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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1939

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Dubbo Show Dubbo Show Ground 9th and 10th MAY, 1939

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 27 April 1939 · page 4

See the most spectacular ring programme ever staged in the West. See the Grand Procession through the town of Light Horse Troops,…

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Office Bearers 1939 Gulargambone Show

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 27 April 1939 · page 5

Patron: Mr. A. E. Jones. President: Mr. C. B. Brown, Vice-Presidents: Messrs. A. Ferguson, H. Naylor, A. M. Wilson…

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Show Ball Attended by 70 Couples

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 27 April 1939 · page 5

Held on Tuesday night, the Grand Show Ball proved a social and financial success, being attended by about seventy couples,…

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At the Show Tiny, Strange Human from Africa

The Wellington Times · Thursday 27 April 1939 · page 5

This tiny tree dweller from the Central African jungles, whose tribe are fast becoming extinct, was brought out of the Dark Continent…

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Show Society 1939 Schedule Approved by Committee at Monthly Meeting

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 27 April 1939 · page 3

Most important business dealt with at the monthly meeting of the Gilgandra P. and A. Association, held at the War…

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Wellington Show Opens Next Week Big Entries in All Sections

The Wellington Times · Thursday 27 April 1939 · page 3

The Wellington Show opens on Tuesday next, and will be continued on Wednesday. The annual exhibition…

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Prospects Bright For Dubbo's 1939 Show Entries Coming in Well

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 27 April 1939 · page 2

Indications are that the Dubbo Show on May 9 and 10 will be one of the best on record. Entries are coming in well, and prospects for…

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Gulargambone Show Record Entries in Sheep Section Committee Aim To Make Gular 'The Sheep Show Of The West' Other Sections Well Patronised

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 27 April 1939 · page 5

Held on Tuesday and Wednesday in delightful weather, the annual Show of the Gulargambone P. and A. Association proved most successful. The attendance on both days was a little below last Show, but the entries on the whole were…

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Wellington Show Races a Seven Event Programme £237 in Prize Money

The Wellington Times · Thursday 27 April 1939 · page 5

The Wellington Jockey Club's annual show meeting—always a big attraction—has been made even more so…

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Dredge Not Responsible For River Pollution Erosion The Cause Report of Departmental Officers What Analyses of Water Samples Show

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 27 April 1939 · page 5

The complaints which have been received from Wellington, Dubbo and Narromine have invariably blamed the dredging of the Macquarie River above Wellington as the sole cause of the pollution. Investigations show…

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Orange Show Takings

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 29 April 1939 · page 2

The takings for the three days or the Orange Show this week were £757/10/-, compared with £688 last year. On the first day the gate…

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Big Game Fish Exhibition Showing During Show Week

The Wellington Times · Monday 1 May 1939 · page 4

A genuine and highly educational exhibition of big game fish will be available to the public of Wellington during show week, due to the…

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The Pictures Special Show Week Attractions

The Wellington Times · Monday 1 May 1939 · page 1

Mrs. Warton, ever on the lookout for big attractions for the public, has made arrangements for special attractions for…

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Wellington Show Opens To-morrow Records Will be Shattered

The Wellington Times · Monday 1 May 1939 · page 2

The stage is set for the opening of the Wellington P. A. and H. Society's annual show, which takes place…

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Feature Show Attraction Jimmy Sharman's Troupe Challenge to All-Comers

The Wellington Times · Monday 1 May 1939 · page 4

During the recent Sydney Royal Show city sport critics made mention of the fact that a Sydney Show without the favourably known…

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Show Week Features At Dubbo Theatres

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 2 May 1939 · page 5

Outstanding attractions will be screened at the Monarch and Roxy Theatres during Show week. Mickey Rooney in "Out West With…

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Show Week Feature George Sorlie's Revue Co

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 2 May 1939 · page 5

George Sorlic, Australia's popular singing comedian, and his new show boat of stars commence their annual Show week season next Monday night,…

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Big Entries for Dubbo Show Records in Some Sections

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 2 May 1939 · page 1

General entries for the Show closed yesterday. They are exceptionally satisfactory and constitute a record in many sections…

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Dubbo Show Appointment Of Judges and Stewards Committee Meeting Rain Insurance

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 2 May 1939 · page 4

Principal business at a meeting of the committee of the Dubbo P.A. and H. Association on Saturday was the…

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Big Game Fish Exhibition

The Wellington Times · Thursday 4 May 1939 · page 2

A genuine and highly educational exhibition of big game fish will be available to the public of Wellington during show week, due to the…

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