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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1924

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Dubbo Racing Club. Saturday and Monday—race Carnival

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 6 May 1924 · page 2

The Dubbo Racing Club's fixture for next Saturday and Monday promises in all respects to be a revival of the old racing splendour of this town. Already…

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Dubbo Show. First Day—to-morrow

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 6 May 1924 · page 2

The Show Ground will be open tomorrow from 9 a.m., and visitors will find plenty to interest them from then Until Thursday evening…

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Dubbo Racing Club the Show Meeting

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 6 May 1924 · page 2

The inaugural race meeting of the Dubbo Racing Club takes place on Saturday and Monday next, and town and country people should make…

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Record Show Takings

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 9 May 1924 · page 4

The gate takings of the first day of the Show amounted to £87 8s; second day £410 7s, making the execodingly year's first day taking was £61 16s 6d;…

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Dubbo Show. the Ring

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 9 May 1924 · page 6

The ring events are generally amongst the principal attractions at the P.A. and II. exhibitions, and for years passed Dubbo has more than held its own with…

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Notes on the Show

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 9 May 1924 · page 4
Also in Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent

The opening note upon the Show must be one of thanks to all concerned with its organisation and conduct. The stewards all deserve highest praise…

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Dubbo Show. (Awards Continned from Page 2.)

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 9 May 1924 · page 4

Oil Painting, Nature or Copy, Still Life.—Ray Baylies 1. Oil Painting, Nature or Copy, Animals or Birds.—Ray Rayliss 1, Miss Freda…

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The Dubbo Show. Magnificent Display of Exhibits. Fine Weather and Great Crowds. Record Gate Each Day. Excellent Ring Events--carnival Spirit Supreme Office-bearers

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 9 May 1924 · page 2

President, Mr. Frank Mack; vice-presidents, Messrs J. A. Ryan. T. Wilkins, H. T. Blanket, T. D. Palmer. J. Stevenson. W. W. Baird; [?]…

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Dubbo Show. Beautiful Weather Conditions. Many Records Made. Splendid Public Support

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 9 May 1924 · page 2

[?]ist of Office bearers.—President, Mr. Frank Mack: Vice-presidents, Messrs. J. A. Ryan, T. Wilkins, H. T. Blacket, T. D. Palmer, J…

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Flower Show

The Wellington Times · Monday 12 May 1924 · page 2

The Wellington Agricultural Bureau are holding another of their periodical flower shows in Mr. C. J. Kimbell's Rooms, to-night, when on…

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Show Fat Bullock

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 13 May 1924 · page 3

In connection with the fat bullock which was present on the show ground last week for weight guessing purposes, animal weighed 702lbs. Five…

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Seasonal Flower Show

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 13 May 1924 · page 2

Last Saturday a flower show restrict[?] [?]ed to chrysanthemums and carnations was held at the rooms of Messrs. L. J. Astley and Co., Ltd., Dubbo. There…

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The Astley Flower Show

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 13 May 1924 · page 2

There was another fine and muchadmired exhibition of flowers on the premises of Astley's, Ltd., last Saturday, Chrysanthemums and Carnations…

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Accident Coming to Dubbo Show

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 13 May 1924 · page 3

Elsie Ivers, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Ivers, who was travelling to the Dubbo Show, driving a pony and leading another horse, met with an…

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Show Awards

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 16 May 1924 · page 6

In on[?] list of the awards at the recent Dubbo Show it was stated that for box of not less than 50lbs factory butter, the Dubbo Butter Factory and…

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Coonamble Show

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 16 May 1924 · page 6

Coonamble P. and A. Association Show was opened on Wednesday, in perfect weather conditions. The attendance was considerably better than on…

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Lessons of the Show

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 16 May 1924 · page 2

The Dubbo Show, which came to such a successful conclusion on Thursday evening last, owed 50 per cent, of its success to its extraordinarily able…

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Business Displays at the Show

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 16 May 1924 · page 8

One of the special features of the Dubbo Shows this year was the number of exhibits displayed by business firms. It is some time since there was such a…

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Dubbo Show Races President's Appreciation

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 16 May 1924 · page 7

Early in the week the president of the Dubbo Racing Club (Mr. R. C. Brown), in an interview with a representative of the "Dispatch,"…

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