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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1915

329 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 6 of 17

The Forthcoming Show

The Wellington Times · Thursday 8 April 1915 · page 8

After the splendid rains which have been experienced in the district, the efforts to make the forthcoming Wellington show a success should receive fresh…

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The Show Summarised

The Wellington Times · Thursday 8 April 1915 · page 5

The poultry entries at the Royal are regarded as an index to the esteem in which the various breeds and varieties are held. Thus the one-time popular…

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The Show Summarised

The Wellington Times · Thursday 8 April 1915 · page 4

The situation in Europe brings the food-producing countries that lie outside the war zone into an importance that must increase progressively with…

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Show on

The Wellington Times · Thursday 8 April 1915 · page 4

Saturday is always an off day at the Show. The races attract crowds, and the attendance there is reflect in diminished numbers at the Show…

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Motors at the Show

The Wellington Times · Thursday 8 April 1915 · page 6

Rather unusual interest was centred in the exhibit by Messrs. Bowens, Ltd., of the well-known Maxwell car, and it is explained not so much in its…

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Voices at the Show

The Wellington Times · Thursday 8 April 1915 · page 6

"He was proud, as the representative of New South Wales, to know that His Excellency the Governor-General was of the opinion that the Sydney…

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First Show at Moore Park

The Wellington Times · Thursday 8 April 1915 · page 4

It is now 35 years since the Royal Agricultural Society of N.S.W. was established at Moore Park; the first; show there having taken place in 1881…

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Clutterbuck Bros. Ltd. Fine Show

The Wellington Times · Thursday 8 April 1915 · page 4

One of the most comprehensive exhibits in the machinery section this year was that supplied by Clutterbuck Bros. Ltd., Machinery Merchants and…

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"The Shop Window of the State." Departmental Exhibit. A Magnificent Exhibition

The Wellington Times · Thursday 8 April 1915 · page 4

At the northern end of the Agricultural Hall the glories of the State were set out through the medium of the exhibits supplies by the New South…

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Coonamble Show

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 9 April 1915 · page 4

The Coonmble Show will this year be held on 12th and 13th May—the week following Dubbo Show. Entries close on 6th May. Scheduies may be…

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Dubbo Show

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 9 April 1915 · page 4

Dubbo show will eventuate on May 5 and 6--less than a month hence. Despite the withdrawal of the Government subsidy, the Dubbo Show…

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The Picture Show

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 9 April 1915 · page 3

Writing as a regular picture showgoer, and one who blesses the day when the perfection and the cheapening of films enabled this form of…

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The Tranche Show

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 9 April 1915 · page 4

Trangie Show—"the Fat Sheep Show of New South Wales"—falls to be hold on May 19 and 20. The principal award is an £100 challenge prize for…

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The Nyngan Show

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 9 April 1915 · page 4

Entries for the Nyngan Annual Show on April 29 and 30 close on Thursday. April 22. Prizes are offered for blood and draught stock, sheep and cattle,…

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The Sydney Show

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 9 April 1915 · page 4

The Sydney Show concluded on Wednesday. The aggregate attendance for the seven days last, year was 306,450, and the takings £13,069. For the…

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Narromine and the Show

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

The Municipal Council of Narromine have thought better of their recent decision in the matter of refusing a public holiday on the second day of…

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A Dubbo Show Omen

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 9 April 1915 · page 4

Mr. F. Weston, Secretary of the Dubbo P., A. and H. Association, states that so far he has recived quite a large number of entries for the Show…

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The Wellington Show

The Wellington Times · Monday 12 April 1915 · page 2

The entries for the show up to the present are as good as have been received up to this time for any preceding show, and if this may be taken as an…

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Orange Show Races

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 13 April 1915 · page 2

The Orange Jockey Club advertise the Show race fixture in this issue. The meeting is in aid of the Patriotic and Orange A. and P. Association Funds,…

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Belgian Picture Show

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 13 April 1915 · page 2

The Monarch Pictures will present a grand programme on Thursday night, in aid of the Belgian Fund. This is characteristic of the Monarchs—no…

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