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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1953

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Footballers' Park Carnival Tonight

The Western Herald · Friday 20 March 1953 · page 6

To-night (Friday) the Football League will hold a Carnival in the Bourke Park. All the usual attractions will be…

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Show Meeting To-night

The Western Herald · Friday 20 March 1953 · page 6

A meeting of the Committee of the Bourke Pastoral and Agricultural Association wiil be held in the Council Chambers…

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Bush Fire Units on Display at Sydney Show

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 20 March 1953 · page 4

The exhibit of the Bush Fire Committee at the Royal Easter Show this year will attract special attention because of the…

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Show Schedules Available for Public This Week

The Wellington Times · Monday 23 March 1953 · page 8

The schedules for the 1953 Coronation Wellington Show will be completed this week and will be sent to all members and to every person who has exhibited at the show during the past three years…

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Letter to the Editor Fair Rent

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 24 March 1953 · page 2

Mr, R. S. Lane, of church Street, writes to the Editor:— This is the solution to fair rent control…

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Young Boxers Put on Good Show

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 24 March 1953 · page 3

A bus load of boxing enthusiasts from surrounding districts travelled to Dubbo last Friday night to see western boys in…

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Prickly-pear Exhibit at Royal Show

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 24 March 1953 · page 2

At this year's Royal Show commencing in Sydney on Friday a prickly-pear exhibit will be introduced for the first…

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Wellington Success at Mendooran Show

The Wellington Times · Thursday 26 March 1953 · page 3

Mrs. Claude Anderson, of Parkes Street, met with much success at the recent Mendooran P.A. and H. Society…

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Footballers' Park Carnival

The Western Herald · Friday 27 March 1953 · page 6

On Friday night last the Football League Carnival in the Park was well attended. Footballers, Committeemen and…

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The School Fair Large Display of Pets by School Pupils. Very Successful Doll Show

The Western Herald · Friday 27 March 1953 · page 10

The Annual School Fair, with its many and varied novelties, once again attracted a large…

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Dubbo Loses Postal Inst. Carnival

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 27 March 1953 · page 1

The Postal Institute intra State carnival will not be held in Dubbo this September. It will be held in Sydney…

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Agriculture Dept's [?] at Royal Show

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 27 March 1953 · page 4

Better [?] increased production [?] and livestock with [?] high soil fertility, through [?]…

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The Prize Winners Doll Show

The Western Herald · Friday 27 March 1953 · page 10

Largest Doll: Margaret Romer Smallest Doll: Judith Pankhurst…

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Wool Board & Sheebreeders' Fashion Show Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 27 March 1953 · page 2

The NSW Sheepbreeders' Association is not satisfied with the refusal by the Australian Wool Board to assit in meeting the…

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Man Scooped the Pool at Dahlia Show

The Wellington Times · Monday 30 March 1953 · page 1

One exhibitor won every award in the dahlia section of last Saturday night's Dahlia. Show, but he takes little…

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Show Exhibit by Department of Agriculture

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 31 March 1953 · page 2

Better balanced and increased production of wheat and livestock with associated high soil fertility, through sown…

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Show Committee Appeals For £2,000

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 31 March 1953 · page 3

"Netwithstanding the many other worthy appro[?] we find ourselves disposed to support, this association is singularly different from most bodies as it is in the nature of a public trust, which so one of us would want to neglect."…

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Fine Beef Cattle Display At Sydney Show

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 31 March 1953 · page 2

The Northern Aberdeen-Angus studs of Wallah (Narrabri) and Booroomooka (Bingara), and the Southern stud of Wanbamumba (Young) divided the major awards at the RAS show with big outstanding…

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Trangie Cattle at R.a.s. Show

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 31 March 1953 · page 10

The honour of winning the first prize for the best fat steer from all classes went to the Trangie Experiment…

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Galloways in Sydney Show Debut Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 31 March 1953 · page 1

Widespread interest was shown at the Royal Show in the first showing of Galloway cattle in Australia…

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