	{"id":95456,"date":"2023-12-30T04:57:42","date_gmt":"2023-12-29T17:57:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/goldenplains\/?p=95456"},"modified":"2024-01-04T09:36:03","modified_gmt":"2024-01-03T22:36:03","slug":"giddy-up-cowboys-are-coming-to-town","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/goldenplains\/news\/giddy-up-cowboys-are-coming-to-town\/","title":{"rendered":"Giddy Up! 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