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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1894

39 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 1 of 2

A Fair of Ponies Chapter 1.—The New Home

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 20 January 1894 · page 6

"I'M afraid, my dear, that you will have to defer your inspection of the new home until to-morrow. We shall hardly reach it before dark."…

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New South Wales at the Chicago Exhibition

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 13 February 1894 · page 4

MR. ROBERT HUDSON, the general superintendent of the New South Wales' court at the Chicago Exhibition, after a most arduous time in the fulfillment of his duties at the…

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The Lismore Show

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 3 March 1894 · page 4

LISMORE,FRIDAY— The Show was carried out during extremely unfavorable weather, Rain preceding the day of opening made the roads bad, and heavy showers fell on the first…

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Fair and Free

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 6 March 1894 · page 3

As memory rouses many a scene. Of long ago. gone long ago, So time and distance stand betweenThrough time and distance. O.so ho!…

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The Lower Clarence Agricultural Society

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 20 March 1894 · page 8

MR. EDITOR.—I am surprised to notice that the above Society has quietly decided to abandon their autumn edhibition. It appears that the present committee started with a…

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The Metropolitan Show

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 24 March 1894 · page 5

SYDNEY, FRIDAY— The Agricultural Show yesterday was'opened by the Governor, who was received by Mr. John Sec. as president, and who presented an address. At the…

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The Agricultural Show. Dissatisfaction Amogst Exhibitors

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 3 April 1894 · page 3

DURING the continuance of the Sydney Show there were many indications of discontent on the part of exhibitors. The principal grievance…

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[ESTABLISHED 1859.] the Clarence Examiner. Published at Grafton, Tuesdays and Saturdays. Subscription Terms: First Quarter.5s I Three Quarters....15s 6d Two Quarters_10s I Four Quarters.21s Credit limited to 12 months. Saturday Morning, April 14Th, 1894, The Clarence Exhibition

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 14 April 1894 · page 4

To most persons—especially those who take an interest in our Agricultural Society, but who reside away from the district—the small number of entries for the forthcoming Show…

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The Clarence Show

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 17 April 1894 · page 7

THIS following are some of the regulations in connection with the C.P. and A. Society's Show on Wednesday and Thursday:— The Exhibition will be opened at 9 a.m. each day…

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Attractions for the Show Week

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 17 April 1894 · page 5

TO—DAY the principal attraction will be the impromptu race meeting of the C.R.J.C. on the Grafton course There are good fields, and much interest has been concentrated in…

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Clarence P and A. Society's Show

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 21 April 1894 · page 8

THE 27th Annual Exhibition of the Clarence P. and A. Society was held on Wednesday and Thursday under anything but favourable conditions as regards weather. For ten…

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Maitland Show

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 24 April 1894 · page 8

As may be surmised, the attendance was, if not miserable, a terrible contrast to the crowd which passed through the gates in former years. The public could be pardoned…

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Agricultural Trophies at the Show. Mr. W.Ford's Exhibit

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 28 April 1894 · page 8

VISITORS to the recent show will readily admit that the leading attractions, from an agricultural standpoint, were the representative collections of farm produce that graced…

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Wednesday's Flower Show

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 1 May 1894 · page 4

THERE will be keen competition for the seventy odd classes at the Show to be held to-morrow, in the School of Arts. 179 entries have been received—…

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Grafton Flower Show

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 5 May 1894 · page 6

THE special Flower Show on Wednesday, promoted by a number of Indies, and held under the auspices of the Clarence P. and A. Society in the School of Arts,was the…

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The Agricultural Society. the Work of the Society

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 5 June 1894 · page 8

MR. EDITOR— AS the time approaches for the holding of the annual meeting of members, it may not prove amiss to elicit some discussion as to the work of the Society, and…

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The Agricultural Society

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 16 June 1894 · page 3

MR. EDITOR.—I am amongst those who look for an outcome of good through a discussion upon the work and prospects of the Agricultural Society. I think it must be at once…

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The Agricultural Society. More about it-More to Come

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 16 June 1894 · page 4

WE have received quite a number of communications with reference to the Society, the expansion of its work, aud the improvement of its Shows. Naturally, there is a…

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Our Agricultural Society

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 19 June 1894 · page 5

MR. EDITOR.—The Examiner is doing good work, in my opinion, by commenting on the past work of the society, and if others would take a similar interest in the management…

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More Suggestions and Opinions re Agricultural Society. More to Come

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 19 June 1894 · page 5

FOLLOWING up our, correspondent's suggestions, in, the hope that the outcome of publicity of opinions will be to the benefit of the Society, we now come to correspondence…

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