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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1937

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The Garden. Petunias & Viscaria Make Summer Show Success With Parsnips

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Thursday 30 September 1937 · page 7

One of the most colourful of all plants that bloom from late Spring until the cold days of winter, put an end to the display, is Petunias…

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Doings in the Garden Petunias and Viscaria Make Summer Show . . . Success with Parsips

The Wellington Times · Thursday 30 September 1937 · page 16

One of the most colourful of all plants that bloom from late spring until the cold days of winter put an end to the display, is petunia. Seed—especially the best strains—should be sown in seed pans or boxes, and it is…

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Flower Show & Concert Very Successful Effort

The Western Herald · Friday 1 October 1937 · page 4

A very large attendance greeted the Flower Show and Concert, in the Wonderland Theatre oh Thursday evening last week…

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Geurie Carnival

The Wellington Times · Monday 4 October 1937 · page 2

The twenty-eighth annual Geurie District Carnival will be hold on the carnival grounds at Geurie on Wednesday next, October 6th…

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Flower Show

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 7 October 1937 · page 8

The local P. and C. Association held their annual flower show in the Majestic Hall, when a very large crowd assembled. There was a…

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Horticultural Society. Coming Show

The Wellington Times · Thursday 7 October 1937 · page 6

A meeting of the above society was held on Wednesday night, 6th October, to make arrangements for the forthcoming…

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No Reports of Narromine Show. Neglected By Sydney Newspapers

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Thursday 7 October 1937 · page 1

That Narromine was not obtaining a fair share of publicity from Metropolitan papers who claim they are assisting the farmers and boast of such reports, was the general feeling of Saturday's Show meeting, held at the Federal Hotel. There was a big attendance of…

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The Nestle Pavilion at Paris Exhibition

The Western Herald · Friday 8 October 1937 · page 5

It will be of interest to Australians to learn that the merits of a number of products which enjoy the confidence of their own…

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Presbyterian Scotch Fair Attracts Many People Attractive Stalls

The Wellington Times · Monday 11 October 1937 · page 3

The interior of the Mayfair Theatre was completely transformed on Thursday last when the Presbyterian…

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All Nations Fair Salvation Army Effort

The Wellington Times · Thursday 14 October 1937 · page 3

The Wellington Salvation Army held its annual effort for the Self Denial Fund in the Citadel last night, and it proved to be…

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C.W.A Exhibition. Splendid Effort at Albert

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Thursday 14 October 1937 · page 5

The C.W.A. Exhibition, held at Albert, was on outstanding success. The weather being very pleasant, visitors from Trundle, Tottenham…

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The Big Carnival Wednesday Next. Gala Day for Coonabarabran

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 14 October 1937 · page 2

Wednesday next, October 20, the date of the Western Travellers’ Carnival, will be a gala day for Coonabarabran and…

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Scotch Fair

The Western Herald · Friday 15 October 1937 · page 4

The Scotch Fair in aid of the Presbyterian Church was held in the Palais Royal on Thursday and Friday last week, and was a…

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Show Meeting

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Thursday 21 October 1937 · page 4

The annual general meeting of members of the Trangie P.A. and H.A. will be held at the Imperial Hotel this Saturday, at 3 p.m…

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Binnaway Flower Show

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 21 October 1937 · page 3

The Binnaway [?] Show, to be held on the 3rd of November next, promises to be a huge success. Entries for flowers and cooking and…

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C.T.A. Carnival How They Help the Hospitals Big Day Staged at Coonabarabran

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 21 October 1937 · page 7

Yesterday was one of Coonabarabran’s greatest carnival days since the guns of war ceased to rumble. The Commercial Travellers of the North-West came in full force, and with a great flourish of trumpets took the town by storm, as it were…

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Next Year’s Coonabarabran Show Discussed by P. & A. Association New “Jumps” to be Erected

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 21 October 1937 · page 11

Many important matters relating to the 1938 Coonabarabran Show were discussed at a meeting of the committee of the Coonabarabran P. and A. Association which was held in the Mechanics’ Institute, Coonabarabran, on Friday night…

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Scotch Fair and Flower Show

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 28 October 1937 · page 5

The annual Scottish fair and flower show will be held in the Coonabarabran Hall to-night (Thursday). The exhibits are…

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Hospital Carnival

The Wellington Times · Thursday 28 October 1937 · page 2

The recent proposal to hold a carnival in ald of the Wellington hospital was brought to a finality by a well attended meeting of the…

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Show Window Shattered

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 28 October 1937 · page 4

Excitement was caused in Miller Street at about 8.30 p.m. on Saturday last, when a car mounted the kerbing in front of the A.B.C…

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