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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1915

329 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 13 of 17

Gilgandra Show

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 29 June 1915 · page 2

Mr. Gordon Christie, Secretary of the Gilgadra Show, was present at the Hibernian Club's races yesterday. He is very sanguine of success for the…

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Narromine Show

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 29 June 1915 · page 1

Narromin annual show will be held on Tuesday and Wednesday, July 20 and 21. Liberal prizes have been allotted in trotting, hunting and…

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Sheep Show

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 2 July 1915 · page 5

The twenty-first annual Sheep Show was opened in Sydney on Wednesday morning. The exhibits numbered more than those of last year--797 as…

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Horse Show at the Front Cavalry Amusements Game-playing British

Western Age · Saturday 3 July 1915 · page 3

At the British front, which is strengthening and deepening steadily, there are compensations even for those who are not fighting (writes W. Bench Thomas in the…

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Tooraweenah Show

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 9 July 1915 · page 6

At a meeting of the Committee of the above Show there were present: Messrs. S. A. Blacknian (in the chair), W. J. H. Vitnell, A. McPherson, senr.,…

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Forbes Show

The Wellington Times · Thursday 15 July 1915 · page 5

The Forbes show will be held this year on 17th and 18th August, and the amount allotted for prize money totals over £100. Good prizes are being…

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Gular Railway Carnival

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 16 July 1915 · page 6

The annual Gular Railway Carnival will be held this year on Wednesday, 21st July, and the whole of the proceeds will be given to the Wounded…

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Narromine Show

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 16 July 1915 · page 4

Next Tuesday and Wednesday are the dates for Narromine's event of the year—the annual Show. The entries this year are quite up to…

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Patriotic Minstrel Show

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 16 July 1915 · page 4

The amateurs of Dubbo are ardently rehearsing for the grand Patriotic Minstrel Show, Concert, and Variety Entertainment, which takes place in…

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Peak Hill Show

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 16 July 1915 · page 4

Entries close on Wednesday next for the Peak Hill Show, and this fact should not be lost sight of by intending exhibitors. The Peak Hill exhibition…

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Gallipoli Fair

The Wellington Times · Monday 19 July 1915 · page 3

The Gallipoli Fair, organised by Mrs. Lewis Hamilton and Miss G. Pridham, assisted by the Misses Stevenson and Miss Marjorie Pridham, all dressed as…

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Hospital Carnival Committee

The Wellington Times · Thursday 22 July 1915 · page 6

A meeting of the committee of the recent hospital carnival was held on Tuesday evening last, when Mr. F. A. Kenyon was called to the chair, and…

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Forbes Show

The Wellington Times · Thursday 22 July 1915 · page 8

The Forbes show will be held this year on 17th and 18th August, and the amount allotted for prize money totals over £400. Good prize are being…

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Narromine Show

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 23 July 1915 · page 5

The ninth annual exhibition of the Narr[?]ne A.P. and H. Association was held on Tuesday and Wednesday. Heavy rain had fallen on Monday, and…

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[?] Hill Show

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 23 July 1915 · page 4

The annual Peak Hill Show will be held on Wednesday and Thursday next. [?] and 29th inst. A special train will run from Narromine on Thursday,…

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Horse Show Abandoned

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 23 July 1915 · page 1

The Royal Agricultural Society has decided to abandon the show this year owing to the Defence, Department needing the grounds…

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Narromine Show. Falling Off in Exhibits

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 23 July 1915 · page 2

This year's Narromine Show did not come up to its predecessors in the number of its exhibits, but it must be said that the quality of the goods shown…

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Narromine Show

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 27 July 1915 · page 1

Mr. Geo. Rogers, of Rawsonville, writes: "In your Narromine show report you stated that the prize for station 3 years and under 4, and the prize…

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Gallipoli Fair

The Wellington Times · Thursday 29 July 1915 · page 4

The result of the Gallipoli Fair, conducted by Mrs. Hamilton and Miss Pridham, is the raising of a sum of £100 for the fund. In addition to the profits…

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Forbes Show

The Wellington Times · Thursday 29 July 1915 · page 2

The Forbes show will be held this year on 17th and 18th August, and the amount allotted for prize money totals over £400. Good prizes are being…

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