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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1906

275 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 6 of 14

Kate Howarde Co. Show Week

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 5 May 1906 · page 6

Next Monday night, May 7, this wellknown company, under Mr. Harry Craig'a management, will commenoe a six nights' season in the Masonic Hall, and will pro…

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P.a. and H. Society

The Wellington Times · Monday 7 May 1906 · page 2

IT is an unfortunate fact that criticism rather than praise has been the order of the day concerning the annual show of the Wellington P. A. and H. Society…

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Dubbo Show. Wednesday, Thursday, and

The Wellington Times · Monday 7 May 1906 · page 2

The annual Dubbo Show takes place on the above days of this week, and present indications point to a big and successful exhibition, In this…

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Dubbo P., A. and H. Show

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 9 May 1906 · page 2

The annual Show of the Dubbo Pastoral, Argricultural and Horticultural Association will be opened on Wednesday the 9th inst., and continued during the two following…

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P.a. and H. Society

The Wellington Times · Thursday 10 May 1906 · page 4

CONSIDERABLE comment has been excited by our references in last issue to the P.A. and H. Society and its management. In the great majority of…

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Dubbo P. A. and H. Association. the Annual Carnival. a Large Attendance

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 12 May 1906 · page 3

President; Mr. F. Mack; Vice-Presidents: Messrs. T. Baird, D. Cameron, J. Stevenson, J. G. Brown, R. G, Dulhunty, F. E. Body; Hon. Tressurer:…

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Ploughing Exhibition

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 12 May 1906 · page 4

AT an exhibition of the working of Australian made ploughs and drills, hold on the farm of Mr. Robert Creelman at Burrumbeet on May 1st., it was proved to the satisfaction of a…

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A Fair Exchange

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 12 May 1906 · page 7

A man who had purchased some currant buns at a bakery was distressed, on starting to eat one, to find that it contained a fly. Returning to the bakery, he made an indignant…

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Show Social

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 12 May 1906 · page 4

THE annual social in connection with the Dubbo P., A., and H. Association wad held in the Society's Rooms on Thursday evening. There was an exceptionally large and…

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Show Attendance

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 12 May 1906 · page 5

The attendance on the first two days was very satisfactory, the grand stand being well-patronised, especially on Thursday. On Wednesday the number passing through…

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The Show

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 12 May 1906 · page 3

The opening day of the Show broke fine and clear, with a rather b[?]eak wind, and the sky a boat seven o'clock began to cloud ominously, leading the timorous to express…

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The Night Before the Show

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 12 May 1906 · page 3

Any chance visitor coming to the town the night before the first day of our annual carnival would quickly be made aware that something more than ordinary was on fool…

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Dubbo Show. a Great Success

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 12 May 1906 · page 4

PRESIDENT: Mr. F. Mack. Vice-Presidents: T. Baird, D. Cameron, J. Stevenson, J. B. Brown, R. G. Dulhunty, and F. K. Body. Hon. Treasurer: C. H. Fitz-Gerald…

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The Show. (Continued from page 3). Ring Events

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 12 May 1906 · page 4

The grand parade, which took place at 2 p.m. the first day (Wednesday), was an Interesting spectacle. The parti-colored jackets of the drivers of the trotters…

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Dubbo.a. and H. SHOW. The Third Day

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 16 May 1906 · page 2

Friday, the third and last day of the Dubbo Show, was well attended for a third day. The ring events only remained to be judged,the sheep dog trials being the first…

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Bourke Show

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 16 May 1906 · page 2

The annual show of the Central Australian Pastoral and Agricultural Association will be held at [?] on the 6th and 7ih June. Stock entries close…

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Narromine. (From Our Own Correspondent), the Coming Show

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 16 May 1906 · page 3

The Dubbo show having become history, the local event fixed for the 22nd instant, looms up large in the public eye, The committee have erected temporary, but…

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When Should the Show Be Held, May or September? (To the Editor.)

The Wellington Times · Thursday 17 May 1906 · page 5

Sir,—In my opinion the above question deserves more consideration than it has at present received up to this. Now, considering the importance of…

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Coonamble Show

The Castlereagh · Friday 18 May 1906 · page 2

Good weather prevailed for the[?] show, held that week and it was [?] from every [?] of view. The afternoon was very large…

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P. A. AND H. SHOW. Guessing Competitions

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 19 May 1906 · page 5

The following are the particulars of the guessing competitions:- WEIGHT OF BULLOCK. (Lowest guess, 048½lbs highest guess,…

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