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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1938

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Autumn Fashion Show

The Western Herald · Friday 15 April 1938 · page 4

Messrs. Hales & Co. Ltd., invite all to attend their autumn fashion show. Their buyer has just returned from Sydney after choosing…

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Palings wont be at the Show

The Western Herald · Friday 15 April 1938 · page 2

Because of the impossibility of demonstrating their Pianos and Player-Pianos satisfactorily, and because of the lack of privacy, W…

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Royal Show Attendances Exceed 733,000 Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 19 April 1938 · page 1

The attendance at the day and night sessions of the Royal Easter Show yesterday totalled 169,298, compared with 156,960…

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Insult to Christ Holding Royal Show on Good Friday Canon's Denunciation Mullumbimby

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 19 April 1938 · page 1

During the Easter service at St. Martin's Church of England, Mullumbimby, Canon Rowe declared that it was an insult to Christ and…

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Show Notes

The Wellington Times · Thursday 21 April 1938 · page 5

Mr. Padwick has again generously donated a special prize for the best sample of wheat which, has been graded by Mr. Padwick's…

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“Hardly Fair” Says Mr. Chaffey

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 21 April 1938 · page 12

The dramatic changes in the personnel of the State Cabinet, practically without any warning, caused a shock in political circles…

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Local News Methodist Flower Show

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 21 April 1938 · page 4

The annual Gilgandra Methodist Flower Show will be held in the Aus tralian Hall on Friday and Saturday, April 29 and 30. Miss Almond, of…

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Speedwell Cycles Easter Show Display

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 21 April 1938 · page 5

A most novel clock, built entirely of cycle parts, and which created a minor sensation at the last cycle show at Earl's Court, London, a few months…

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Population Increase What Statistics Show Canberra

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 21 April 1938 · page 1

[?] Federal statistics show that [?] steady decline in the rate of [?] natural increase of Australia's population since 1921 has…

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Local & General Something Sweet at the Show

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 21 April 1938 · page 2

Messrs. Varney Bros, and H. A. Varney, of Coonabarabran, were successful competitors in the honey section at the R.A. Show. Prizes…

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Wellington Show Three Weeks Away All Should Help

The Wellington Times · Thursday 21 April 1938 · page 3

Wellington annual show is now close at hand, and it behoves all and sundry to put their shoulder to the wheel…

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Western District Exhibit Placed Second at Sydney Royal Show

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 21 April 1938 · page 2

Despite the adverse seasonal conditions, the Western District Exhibit at the Sydney Royal Show was placed se…

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Western District Placed Second in Sydney Royal Show Exhibits. Only 36 Points Behind Winner

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 21 April 1938 · page 3

Despite the adverse seasonal conditions the Western District exhibit at the Sydney Royal Show was placed second, only 36 points behind…

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Camping Ground Show Ground Most Suitable

The Wellington Times · Monday 25 April 1938 · page 3

Apart from the excellent camping ground provided at the Caves recreation area, nothing within close proximity of…

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Chrysanthemum Show

The Wellington Times · Thursday 28 April 1938 · page 2

The Wellington Horticultural Society will stage their annual chrysanthemum show in the Agricultural Hall in Cameron Park on…

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Baptist S.g.m.u. Fair

The Wellington Times · Thursday 28 April 1938 · page 2

The annual fair and high tea in connection with the Baptist. Senior Girls' Missionary Union will be held in the Baptist School Hall on…

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ABANDONED Trangie's 1938 Show

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 28 April 1938 · page 4

Mr. F. H. Hayles, hon. secretary of the Trangie P.A. and H. Association, advises that owing to the adverse seasonal…

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BODANGORA Show Too Late

The Wellington Times · Thursday 28 April 1938 · page 4

Ninety points of rain have fallen. A steady soaking rain, it all went into the ground and will allow the ploughing of unfallowed land. The…

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Wellington Jockey Club Show Meeting

The Wellington Times · Thursday 28 April 1938 · page 3

The Wellington Jockey Club's annual thaw meeting will be held on Thursday and Friday, May 12th and 13th, and it is…

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Bathurst Show Smaller Gate Takings Bathurst

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 28 April 1938 · page 1

The takings for the first two days of the Bathurst Show, which will conclude to-day, were £237/14/3 less than last year, when the public paid…

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