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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1905

218 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 6 of 11

Narromine Show

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 12 May 1905 · page 2

We are very pleased to learn that an effort in to be made to give effect, to the frequently expressed opinion that an agricultural and horticultural…

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At the Coonamble Show. Dubbo Horses

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 13 May 1905 · page 4

THE pastoral and agricultural show opened on Tuesday in bleak and threatening weather. The attendance was rather pour. Numerically the exhibits exceeded those of last year. Awards : --…

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Coonamble Show. Success of Dubbo Horses

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 13 May 1905 · page 5

MR. C. H. Fitz-Gerald's trotting stallion Huon le Due carried off the prize at Coonamble for trotting stallion, and also that for fastest trotter in harness. This splendid…

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Show Meeting

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 19 May 1905 · page 2

We would remind residents of town and district of the meeting to be held at the Town Hall to-morrow (Saturday) evening at 8 o'clock for the purpose…

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The Coonamble Show

The Castlereagh · Friday 19 May 1905 · page 3

The Coonamble Pastoral and Agricultural show was opened in blank and threatening weather on Tuesday of last week, and the attendance was rather…

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Current Topics. A Narromine Show

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 19 May 1905 · page 2

In my notes last week I tipped, as possible, the growth of the inaugural Flower Show into an A. H. and P. Show. In the light of later…

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Farm and Field. An Agricultural Society Secretary

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 20 May 1905 · page 3

The secretary of an agricultural so[?]lety is one of those people who must be specially gifted. Sometimes a society committee falls to recognise this…

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The Ball in the Show Pavilion

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 20 May 1905 · page 6

The Ball was held in the Show pavilion on Wednesday evening. The night was in every way propitious -- in fact it could scarcely have been more favourable. The moon was nearly…

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Macquarie Picnic Race Club. the Annual Carnival. President, F. Mack; vice-presidents, C. H. Fitz-Gerald and J. Rutherford jun; committee, F. E. Body, W. A. Gardiner, J. G. Brown, R. G. Dulhunty, J. A. Buckland, G. C. Mack, W. H. Baker; judge, J. D. Mackay; clerk of scales, J.G. Brown; starter, C. Cadell; clerk of course, C Brownlow; hon. sec. and treas., A. H. Fearon

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 20 May 1905 · page 4

The development of the Macquarie Picnic Race Club has been remarkable. It originated some twenty years ago, when half a dozen gentlemen met at…

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Narromine. Meeting to form local P., A., and H. Association

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 24 May 1905 · page 3

THE meeting convened by Mr. D. Fitch to take into consideration the advisability of forming a local P. A. and H. Association, was held in the Town Hall on Saturday evening, 20th inst. In…

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A Show at Narromine

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 24 May 1905 · page 2

A VERY large and representative meeting was held in the Town Hall, Narromine, on Saturday night for the purpose of considering the question of holding a show in…

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About Horses. Points for the Show Ring

The Wellington Times · Thursday 25 May 1905 · page 7

Commencing with the head it may be said of this most important hackney point that it should be, comparatively speaking, wide at the jowl and taper…

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Picnic Race Carnival. the Annual Race and Ball. a Complete Success

The Wellington Times · Thursday 25 May 1905 · page 6

Another of the Wellington Picnic Race Club's annual carnivals has come and gone and has loft behind it that of 1905 as a record of which the club has…

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London Shire Horse Show

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 26 May 1905 · page 3

The British agricultural newspapers contain lengthy reports of the last annual Shire Horse Show, which took place in London at the end of February…

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Warren Show

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 27 May 1905 · page 4
Also in The Cobar Herald

ON Thursday last we received a telegram front Warren intimating that the entries for the forthcoming Show had closed with a record total of 1000…

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Warren Show. Warren

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 27 May 1905 · page 6

The entries for this show closed to-day. There are over 1000 entries, which [?] a record for this town…

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Warren Show. a Thousand Entries

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 27 May 1905 · page 3

THE entries for the Warren Show closed on Thursday with a record entry of 1000. The annual conference of the Farmers and Settlers' Association will be opened in…

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Show Ball

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 3 June 1905 · page 7

About 40 couples attended the Show Ball held in the Masonic Hall on the first night of the Show. The conditions were first-class for dancing…

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Peak Hill Show

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 3 June 1905 · page 3

THE schedule of prizes in connection with the Peak Hill Pastoral, Agricultural and Horticultural Association's fourth ann[?]al show, to be held on Wednesday and…

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