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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1906

258 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 1 of 13

Municipal Rating of Show Grounds

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 4 January 1906 · page 3

An important decision as to the liability of show grounds for municipal rating was given in Sydney by the High Court the other day. The…

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Cycling Carnival. Sydney

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 12 January 1906 · page 5

At the Cycling Carnival last night Butt and Mayer qualified for the Summer Wheel Race Mayer won the Five-mile Scratch race…

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Cycling Carnival

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 13 January 1906 · page 12

SYDNEY, Thursday.—12,000 people attended the cycling carnival, which opened last night. The first heat of the Perth Handicap, ½ mile, was won by Quinlan;…

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Maize on Exhibition

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 13 January 1906 · page 11

By the Kallatina on her last trip to Sydney some stalks of maize with cobs just well filled were sent to the Merchants' Exchange, where they will be on exhibition…

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Australian Natives Exhibition

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 13 January 1906 · page 9

SYDNEY, Friday.—The result so far of the A. N. A. Exhibition, though not ap to expectations, has left the management on the credit side…

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The Fair Sex. an Unpleasant Type of Girl

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 13 January 1906 · page 5

The girl who is unhappy at home and makes other people unhappy is The girl who puts other duties before the happiness of her home and the part she…

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Sydney Cycling Carnival

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 15 January 1906 · page 3

The Summer Wheel Race Carnival, under the auspices of the League of N.S.W. Wheelmen, was commenced at the Sydney Cricket Ground on…

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Carnival Postponed. SYDNEY, Sunday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 15 January 1906 · page 3

The second night's racing, in connection with the Summer Wheel Race Carnival, which was to have been held at the Sydney Cricket Ground last night…

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Sydney Cycling Carnival

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 20 January 1906 · page 12

On Wednesday night the carnival was advanced another stage. The Melbourne Mile resulted—M'Donald (Victoria), 90, 1; G. M'Lean, 85, 2; Bastel, 85, 3. Time 2.3…

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Grafton Cycling Carnival

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 20 January 1906 · page 12

Nominations for all events in connection with the above carnival to be held on Fisher Park Oval on Friday next, 26th January, closed yesterday. Handicaps for all…

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Albion Park Show

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 20 January 1906 · page 9

SYDNEY, Friday.—At the opening of the Albion Park Show, the Chief Secretary, Mr. Hogue, said there were 125 agricultural societies in the State, with 20,595…

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Sydney Cycling Carnival

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 23 January 1906 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—A southerly buster on Saturday night interfered with the attendance at the cycling carnival. In the fifth heat of the Brisbane Handicap, 1 mile, Rutt and Mayer…

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Hornsby and Sons Show Rooms.—

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 23 January 1906 · page 6

Visitors to Sydney of late could hardly have failed to notice the magnificent show rooms and offices, recently erected at the corner of Sussex and Hay streets for…

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Sydney Cycling Carnival

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 27 January 1906 · page 10

The cycling carnival was concluded on Monday night at the Sydney Cricket Ground in the presence of about 12,000 spectators. The racing throughout was excellent. A…

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London Dairy Show.—the Jersey Butter Tests

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 27 January 1906 · page 11

At the London dairy show, held during the first week of October, the judge of the Jersey butter tests, J. Carson, reports:— "Twenty-five animals were entered for this…

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THE A.N.A. Exhibition. Sydney. Sunday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 29 January 1906 · page 2

The A.N.A. Exhibition at the Agricultural Society's Ground was closed last night. The total visitors to the Exhibition numbered over a hundred…

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Fair Play

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 1 February 1906 · page 7

A group of drummers (commercial travellers) were trading yarns on the subject of hospitality, when one, a little Virginian with a humorous eye…

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Buckjumping Exhibition

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 3 February 1906 · page 10

At an exhibition of horsemanship in Brisbane, this week, given by Professor Skuthorp, the programme included the riding of bucking bullocks. A Miss Kemp rode…

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The Sydney Show

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 3 February 1906 · page 9

The entries for the special export butter class closed on February 1. In the show schedule appears a number of interesting classes which are new. In the cattle the…

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The Royal Agricultural Society's New Secretary

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 6 February 1906 · page 4

Mr. H. Somer has succeeded Mr. Fred. Webster as secretary of the Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales; he has a thorough knowledge…

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