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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1887

12 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers

Local Government and Fair Play. (To the Editor of the Dubbo Dispatch.)

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 15 April 1887 · page 4

SIR,-- Since Saturday, 2nd instant, there have been 11,000 sheep feeding on the Common here, and any attempt to move them is met by the ram[?]uk that Mr. Antill told the man in charge to…

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Local Intelligence. the Show

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 10 May 1887 · page 2

THE annual exhibition of the P. and A. Associations opens on Tuesday. Elsewhere will be found the regulations in regard to exhibits. The judging will commence about 10 o'clock, and stewards and…

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Local Intelligence the Late Show

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 20 May 1887 · page 4

THE late Show was, in many respects, one of the most successful held under the auspices of the Dubbo Pastoral and Agricultural Association. So far as the weather was concerned, things might…

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Warren Show

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 19 July 1887 · page 2

THE entries for the Warren Show are very encouraging, and give promise of an interesting and successful exhibition. All the classes have been well filled. Especially in the live stock sections…

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A Fair Start

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 22 July 1887 · page 2

WHEN Mr. and Mrs. Callboard returned from their wedding journey, they settled down at once to housekeeping, Happier doves never nestled in a flat, and Mrs…

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The Warren Show

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 22 July 1887 · page 6

THE Warren Show opens on Wednesday next, and if there should be a spell of fine weather up to then, a most successful exhibition may be expected. The entries are very good and numerous. In the…

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The Cobar Show

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 26 July 1887 · page 2

THE Cobar Pastoral and Agricultural Association's second exhibition was opened on Wednesday. The morning broke with rain threatening, and drizzling showers full during the forenoon, but towards…

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Telegraphic Intelligence. (By Electric Telegraph.) Warren Pastoral and Agricultural Show. Warren

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 29 July 1887 · page 4

THE annual Show opened to-day at Warren, and was the greatest success yet achieved by the Association. There was a large attendance of the general public, and than the expected or usual…

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Original Correspondence the Bourke Show. (To the Editor of the Dubbo Dispatch)

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 9 August 1887 · page 3

DEAR SIR,--I should like to draw the attention of the public to certain matters in connection with the management of the Bourke Show, held on the 22nd of June last, and at which I was an exhibitor…

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Original Correspondence Sheep Judging at the Late Warren Show. (To the Editor of the Dubbo Dispatch.)

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 26 August 1887 · page 4

SIR,—I think it will be admitted by all, that if the various sheep shows of the colony, are to be of any value in the way intended, the greatest care should be exhibited in the matter of judging…

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The Melbourne Centennial Exhibition. London, Oct. 23

The Western Herald · Wednesday 26 October 1887 · page 5

It is considered probable that the Spanish Government will appoint a commission connected with the Melbourne Centennial Exhibition…

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Intercolonial Agricultural Show. Sydney, Oct. 28

The Western Herald · Saturday 29 October 1887 · page 5

The schedule of prizes for the Intercolonial Agricultural Show will be under consideration during the ensuing fortnight and the Council invite suggestions from those…

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