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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1934

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Our Show Preliminary Details Enthusiasm Assures Success

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 26 April 1934 · page 4

Many matters pertaining to the annual Gilgandra Show, to be held on August 14 and 15, were dealt with at a large…

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A Bright Show George Sorlie's Musical Revue

The Wellington Times · Thursday 26 April 1934 · page 5

GEORGE Sorlie pops up at the show with a cleverer and brighter revue each year. There is no doubt about the popularity of this all-round…

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Big Prizes Medium Strong Wheats Next Royal Show

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 26 April 1934 · page 10

The following letter from Mr. C. C. Somerville, secretary of the Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales, and which no doubt…

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Wellington's Successful Annual Show Record Entries and Attendance Draughts, Fat Cattle and Sheep to the Fore. The District's Outstanding Advertisement

The Wellington Times · Thursday 26 April 1934 · page 2

Once again Wellington P. A. and H. Society's annual show has come along. This is the Society's 58th mile-stone along the road of progress, and each year finds that the achievements of both exhibitors and members of the committee have excelled those of…

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Trangie Show

Western Age · Friday 27 April 1934 · page 3

Trangie's annual show will be held on 15th and 16th May, and this year's schedule has ben revised and brought up-to-date to make the 1934…

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Narromine Show. Committee Prepare. Revisions to Schedule at Saturday's Meeting

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 27 April 1934 · page 3

Mr. J. Maynard, President, occupied the chair at a meeting of the Narromine Show committee, held at the Court House Hotel on Saturday…

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Warren Show. Improvements To Schedule. Preparations in Hand for May 24 AND 25

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 27 April 1934 · page 1

Warren Show will be held this year on Thursday and Friday, 24th and 25th May, following Trangie Show on Tuesday and Wednesday of the…

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Doings Around Dubbo District NARROMINE Agricultural Society

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 28 April 1934 · page 8

Mr. J. Maynard presided at the last meeting of the Narromine Agricultural Society, others present being Messrs. Alison, Penberthy, W. Crawford,…

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Show Attraction Dubbo District Hospital

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 28 April 1934 · page 4

The Dubbo Hospital's stall at this year's Show will be situated near the car display, and will be utilised solely for the purpose of bringing to the…

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Musical Revue Sorlie's for Show Week

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 28 April 1934 · page 4

George Sortie, the popular singing comedian, is known all over Australia because of his songs on gramophone records. Thousands know him because…

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Next Week's Show Everything in Order

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 28 April 1934 · page 1

All is well for next week's Show, and if the people accord the event the patronage it is entitled to, a record Show should result…

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Must Be Fair Award Neither Appears Satisfied Sydney, Friday night

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 28 April 1934 · page 1

The general secretary of the Graziers' Association (Mr. J. W. Allen) stated to-night that the new pastoral award meant that employees in the shearing…

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Jimmy Sharman's Show Famous Athletes to Appear

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 28 April 1934 · page 5

Prior to the great Sydney Show city critics wrote that, without this always welcome showman and his big troupe of boxing and wrestling celebrities, the…

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Wellington Show Fat Sheep

The Wellington Times · Monday 30 April 1934 · page 2

This year we saw in the sheep Pavilion the largest entry of fat sheep ever exhibited at a Wellington show. All exhibits were…

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WELLINGTON'S 58th Annual Show. Second Day Record Gate Takings—Wonderful Ring Displays

The Wellington Times · Monday 30 April 1934 · page 3

THE second day of the local annual show proved to oe a record breaker in more ways than one. For one thing the was her was ideal for…

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Show and Races

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 1 May 1934 · page 2

To-day is Dubbo's sixty-first Show, and, as we go to press, hundreds are flocking to the Show Ground. With record entries and an…

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Dubbo Show Appeal to the Indifferent

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 1 May 1934 · page 1

Attention! Do you hear the call? The project is immense, So forsake your old position of "sitting on the fence"…

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Show Attractions At Monarch and Royal

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 1 May 1934 · page 3

The Betts management has made arrangements for star talkie attractions to coincide with Dubbo's Gist Show, and the offerings at both…

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Post Office Hours For the Show and Races

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 1 May 1934 · page 3

To-morrow (Wednesday, May 2), having been proclaimed a public holiday in the Municipality of Dubbo, the Post Office will open from 9 a.m. until noon…

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Show Sidelights

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 3 May 1934 · page 1

[?] the Association is succeeding in [?]ts to encourage interest in the [?]s, was shown in the school ex[?]where 1666 entries were received,…

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