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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1951

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Coolah Polo Players Mudgee Polo Carnival

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 14 June 1951 · page 4

A and B polo teams travelled to Mudgee last week-end for the polo carnival at that centre. Both teams played excellent…

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Wellington Teams Win Both Cups At Mudgee Polo Carnival

The Wellington Times · Thursday 14 June 1951 · page 1

THE Wellington Polo Club recorded its greatest success for many years at the Mudgee Pole Carnival last Thursday, Friday and Saturday, when both the "A" and "B" teams won the cups provided as trophies for this…

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Mayor Declares Exhibition Honor to Dubbo

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 19 June 1951 · page 2

At the office opening on Friday of the Drexler Fine Art Gallery at the School of Arts, the Mayor (Ald. Ford)…

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Jubilee Sheep Show Open Tomorrow Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 19 June 1951 · page 3

The world's greatest display of Merino sheep and woollen and knitted goods, will open tomorrow at the Sydney…

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Sheep Show Opens Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 20 June 1951 · page 1

Judging of the world's greatest collection of sheep by 19 judges from New South Wales,…

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Champions Are Many at Cattle Show

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 20 June 1951 · page 2

An Aberdeen Angus steer from H. F. White's Bald Blair Station, Guyra, won the championship of the single pasture-fed steers of…

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Lack of Entries Poultry Show Abandoned

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 21 June 1951 · page 3

The Baradine Poultry and Pigeon Club’s Show for district exhibiti[?] to have been staged on June 9 was [?]…

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Infant's Doll Show

The Western Herald · Friday 22 June 1951 · page 10

Last Friday the Infants Department held a Doll Show at the school to raise funds for the Red Cross. The effort was quite…

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Champions at Sydney Fat Cattle Show

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 22 June 1951 · page 7

An Aberdeen Angus steer from H. F. Whites Bald Blair Station at Guyra woo the championship of the single…

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Stud Sheep Airfreighted To Sydney Show

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 22 June 1951 · page 1

Taking the country to the city by modern droving methods was illustrated at Narromine this week when stud rams from "Hadden Big," Warren, were down by ANA aircraft to the Sydney Sheep Show…

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Yeoval Show Profit £93

The Wellington Times · Monday 25 June 1951 · page 6

The Yeoval Show Society made a profit of £93/1/9 from the 1951 Jubilee Show in April last and this most…

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Show Members Invited to Tour New Zealand

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 26 June 1951 · page 8

The president, Mr. T. A. Purseglove, was in the chair at the committee meeting of the Trangie PA and H…

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Small Farmer Bred Grand Champion Of Sheep Show

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 26 June 1951 · page 4

A small north-western farmer with a flock of less than 3000 sheep bred the grand champion ram at the Sydney Jubilee Sheep Show last week. He was Mr. F. O. Gobbert, of Kenyu, Delung ra, who exhibited in Sydney for…

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Selling Prize-winning Steers at Sydney Fat Cattle Show

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 26 June 1951 · page 6

A scene at the Sydney Fat Cattle Show last week, when Dalgety's sold these prize-winning Hereford steers under 2 yean old on account of Belabula Farms. Canowindra. They were fattened on concentrates and Improved pastures, and realised to £41.—(Photo Dalgety's News Service.)…

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Seaborne Exhibition

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 27 June 1951 · page 6

The Festival of Britain exhibition on board the Festival Ship "Campania" will visitor various ports in the British Isles during the festival season. The exhibition is fitted out in the hangar of the ship and tells the story of the Land of Britain…

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Dubbo Scores in Bourbah Polo Crosse Carnival

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 27 June 1951 · page 6

Nearly 300 people attended the Bourbah Polo Crosse Carnival at Gulargambone on Saturday and Sunday, when two…

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Sydney Sheep Show Success

The Wellington Times · Thursday 28 June 1951 · page 10

At the recent Sydney Sheep Show, Mr. Ken Bruce ,a young Cumnock breeder, gained the following awards in the novice…

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Baradine Poultry Show Comment and Awards

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 28 June 1951 · page 3

General entries in the recent Baradine poultry and pigeon show were of an excellent standard and despite an earlier…

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Sydney Fat Cattle Show and Jubilee Sheep Show

The Western Herald · Friday 29 June 1951 · page 6

The above illustration shows the Bundemar Ram which was sold for 4000 guineas by Dalgety's at the Stud Sales on Tuesday, the purchasers being Yarraidool Station, Moree.—Photo Dalgety's News Service. CHAMPION AT SYDNEY FAT CATTLE SHOW. The Champion Fat…

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Britain's Seaborne Exhibition

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 3 July 1951 · page 3

The Festival of British exhibition on board the Festival ship "Campania" will visit various ports in the British Isles during the festival season. The exhibition is fitted out in the hanger of the ship. The first half of…

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