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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1949

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Liberal Leader to Visit Yeoval Show

The Wellington Times · Thursday 5 May 1949 · page 1

Arrangements were completed at a meeting at Yeoval on Tuesday last for a visit to Yeoval Show next week by…

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Yeoval - Cumnock News Yeoval Show Notes. Arrangements Complete for Next

The Wellington Times · Thursday 5 May 1949 · page 3

A public holiday has been gazetted for Yeoval on Tuesday next, 10th May, for Yeoval Show. Mr. G. D. Bassett,…

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Show and Sports Ground Improvements. Representatives of Sporting Bodies Appointed to Management Committee

The Wellington Times · Thursday 5 May 1949 · page 2

A management committee, consisting of representatives of all sporting bodies interested in the Wellington Show and Sports Ground was formed at a meeting of the Trust in the Royal Hotel on Friday night last…

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All-time Record Show Anticipated. Heavy Nominations for Big Trotting Races. Record Entries Received and Closing Date for Entries Extended to Saturday Night

The Wellington Times · Thursday 5 May 1949 · page 1

ARRANGEMENTS for the Wellington Show which will be held on Wednesday and Thursday next are practically complete and the stage is set for what is expected to be an all-time record exhibition…

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Bowie P. & A. Association SHOW & Rodeo, May 13 and 14. "Wool on Wheels" Exhibit Visiting Bourke

The Western Herald · Friday 6 May 1949 · page 7

A meeting of the Show Committee was held on the Showground on Saturday afternoon last and was well at-tended,…

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Record Dubbo Show Expected

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 7 May 1949 · page 1

Entries are pouring in for the Dubbo Show, reports the Secretary. Mr. F. N. B. Fitzhardinge, and everything points to the 1949…

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Car Stands at Show

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 7 May 1949 · page 2

Patrons who have reserved car stands at the forthcoming Dubbo Show are asked to call at the Secretary's office and collect their…

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Dubbo's Cold Snap; Snow Mars Orange Show Opening

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 7 May 1949 · page 1

Dubbo is experiencing a sharp drop in temperatures in common with much of the eastern State areas. Nights are bitterly cold, but recent cloud and rainfalls yesterday gave place to clear sunny…

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The Levante Show

The Wellington Times · Monday 9 May 1949 · page 6

The Great Levante, worldfamed illusionist and the King of Magic, will begin the Wellington Show Week season…

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Intense Activity at Showground in Preparation for Record Exhibition

The Wellington Times · Monday 9 May 1949 · page 1

SINCE yesterday morning the Wellington Showground has been a scene of great activity, when Show Society committeemen and exhibitors commenced to prepare the grounds and pavilions for what is expected to…

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At the Show — Skating on Real Ice

The Wellington Times · Monday 9 May 1949 · page 3

Of outstanding interest among the side shows at the Wellington P.A. and H. Society's Show on Wednesday and Thursday will…

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Sheaf Tossing at Trangie Show

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 10 May 1949 · page 1

With hundreds of potential competitors throughout the district the Trangie show committee is staging a sheaf losing contest at the show…

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Three-day Poutry, Pigeon, and Cage Bird Show

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 10 May 1949 · page 2

The second Annual Show conducted by the Poultry. Pigeon and Cage Bird Club of New South Wales, at the Sydney…

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Trangie Prepares For a Bigger, Brighter and More Spectacular Show

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 10 May 1949 · page 1

With only a week to go before the the entries close, the committee of the Trangie P.A. and H. Association met on Saturday afternoon to discuss final arrangement for the Trangle show, which take place on Tuesday and Wednesday, May 24 and 25— starting a fortnight from…

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Chrysanthemum Show. Horticultural Society Exhibition

The Wellington Times · Thursday 12 May 1949 · page 12

ALTHOUGH the number of exhibitors, was less than at previous shows, the annual Chrysanthemum Show, conducted by the Wellington Horticultural Society in the Horticultural Hall on Saturday night was quite…

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The Levante Show

The Wellington Times · Thursday 12 May 1949 · page 7

Touring shows are usually looked upon with 'suspicion, particularly if they, contain names of star acts. The…

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Large Entries for Sheep Show

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 12 May 1949 · page 1

Entries for Sydney's Jubiles Sheep Show are only 18 below last year's record of 1,231. The secretary of the N.S.W…

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Remainder of Show Awards and Reports in Next Monday's Times

The Wellington Times · Thursday 12 May 1949 · page 1

EVERY effort has been made to make the reports of the Yeoval and Wellington shows as complete as possible in this issue of the "Times." The Yeoval show report is complete, but, owing to the…

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Police Bombshell for Show Motor Racers Report Declares That Circuit Is Unsafe

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 12 May 1949 · page 1

A bombshell has been thrown into the ranks of motor-cycle racers by a last-minute ban on attempts on track records, as well as on the staging of motor-cycle racing, at the…

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Wellington Show Awards. Section 18—School Work Chief Steward: Mr. H. O. Keirle

The Wellington Times · Thursday 12 May 1949 · page 8

Stewards: Messrs. V. Lisle, E. Whiting and members of the Teaching Staff. Plain printing, any age…

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