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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1919

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Tooraweenah Show

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 12 August 1919 · page 1

At a meeting of the Tooraweenah A.H and P. Association it was decided to hold the show as usual. Mr. H. A. Waterford has been re-elected hon…

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Wellington Show

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 12 August 1919 · page 1

At a special meeting of the Wellington P and A. Society on Friday night it was decided that a show be held during the spring. The question of…

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Local and General the Result of a Show

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 12 August 1919 · page 1

There were only a few cases of influenza in the Peak Hill district prior to the show. A few days after the show there were 200 sufferers. And…

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Mr. Rankin and Dubbo Show

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 22 August 1919 · page 3

At a recent meeting of the Gilgandra P. and A. Association the treasurer (Mr. Rankin), referring to the abandonment of the Dubbo Show, said that the…

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Wellington Show, 1919. What Is Being Done

The Wellington Times · Thursday 28 August 1919 · page 4

Boost and boom your Spring show, and help make it one of the best in the Western districts. If all combine and do their little bit the show is bound…

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On the Show Ground

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 29 August 1919 · page 4

The procession had not long reached the Show Ground before a start was made with the programme, Then lunch hour arrived, and the pipers…

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Rabbits at English Show

The Western Herald · Wednesday 3 September 1919 · page 2

A par from the London "Meat Trade Journal" of July 3:— "for the first time rabbits were included in the prize list of the…

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The Geurie Carnival. Annual General Meeting

The Wellington Times · Thursday 4 September 1919 · page 4

The annual general meeting of the Carnival Committee was held at Dawson's Hall, on Wednesday, the 3rd inst. Mr. J. A. McLeod (president) occupied…

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Wellington Show Notes October 14 and 16

The Wellington Times · Thursday 4 September 1919 · page 3

Keep on boosting your show, which takes place within six weeks' time. Tell your friends that it is going to be the best show yet held, and so it is, because…

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Local and General Geurie Carnival

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 5 September 1919 · page 1

The balance-sheet of the Geurie carnival, which was adopted at the annual meeting on Wednesday, allowed a credit balance of £695. This year's…

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Wellington P.a. and H. Society. Mr. W. M. Hughes to Be Invited

The Wellington Times · Monday 8 September 1919 · page 3

A committee meeting of the Wellington P.A. and H. Society was hold at the Council Chambers, on Friday evening last, the president (Mr. A. J. L…

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Wellington Show Notes. October 14 and 15

The Wellington Times · Thursday 11 September 1919 · page 8

Five weeks to go to the show, are you getting ready? It is going to bo one of the best shows on the Western line this year, in fact the only show, so…

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Welllington Show

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 12 September 1919 · page 2

Wellington show will be held this year on October 14 and 15. The schedule comprises liberal prizes in hunting and trotting events, and the reputation…

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Local and General Methodist Flower Show

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 12 September 1919 · page 1

The annual flower show in aid of the funds of the Methodist Church will be held on October 9, 10, and 11. Mr. C. H. Chrismas has again undertaken the…

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Not a Fair Deal

The Wellington Times · Monday 15 September 1919 · page 2

The maimed soldier who happens to reside in country districts has just cause to be aggrived at the action of the Repatriation Department in…

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Wellington Show Notes. October 14 and 15

The Wellington Times · Thursday 18 September 1919 · page 3

Your annual show is getting closer, boost it, and keep on boosting. There is nothing like a show to help your town and district along, so boost it…

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Annual Rose Fair

The Wellington Times · Thursday 25 September 1919 · page 6

The annual rose fair and bazaar in connection with the Wellington Baptist Church, open at 4 p.m., on Wednesday October 8, and will be continued on the…

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Wellington Show Notes. October 14 and 15

The Wellington Times · Thursday 25 September 1919 · page 6

The Wellington Show takes place within three weeks' time, are you getting ready for the big carnival? There is going to be a big crowd at the show…

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The Show

The Wellington Times · Monday 29 September 1919 · page 2

The secretary of the Wellington Agricultural' Society' states that entries for the forthcoming show are coming in freely, but he wishes to draw the…

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Wellington Show

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 30 September 1919 · page 1

Entries for Wellington show, to he held on October 14 and 15, will close on Saturday next. Dubbo people should note that railway tickets at holiday…

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