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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1954

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Thrills Expected At Dubbo Swimming Carnival

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 6 January 1954 · page 6

The Dubbo Swimming Club's annual carnival will be held in two sessions on Sunday, the first session commencing at 2.30 pm and the evening session at 8.30 pm…

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Aust. Told to Show Interest in Tourists Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 7 January 1954 · page 2

Australia has been advised by a Sydney tourist agent (Mr. W. J. Heslehurst) to show more interest in its tourist…

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New Year’s Eye Carnival Postponed Partie and Dances Usher in 1954

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 7 January 1954 · page 11

Rain on New Year’s Eve caused the cancellation of the street carnival organised by the Rotary Club of…

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Annual Swim Carnival on

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 6

Whoever wins the district diving championships at the Dubbo Swimming Club's annual carnival on Sunday will…

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Queen Will See Best Show West Can Produce

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 1

Work of preparing the timber framework for the Western District Exhibit has commenced at the Showground. Organiser of the Exhibit, Mr. K. Trevitt, made a…

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The Royal Visit Arrangements for Dubbo Show

The Wellington Times · Monday 11 January 1954 · page 3

The following are the arrangements at the Dubbo Showground for the visit of Her Majesty the Queen and His…

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Jack Buchanan Steals Show in "Band Waggon"

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 12 January 1954 · page 2

"The Band Waggon" is the usual Fred Astaire film with Jack Buchanan thrown in for good measure. Buchanan might…

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Would Not Show Face

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 13 January 1954 · page 6

Masked to conceal her identity, a witness gives evidence in Chicago before the House Baltic Committee. The woman said she had relatives in Lithuania and feared reprisals. She said she saw "thousands of women and children herded…

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Show Gates Appeal Tops £300

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 13 January 1954 · page 1

Premilinary work of preparing the site of the Show-ground Talbragar Street entrance for the commemorative gates being erected by the…

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Australia Day Street Carnival

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 14 January 1954 · page 1

Rotarian Ron Dive has announced the street carnival which was to have been held in Coonabarabran on…

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N.S.W. Girl On Parade At U.S. Fair SYDNEY

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 14 January 1954 · page 2

A 21-years-old junior farmer and a Finnish International Farm Youth Exchangee recently paraded with…

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Trangie's New Show Committee

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 15 January 1954 · page 8

The newly elected committee of the Trangie PA and H. Association is as follows: C. E. Mackinnon, N. L. Ryrie…

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Young Breeder Has Good Show Record Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 20 January 1954 · page 4

Probably the youngest registered Corriedale breeder in NSW, Mr. J. M. Maher, Dunwandren, Jindera, had an…

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Tennis Exhibition Feb.6, at Coonabarabran

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 21 January 1954 · page 16

Some of Australia’s leading tennis players will be visiting Coonabarabran for exhibition or match play on…

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Cloth Must Show Wool Content SYDNEY

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 21 January 1954 · page 3

legislation, which orders that textile products should be labelled to show the percentage of wool they contain, has been…

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American to Judge Cattle at Royal Show Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 21 January 1954 · page 2

Prominent American cattle breeder, Mr. John E. Rice, of Sheridan. Wyoming, has accepted an invitation from the…

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Olympic Standards To Apply At Bowral Horse Show SYDNEY

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 22 January 1954 · page 8

A combined horse show and one-day event, based on Olympic equestrian standards, will be held by the Equestrian Federation of Australia at Retford Park, Bowral, on Sunday week…

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Australia's best divers to appear at Swimming Club's carnival next

The Wellington Times · Monday 25 January 1954 · page 1

Three of Australia's best divers will give exhibitions at the Wellington Amateur Swimming Club's Australia Day holiday carnival next Monday afternoon and evening. Proceeds from the Carnival,…

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Show Detes Alletted

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 26 January 1954 · page 3

At a conference of show societies at Parkes on Thursday, dates were allotted for agricultural shows in the Central…

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No Official Opening For Show

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 26 January 1954 · page 1

There will be no official opening of the Dubbo Show this year, said the President Mr. L. S. Clark, at a meeting…

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