 12 April 1951 · page 2

A Life Lieutenant-Governor and two Li[?] Members were nominated and accepted at the last…

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New Show Committee Holds Lively Debate

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 12 April 1951 · page 7

Spirited debate, with what must be a record of amendments and foreshadowed amendments, marked the first meeting of the newly-elected Show…

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Mr. H. J. Englert Elected Show Patron

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 12 April 1951 · page 7

When Mr. H. J. Englert was nominated as a Patron of the West Wyalong Show Association at the adjourned annual…

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Eugowra Show Committee Meets

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 13 April 1951 · page 6

A meeting of the Show committee was held on Friday night. After discussion of the information regarding prices, and…

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Ungarie Show Meeting

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 19 April 1951 · page 4

At the annual, meeting of the Ungarle P.A.H. and I. Association Mr. D. S. Wallder was re-elected…

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