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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1908

259 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 4 of 13

Bellingen Show

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 4 April 1908 · page 4

BELLINGEN, Friday.—The fifth annual show was opened on Wednesday, and continued yesterday and to-day. The attendance on Wednesday numbered 500, while…

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Show Week

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 4 April 1908 · page 4

The city has been full of visitors during the week, and the hotels and accommondation houses have had their accommodation taxed to the fullest extent. Country…

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Show Judges

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 4 April 1908 · page 6

Mr. R. T. Keys, Bengalla, writes, The above question is one that is being freely discussed just now by those taking an interest in pastoral and agricultural…

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The Dungog Show

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 4 April 1908 · page 11

The twenty-fist annual exhibition under the auspices of the Duham Agricultural and Horticultural Association was opened on Wednesday in pleasant cirumstances,…

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C.p. and A. Society's Show. the Opening of the New Grounds

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 4 April 1908 · page 3

The forty-first annual exhibition of the Clarence pastoral and Agricaltural Society was opened on Wednesday last under favourable weather conditions. This was…

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Grafton Show. a Record Exhibition

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 6 April 1908 · page 2

The forty-first annual exhibition of the C.P. and A. Society was held on Wednesday and Thursday last on the new grounds at Fisher Park. The show…

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Bellingen Show

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 7 April 1908 · page 2

The above which came off on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday last, under favorable conditions, was without doubt a success in…

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Grafton Show

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 7 April 1908 · page 4

The fat ox that was the subject of the guessing competition at the Grafton Show last week weighed 995lb., and the nearest guesses were— G. F. Chard, 998; J. Carter and T. Singleton…

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The Maclean Show

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 7 April 1908 · page 4

The annual exhibition of the Lower Clarence Agricultural Society will be held on the grounds at Maclean to-day and to-morrow. There are upwards of 511…

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The Sydney Show

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 7 April 1908 · page 2

A glance at the entries for this year's show, which begins on April 14, convinces one that horses will be the greatest attraction at Easter. The horse entries have increased from 800…

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Grafton Show Guessing Competition

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 9 April 1908 · page 4

The guessing competition at the Grafton Show has not been won by anyone outright. The beast (the weight of which had to be guessed)…

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Bowra Show. a Splendid Exhibition

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 10 April 1908 · page 5

BOWRAVILLE, Thursday.—The second annual Show was opened to-day under most unfavorable weather conditions. Rain fell during the…

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Macksville Show

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 10 April 1908 · page 4

We regret that in our report of the recent show an error occurred in our list of judges in the fancy work section, the judges in this section being Mesdames…

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The Show

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 10 April 1908 · page 5

The show was continued on Friday, when beautifully line, and weather was again experienced. The attendance for a third day was fair,…

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The Late Show

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 10 April 1908 · page 4

THE fifth annual show is now a matter of history. While it must be acknowledged by all that this year's show was generally speaking a…

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Maclean Show

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 11 April 1908 · page 3

The Lower Clarence Agricultural Society's annual exhibition was opened at Maciean on Tuesday. There was a moderate attendance and a fair display of exhibits, the…

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Lawrence Flower Show

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 11 April 1908 · page 4

Entries close on Monday for the first annual flower show and industrial exhibition, which is to be held at Lawrence and April [?] and 16, in ald of the School of Arts. For an initial…

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Wingham Show

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 14 April 1908 · page 5

TAREE, Monday.—The Upper Manning anaual show at Wingham was very successful, despite the prevailing rainy conditions and consequent sloppy state of the reads…

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The Bowra Show

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 14 April 1908 · page 2

The second annual Show was opened last week under most unfavourable weather conditions. Rain fell during the morning, but fine weather prevailed after 11 o'clock…

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Sydney Show Butter Awards. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 16 April 1908 · page 5

The annual exhibition of the Royal Agricultural Society of N.S.B. was commenced at Moore, Park yesterday. The exhibits were very numerous and…

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