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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1944

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School Swimmers Score at Carnival

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 18 March 1944 · page 2

Although handicapped by having the smallest numerical representation, Dubbo High School filled ninth place among 20 schools competing…

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Bantam Exhibition Good Entries

The Wellington Times · Monday 20 March 1944 · page 1

Entries for the Wellington Bantam Club's exhibition, to be held next Friday and Saturday, closed last week, and…

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Apex Carnival Successful Opening Night

The Wellington Times · Monday 20 March 1944 · page 1

The Apex Carnival, which is being held to raise funds for a children's ward at the District Hospital, opened on…

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Ballimore Pet Show Junior Red Cross Raise In All £11/12/10

The Wellington Times · Monday 20 March 1944 · page 8

A very successful pet show, held in the school ground, in aid of Junior Red Gross funds, took place at Baltimore recently, and…

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Show Carnival Interest From All Quarters

The Wellington Times · Thursday 23 March 1944 · page 5

Evidence of the interest that is being Evinced in the forthcoming show carnival is the number of enquiries from…

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Apex Carnival in Full Swing

The Wellington Times · Thursday 23 March 1944 · page 5

The Apex Club, after a most successful start of the carnival, was unfortunate enough to strike unpleasant and…

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Yeoval's Outstanding Show a Great Success Record Attendance

The Wellington Times · Thursday 23 March 1944 · page 2

Despite adverse weather conditions and war-time troubles, the Yeoval Show, held yesterday, for the first time since the war, proved a huge success, showing what can be achieved by co-operation of workers, plus the…

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Brewarrina Swimming Carnival

The Western Herald · Friday 24 March 1944 · page 3

We learn that two lorries are making the trip to Brewarrina for the swimming carnival on Sunday next. These are being driven by…

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Show Carnival Entries Coming in

The Wellington Times · Monday 27 March 1944 · page 1

Entries are now starting to come in for the P. A. and H. Society's Show Carnival to be held on Wednesday 19th April, and as this…

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Apex Carnival

The Wellington Times · Monday 27 March 1944 · page 2

Weather conditions have been most unfavourable towards the Apex carnival, and last Saturday night was no exception, as a cold…

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Bantam Young Bird Show Attracts Large Entries Some Fine Birds Shown

The Wellington Times · Monday 27 March 1944 · page 6

The Wellington Bantam Club staged a splendid exhibition of young birds at the showground on Friday and…

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NARROMINE Big Carnival Success Aids Branch Ambulance

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 28 March 1944 · page 3

After running for eight nights the carnival in aid of the newly-formed Narromine branch of the Dubbo District Ambulance was concluded on…

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Thrilling Air Story Monarch's Star Show

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 28 March 1944 · page 3

A thrilling story of everyday heroism which nevertheless ranks among the most striking aerial performances of all time, "Coastal…

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School Sport Annual Swimming Carnival Win for Phillip House

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 30 March 1944 · page 4

The annual House Swimming Carnival of the Gilgandra Intermediate High School was held at the baths on…

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Hard Work Rewarded £57 Raised on Show Day

The Wellington Times · Thursday 30 March 1944 · page 10

The Yeoval Hospital auxiliary committee had a very successful effort for the local hospital on show day, March…

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Cumnock the Yeoval Show Attended by Cumnockites All In High Praise

The Wellington Times · Thursday 30 March 1944 · page 6

On Wednesday last all roads led to Yeoval, and the Cumnockites who attended the show ate unanimous that the Yeovalites certainly…

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Fair Vegetable Crops Throughout District Despite Many Checks

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 1 April 1944 · page 2

Summer crops of vegetables on the whole have been fair, but not up to last year's standard of heavy crops, stated the district agricultural…

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Great Stars Employed In Fine Monarch Show

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 1 April 1944 · page 2

Perhaps the greatest cast ever assembled was brought together for the making of "Forever and a Day." which opened its Dubbo season at the…

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Wellington Show Carnival Drawing Near Great Day Anticipated

The Wellington Times · Monday 3 April 1944 · page 6

Given fine weather the Wellington Show Carnival, to be held on the show ground on Wednesday, 19th April, should be a big success. A comprehensive programme has been arranged, and it is expected that there will be a large…

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Apex Carnival Over £500 Raised

The Wellington Times · Monday 3 April 1944 · page 2

The Apex carnival, conducted by the Apex Club and the local Far West committee, as the nucleus of a fund for the…

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