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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1905

218 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 9 of 11

Forbes Show

The Wellington Times · Monday 14 August 1905 · page 2

The Forbes annual show was held last week, being favored with fine weather. The entries totalled the record of between 1100 and 1200. The…

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Flowar Show and Concert

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 18 August 1905 · page 2

A meeting of the School of Arta committee was held at the Conn House Hotel on Tuesday night for the purpose of arranging some detain in con…

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A Spring Show

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 19 August 1905 · page 3

A proposal to hold a spring show in. Dubbo has bean mooted in an informal way. At Saturday's meeting of the…

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Wirth's Mammoth Show to Appear in Cobar

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 19 August 1905 · page 4

Seldom in the history of Australian circus shows has there been such an attractive exhibition as that with which the name of Wirth Brothers…

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Wirth's Mammoth Show. To Appear in Dubbo

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 23 August 1905 · page 3

NEVER in the history of Australian ciruus shows has there been such an attractive exhibition as that with which the name of Wirth Brothers has for so long been associated, and which has…

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Wirth's Mammoth Show. to Appear in Narromine

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 25 August 1905 · page 3

The accounts which have appeared in the Melbourne, Sydney, and Brisbane press of all that is to be seen at this enticing show, and which will…

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Wirth's Mammoth Show. The Visit to Dubbo

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 26 August 1905 · page 8

Never in the history of Australian circus shows has there been such an attractive exhibition as that with which the name of Wirth Brothers has for so…

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Wirth Bros Mammoth Show Two Nights in Dubbo

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 30 August 1905 · page 2

THIS really wonderful and clover combination, known as Wirth's show and circus performed in Dubbo on Friday and Saturday evenings last. As was anticipated, in view of the excellent…

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Church of England Fair

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 8 September 1905 · page 2

Following are the names of the stall holders in connection with the Church of England Fair to be held in the Town Hall, Narromine, on October 18…

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Trangie Carnival

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 9 September 1905 · page 3

A cash balance of nearly £45, as the result of their annual carnival and ball, is what the members of the Trangie branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association have…

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Narromine Fine Arts Exhibition

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 9 September 1905 · page 4

The Fine Arts Exhibition and Flower Show, to be held on Wednesday and Thursday next in the Town Hall, Narromins, in aid of the funds of the local School of Arts,…

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Trangie Show Ground

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 9 September 1905 · page 4

At last Saturday's meeting of the Trangie Farmers and Settlers' Association Mr.J.T. Horrigan, the president, said that when in Sydney in connection with, the…

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Flower Show [?] Industrial Exhibition

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 15 September 1905 · page 2

The long-looked-forward-to Flower Show, Fine Arts and Industrial Exhibition and Commercial Travellers' Concert, in aid of the Narromine…

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Farm and Field. Care of Show Horses

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 16 September 1905 · page 7

During the show season it may be that some of the show horses may contract [?]olds in the course of their travels ere hey reach home again. Consequently…

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Narromine Flower Show

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 20 September 1905 · page 3

The Flower Show and Fine Arts Exhibition, in aid of the building fund of the local School of Arts, was opened on Wednesday afternoon in the Town Hall by the…

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Cowra Show

The Wellington Times · Thursday 21 September 1905 · page 4

There was fine weather and a large attendance for the opening day of the Cowra show yesterday, while the entries constituted a record, being 200…

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Millthorpe Show

The Wellington Times · Thursday 28 September 1905 · page 4

The fourteenth annual Millthorpe show and ploughing matches were held on Tuesday and yesterday. Some of the awards, were as follows:—Active…

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Methodist Flower Show

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 30 September 1905 · page 4

The annual flower show under the auspices of the Methodist Church, is fixed to take place in the Protestant Hall on November 8, 9, and 10, and everything…

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Methodist Flower Show and Industrial Exhibition

The Wellington Times · Monday 9 October 1905 · page 2

Preparations for the above event, to be held on Thursday and Friday, October 19th and 20th, and which promises to be absolutely unique in its…

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A Day at Mill Thorpe Show

The Wellington Times · Thursday 12 October 1905 · page 2

I went to the show. Shows are things I do not know much about, the only show I am good at is making a show of myself. Nothing of…

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