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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1960

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Big Racing Carnival at Bourke This Week-end Digger's To-day

The Western Herald · Friday 8 July 1960 · page 1

Rain on Saturday morning last compelled the Bourke Diggers' Turf Club to postpone their Cup Day…

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Show Schedules

The Western Herald · Friday 22 July 1960 · page 1

The Show schedule for the forthcoming Show is in course of preparation and could not be finalised to be inserted in…

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Bourke Pastoral & Agricultural Association Two Days Show on September 9th & 10th

The Western Herald · Friday 22 July 1960 · page 6

At the meeting of the P. & A. Association on Tuesday night last it was decided to hold a two days Show…

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Sydney's 1960 Motor Show

The Western Herald · Friday 29 July 1960 · page 1

Sydney's Motor Show for 1960 will be held at the Royal Agricultural Showground from August 26 to…

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Outback "On Show" At Next Royal

The Western Herald · Friday 29 July 1960 · page 4

Visitors to the Royal Show in Sydney next year will see —in addition to the noted Western Districts Exhibit—a…

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Exhibits at the Show

The Western Herald · Friday 5 August 1960 · page 11

Our local Show is drawing close and now that the big tea shed has been done up and made into a pavilion it…

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Show Arrangements Well in Hand

The Western Herald · Friday 5 August 1960 · page 6

At a meeting of members of the Bourke Pastoral & Agricultural Association on Tuesday night last it was…

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Enngonia News Fair and Sports Day (From a Correspondent)

The Western Herald · Friday 12 August 1960 · page 14

On Saturday, 30th July, a C.W.A. Fair and Sports Day was held at Enngonia. The day started, early with…

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Bourke Pastoral & Agricultural Ass'n. Annual Show — Sept. 9 & 10

The Western Herald · Friday 19 August 1960 · page 8

Arrangements for the Annual Bourke Show to be held on September 9th and 10th arc well in hand. The large…

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Public Holiday First Day Show

The Western Herald · Friday 26 August 1960 · page 1

Word has been received from the Chief Secretary's Department that Friday, September 9th has been…

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Bourke Pastoral & Agricultural Ass'n. Annual Show, Sept. 9 & 10

The Western Herald · Friday 26 August 1960 · page 14

At the meeting of the Show Committee on Tuesday night the Secretary notified that sand filling had…

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Bourke Pastoral & Agricultural Ass'n. Annual Show, Sept. 9 & 10

The Western Herald · Friday 2 September 1960 · page 11

Final preparations are now being made for the Annual Show to be held at Bourke Showground on…

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Crochet Work Section at Show

The Western Herald · Friday 9 September 1960 · page 8

The Committee of the P. & A. Show Association have been requested to conduct a Section for Crochet work at the…

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Bourke Pastoral & Agricultural Association Annual Show This Week-End

The Western Herald · Friday 9 September 1960 · page 1

The very contentious matter of whether Bourke can stage an Annual Show without combining it with Rodeo events will be settled once and for all this week-end…

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The Show Secretary

The Western Herald · Friday 16 September 1960 · page 1

We feel a word of praise to the Show Secretary would meet with the general approval of all members of the…

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Bourke Pastoral and Agricultural Association Successful Annual Show

The Western Herald · Friday 16 September 1960 · page 1

The good entries in all Show events, splendid display of district wool fleeces. and great improvement in many exhibit classes in the Pavilion at the P. & A. Association's 1960 Show…

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Around The Show Display of Trade Exhibits by Local Firms

The Western Herald · Friday 16 September 1960 · page 14

In walking around the Trade Exhibits scction at the Showground last Friday and Saturday our…

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Wool Section at the Show Champion Fleece to Logan Downs Pty. Ltd

The Western Herald · Friday 16 September 1960 · page 10

112 district Wool Fleeces were displayed in the Wool Section at the annual Show on Friday and Saturday last…

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Bourke Pastoral & Agricultural Ass'n. 1961 Show and Rodeo to be Separated

The Western Herald · Friday 30 September 1960 · page 6

The Annual General Meeting of the P. and A. Association on Wednesday night decided to hold the Annual…

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Red Cross Carnival

The Western Herald · Friday 7 October 1960 · page 14

A very small crowd turned up to Central Park last night (Thursday) for the Annual Red Cross Carnival…

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