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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1881

28 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 2 of 2

An Electric Exhibition

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 30 July 1881 · page 3

FRENCH savans are organising an electrical exhibition, to be opened in Paris in August next, at which it is intended that all the most remarkable modern discoveries in the uses of…

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Clarence Pastoral and Agricultural Society

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 15 August 1881 · page 2

THE entries for the first Horse Show closed on Saturday last. Captivator and Reugney are entered in the imported blood stallion class; Young Whalebone, Orlando, Promise, Mazeppa, Fairy King. Yately,…

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The House Show and Fair

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 20 August 1881 · page 2

THE entries of stallions and general horses, as given in our last issue, were fairly numerous, and with a few exceptions the entries all put in an appearance on the ground, Blood and draught stallions were both…

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Clarence Agricultural Society. Flower Show

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 4 November 1881 · page 2

THE fifth annual horticultural and flower show in connection with this Society was held on Wednesday last, and so far as number of entries were concerned was a great improvement on previous years, there being no loss…

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The Flower Show

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 5 November 1881 · page 6

THE transformation scene presented to view in the Theatre Royal, on Wednesday, was as sudden, but far more brilliaut, than any stage effect. On the previous evening opera bouffe held sway, and when the…

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The Fair Trade Cry in England

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 8 November 1881 · page 3

IT will interest our readers to learn that the general committee of the Farmers' Alliance, having carefully considered the present cry for "Reciprocity or "Fair Trade," express their opinion that any concerted action…

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Clarence Agricultural Society

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 11 November 1881 · page 3

A MEETING of the Committee of the Clarence Pastoral and Agricultural Society was held at the School of Arts on Tuesday last. Present -- Mr. J. H. Munro (Vice-President) in the chair ; Messrs, H. A. Volckers…

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The Fair Trade Agitation

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 19 November 1881 · page 3

REFERRING to the Conference of Trades Union delegates, recently held in London, the MANNING POST says:—"As the movement for fair trade grows, as it is sure to grow, to the…

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