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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1954

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Land for Show Societies

Gilgandra Weekly · Wednesday 16 June 1954 · page 2

Show Societies and Show ground Trustees have a responsibility to ensure that they have sufficient…

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Show Judges Not to Class Merino Sheep Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 17 June 1954 · page 2

Classing of Merino sheep by judges at the Sydney Annual Sheep Show will be discontinued for a trial period of…

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Fun Fair Carnival

The Western Herald · Friday 18 June 1954 · page 1

The above Carnival will conclude to-morrow, Saturday night. There will be a special matinee on Saturday afternoon…

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Sports Carnival for Footballers and Ambulance

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 18 June 1954 · page 5

A successful sports afternoon was staged on the Narromine recreation oval on Monday to provide fun for all and raise…

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Dubbo Show 'Bushman's Carnival?'

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 22 June 1954 · page 1

A "bushman's carnival" is the definition of Dubbo'g Royal Visit Show last February, according to a new book on…

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Cricketers Show Footballers How

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 22 June 1954 · page 1

How the game of football should really be played was demonstrated to Narromine footballers on Saturday by the two…

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Preparations for Peak Hill Show

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 22 June 1954 · page 3

A meeting of the Peak Hill show committee was held last Saturday night at which Mr. Bill Hughes accepted the…

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Carnival Envelope Shop

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 24 June 1954 · page 1

At Tuesday’s meeting of the committee of the Travellers’ Cot Fund Carnival Coonabarabran, the envelope…

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Eight new classes for Show Sheep

The Wellington Times · Thursday 24 June 1954 · page 2

Eight classes have been added to the sheep section for next year's Wellington Show. The additional classes have…

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Travellers’ Carnival Proceeds to be Divided Equally Between Three Hospitals

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 24 June 1954 · page 1

At Tuesday’s meeting of the district committee of the Coonabarabran Western Travellers’ Cot Fund Carnival it was decided to divide the proceeds equally between the Coonabarabran District Hospital and the…

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Schoolboy Football Carnival

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 29 June 1954 · page 2

The Dubbo Schoolboy Football Carnival which attracted almost 60 teams last year will be held this year on August…

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New U.S. Army Tank on Show

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 29 June 1954 · page 1

This is [?] new bank showed [?] It is powered…

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Car Show in Sydney, First for 26 Years

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 30 June 1954 · page 3

Sydney will have its first motor show, for 26 years, this August. The show will be held at the…

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Will Census Show Population of Nine Millions? Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 30 June 1954 · page 5

The Census today will show whether Australia's population has yet reached 9,000,000 or is just short of that figure. Before the recent war both birthrate and migration…

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Carnival Date Decided Binnaway Committee Officers

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 1 July 1954 · page 7

Mr. Les Macdonald, president of the Coonabarabran District Hospital and Western Travellers’ Carnival…

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Miss Pat Hawkins Baradine Carnival Queen Candidate

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 1 July 1954 · page 13

Following the meeting attended by Baradine representatives in Coonabarabran during last week, it…

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What last nights Census will show

The Wellington Times · Thursday 1 July 1954 · page 1

Last night's Census will show, among other things, whether Australia's population has yet reached nine millions or is just short of that figure…

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Castlereagh Group Show Dates for 1955

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 1 July 1954 · page 10

A conference of delegates held at Dunedoo on Saturday allotted the show dates for affiliated societies on…

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What the Census Will Show

The Western Herald · Friday 2 July 1954 · page 4

The Census on 30th June will shew whether Australia's population has yet reached nine millions or is…

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Governor General Unable To Open Narromine Show

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 6 July 1954 · page 1

His Excellency the Governer-General Sir William [?], is unable to open Narromine's 1954 annual agricultural [?], it was reported at the meeting of the Narromine Agricultural Society hold on Friday afternoon…

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