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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1902

161 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 3 of 9

The Easter Show. a Wet Good

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 4 April 1902 · page 2

THE weather broke with all the appearance of a fine day early on Good Friday, but the hopes of the Royal Agricultural Society were soon…

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The Metropolitan Show

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 5 April 1902 · page 3

The following prizes were awarded— Class A, £20, best stallion suitable for breeding army remounts—William H. Dean's Musketoon. Class…

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Notes of the Day. Reflections on the Show

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 5 April 1902 · page 4

The Royal Agricultural Show was a success and a failure. To reverse the order, it was a failure in that it didn't come up to the financial results of last year, and a success if…

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An Australian International Exhibition

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 8 April 1902 · page 4

An International exhibition is to be held in Melbourne this year, starting in November. It is called International but the probability is that it will be only inter-State, as it is…

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Schoolwork at the Show

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 11 April 1902 · page 4

THE teachers of a majority of the schools on the Clarence River are now filling in all the spare time by permitting the children to engage upon the work of producing exhibits for the forth…

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L. C. Agricultural Society

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 12 April 1902 · page 5

Mr. Eglington presided at a special meeting on Thursday. Mr. Kane reported the erection of a flap pole at a cost of £7 5 8d. A vote of thanks was accorded Mr Kane, also…

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Lower Clarence Agricultural Society

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 14 April 1902 · page 1

THE committee of the above society met on Thursday. B. Eglington (chair) and 28 committeemen were present.--The secretary reported having made satisfactory…

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L.C. Agricultural Society

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 15 April 1902 · page 3
Also in Clarence and Richmond Examiner

AT the special meeting of the committee on Thursday evening the members present were: Messrs, B. Eglington (chair), D. Shearer, J. McMil[?]an, K. McDonald, A. P. Gale, R J. McDonald, J. Kane…

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The Fair Sex. That Deceiver, Man. Some of His Love-Making Phrases

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 15 April 1902 · page 6

True love is silent. A gentle pressure of the hand and a kind look, full of consideration and meaning, are far more eloquent…

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The Maclean Show

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 18 April 1902 · page 4

Entries in the schoolwork section, with the exception of the sowing classes, dosed lost Wednesday evening. It was feared that, consequent upon schoolwork having formed a chief feature of the…

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Show Judges

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 22 April 1902 · page 2

A Glen Innen journal is very caustic on the gentlemen who judged the district trophies at the Metropolitan Show. It declares that one of them was a sort of aid-de-camp to…

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Lismore Show

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 22 April 1902 · page 2

The show on Wednesday and Thursday was very successful and the receipts were a record ; about £60 the first day and £170 the second day. The dairy cattle were of good quality, and in large…

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The Fair Sex. Her Innate Cheerfulness

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 22 April 1902 · page 6

They are potent factors in existence, but they are often lost sight of by the stronger sex. Women are apt to call their…

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The Maitland Show

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 22 April 1902 · page 2

The past summer has been the worst experienced in the Hunter District for fifty years—in fact, some consider it the worst ever known to white men[?] and there were…

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The Forthcoming Show

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 22 April 1902 · page 4

The entries for[?] the Clarence P. and A. Society's show on May 6 and 7 close to-morrow. The unusual severity of the season warrants the belief that the 1902 exhibition…

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Lower Clarence Agricultural Society

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 26 April 1902 · page 3

Mr. B. Eglington presided at the committee meeting on Thursday evening. Mr. J. Waugh reported that it was…

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Cathedral Fancy Fair

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 26 April 1902 · page 4

A large and representative meeting was held in the Parish ball on Thursday, Mr. Alf. Thompson presiding. It was decided that admission be [?]s, or a full season ticket for…

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The Casino Show

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 26 April 1902 · page 5

CASINO, Thursday.—The exhibition opened to-day, the entries numbering about 1500. Light showers fell this morning and during the afternoon, and the attendance…

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The Maclean Show. To-morrow (Wednesday) and

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 29 April 1902 · page 2

NOTWITHSTANDING the drought from which the district has suffored for months past, the forthcoming Show promises to be the most attractive over held by the Society. Any shortcomings in…

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