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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1946

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Dubbo Show

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 13 April 1946 · page 5

On an application from the P., A. and H. Association,, the Municipal Council have approved of the grading and gravelling of the top end of…

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Junior Farmer's Show Record Display—1032 Exhibits Magnificent Progress of Movement

The Wellington Times · Monday 15 April 1946 · page 7

FROM every point of view, the Junior Farmers' show on Saturday last was an unqualified success, and reflected the greatest credit on all concerned. The Agricultural Hall was crammed with exhibits of vegetables, poultry,…

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Central School Children Stage Maypole Dance At Carnival

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 16 April 1946 · page 1

The most interesting feature presented at the Narromine CWA carnival on Saturday was the presentation of the maypole dance, seen in…

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29 Days to Trangie Show and Ball

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 16 April 1946 · page 4

Back at "Ladybower" are Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Lamrock. When the former left Sydney to stay in Orange with his daughter. Mrs. John O'Brien…

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C.W.A. Raise £270 For Health Centre Successful Street Carnival at Narromine

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 16 April 1946 · page 3

The Narromine Country Women's Association held a most successful street carnival in Railway Square on Friday and Saturday. The receipts exceeded £330, and after expenses are paid something like £270 will go to the Health Centre fund…

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Easter Sports Carnival. State Champions Competing

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 18 April 1946 · page 2

Members of the Cubby Cycle and Athletic Club expect a large attendance at their Easter Sports Carnival to be held at the Oval on Saturday…

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Show Tea Tent Given to District Hospital

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 18 April 1946 · page 2

In the years before the war Gilgandra P. and A. Association gave the rights of the show luncheon booth…

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District News Ballimore Junior Red Cross Pet Show Staged

The Wellington Times · Thursday 18 April 1946 · page 14

The Junior Red Cross Public School Circle, on the 7th April staged a pet show and raised the sum of £9 16 the…

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Victory Show Make It a Record Exhibit All You Can

The Wellington Times · Thursday 18 April 1946 · page 3

All the shows to date have been, records as regards attendance, and the committee of the Wellington P. A. and H. Society…

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Booth Rights For Dubbo Show

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 23 April 1946 · page 1

At an auction sale last Wednesday afternoon, the secretary of the Dubbo P., A. and H. Association (Mr. F. N. B. Fitzhardinge) disposed of the…

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Cycling Easter Carnival Track Record Broken Dubbo Riders Successful City and Country Competitors

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 23 April 1946 · page 4

The Easier Cycling and Athletic Carnival, conducted by the Dubbo Cycle and Athletic Club, in aid of the Base Hospital Women's Auxiliary, drew a…

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Giant College Boy. Wellington Show

The Wellington Times · Thursday 25 April 1946 · page 13

Peter is the name. Peter, the boy grant, who is 16 years of ago, and weighs 266 lbs., will be exhibited at the Wellington Show,…

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Super-Colossal Side-Show Attraction

The Wellington Times · Thursday 25 April 1946 · page 2

Jolly Tessie and Chubby White, the fattest sister and brother in the world, from New Zealand, will be on view at Wellington Show…

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P.a. & H. Society. Show Details Finalised

The Wellington Times · Thursday 25 April 1946 · page 1

At a meeting of the P. A. and H. Society, presided over by Mr. J. M. Whiteley in the Agricultural Hall on Tuesday…

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Two-day Race Meeting to Follow Show

The Wellington Times · Thursday 25 April 1946 · page 6

THE two-day race meeting (May 2nd and 3rd), which will follow the Wellington Show, promises to be one of…

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Gordon Christie Again Show Secretary Tribute From Committee

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 25 April 1946 · page 1

The first business transacted at last Saturday's meeting of the Gilgandra P. and A. Association was the…

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Gilgandra Show Dates August 13 and 14, 1946

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 25 April 1946 · page 4

Last year a move was made to change the date of the annual Gilgandra Show but after fixing an early…

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Shows to See at Wellington Show. Pigmy Woman from Africa, 25 Inches High, 33 Years of Age

The Wellington Times · Thursday 25 April 1946 · page 11

Ubangi, a diminutive lady from Central Africa figuring in Dave. T. Meekin's side-show at the Wellington Show, was, in her native…

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Trangie Show Will Soon Be Here

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 26 April 1946 · page 10

It is less than three weeks to the Trangie Show, and the entries close at the end of next week. It has always been a good Show, because it has had strong support from all sections of the community…

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Dubbo Show

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 27 April 1946 · page 1

On the first day of the Dubbo Show (May 7), helpers will be wanted during the judging at the Merino sheep pens. The Secretary of the P.A. and…

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