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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1939

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Show Association

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 23 March 1939 · page 4

A general committee meeting of the Dubbo P.A. and H. Association will be held at Enderby's Victoria Hall next Tuesday, March 28, at 8 p.m. In…

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Ambulance Carnival Concluding Nights

The Wellington Times · Thursday 23 March 1939 · page 3

The Ambulance carnival, which is being held next to the Monarch Theatre, has been continued throughout the week,…

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Wellington Show All Can Help

The Wellington Times · Thursday 23 March 1939 · page 5

With the approach of the Wellington P. A. and H. Society's annual exhibition, it behoves all town and…

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Show Dates August 15 and 16 Show Ball Will Be Held Second Night

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 23 March 1939 · page 1

At a meeting of the committee of the Gilgandra P. and A. Association on Saturday last, August 15 and 16 were…

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C.W.A. April Fair And Official Opening Of Rest Room

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 23 March 1939 · page 4

Saturday, April 1, promises to be a happy day for members of the Gilgandra branch of the Country Women's Association, for it will…

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Our Clydesdales Wanted to Compete at Orange Show

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 23 March 1939 · page 1

Mr. A. C. Dawes announced at the Gilgandra P. and A. Association committee meeting on Saturday that he had received a…

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Narromine Show Association Election of Stewards Bowling Notes

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 23 March 1939 · page 4

The president, Mr. E. C. Oates, presided over a well-attended meeting of the Show Committee in the Federal Hotel…

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[?]Nedoo Annual Show Huge Success Some Splendid Draught Horses

The Wellington Times · Thursday 23 March 1939 · page 5

The Du[?]edoo P.A.H. and I. Association [?]ld its annual [?]how on Wednesday last, and, as usual, it was a huge success. Probably the…

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Wheat Classification Guide to Show Societies and Exhibitors Department's Advice

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 23 March 1939 · page 7

The following classification of wheats, designed by the Department of Agriculture for the assistance of agricultural…

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Show Society First Meeting of New Committee Fallow and Fodder Conservation Competitions to Be Held

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 23 March 1939 · page 5

There was a large attendance at the first meeting of the new committee of the Gilgandra P. and A. Association, held in…

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First Entries for Dubbo Show

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 25 March 1939 · page 1

The first entries for the Dubbo Show—to be held on May 9 and 10—have been received. Yesterday seven for the needlework…

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Show Judges Demand for Services Of Western Men

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 25 March 1939 · page 4

Westerners generally will bo pleased to note the call there has been for men of their districts to act as judges at shows far from…

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Shell Exhibit to Be Seen at the Royal Show

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 25 March 1939 · page 7

(Left) Workmen moving a giant cog wheel into the Shell Kiosk at the R.A.S. Two of these wheels form part of the gigantic display inside the Kiosk which is to symbolise Industry. (Above) A workman putting the finishing…

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Trangie Show Committee Prepares For 1939 Exhibition

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 28 March 1939 · page 5

Members of the Trangie P. and A. Association, now that it has decided to go on with the 1939 Show, postponed from last year, are…

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Mystery at Sydney Royal Show Unusual Displays

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 28 March 1939 · page 8

The head of a beautiful girl floating in air without, a body—yet the head moves, it smiles, it talks. Then slowly the head commences to dissolve…

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Hopeful of Splendid Season Trangie Show Committee

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 28 March 1939 · page 7

It says something for the altered seasonal outlook at Trangie when the Show Committee, at a largely-attended meeting on Saturday was…

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Show Judges Demand for Services of Western Men

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 28 March 1939 · page 4

Since an article appeared in "The Liberal" on Saturday, regarding the call on the services of western landowners to act as…

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TRANGIE Confidence in Success Of 1939 Show President's Optimism

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 28 March 1939 · page 4

At a meeting or the Trangie P. and A. Association on Saturday, the president (Mr. Alex Cameron) said that the seasonal outlook was…

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Trangie Show Workers Swing Into Action. Sheep Judging at "Bundemar." No Signs Of Rust After 12 Months' Rest. Voluntary Efforts Necessary Because Funds Are Low

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 28 March 1939 · page 6

Although Trangie did not have a Show last year, the committee have not lost interest in the Fat Stock Centre's big annual event. On Saturday afternoon, at the Imperial Hotel, there were thirty committeemen there to make ready for the postponed 150th The junior merino sheep judging for this year's Trangie Show will take place a week before the Show at "Bundemar," through…

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Mendooran Annual Show Most Successful Exhibition

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 30 March 1939 · page 7

"When people are loyal to their district they are loyal to their country, especially at a time like this when the…

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