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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1951

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Attractively Dressed Lady Competition Will be Novel Highlight for Wellington's Jubilee Show

The Wellington Times · Monday 9 April 1951 · page 1

HIGHLIGHT of the 1951 Wellington Jubilee Show, to be staged on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, April 19, 20 and 21 next, will be the Attractively-Dressed Lady Competition, which will be held on the Saturday afternoon and will be judged by the Fashion Editress of "WOMAN" magazine,…

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Jubilee Show Notes. Entries Will Be Accepted Up to and Including Next

The Wellington Times · Monday 9 April 1951 · page 6

ENTRIES will be accepted by the Wellington Show Society for the 1951 Jubilee Show up to and including Saturday, April 14, and town and district residents who intend to exhibit at the Show are reminded that they…

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Fashion Editress of "Woman" Who Will Judge Most Attractively Dressed Lady Competition at the Wellington Show

The Wellington Times · Monday 9 April 1951 · page 1

MISS MARGARET KAY, who is shown at her desk in the "Sun" building, Sydney, told the "Times" Editor in the course of an interview that she was keenly looking: forward to her visit to Wellington to judge the Most Attractively Dressed Lady Competition at the Jubilee Show. Miss Kay, a most attractive and accomplished young lady, typifies the…

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Weather Affected Bathurst Show Bathurst

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 10 April 1951 · page 1

Adverse weather affected the attendance at the Bathurst Show, and gate takings were down £250 on the previous year…

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Telephones for Yeoval Show

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 11 April 1951 · page 3

To assure smooth running of the ring events, Yeoval Show will have a system of telephones from key points in the show ground…

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Trotting Races at Show: £125 As Prizes

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 11 April 1951 · page 6

There will be eight trotting races at the Dubbo Show this year. Prize money for the events total £125, and the…

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Sydney Annual Sheep Show on June 20 to 23

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 11 April 1951 · page 3

The 1951 Sydney Annual Sheep Show to be held at the Showground on June 20, 21, 22 and 23, is expected to attract entries from all over the Commonwealth…

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Magnificent Blooms at Colourful Dahlia Show. lia Show

The Wellington Times · Thursday 12 April 1951 · page 13

BLOOMS of a very high quality featured the annual dahlia show, staged by the Wellington Horticultural Society in the Agricultural Bureau Hall on Saturday afternoon and night. Despite the sudden cold snap experienced…

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Judge Inspects Property Claim For "Fair Compensation"

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 12 April 1951 · page 2

An inspection of "Tarrawingee," Mumbil, and other properties in the area which were resumed to make way for…

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Flowers Will Loom Large at Dubbo Show

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 12 April 1951 · page 2

The early date of the Dubbo Show will mean a better exhibition of flowers in the main pavilion than in…

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Methodist Flower Show Greater Margin of Profit

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 12 April 1951 · page 12

The colourful Methodist flower show held In Coonabarabran at the Savoy Theatre last Thursday showed a profit of more…

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Yeoval News New Records Expected for Yeoval Show. n

The Wellington Times · Thursday 12 April 1951 · page 11

THE stage is set for the 12th Annual Jubilee Show to be held on the Yeoval Showground on Tuesday next and present indications all point to the most successful exhibition on record…

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Jubilee Show Notes. Appeal for Every Resident to Be an Exhibitor

The Wellington Times · Thursday 12 April 1951 · page 1

Entries in all sections for the 1951 Wellington Jubilee Show will be accepted until Saturday night next and an appeal…

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Additional Show Prizes

The Western Herald · Friday 13 April 1951 · page 9

The following special prizes have been donated for the Show:— Cup, donated by Miss Shenston for most points in cookery section…

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Wool Sales Deduction Act "Fair and Reasonable."

The Western Herald · Friday 13 April 1951 · page 5

The following statement has been issued by Mr. J. M. Carter, Acting Chairman, Country Party, N.S.W.:—…

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Tree Felling for Cowra Show?

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 13 April 1951 · page 3

It is probable that woodchopping events will be among the features of this year's Cowra Show…

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Wool Sales Deduction Act "Fair and Reasonable" Statement by Country Party Chairman

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 13 April 1951 · page 2

It appears that there is still some misconception of the effect and purpose of the Wool Sales Deduction Act. Evidence of this is the fact that the Labor Party is trying to make an election issue out of it…

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Mushrooms May Be Grown Show Pavilion Cowra

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 13 April 1951 · page 3

The cattle pavillion at the Cowra showground may be used for growing mushrooms during the year apart from…

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

The Western Herald · Friday 13 April 1951 · page 11

A meeting of the Committee of the above Association was held on Saturday evening last, when farther matters in…

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Quality and Quantity of Exhibits and Attractive Ring Programme Foreshadow New Records for for Wellington Jubilee Show

The Wellington Times · Monday 16 April 1951 · page 1

THE Wellington Show Society's policy of making £1,100 prizemoney available for the 1951 Jubilee Show has paid handsome dividends in the quantity and quality of the entries received for the exhibition on Thursday, Friday and Saturday next. The Society has received…

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