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

Shows & fairs, 1953

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Residents Urged To Support Show C'ttee's Improvement Work (To the Editor)

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 14 August 1953 · page 8

Sir,--As an interested observer in a recent visit to the showground I was much impressed with the improvements already…

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Stalls Well Stocked at Methodist Spring Fair

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 17 August 1953 · page 1

STALLHOLDERS FOUND A READY SALE FOR THEIR CHOICE GOODS AT THE METHODIST ANNUAL SPRING FAIR ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON LAST. A large crowd attended the…

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13 Schools Compete at Sports Carnival Loretto House Wins Senior Shield

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 17 August 1953 · page 2

Pupils from thirteen different schools competed at the West Wyalong and District Schools Amateur Athletic Association's sports carnival at the West Wyalong Showground last Wednesday…

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Easter Show Date

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 20 August 1953 · page 1

Sydney's next Royal Easter Show will be held from Friday, April 9, to Tuesday, April 20, 1954, said the secretary of the…

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Weethalle Show Maintains High Standard

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 20 August 1953 · page 1

Months of hard and detailed work culminated in the staging of the annual show by the Weethalle Pastoral and Agricultural Society at the Showground yesterday. The society fully maintained, if not surpassed, the high…

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District's Produce at Weethalle's Annual Show

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 20 August 1953 · page 2

Agricultural produce and livestock were seen at their best at Weethalle's seventeenth annual show yesterday. The great variety of exhibits showed that residents are keenly interested in displaying their district's potentialities…

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"Good Choppers Will Compete at W.w. Show"

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 20 August 1953 · page 1

Really good wood choppers would be competing in the wood chopping events at this year's West Wyalong Show, the show committee was told test Friday night…

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Two More Sections for Clydesdales at W. Wyalong Show

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 20 August 1953 · page 7

The West Wyalong Show Committee decided last week to include two more sections for Clydesdales in this year's show…

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March Past at Hockey Carnival Saturday's Games

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 21 August 1953 · page 10

National Fitness trophy will be the prize for the 2 o'clock march past, which will be the feature of the hockey carnival…

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Methodist Spring Fair

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 24 August 1953 · page 2

In a report of thef Methodist Spring Fair held on Friday, August 14 the names of the following stallholders were…

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Forbes Hockey Carnival Colorful Display

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 25 August 1953 · page 6

FORBES Hockey Association was favored with delightful weather for its annual carnival on South Circle Park on Sunday, when 17 men's and 13 women's teams took part…

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Show Dates Proclaimed Public Holidays

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 25 August 1953 · page 1

Public holidays under the Bank Holidays Act have been officially proclaimed for Show days in this area, as follows:…

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Parkes Show Admission Prices Increased

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 25 August 1953 · page 2

Following a decision at a recent meeting of the Parkes P.A. & H. Association committee, the charges for admission to the 1953…

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Women's Hockey Carnival at Cowra To-morrow's Draw

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 28 August 1953 · page 11

On Sunday Forbes Women's Hockey team (whites) will journey to Cowra to take part in the carnival at that centre, while…

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Forbes M. & D. Show Next Monday &

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 28 August 1953 · page 5

A lot more than meets the eye goes into the presentation of a play to the public. All kinds of talented people are co-opted, each…

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Forbes Coronation Show Will Set New Records

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 28 August 1953 · page 1

FORBES Coronation Show, on Friday and Saturday of next week, promises to live up to the committee's slogan, "Bigger and Brighter Than Ever." Entries are coming in at a rate that makes it certain that a record…

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Abiahpark Show

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 31 August 1953 · page 2

A reminder Is given that the Arian Park annual show will be held on Saturday, 12th September. The large sum of £750 (and…

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Ungarie Show This

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 31 August 1953 · page 1

The Ungarie. Show Society expects a big crowd to throng the showground this Wednesday for the society's Coronation Show…

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P.o. Arrangements for Show

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 1 September 1953 · page 1

Mr. Yeoman, Postmaster, announces that the following arrangements will prevail at the Post Office for Friday…

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