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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1901

154 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 3 of 8

The Show

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 18 March 1901 · page 2

ON Wednesday next the 34th Annual Show, under the auspices of the C.P. and A. Society, will be opened in the Exhibition Grounds, and providing the…

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L. C. Agricultural Society

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 19 March 1901 · page 2

AT a special meeting of the committee on Friday evening there were present—Messrs. Eglington (chair0 McKinnon, R. J. McDonald, Smith, Amos, Maurice, Frazer, Murray, Burt,…

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Show Concert

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 19 March 1901 · page 2

THE concert to be held on the second night of the Maclean show under the auspices of the L. C. A. Society promises to be a great success. The committee of management have not only secured…

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The Show

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 19 March 1901 · page 4

The 34th annual exhibition of the Clarence P. and A. Society opens to-morrow at noon. Attention is drawn to the conditions for having exhibits on the ground in time, as the management are determined…

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The Maclean Show

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 19 March 1901 · page 2

FROM Mr. Geo. Davis, the Secretary for the Lower Clarence Agricultural Society, We learn that on no previous occasion in the history of the Society have such a large number of entries…

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Show Ground Side-Shows

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 19 March 1901 · page 3

COMPLAINTS have frequently been made locally s to the low churseter of some of the side shows to be seen on the Exhibition Ground during show says. It appears that the evil exists, in an even…

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Local and General News. Grafton Show Entries

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 19 March 1901 · page 2

The following are the complete entries for the show next Wednesday and Thursday :-Horses 375, cattle 128, pigs 34, poultry 85, dogs 47, farm produce 149, garden and orchard 215,…

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The Show

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 22 March 1901 · page 2

MORE dispiriting weather conditions under which the thirty-fourth annual exhibition of the C.P. and A. Society was conducted on Wednesday and yesterday could hardly be…

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The Grafton Show

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 22 March 1901 · page 4

THE 34th annula exhibition held under the auspices of the Clarence P. & A. Society was opened on Wednesday last under the most unfavorable auspices. Owing to the late heavy rains the streets were a…

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Farm Produce at the Show

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 23 March 1901 · page 4

If there had been no other exhibit in the pavilion at the Gratton show this week, the two collections of farm produce exhibited respectively by Messrs. Crispin Broe, and Ford Bros. would have "filled…

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The Fat Cow at Lismore Show

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 23 March 1901 · page 5

Was it satire or a joke that prompted Myrtle Creek to supply the winner of the fat cow competition at Lismore Show? Possibly it was one or the other, or perhaps…

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Our Annual Show. Committee of Management—

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 23 March 1901 · page 4

President, Mr. G. H. Varley. Vice-Presidents, Messrs W. Ford, J.P., and J, Chisholm, J.P. Treasurer' Mr. T. Pago. Committee—Messrs. D. Beatson. J.P' J. T. M'Kittrick, J.P., W. M'Leod, A. Waters, Jas…

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The Maclean Show

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 26 March 1901 · page 3

THE sixth Annual Show of the Lower Clarence Agricultural Society opens at Maclean to-day, and wil be continued to-morrow. The entries closed on Saturday, and totalled 1048, exclusive of non-com-…

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L. C. Agricultural Society. Sixth Annual Exhibition

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 29 March 1901 · page 5

The sixth annual Show of the Lower Clarence Agricultural Society opened on Tuesday under favorable conditions. On this occasion the Society was enabled to provide a new pavilion,…

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Show Amusements

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 29 March 1901 · page 4

THE committee of the L.C.A. Society some time ago secured the School of Arts for both nights of the Show, with a view of holding entertainments to augment the funds for the…

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L.c. Agricultural Society's Show

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 30 March 1901 · page 8

The annual exhibition of the Lower Clarence Agricultural Society opened at Maclean on Tuesday, under very favourable auspices. The weather on both days was superb, quite a contrast to that on the Grafton…

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The Metropolitan show

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 30 March 1901 · page 5

The annual exhibition of the Royal Agricultural Socicty opens on Wednesday next, and everything points to a successful show. Mr. G.H. Varley, Presidnet of the Clarence P. and A. Society, and a…

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Maclean Show

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 2 April 1901 · page 3

IN all respects the show of last week was a decided success. The attendance was the largest on record, as were also the gate takings. The exhibits showed an improvement on those of previous years, and the…

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The Pilgrimage of the Prophet 'Wooli.' Unto the Maclean Show

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 2 April 1901 · page 4

Mustapha The silken curtains trembled. The roses in the Persian bowl scattered red petals on the costly Indian table with quaint…

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Royal Agricultural Show. Sydney, Wednesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 5 April 1901 · page 3

THE Royal Agricultural Show was informally opened this morning, when judging was at once entered upon. The exhibits greatly exceed those of…

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