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

Shows & fairs, 1952

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Thanks to Show C'tee. for Work

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 3 November 1952 · page 1

The president of the West Wyalong P.A.H. and I. Association, Mr. R. G. Buttenshsw, expressed…

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West Wyalong's 1953 Show on September 8 & 9

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 3 November 1952 · page 1

Next year's West Wyalong Show will be held on September 8 and 9. This was decided at Friday night's meeting of the…

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West Wyalong Show Society to Conduct a Crop Competition

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 3 November 1952 · page 1

Although the R.A.S. has decided not to conduct a crop competition in the south and south-west this year, the West Wyalong Show Society will again…

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Country Women's Antique Show Was Unique

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 4 November 1952 · page 1

FORBES C.W.A. staged a most unusual show last Friday afternoon, in the Town Hall, an antique exhibition. It attracted quite a lot of attention from the connoisseurs, who were in raptures over the interesting nature…

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Have Your Wool Displayed on the Finest Show Floor in Australia, by consigning to the Commonwealth Wool & Produce Co., Ltd

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 4 November 1952 · page 4

A view of The Commonwealth Wool and Produce Company's Sydney Wool Show Floor, in its modern reinforced concrete and fire-proof store…

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Empire Beer and Wine Exhibition

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 7 November 1952 · page 3

The men who really know a good beer when they taste it, will be sampling beers from Britain and the Commonwealth at this…

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Exhibition Of Work At Forbes High School

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 11 November 1952 · page 6

During last Thursday afternoon a highly interesting exhibition of school work was presented in the attractive home economics…

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Threat Of Clash Show And Race Dates

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 11 November 1952 · page 1

FORBES P.A. & H. Association, at its meeting on Friday night, considered the suggestion of the Jockey Club that a conference of delegates from the two bodies should be held to try and avert the threatened clash of…

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Athletic Carnival Next

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 14 November 1952 · page 1

If enthusiasm can be taken as a guide, the initial carnival of the Forbes Amateur Athletic Club should be a brilliant…

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Athletic Carnival Initial Gathering A Success

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 18 November 1952 · page 6

THE newly-formed Forbes Amateur Athletic Club scored a surprising success, considering the short time in which it had to organise the event, at the initial carnival staged on Spooner Oval last Sunday afternoon…

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Final "Gondoliers" Show To-morrow

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 18 November 1952 · page 2

The M. & D. Gondoliers Company travelled to Trundle on Saturday night and played in their best form to a packed and most…

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Engineer To Confer With Show Committee

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 24 November 1952 · page 1

At last week's meeting of the Bland Shire Council, a letter from the West Wyalong P.A.H. & I. Association asked if the…

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CYCLING Forbes Club's Carnival On

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 25 November 1952 · page 6

Forbes club held a most successful cycling carnival on Spooner Oval on Sunday afternoon, with Parkes competing as…

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Athletic Club Constitution Drawn Up December Carnival

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 28 November 1952 · page 12

Forbes Amateur Athletic Club, which suffered a slight loss on its Initial sports meeting recently, is hopeful of better support…

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Cycle Club Carnival To-morrow Night

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 2 December 1952 · page 6

Forbes Cycle Club is to hold the first of its night carnivals of the season on Spooner Oval to-morrow night, and in return…

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Fair Rents Applications Adjourned

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 4 December 1952 · page 2

Two applications for determination of rent in the Fair Rents Board yesterday before Mr. W. Finlay S.M. were…

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Serious Spill At Cycling Carnival On Wednesday Night

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 5 December 1952 · page 1

Forbes Cycling Club held a successful night carnival, the first of the season, on Spooner Oval, on Wednesday evening, a…

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From Our Point of View. Sydney's Idea of a Fair Deal

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 5 December 1952 · page 1

There is a State-sponsored anomaly in the price of bread. Prices Controllers in Sydney insist that bread must be sold more cheaply to Sydney's millions than to folk in the country. Bread baked from flour ground in a country…

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Lachlan Valley Athletic Ch'ships Carnival at Forbes December 14 McDonald Challenge Cup

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 5 December 1952 · page 9

FORBES Amateur Athletic Club, under the chairmanship of Mr. Joe Finn, held another enthusiastic meeting on Monday night, when amongst other things the programme and details of the Lachlan Valley League's…

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Xmas Fair

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 8 December 1952 · page 1

Stenners have now opened their Xmas stocks and every member of the family is again thought of this year with…

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