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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1917

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Peak Hill Show

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 11 May 1917 · page 1

Mr. J. Jackson, secretary of the Peak Hill Show Association, notifles that the next exhibition will be held on July 24 and 25, 1917…

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P. A. and H. Association. the Poultry Club Requests

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 18 May 1917 · page 4

A special meeting of the Committee of the above Association was held at the Association rooms, Wingawarrastreet, on Tuesday evening, when there…

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Tooraweenah Show

Gilgandra Weekly · Friday 18 May 1917 · page 10

Mr. Hugh A. Waterford, secretary Tooraweenah P. and A. Association, has called the annual general meeting of that body for Saturday, 26th…

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Dubbo Poultry Show

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 18 May 1917 · page 2

The public are reminded that the Dubbo Poultry and Dog Show will be held in the Monarch Picture Palace June 6 and 7. Entries close on…

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Dubbo Show Ground

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 18 May 1917 · page 2

A subcommittee, consisting of Messrs. G. A. Wheeler, H. T. Blacket, and F. Weston, has been appointed to confer with the caretaker (Mr. Sutton)…

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The Poultry Show. Attitude of the P.A. & H. ASSOCIATION

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 18 May 1917 · page 3

A special meeting of the committee of the Dubbo P.A. and H. Association was held on Tuesday night to consider a request from the Dubbo Poultry,…

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Welligton Show Committee

The Wellington Times · Monday 21 May 1917 · page 2

Word having been received from the Department of Agriculture, Sydney, with reference to the wheat submitted for opinion (in connection with a…

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Poultry and Pigeon Society. Show Dates Adhered To

The Wellington Times · Monday 21 May 1917 · page 3

A largely attended meeting of the Wellington Poultry and Pigeon Society was held on Friday evening for the purpose of considering the…

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Railway Exhibition

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 22 May 1917 · page 2

Fortune has not favored Mr.G.W.J. Tull and his associates in their endeavor to enlist public support for the proposal of the Dubbo branch of the…

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Poultry Show. Last Night's Meeting

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 22 May 1917 · page 3

A meeting of the Dubbo P.K. and H. Society wax held last night, when there were present: Messrs, J. Griffin (in the chair),, C. H. Bishop, A. Ison, W. B…

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Hungerford Carnival

The Western Herald · Wednesday 23 May 1917 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Federal Association Race Club daly came off on May 3 and 4. The attendance was very good considering the number…

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Gular Show

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 25 May 1917 · page 7

For many years past the Gular people have held an annual carnival, always a big undertaking, and over a success. This year they have decided to extend…

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Bathurst Show Ground

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 25 May 1917 · page 6

Bathurst Show Association and the Defence Department did not settle little differences quite as expeditiously as they were adjusted in Dubbo. It…

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The Poultry Show Huge Success Foreshadowed

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 25 May 1917 · page 1

Mr. J. Griffin presided at the meeting of the P.K. and H. Society last night, and Messrs. A. Taylor, E. Ferguson, F, Ferguson, W. B. Ogilvie,…

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Show Committee Meeting a Protest Dismissed

The Wellington Times · Monday 28 May 1917 · page 3

A general meeting of the show committee was held at the council chambers on Friday evening last, when the president (Mr. A. J. L. Stockwell) was…

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Schools Carnival

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 29 May 1917 · page 1

Athletes and juvenile cyclists are notified that entries for the principal footrace and boys' bike race, to be contested at the Schools Car[?]ival on…

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Nyngan Show. Mr. Frank Ward Sweeps Poultry Prizes

Western Age · Tuesday 29 May 1917 · page 2

At the Nyngan show last week Mr. Frank Ward, of Cobar, made almost a clean sweep of the prizes in the poultry section, securing eleven firsts…

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Bourke's Carnival. Beautiful Weather—large Attendance—many Country Visitors

The Western Herald · Wednesday 30 May 1917 · page 2

Owing to the continuance of the war Bcurke's annual carnival was some what reduced in dimensions this year, bur, notwithstanding that, there was…

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Dubbo Poultry Show

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 1 June 1917 · page 2

Amid the general call to duty on be half of the men at the front, and [?]vice of home with a view to the winning of the war, none of us must forget…

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