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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1952

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

The Western Herald · Friday 26 September 1952 · page 1

The Town Queen has once again hit the front in this most interesting Queen Competition…

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Melbourne Show Stud Beef Sale Was Dull

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 1 October 1952 · page 2

The market for stud beef bulls at Melbourne Royal Show was dull, when 53 bulls from a catalogue of 95, were sold for…

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Methodist Fair

The Wellington Times · Thursday 2 October 1952 · page 3

Handbills for the Annual Fair and Flower Show are being distributed and they are also available from any member of the…

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Dates for Dubbo Show

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 2 October 1952 · page 4

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

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Wool Section 1953 C’bran Show

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 2 October 1952 · page 6

“Earlier during the year states the secretary of the Coonabarabran Show Society (Mr. Hennessy), “we had a run…

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Record Profit by Orange Show Society Orange

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 2 October 1952 · page 2

With a profit of more than £1144, the Orange Show Society has completed one of the best years on record…

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Footballers' Park Carnival

The Western Herald · Friday 3 October 1952 · page 4

The Footballers' Giant Carnival will take place in the Bourke Park next Friday night October 10th. All the usual…

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Shoot and Carnival

The Western Herald · Friday 3 October 1952 · page 1

The Bourke Gun Club Shoot and Carnival takes places this week-end at North Bourke. There will be 50 Gun Club…

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Show Association

The Western Herald · Friday 3 October 1952 · page 4

A meeting to wind-up matters in connection with the resent Show will be held at Maroulis' Hotel to-morrow…

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Our Biggest Sports Carnival Ever Starts on

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 3 October 1952 · page 1

With visitors from all over the State attending, the five-day Postal Institute's Intrastate sporting carnival to begin in Dubbo on Monday, will be one of the biggest sporting fixtures ever staged in the…

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

The Western Herald · Friday 3 October 1952 · page 1

The Warrego Queen has once more forged to the front in this Competition and, so far, the Paroo…

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Wanaaring News Successful C.W.A. Annual Show

The Western Herald · Friday 3 October 1952 · page 4

The Wanaaring Branch of the Country Women's Association conducted their Annual Show and Carnival…

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Postal Carnival Competitors Welcomed To Dubbo

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 7 October 1952 · page 3

One of the biggest crowds ever to attend a civic reception in Dubbo assembled in the Council Chambers yesterday morning to hear the Mayor and Mayoress of Dubbo (Aid. and Mrs. L. Ford) extend…

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Dubbo Girl's Good Win In Carnival

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 7 October 1952 · page 1

Local Badminton player, Bella Walker, defeated last years carnival singles champion, Alice Serrao, in the first…

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End of Loan Control Seen As Stimulus to Builders and Man on Land Employment Expected To Show Improvement SYDNEY

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 7 October 1952 · page 1

The building industry and the man on the land would benefit from the Commonwealth Government's decision to case bank credit control, it was stated today…

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Bricks Show Loss

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 9 October 1952 · page 1

Dubbo Council has given consideration to a recommendation from the Building Materials…

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Queensland Sheep Show Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 9 October 1952 · page 2

Queensland sheepbreeders have supported a proposal by the NSW sheepbreeders' Association to switch the date of…

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Fine Display of Beef Cattle at Perth Show

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 9 October 1952 · page 2

At Perth Royal Show beef cattle breeders staged the finest display ever paraded in the west…

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Footballers' Park Carnival

The Western Herald · Friday 10 October 1952 · page 4

Tonight (Friday), there will be a Giant Carnival in the Bourke Park organised by the Bourke Football League. The…

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Show Meeting

The Western Herald · Friday 10 October 1952 · page 4

A meeting to finalise matters in connection with the recent Show will be held at Maroulis' Hotel to-night (Friday),…

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