Tullamore Show (NSW)

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Tullamore Show
GenreAgricultural and livestock show
DatesSecond Weekend in August [1]
Begins1918 (1918) [2]
Location(s)Tullamore Show Ground, Cornet St., Tullamore, New South Wales [2]
CountryAustralia
Next event12th & 13th August 2022 [3]
Website tullamoreshow.org.au

The Tullamore PA & H Association Inc. Annual show, or Tullamore Show, is a two-day [2] agricultural and livestock show held on the second Saturday of August each year near the township of Tullamore, New South Wales. [3] [4] The 2021 edition was cancelled due to COVID-19 restrictions, [3] and the PA & H was one of a group of agricultural societies to receive organisational support from the national Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment. [5] [6] There were also no shows in 1940–45.

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Apart from the central cattle, sheep and poultry breeding and grooming contests, [7] over the years the event has included horse trials, [8] shearing, [8] sheepdog trial, [9] [10] fine wool, [11] trots, [12] crops, [13] baking, [14] and demolition derbies, [15] and children's arts competitions. [16] A "Miss Showgirl" pageant has been held since 1965. [15]

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References

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  6. ↑ "Regional Ag Show Development Grants" (PDF). Retrieved 5 February 2024.
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  15. 1 2 "Show a bell-ringing success". Parkes Champion-Post . Parkes, NSW. 18 August 2015. Gale   A425980906 – via Gale OneFile.
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