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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1928

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Grand Carnival Tickets Ready for Sale

The Wellington Times · Monday 16 July 1928 · page 3

A meeting of the School of Arts and Soldiers' Club carnival committee was held in the School of Arts on Thursday night, there being…

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Wellington and District Polo Carnival. Commences To-morrow

The Wellington Times · Monday 16 July 1928 · page 2

TO-MORROW the annual polo carnival will start. The Club had procured a now ground on the Main Western road, and had gone to a…

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Trabgie P.a. and H. Assn

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Wednesday 18 July 1928 · page 6

A committee meeting of the above Association was held at the Imperial Hotel, Trangie, on Saturday afternoon, when the following members…

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Polo Carnival Notes on the Dudley Cup

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Wednesday 18 July 1928 · page 6

Although Narromine was not represented at the recent polo carnival in Sydney and in fact has not, sent a team down since 1914, polo…

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A Popular Return of a Popular Show

The Western Herald · Wednesday 18 July 1928 · page 2

One of the best, brightest and cleanest shows yet seen in Bourke was given by Allan's Surprise Party some tea or eleven months ago in…

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Wellington and District Polo Club Carnival. Opened in Delightful Weather. Good Sport and Keen Play

The Wellington Times · Thursday 19 July 1928 · page 1

IT takes something to put good sports off their game. This phrase is quite applicable to the Wellington Polo Club members, who had gone to a great amount of trouble and expense in preparing their new ground, on the main Western road, for the present carnival. This…

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Wellington Polo Carnival (Continued from Page 1). Some Exciting Play First Day. Gular Easily Defeated

The Wellington Times · Thursday 19 July 1928 · page 9

The afternoon's play was brought to a successful ending with the contest between Narromine B and Gular for Wellington Cup. The…

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Polo. Wellington Carnival

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 20 July 1928 · page 10

The annual carnival of the Wellington Polo Club was held on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of this week, and financially, socially, and from a…

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The Annual Show

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 20 July 1928 · page 12

Entries are coming in well at time of writing for the Show to be held next week. The splendid fall of rain should make this year's exhibition a record…

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The Tennis Carnival. Finalised on

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 20 July 1928 · page 6

The Champion up Tennis Carnival which was [?]ly interfered with by the rain [?]ing last week-end, was successfully finalised on Wednesday…

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Tennis Carnival Hard Court Championships Concluded. Kalms and Mitt Luckie Winners

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 20 July 1928 · page 3

Glorious winter weather accompanies the completion of the carnival. The pily of it is that the rains of Saturday and Sunday with the resultant…

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Polo Carnival. Warrumbungles Win Final Game

The Wellington Times · Monday 23 July 1928 · page 6

THE Wellington pole carnival was concluded on Thursday afternoon last, when Warrumbungles decisively defeated the Coolah B team, to whom…

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P. A. and H. Association

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 24 July 1928 · page 1

At a committee meeting of the Trangie P. and A. and H. Association at the Imperial Hotel, matters arising out of the late show were discussed. The…

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Western Travellers' Carnival

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 24 July 1928 · page 2

Mudgee Hospital committee and Messrs. Bowden and Giblett, representing the Western Commercial Travellers' Association, have resolved to hold the…

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Important Meeting at Orange Show Committees of the West Represented

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 24 July 1928 · page 5

The Western Districts Pastoral and Agricultural Association an amalgamation for the benefit of western shows, met last Saturday at the Canoblas Shire…

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Polo. Draw for Quirindi Carnival

The Wellington Times · Thursday 26 July 1928 · page 9

THE Quirindi polo carnival, to be held from August 6 to August 9 inclusive, promises to be one of the most successful ever held in that…

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Peak Hill Show. Marred by Rain. Splendid Display of Exhibits

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 27 July 1928 · page 8

The annual Show of the Peak Hill P. and A. Association was set down to take place on Tuesday and Wednesday last, but owing to the rain on the…

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Wellington School of Arts. Grand Carnival Committee Meeting

The Wellington Times · Monday 30 July 1928 · page 1

A meeting of the School of Arts Grand Carnival committee was held on Thursday night last, when [?]n there was an excellent…

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A Big Show Coming

The Western Herald · Wednesday 1 August 1928 · page 2

A treat is in store for the public of Bourke on Friday and Saturday next, when the Famous Fredo Brothers new company will make their first…

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Geurie Carnival. Annual Meeting Good P[?]

The Wellington Times · Thursday 2 August 1928 · page 9

THAT the [?] of [?] and [?] display [?] in the welfare and [?] of their [?] by the…

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