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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1958

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Australia's Christmas-new Year Road Fatalities Show Encouraging Decline

The Western Herald · Friday 24 January 1958 · page 5

Australia's Christmas New Year holiday road deaths over the ten days, December 23, 1957, to…

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Brewarrina Aquatic and Athletic Carnival

The Western Herald · Friday 31 January 1958 · page 5

Following are results of events conducted at the Aquatic and Athletic Carnival held on Anniversary…

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Post Office at Royal Show

The Western Herald · Friday 21 February 1958 · page 14

General Postal facilities will be provided at the 1958 Royal Agricultural Show, Sydney, to cater for the postal…

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Brewarrina News Open Air Carnival

The Western Herald · Friday 28 February 1958 · page 4

Cycle riders from as far as Dubbo came to Brewarrina last Friday night to compete in the Carnival…

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Recruiting Campaign Combined Services Display at the Royal Easter Show

The Western Herald · Friday 28 February 1958 · page 3

"The three Defence Forces will again participate in this year's Royal Easter Show,' Mr. P. J. Hynard, Deputy Director…

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Recruiting Campaign Combined Service Display Royal Agricultural Society Show

The Western Herald · Friday 21 March 1958 · page 8

"Many interesting items will be shown at the Combined Services display to be held at this year's Royal…

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Show Meeting

The Western Herald · Friday 21 March 1958 · page 8

Members of the Bourke P. & A. Association and all interester in the local Show are requested to attend a meeting…

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Banking Facilities at Royal Show

The Western Herald · Friday 21 March 1958 · page 1

The Rural Bank will again operate a branch at the Royal Easter Show, which will be conducted…

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Banking Facilites at the Royal Show

The Western Herald · Friday 21 March 1958 · page 12

The Royal Easter Show will be held from March 28 to April 8 this year. Again the Bank of New…

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Finding Your Way at The Show

The Western Herald · Friday 28 March 1958 · page 12

Each year more and more country people are visiting the Showground Office of The Commercial Banking Company…

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Success of Easter Cycling Carnival Assured

The Western Herald · Friday 4 April 1958 · page 1

With riders nominated from Campsie, Nyngan, Dubbo, Cobar, Wellington, Muswellbrook, Orange,…

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Bourke Tobacco on Display at Sydney Show

The Western Herald · Friday 4 April 1958 · page 1

For the first time in history tobacco leaf grown and cured in the Bourke District will be on display…

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Bourke Cycle Club Results of Easter Carnival

The Western Herald · Friday 11 April 1958 · page 11

Following are the results of all finals:- SUNDAY NIGHT.—Club Heavy Bikes ¼mile, 2nd…

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Bourke Cycle Club's Easter Carnival Outstanding success by John Gilbert, of Cobar

The Western Herald · Friday 11 April 1958 · page 1

Excellent nominations, a splendid track, and good attendances of onlookers, all went to make the Bourke and District Cycle Club's 1958 Carnival one of the best ever conducted in Bourke…

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The School Fair

The Western Herald · Friday 18 April 1958 · page 8

Stall-holders for the School Fair, which is being held on June 14th, were appointed as follows:—…

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Successful Combined Services Display at Easter Show

The Western Herald · Friday 18 April 1958 · page 12

"The Combined Services Display was again one of the most popular exhibits at the Royal Agricultural…

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Cobar Annual Show

The Western Herald · Friday 25 April 1958 · page 8

An added advantage at this year's Cobar Show will be the extra parking facilities, when land recently acquired by…

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Record Dubbo Show

The Western Herald · Friday 9 May 1958 · page 8

The 1958 Dubbo Show, held on Thursday, Friday and Saturday last week, was the greatest and best…

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Sheep Show in Sydney

The Western Herald · Friday 16 May 1958 · page 8

The 1958 Sheep Show will be held in Sydney from 28th May to 5th June inclusive. For the convenience of wool men and…

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Sydney Sheep Show

The Western Herald · Friday 23 May 1958 · page 5

The Sheep Show will be held this year at the Sydney Showground from 28th May to 31st May…

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