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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1952

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"Texas Carnival"

The Western Herald · Friday 24 October 1952 · page 6

Texas-born Ann Miller estimates that she's had to dance close to 50,000 miles to travel the comparatively short…

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The Carnival

The Western Herald · Friday 24 October 1952 · page 4

During the morning the crowd were entertained by two hilarious games of Basketball. The "Has-Beens" upheld their…

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Spring Fair for Far West

The Western Herald · Friday 24 October 1952 · page 3

It is expected that the Spring Fair to be held in the grounds of the Drummond Home on Saturday November 8th will…

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Mutt and Jeff— Fare's Fair

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 24 October 1952 · page 4

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The Fashion Show

The Western Herald · Friday 24 October 1952 · page 6

The Fashion Show, organised in aid of funds of the Town Queen in the Ambulance-Travellers…

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C.W.A. Carnival Successful Effort

The Western Herald · Friday 24 October 1952 · page 5

The Annual Carnival, organised by members of the Bourke Branch of the Country Women's…

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The Night Carnival and Crowning Ceremony

The Western Herald · Friday 24 October 1952 · page 4

The night Carnival in Oxley Street commenced at 7 p.m., when the various Queen Committees worked frantically in…

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£12,000 Raised at Got Fund Carnival at Bourke

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 24 October 1952 · page 3

A total of £12,000 was raised by the Western Travellers' Cot Fund Appeal which reached its climax on Wednesday when thousands of people congregated in Bourke for the last day of the carnival and the…

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Bourke District Ambulance and Western Travellers Cot Fond Carnival Queen Competition Raises £9,704 Success for Warrego Queen Miss Marjorie Egan)

The Western Herald · Friday 24 October 1952 · page 4

Wind-up celebrations of the Bourke District Ambulance- Western Travellers Cot Fund Carnival took…

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"Fair Distribution of Homes", Says Premier

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 28 October 1952 · page 2

"Decentralisation is not accomplished by merely building homes in country towns and trusting that people will go and live in them," the Premier of NSW, Mr. Cahill, said in a statement to the Country Press this week…

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Dubbo Show Dates

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 28 October 1952 · page 1

Dubbo Show will be held on May 14, 15 and 16 next year. This was decided at the last meeting of the Dubbo PA and…

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Show Car Stands Restricted

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 28 October 1952 · page 3

Members of Dubbo PA and H. Association will be given preference until the end of November in the bookings for the…

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2-Day Sheep Show For Dubbo

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 28 October 1952 · page 2

The sheep section at next year's Dubbo Show will last two days and not three, as in previous years…

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"Show Ring Should Be Like Stage"

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 28 October 1952 · page 3

The ring committee of the Dubbo P.A. & H. Association will consider suggestions for the improvement of ring events at annual shows made by show competitor, Betty Schuhkraft, of "Yallamba,"…

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Royal Party Attends Film Show LONDON

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 28 October 1952 · page 3

Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh and Princess Margaret attended the Royal Him show at the Empire…

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Puppet Show at Convent

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 29 October 1952 · page 4

Mr. H. Baker will stage a puppet show at the Convent of Mercy Infants' School on Thursday day afternoon, in aid of the…

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Give Motorists Fair Chance, Says Alderman

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 30 October 1952 · page 1

About 15 Dubbo motorists were fined every Saturday morning for parking near a Macquarie Street bus-stop…

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The Jim Gerald Show

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 30 October 1952 · page 3

A large crowd attended the one-night performance of the Jim Gerald Show in the Royal Theatre last night…

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Show Prizemoney for Horticulture Allocated

The Wellington Times · Thursday 30 October 1952 · page 1

The Wellington Horticultural Society has allocated the £25 prizemoney granted by the P.A. and H. Society for the…

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Church of England Bazaar and Flower Show

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 30 October 1952 · page 2

The Church of Eng and bazaar and flower show held recently was a great success financially. The…

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