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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1954

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Show Committee to Run Own Publican's Booth

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 6 April 1954 · page 8

The publican's booth at the Trangle Show on May 7 and 8 will be conducted by the committee of the Trangle PA…

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Wood Chop Title Contest at the Royal Show Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 6 April 1954 · page 3

Jim Lavis, who won the Royal Visit underhand woodchopping championship—the only title of its kind—at Dubbo before the Queen and the Duke last February, will compete at the Royal Easter Show…

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Big crowd delighted at golf exhibition

The Wellington Times · Thursday 8 April 1954 · page 2

Australian open golf champion, Norman Von Nida, and fellow professional Bruce Crampton provided the magnet for a big gallery of 260 town and district people at the Caves Course on Sunday…

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Pasture Improvement Implements at Show

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 8 April 1954 · page 1

Amongst the displays by the business houses at the 1954 Coonabarabran Show was that of N. P. Hennessy and Co…

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Permewan Wright’s Show Display

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 8 April 1954 · page 3

The Coonabarabran branc[?] of Permewan Wright Ltd was able to give primary producers visiting the 1954…

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McMahon‘s Comprehensive Show Display

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 8 April 1954 · page 16

Prominent among the business house displays at the 1954 Mendooran Show was the comprehensive display of…

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Home Equipment Displays at the Show

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 8 April 1954 · page 3

Husbands, as well as housewives, we[?]e among those who viewed with considerable interest the…

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Hospital Tent Centre of Interest at Show

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 8 April 1954 · page 3

The hospital tent arranged by the Coonabarabran branch of the United Hospitals Auxiliaries at the Coonabarabran Show on…

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New Cars on Display at the Show

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 8 April 1954 · page 2

Spectators at the Coonabarabran Show were able to view a variety of motor vehicles. Among those were Ford…

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Orange Motor Racing Carnival

The Western Herald · Friday 9 April 1954 · page 9

With the motor car racing and the finish of the Monte Carlo type rally Orange will be the mecca…

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New Secretary [?] at Show Meeting

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 9 April 1954 · page 1

The [?] secretary to the Narromine Agricultural Society, Mr. T. Ry[?], was we[?] to his first meeting…

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Novel Map at Easter Show

The Western Herald · Friday 9 April 1954 · page 12

A giant electrically-lighted map in the Agricultural Hall will show visitors to this year's Royal Easter…

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Changes Planned for Narromine Show

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 9 April 1954 · page 3

Although some [?] the [?] for Narromine [?] annual show, to be [?] Although 0 and 21, were…

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Narromine Junior Farmer At Royal Show

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 9 April 1954 · page 5

The Bank of New South Wales is again [?] with the comprehensive programme organised for those attending…

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Kennel Club and the Narromine Show

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 9 April 1954 · page 4

Whether or not the Narromine Agricultural Society should join a Kennel Club and so debar unregistered dogs from…

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Selling Stud Cattle 45 to the Hour at Royal Show

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 9 April 1954 · page 2

With a huge entry of 775 stud beef cattle to be auctioned at the Royal Easter Show stud sales, a strict selling time per head has been imposed to enable auctioneers to sell the stock within the limited…

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[?] Wanted: a Little Fair Play

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 13 April 1954 · page 3

[?] people have [?] to be [?] with their new [?]…

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Commonwealth Bank Men At Royal Show

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 13 April 1954 · page 6

The Commonwealth Trading bank of Australia announces that it is attaching two of its well-known country managers…

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Trangie Stud Stock Wa[?] at Sydney Show

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 13 April 1954 · page 1

Stock from Trangie against [?] very well against strong [?] at the Royal Sydney [?]…

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Sideshowmen and Ambulance Discussion at Show Meeting

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 13 April 1954 · page 6

An application for the Trangie PA and H Association committee to allocate special space at the Trangie show…

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