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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1948

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Trangie Successes at Royal Show

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 30 March 1948 · page 8

Trangie, in addition to being one of the best fat lamb and sheep districts in the State, is again showing that it is also a fine one for fat cattle as Royal Sydney Show awards prove. Mr. K. G. Mackinzon, of "Dandaloo Station," won several prizes for his polled shorthorns,…

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Bowling Carnival

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 1 April 1948 · page 4

One-day Easter Bowling Carnival A visiting bowling team from Coonamble had an outright victory over Coonabarabran in the…

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Correspondence Bowls Carnival (To the Editor)

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 1 April 1948 · page 3

Sir,—W[?] your kindly [?] me to thank those who attended and those who worked to make the Western Bowling…

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Show Entries Close April 20

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 1 April 1948 · page 1

Entries for Dubbo show close on April 20 and intending exhibitors are asked to lodge their…

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Oberon Exhibitor Wins at Royal Show

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 1 April 1948 · page 3

Mr. Rupert E. Wilson, of "Fairview," Oberon, was very successful at the Royal Show winning five prizes in the pasture…

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Cycling Carnival Big Success. Exciting Races Delight Big Crowd. Crack Visiting Riders Make Fast Times on Perfectly Prepared Track

The Wellington Times · Thursday 1 April 1948 · page 6

RECORD entries, which included crack riders from Sydney, Newcastle and Central Western towns, provided an estimated crowd of 350 spectators with a feast of fast and exciting racing on the Rygate Park track on…

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Show Poultry Hints on Their Preparation

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 2 April 1948 · page 4

Much interact has been aroused in methods of preparing poultry for shows. For those who had no…

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Bourke P. & A. Association SHOW & Rodeo May 6 & 7

The Western Herald · Friday 2 April 1948 · page 8

A well attended Committee meeting was held in the Council Chambers on Wednesday evening last, when many…

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Imported Government Stud Stock Outstanding Successes at Sydney Royal Show

The Western Herald · Friday 2 April 1948 · page 3

Congratulations are being extended to State Minister for Agriculture (Hon. E. H. Graham, M.L.A.) by stock breeders throughout the…

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Sydney Show Sales Outstanding Competition for Stock

The Wellington Times · Monday 5 April 1948 · page 3

Over the Show period little change can be expected in store stock markets, and this year has proved no exception. The main…

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EDITORIAL. The Success of our Show Depends Upon Us!

The Wellington Times · Monday 5 April 1948 · page 1

FOLLOWING one of the most bounteous seasons in living memory, it is not surprising that this year's Royal Agricultural Society's Easter Show in Sydney was considered to be possibly the best pageant ever staged…

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£1,760 Net Profit From Soldiers' Carnival Ex-servicemen's Club Will Soon Be Equipped

The Wellington Times · Monday 5 April 1948 · page 1

MR. A. C. Paige, Honorary Organiser of the recently conducted Soldiers' Carnival, announced to the regular monthly meeting of members of the Wellington Sub-Branch of the R.S.S.A.I.L.A. on Saturday night last,…

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Interest in Local Show. Learners to Accompany the Judges. Committee Makes Final Arrangements

The Wellington Times · Monday 5 April 1948 · page 4

There has been an excellent response to the Wellington Show Society's offer to persons desirous…

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CYCLING Carnival Financial Success

The Wellington Times · Thursday 8 April 1948 · page 2

The secretary of the Wellington Cycling and Athletic Club, Mr. V. Gersbach, revealed at a meeting in the…

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A Show Exhibit

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 8 April 1948 · page 13

A very interesting exhibit will be on view at the Coonabarabran and Baradine shows in the form of high-class motor body and…

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Show Entries Close Soon

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 8 April 1948 · page 3

General entries for the Dubbo Show will close on April 20. At the rate some sections have filled, it looks as if the…

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Show Arrangements Well in Hand

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 8 April 1948 · page 14

Secretary of the Coonabarabran Pastoral and Agricultural Association, Mr. L. J. Failes, said to-day that- all…

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Sydney Show Sales Outstanding Competition

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 8 April 1948 · page 7

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd. report: Over the Show period little…

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World's Largest Uncut Diamond At The British Industries Fair

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 8 April 1948 · page 1

The largest uncut diamond in the world, found in the gravels of the Woyie River, Sierra Leone, in January,…

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City Gossip Sydney's Easter Carnival Is Unwieldly Affair

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 8 April 1948 · page 4

Sydney Easter Show and races are going to break down with their own weight— especially the Show. Children used to adore the Show, when they could go for sixpence, or nothing. Now they pay a…

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