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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1915

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The War, Another Victory. Superiority of British Navy Germans Show White Feather. Big German Sunk. The Australian Flagship Doing Things. Austro-german Relations. London, Monday night

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 26 January 1915 · page 2

Rome is informed that the visit of the Austrian Crown Prince to Berlin failed to yield results. It is expected that the relations of the two courts…

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Kookaburra Fair Presbyterian Church Effor[?]

The Wellington Times · Thursday 28 January 1915 · page 4

The Kookaburra Fair, which [?] opened in the Presbyterian Chu[?] grounds on Tuesday evening, and [?]cluded last evening, may be regard[?]…

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Show Meeting Next

The Wellington Times · Thursday 28 January 1915 · page 4

In response to a requisition from a number of Wellington business people, Mr. A. E. Rotton, secretary, has called a meeting of members of the…

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In the Shoemaker's Shop. About the Show

The Wellington Times · Thursday 28 January 1915 · page 3

"Is there going to be a allow this year?" said the Shoomaker, repeating a question that had been put to him by the Barber. "I don't know that I ever…

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Agricultural Show Subsidies

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 29 January 1915 · page 6

The "Daily Telegraph" says:—it is as well to remember that Ministers for Agriculture have in the been strongly urged by the late…

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Occasional Notes. Dubbo Show

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 29 January 1915 · page 2

It is perhaps not generally known that the Dubbo P., A. and H. Society will have no sub[?]dy from the Government this year. Though money is…

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From Our Exchanges. Gilgandra Show Wheats

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 29 January 1915 · page 6

Mr. W. H. Scholz., the Gilgandrn [?]eat-grower, has brought to Sydney the wheats he has cutered for competilion at the Royal Agricultural…

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The Show Crisis

The Wellington Times · Monday 1 February 1915 · page 2

There can be no question that the affairs of the Wellington P. A. and H. Society have reached a crisis. Present appearances indicate that the society can…

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Yass Show Will Go on Without Subsidy

The Wellington Times · Monday 1 February 1915 · page 3

In its annual report, the committee of the Yass P. and A. Association stated that the actual loss on the late show was £30 10s, and the total debit for the…

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Hospital Carnival

The Wellington Times · Thursday 4 February 1915 · page 6

Mr. W. P. Kelly presided over a meeting of the Hospital carnival general committee at the district school last Tuesday evening, when there was a fair…

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Holding the Show. a Committee Elected

The Wellington Times · Thursday 4 February 1915 · page 7

The meeting, which was held in the council chambers on Monday evening for the purpose of considering the position in regard to the show was largely…

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Holding the Show. Committee Gets to Work

The Wellington Times · Monday 8 February 1915 · page 2

The first meeting of the committee appointed recently in connection with the holding of the show was held in [?] council chambers on Friday evening [?]…

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Wellington Show

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 9 February 1915 · page 2

After all the Wellington show will be held on 28th and 29th April. A [?] committee have undertaken to see the job through, and Mr. A. E. Rotton…

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Wellington Show Matters. How They Are Progressing

The Wellington Times · Thursday 11 February 1915 · page 6

The works committee of the P. A. and H. Society held a meeting last night for the purpose of going into various matters in connection with the show to be…

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Wellington P. A. and H. Society the Schedule Arranged. No Punching Tickets

The Wellington Times · Monday 15 February 1915 · page 2

The committee of the Wellington P. A. and H. Society met in the council chambers on Friday last at 8 p.m. Mr. A. T. Smith (president) occupied the…

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The Proposed Hospital Carnival

The Wellington Times · Monday 15 February 1915 · page 2

Matters in connection with the proposed carnival in aid of the hospital have not made much progress according to a statement made to the Hospital…

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Benefit Picture Show

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 16 February 1915 · page 1

On the night of Tuesday next, February £3, the Empire Picture proprietor will give a benefit entertainment in aid of Mrs. Morrison, who is…

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Hospital Carnival Committee

The Wellington Times · Thursday 18 February 1915 · page 6

A meeting of the hospital carnival committee was held at the public school last night. The most important business was consideration of the date on which…

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Dunedoo Show Sales

The Wellington Times · Thursday 18 February 1915 · page 6

The Dunedoo show will be held on 11th March, and on the day following (12th March) at 1 p.m., Messrs. Baker and Campbell, the Dunedoo auctioneers…

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Local and General. Dubbo P., A. and H. Association

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 19 February 1915 · page 4

A meeting of the Committee of the Dubbo P., A. and H. Association will be held on Thursday evening, the 25th inst., at 8 o'clock, to finally adopt the…

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