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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1951

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Bourke P. & A. Association SHOW & Rodeo, May 9 & 10

The Western Herald · Friday 2 March 1951 · page 9

The Secretary, Mr. J. Nugent, has received word from Mr. Gahar that he will act as Judge for the ring events at…

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High School Annual Swim Carnival

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 6 March 1951 · page 6

The Dubbo High School will conduct its annual swimming carnival tomorrow. Events will commence at 10…

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Life Membership for Show Committeemen

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 6 March 1951 · page 3

At the last meeting of the P.A. and H committee, Mr. C. H. Frecklington moved that the honour of life membership be…

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Arrangements for Show Glass Cases For Cookery Section

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 6 March 1951 · page 2

Glass covered cases will be installed in the Showground pavilion for the cooking exhibits for the forthcoming…

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Mr. J. T. Wilson Again Show President Committee Appoints 1951 Officials

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 6 March 1951 · page 3

Mr. J. T. Wilson has been unanimously re-elected to the presidency of the Peak Hill PA and H Association for 1951. The joint secretaries are Mr. A. H. Cuthbert and Mrs…

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Mendooran Jubilee Show: Official Opening

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 8 March 1951 · page 5

Mr. F. G. Cooke, Mudgee electorate representative in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly opened the…

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Mendooran Show: Excellent Livestock Displays

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 8 March 1951 · page 5

At the Mendooran Show last week, livestock from all parts of surrounding districts made one of the most outstanding…

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Robot As Guide to Press at Exhibition Copenhagen

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 8 March 1951 · page 6

An electronic 8ft tall robot showed a party of Danish and foreign pressmen around an International Exhibition at…

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Additional Items for Yeoval Flower Show

The Wellington Times · Thursday 8 March 1951 · page 8

Final arrangements have been made by the Yeoval Red Cross Society for their Second Annual Flower Show and…

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Mendooran Show Gate and Enrties Down

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 8 March 1951 · page 5

Gate taking at the Mendooran Show showed a decrease this year from the record of £75 last year to £51 this year, yet…

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Mendooran Show New Cars and Trucks

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 8 March 1951 · page 5

At the Mendooran Show last week there were present representatives of the motor trade from Orange. Coonabarabran…

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Industrial Exhibits At the Dunedoo Show

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 8 March 1951 · page 9

New cars and mechanical equipment were the major industrial exhibitors at the Dunedoo show last week, Brains…

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World’s Champion Axeman Competes at Dunedoo Show

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 8 March 1951 · page 11

Reserve World’s champion axeman, Mr. K, Morrison, was one of the competitors in the woodchoppiug events at the…

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Cookery Show in U.S. New York, March 1

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 8 March 1951 · page 5

The Brand ballroom of the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City was recently converted into a huge kitchen for…

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Recruiting Display At Royal Easter Show

The Western Herald · Friday 9 March 1951 · page 9

Two of the main attractions at the Royal Easter Show this year will be displays arranged by the Commonwealth…

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Bush Fire Fighting Equipment at Royal Show

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 9 March 1951 · page 3

A feature of the Bush Fire Committee's Information Bureau at the Royal Agricultural Show this year will be an…

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Show Society. Donation to Western Group

The Wellington Times · Monday 12 March 1951 · page 6

"The Western Group gives more help to Show Societies than we realise. They have been doing an excellent job…

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Yoval News Yoval Show Society. Big Voluntary Effort Clears Weeds From Showground

The Wellington Times · Monday 12 March 1951 · page 7

WITH a splendid community effort on Thursday last a large number of members of the Yeoval Show Society with farming plant enthusiastically commenced the work of clearing the heavy growth of weeds and thistles…

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C.w.a. State [?] May Open Peak Show

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 13 March 1951 · page 3

The State president of the Country [?] Association Mrs. J. M. Gordon, is to be invited to open the 1951…

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Warren Show in May Big Programme Is Planned

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 15 March 1951 · page 3

The Warren P. and A. Association has decided to hold a show this year, on Friday and Saturday, May 18 and 19…

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