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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1951

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Tennis Stars in Exhibition Games at Dubbo

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 20 February 1951 · page 6

More than 350 tennis enthusiasts attended the Dubbo Town Tennis Club courts on Sunday to see Davis Cup stars John…

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Road Accidents Show a Sharp Increase Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 20 February 1951 · page 1

Final figures released by the Road Transport Commissioner (Mr. A. A. Shoebvidge) today show a startling increase in…

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Art Exhibition for Dubbo

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 21 February 1951 · page 2

A travelling Art Exhibition will be staged at the Dubbo Mechanics' Institute in July. A committee report before…

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Championship Swimming Carnival

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 22 February 1951 · page 5

The Gilgandra Swimming Club's championship carnival was conducted on Sunday afternoon last, and whilst…

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Show Schedules Distributed

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 22 February 1951 · page 2

Schedules for the Dubbo Jubilee Show have been compiled, printed and are now being distributed…

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Jubilee Show Notes. £125 Govt. Grant

The Wellington Times · Thursday 22 February 1951 · page 8

The Shire Clerk, Mr. J. Harvey Truman, has advised the Wellington Show Society that £125 had been made…

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Yeoval Show. Plans for Work on Ground

The Wellington Times · Thursday 22 February 1951 · page 10

The dry spell has retarded progress on improvements to the Yeoval Showground in preparation for the 1951 Show…

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Show President's Purchase. 1700 Guineas for Stud Bull

The Wellington Times · Thursday 22 February 1951 · page 8

Wellington Show Society President, Mr. S. E. Patterson, who is at present holidaying in England and Scotland,…

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Far West Patients Witness Surf Carnival

The Western Herald · Friday 23 February 1951 · page 6

Honored guests of the Manly Surf Club at their big carnival on Manly Beach this year were young patients from country districts…

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Guest Artist on Mobil Show

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 23 February 1951 · page 3

Two well-known Melbourne singers will be the guest artists on the 25th programme of the Vacuum Oil Company's Mobil…

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Local and General Show Meeting

The Western Herald · Friday 23 February 1951 · page 6

A meeting of the Committee of the Bourke P. & A. Association will be held at the Royal Hotel to-morrow (Saturday) afternoon at 3 p.m.,…

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Arrangements for Dubbo Dahlia Show

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 27 February 1951 · page 3

The Dahlia Show to he held at the Royal on March 30 was discussed at Saturday night's…

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Mendooran Show Ball

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 1 March 1951 · page 17

A grand finale to a splendid show was the ball on Monday night A largo crowd was present to enjoy the music of the…

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Trot Accident at Dunedoo Show

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 1 March 1951 · page 1

First aid was given by the Dubbo Amulance to Mervyn Large, of Dunedoo, when lie fell from a trotting gig at Dunedoo…

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Sheep Dog Trials: Coonabarabran Show

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 1 March 1951 · page 17

Mr. J. Newell, of Strathfield, who was judge of the sheep dog trials, at the Coonabarabran Show last week, spoke…

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Motor Traders’ Fine Exhibits: C’bran Show

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 1 March 1951 · page 3

Coonabarabran motor traders came into their own again at the Coonabarabran Jubilee show, providing one of the…

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From the Judges At the Coonabarabran Show

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 1 March 1951 · page 14

The majority of judge at the Coonabarabran Show staged last Thursday and Friday by the Coonabarabran…

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Aust American Pastoral Link American Consul Opens C’bran Show

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 1 March 1951 · page 12

The American Consul, Mr. T, C. M. Robinson, in opening the 67th Exhibition of the Coonabarabran P. & A. Association on Friday, gave further evidence of the strengthening bonds between Australia and America…

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Coonabarabran Show Went Off Well Despite Interference By Rain District Exhibit Outstanding

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 1 March 1951 · page 1

The 67th Exhibition of the Coonabarabran P.& A. Association held last Thursday and Friday, although generally not up to the standard of last year, was considered to be a success in spite of the bad seasonal…

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Record Ent[?] for School Carnival Big Crowd At Baths Last Night

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 2 March 1951 · page 1

Entries for all events at the school [?] carnival at the baths last night were bigger than ever before…

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