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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1941

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Tex Morton to Visit In Dubbo on Saturday Fine Wild West Show

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 3 April 1941 · page 8

One of the most interesting personalities to visit Dubbo, known throughout Australia as the Yodelling Boundary Rider, Tex Morton has had a very…

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Official Opening of Show the Past and the Future Living in Prosperous District

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 3 April 1941 · page 9

Colonel Fethe[?]nhaugh, in officially opening the Coonabarabran Show for 1941, said that when he looked around and…

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Window Of District Displays Wealth in Abundance 60th Annual Show Is Great Success Bright Sunshine : Bright Attendance : Bright Display

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 3 April 1941 · page 2

COONABARABRAN’S ANNUAL EXHIBITION OF THE DISTRICT’S WEALTH WAS AN EYE - OPENER TO MANY VISITORS TO THE TOWN ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY LAST, AND ESPECIALLY TO THOSE WHO HAD RETURNED…

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Easter Monday Carnival

The Western Herald · Friday 4 April 1941 · page 4

A committee meeting of the C.A.P. & A. Association will be held at the Council Chambers tomorrow (Saturday) afternoon at…

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Dubbo Show Holiday Sydney, Friday night

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 5 April 1941 · page 1

Wednesday, May 7, has been declared a public holiday within the municipality of Dubbo. The occasion is the second and principal day of…

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Tex Morton Show in Dubbo Tonight

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 5 April 1941 · page 3

Tex Morton will be in Dubbo tonight to present his all-Australian wild west rodeo circus, with accommodation for 3,000…

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Model "Fibrolite" Home Will Be Royal Show Exhibit

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 5 April 1941 · page 6

Modern and beautiful homes are always of interest to people in all walks of life, and the truth of this will be adequately demonstrated by the…

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Exhibition of Antiques and Handicrafts

The Wellington Times · Monday 7 April 1941 · page 2

The exhibition of antiques and handicraft, under the auspices of the Wellington C.W.A., was held in the rest rooms on Saturday…

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Jockey Club Pre[?]aring for Show Meeting

The Wellington Times · Monday 7 April 1941 · page 6

Mr. S. E. Campbell, President, presided over a largely attended meeting of the Wellington Jockey Club on…

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Show Prospects Border Leicester Record

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 8 April 1941 · page 5

Organisation for the Dubbo Show, to be held on May 6 and 7, is well in hand, and the exhibition promises, to be one of the best on record. The entire net proceeds will be donated to the war…

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Action Show at Monarch "South of Pago Pago"

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 8 April 1941 · page 4

Claimed to be a bigger picture in thrills than anything since "Mutiny on the Bounty" is "South of Pago Pago," which will be screened at the Monarch…

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Show Holidays Not Altered

The Wellington Times · Thursday 10 April 1941 · page 2

The Wellington business houses have unanimously decided not to make any alteration in the holidays for the show, which will be the two…

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Tex Morton's Wild West Show

The Wellington Times · Thursday 10 April 1941 · page 9

A huge crowd, estimated at over 3000 people, packed the marquee in Bell Park, Wellington, on Monday night last to see Tex Morton's…

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Successes at Royal Sydney Show

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 10 April 1941 · page 2

In the wheat awards at the Sydney Royal Show, Messrs. J. Parslow and Son, of Gilgandra, gained first prize for…

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Show Will Be Held Dates Selected

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 10 April 1941 · page 1

Tuesday and Wednesday, 12th and 13th August, have been selected as dates for the 1941 Show. This decision…

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Local Jottings Wonderful Entries for Show

The Wellington Times · Thursday 10 April 1941 · page 2

The enthusiasm of country people, anxious to make the forthcoming show a huge success, is evinced by the fact that one family has made…

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Show Society First Meeting of New Committee

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 10 April 1941 · page 1

The first meeting of the newly elected committee of the Gilgandra P. and A. Association, held in the War…

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Successes at Sydney Show Pine Park Exhibits

The Wellington Times · Thursday 10 April 1941 · page 1

At the Royal Empire Show which opened in Sydney on Monday last, there was very keen competition in the cattle sections. In the polled…

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Wellington's Patriotic Show Need for Co-operation

The Wellington Times · Thursday 10 April 1941 · page 3

It is only by everyone putting their shoulder, to the wheel that any undertaking can be made a…

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Two Holidays For Show, But Not For Races

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 10 April 1941 · page 2

At a meeting of the retailers' sub-committee of the Dubbo and District Chamber of Commerce, held on Tuesday night,…

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