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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1917

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Show Trotting Meeting

The Wellington Times · Monday 16 April 1917 · page 3

The Wellington District Trotting Club's meeting on Saturday, 28th April, will bring the festivities of show week to a close. The meeting should be an…

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Orange Show Races

The Wellington Times · Monday 16 April 1917 · page 2

The Orange Jockey Club's show meeting will be held on Saturday, 21st April, the prize money being £75. Nomination's for all events close to-night…

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The Wellington Show. Chief Secretary Will Open It

The Wellington Times · Monday 16 April 1917 · page 3

Last Friday and Saturday were busy days with Mr. Rotton, the show secretary, Saturday being the last day for the reception of entries. It goes…

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Railway and Tramway Exhibition

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 17 April 1917 · page 1

Attention is directed to an advertisement in this issue, announcing that an exhibition will be held at an early date in connection with the Railway…

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N.s.w. Government Railway and T[?]amway Exhibition

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 17 April 1917 · page 2

We would like to direct the attention of readers to the advertisement appearing in this issue with reference to the forthcoming Exhibition, which will…

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Conjuring and Christianity. Y. M. C. A.'s Battle-eve Show

The Western Herald · Wednesday 18 April 1917 · page 3

Throughout the forward areas in all the battle zones the Y. M. C. A. but is described by The soldiers as "the light house." In these shelters…

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The Wellington Show

The Wellington Times · Thursday 19 April 1917 · page 4

Next week will bring us face to face with the show, as it were, for the days of our annual display will be Tuesday and Wednesday, the 24th and 25th. It is…

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W.j.c. Show Meeting

The Wellington Times · Thursday 19 April 1917 · page 4

Nominations for the principal events at the Wellington Jockey Club's show meeting next week closed yesterday, and fair entries were received by the…

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Flower Show and May Fete

The Wellington Times · Thursday 19 April 1917 · page 4

The schedules for the above event have been issued. There are three sections: A, the flower section; B, the flour section; and C the floor section…

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[?]Th Exhibition

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 20 April 1917 · page 2

attempt to enlighten the ignorant and banish an evil because it might offend the mock-modest or shock the prude. The film is a message of the first…

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Wellington Show

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 20 April 1917 · page 2

The entries for Wellington Show, to be held on Wednesday and Thursday of next week, are well up to expectations. The whole of the Central…

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Coonamble Show

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 20 April 1917 · page 2

The Coonamble Annual Show will be held on Wednesday and Thursday, May 2nd and 3rd.E[?] close on Wedesday, April 25th. Schedules and…

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The Wellington Show

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 20 April 1917 · page 2

Our readers are reminded that the Wellington Annual Show will open its gates to the public of the great West on Tuesday, 24th inst., and will be…

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Local and General Coonamble Show

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 20 April 1917 · page 5

Coonomble annual Show will be held on May 2 and 3. Intending exhibitors should note date of closure of entries, advertised in this issue. Catalogues…

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Poultry Show. the Help of the Citizens Wanted

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 20 April 1917 · page 4

A meeting of the Dubbo Poultry, Kennel, and Horticultural Society was held at the Town Hall on Tuesday night, when there were present: Rev…

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Coonamble Show

The Wellington Times · Monday 23 April 1917 · page 2

The Coonamble annual show will be held on 2nd and 3rd May, the week following Wellington Show. Entries close on Wednesday next, 25th April, with…

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Boxing at the Show

The Wellington Times · Monday 23 April 1917 · page 2

A regular visitor to the Wellington show for many years is Snowy Flynn, who will have his boxing tent in the usual place on Tuesday and Wednesday…

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Wellington Jockey Club Show Meeting

The Wellington Times · Monday 23 April 1917 · page 2

General entries for the Wellington Jockey Club's show meeting on Wednesday and Thursday close this evening, and they are coming in freely. Already…

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The Wellington Show. Opening To-morrow

The Wellington Times · Monday 23 April 1917 · page 2

The first day of the show will be to-morrow. The town is already filling up, and there should be a good number of visitors to the grounds, where they…

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Wellington Show

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 24 April 1917 · page 1

Dubbo residents will have a good opportunity to visit Wellington show tomorrow-- the second day. A special train will leave [?] at 9 a.m. and…

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