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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1929

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Our Picture Show "Talkies" To-night

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 26 August 1929 · page 2

To-night patrons of the Monarch-Empire Theatre will be afforded an opportunity, through the enterprise of Manager Taylor, of seeing and hearing…

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Hospital Carnival

The Wellington Times · Thursday 29 August 1929 · page 8

A meeting of the Hospital Carnival committee was held on Monday night last, to fix dates for the forthcoming carnival, which is to…

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Stall-holders Selected for Cash and Carry Fair

Western Age · Thursday 29 August 1929 · page 2

At a meeting of members of the Methodist Ladies' Guild held on Tuesday afternoon last it was decided that a "Cash and Carry Fair" be held on…

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Parents and Citizens' Association. Carnival Arranged For

The Wellington Times · Thursday 29 August 1929 · page 9

[?] of the Parents and Citi[?] Association was held in the [?] High School assembly [?] on Tuesday night. Present:…

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School Exhibits At Gilgandra Show

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 29 August 1929 · page 4

The following are the results of the school exhibits in connection with the recent Gilgandra Show:—Writing by pupil under 8—Joan…

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Junior Sheep Judging Vita-Lick Competition at Gilgandra Show, 1929

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 29 August 1929 · page 4

One of the principal features of the recent Gilgandra Agricultural Show was the Vita Lick Junior Sheep Judging Competition for which a…

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Local Jottings. P. A. AND H. Society Annual Meeting

The Wellington Times · Monday 2 September 1929 · page 2

The annual general meeting of the Wellington P., A. and H. Society will be held in the Council Chambers next Friday, September 6th at…

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Our Picture Show "Dawn" Coming First Screening To-night

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 2 September 1929 · page 4

"Dawn," the picture over which so much controversy was raised, and which was first banned and then licensed by the British Board of…

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The Skating Carnival Two Successful Nights

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 6 September 1929 · page 2

Monday and Tuesday were gala nights at the Empire Skating Rink Macquarie Street, when the management ran its first carnivals…

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Timbrebongie Shire Roads And the Cost of Making and Repairing them. Are all Shire Employees Giving a Fair Return for Wages Received? Councils Heane, Craig and Gibbon Doubtful. Engineer Cook's Monthly Report

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 6 September 1929 · page 3

The following report from Mr. N. Cook, Shire Engineer, was read and discussed at the meeting of the Timbrebongie Shire Council on Friday last: The Report…

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Our Picture Show Coming Attractions

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 9 September 1929 · page 2

Lilian Gish--whom one could never associate with the harsh things in life, learned to cook, scrub floors, and a myriad other difficult tasks, made…

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Skating Carnival

The Wellington Times · Thursday 12 September 1929 · page 10

The Paramount Hall was a scene of animation last night, the occasion being the first skating carnival held by the Monarch' skating proprietary…

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Dunedoo Carnival. Greens Win Knock-Out

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 12 September 1929 · page 3

There was about 500 people at the Dunedoo football knock-out competition on Sunday. Six team competed in the competition— Hannah's…

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Our Picture Show Attractive Programme

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 12 September 1929 · page 6

Gary Cooper is a big, blonde giant of the California mountains, incapable of any fatigue, ever moving and attractive and attracted to women. In a…

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Trangie Hockey Carnival. Gilgandra and Collie Defeated. Two Warren Teams Play in Final

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 13 September 1929 · page 10

The Trangie hockey knockout carnival, held at that centre on Sunday, was a great success, eight teams taking part, including two from Warren…

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Brisbane Show Shorthorns

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 16 September 1929 · page 6

The display of Shorthorns at the Royal National Show, Brisbane, showed marked improvement this year; early maturity is evidently the…

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Trangie Hockey Carnival Two Warren Teams Play in Final

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 16 September 1929 · page 5

The Trangie hockey knock-out carnival, held on Sunday, was a great success, eight teams taking part, including two from Warren, Nyagan,…

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Our Picture Show Biggest Scream To-Night "Cohens and Kellys"

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 16 September 1929 · page 4

If life was made for laughter, whoever attends the Monarch-Empire Theatre to-night while "The Cohens and Kelly," the Universal-Jewel, is the…

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Hockey Carnival

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 19 September 1929 · page 4

The following is the draw for the Gilgandra hockey carnival to be held on Sunday next:—Warren Seconds v Trangie Firsts…

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Agricultural Society. Election of Officers

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 20 September 1929 · page 2

Present at the recent committee meeting of the Narromine P.A. and H.A. were the following:— Mr. R. G. McKillop (in the chair)…

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