Tenders Accepted for 1954 C’bran Show
Tenders for show luncheons, the cool drink stall and other services at the Coonabarabran Show to be…
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Shows & fairs, 1954
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Champion shearers in action at Dubbo Show
THE QUEEN saw these champion shearers in action at the Dubbo Royal Show. Left to right: Les Follett, of Wellington; John Thornbury, of Gilgandra, and Hilton Bennetts, of Gulgong, who was champion shearer at the exhibition. Block by Courtesy Farmer & Settler…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sheep-Dog Trials At Royal Show SYDNEY
Australian working dogs at their best will be seen by visitors to this year's Royal Easter Show when sheep-dog trials…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Studs at Dubbo Show Guard of Honour for Queen
The 93 sheen of six breeds in the Queen's "Guard of Honor" at the Dubbo Showground last…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Champion Hereford Bull of the Dubbo Show
CHAMPION HEREFORD BULL at Dubbo Show was Rose Bar Gee (imp.), owned by Mr. N. G. Lyons, of Wellington. Mr. Lyons' younger son, Robert, is pictured above holding the champion bull. Block by Courtesy Farmer and Settler…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Famous Puppet Show for Dubbo
The world famous Peter Seriven Puppet Show will be brought to Dubbo next week by the Dubbo Educational Association…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Steel Frame Structure May Be Used in New Pavilion Officials Appointed For Peak Hill's 1954 Show
At the weekly meeting of the Peak Hill show Society on [?] Mr. C. Freck[?]ton asked the president (Mr. J. Sys[?]) if the committee intended to go on with the proposed now show position or not this year,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Exhibition of Shearing at Dobbo Show
The three finalists in the sheep shearing contest at Dubbo Show. Jack Thornsbury, of Gilgandra (in the centre) gained second prize of £100 in the competition. The three gave an exhibition before the Queen and Duke of Edinbur[?]h on the Wednesday afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Seixas says; "Our crowd fair"
Victor Seixas, America's No. 2 ranking tennis player, said on his arrival in Philadelphia recently:…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Champion Hereford of the Dubbo Show
Champion Hertford Bull at Dubbo Show was Rose Bar Gee (imp.), owned by Mr. N. G. Lvons. of Wellington. Mr. Lyons' younger son, Robert, is pictured above holding the champion bull. Block by courtesy Farmer and Settler…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Noxious Weeds Will Again Show Rapid Growth
The inspector of the Coonabarabran Pastures Protection Board, (Mr. C. W. Antaw) in a report to the last…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Big crowd expected for to-night's puppet show
The Peter Sciven Puppet Show in the Methodist Hall to-night marks the initial effort of the Wellington branch of the Arts Council, which was formed in December. At two matinees to-day, one…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Ambulance Carnival
The Carnival in the Ambulance Building has been going on every night during the week. A host of attractions are there…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Arts Council's Puppet Show included two antiques which were 150 years old Delighted audiences of adults and children provide initial success for local branch
Two antique puppets were included in the Peter Scriven Puppets that delighted Wellington audiences last Thursday. They were a skeleton and the stilted juggler (Dannie Longlegs). Both are 150 years old…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Competitors at Nyngan Carnival
Four Junior boys and one woman from Narromine competed in the Nyngan swimming carnival held on Sunday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Show Getting Near
The show is now less than a month away, and the barometer seems set fair for a very successful carnival—a propituous…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Puppet Show Delights Audience
Puppets, one of the earliest forms of entertainment, delighted a large audience at the Roxy Theatre last night…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →C'bran Show Promises Well
With the bountiful summer rains since the first of the year the executive and committee of the Coonabarabran…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Record Royal Show Entries SYDNEY
Record entries for this year's Royal Show will severely tax the capacity of Sydney Showground to display then…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Trangie Show On May 7 & 8 Will Clash With Orange
Plans for the 1954 show occupied most of the time at the committee meeting of the Trangie P.A and H Association on Wednesday night. It has been again found [?] to arrange [?]…
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