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Shows & fairs, 1952

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Mr. G. Fuller Show President for Third Term

The Wellington Times · Monday 1 September 1952 · page 1

The retiring President of the P.A. and H. Society, Mr. G. A. Fuller, was re-elected for his third term at the annual…

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Dubbo Fat Lamb Breeders' Show Opposition Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 2 September 1952 · page 2

Dubbo district competitors in next year's fat lamb carcase competition at the Royal Show will have to compete against an entry of experimentally hand-fed fat lambs bred by one of the State's…

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Value of Wool May Show 10 p.c. Increase Canberra

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 2 September 1952 · page 3

The value of Australia's wool clip might evenually be 10 per cent above last year's returns, the Vice-chancellor of the…

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Springtime Fair

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 4 September 1952 · page 4

Springtime in the orchard Prune, apple, peach and pear Blooming in the orchard,…

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Polo Crosse Carnival

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 4 September 1952 · page 1

The best Polo Crosse Carnival in the history of Dubbo Club, and one which ranks amongst the best…

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Good Boxing Show

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 4 September 1952 · page 8

Last Friday night a packed house saw a grand display of boxing in the Australian Hall,…

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Purlewaugh at Dubbo Polocrosse Carnival

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 4 September 1952 · page 1

Six members of the Purlewaugh Polocrosse Club travelled to Dubbo on Thursday to compete in a western…

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Tooraweenah Show Schedules Have Been Issued

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 4 September 1952 · page 1

For the annual Tooraweeltah P.A. and H. Association's Show schedules have been issued…

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Polo Crosse Wellington Teams' Outstanding Performance at Dubbo Carnival

The Wellington Times · Thursday 4 September 1952 · page 1

The two Wellington Polo Crosse teams which competed in the record Dubbo Polo Crosse Carnival on Friday and…

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Show Executive's Reports Reveal Year of Progress

The Wellington Times · Thursday 4 September 1952 · page 6

THE reports of the executive of the Wellington P.A. & H. Society, which were delivered to a well-attended annual meeting in the Agricultural Hall on Thursday night, revealed a most successful year for the Society…

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Bourke District Am= bulance & Travellers' Cot Fund Carnival Queen Competition

The Western Herald · Friday 5 September 1952 · page 1

All the Queens in the competition being run in conjunction with the abovenamed Fund Carnival…

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C.w.a. to Hold Arts and Show

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 5 September 1952 · page 4

The Dubbo CWA will hold an Arts and Crafts Exhibition within the next month to raise funds to help pay for the…

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Arrangements For Narromine C.W.A. Flower Show

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 5 September 1952 · page 5

Some 30 members attended the monthly meeting of the CWA in the Rest Rooms yesterday afternoon, when members…

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Son Stole Show

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 9 September 1952 · page 2

While President Truman was awarding the medal of honor to Marine Major William Earl Barber in the White House…

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Proposed Dates for Dubbo Show

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 9 September 1952 · page 2

The Dubbo PA and H Association will apply for May 7, 8 and 9 as the dales of the 1953 Dubbo Show…

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Mr. L. S. Clark Again Show President

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 9 September 1952 · page 2

The recent re-election of Mr. L. S. Clark to the presidency of the Dubbo PA and H Association establishes an…

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Tread Wear Due to Cornering Car Tests Show

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 9 September 1952 · page 5

A long series of investigations on a typical main-road corner was recently completed by the Dunlop Company, which established quite clearly that tread wear is largely due to cornering…

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Pa & H to Examine Problem of Show Car Stands

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 9 September 1952 · page 3

The Dubbo P.A. & H. Association will investigate the advisability of conducting a ballot for car stands at the Dubbo Show. This was decided at the recent annual general…

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Young Girl Steals Show at 1952 Hardcourt Tennis Championships Mary Carter Wins Women's And Girls' Titles Candy Takes Men's Singles

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 9 September 1952 · page 1

Australian junior champion, 17-year-old Mary Carter, caused a sensation at the NSW Hardcourt Championships in Dubbo yesterday by defeating; the high ranking Mrs. Hawton,…

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Football Carnival Tonight

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 10 September 1952 · page 6

The first night football carnival ever to be staged in Dubbo will be held on the Dubbo Oval tonight when the…

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