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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1909

338 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 6 of 17

Ulmarra Flower Show

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 15 April 1909 · page 4

The third annual autumn flower show and sale of work, under the auspices of the local Anglican Church, was opened in the Masonic Hall, Ulmarra, yesterday,…

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Sydney Show. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 15 April 1909 · page 5

To-day is the last day of the Royal Agricultural Show. Yesterday 22, 500 people visited the grounds, paying £1043 at the gates, or £80 less…

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Grafton Autumn Flower Show

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 15 April 1909 · page 4

The Grafton Autumn Flower Show, which the Methodists organise and hold annually in the Rink, will eventuate on Wednesday and Thursday…

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Sydney Show. Improving District Collections

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 15 April 1909 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday—The attendance at the Show yesterday was 22,500, and to date £10,400 was taken at the gates, as compared with £8399 last year. At…

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Show Notes

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 16 April 1909 · page 6

The success of the recent Show in Sydney shows that agriculture is engaging more attention than ever. Seventy one thousand people…

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The Show. Record Takings

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 16 April 1909 · page 2

The Agricultural Show cloned yesterday. The total attendance was 246,000, and the takings at the gate realised £10,626, a record for…

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Franco-british Exhibition

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 17 April 1909 · page 6

Sir Joseph Carruthers, Executive Commissioner, for N.S. Wales at the FrancoBritish Exhibition, has presented to the Governor his final report. In this…

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Sydney Show

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 17 April 1909 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thursday.—During the eight days' attendance 246,000 passed through the turnstiles at the Sydney Show, and the receipts totalled £10,626, which is…

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Show Week

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 17 April 1909 · page 10

Surely the world and his wife must have come to Sydney for the Easter Show. On all sides one hears of record attendances, and the city's hostelries for weeks…

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The Ulmarra Flower Show

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 17 April 1909 · page 2

The arrangements and control of the Ulmarra Anglican Flower Show on Wednesday and Thursday were in the hands of a capable and energetic committee, with…

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A Special Show Feature

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 17 April 1909 · page 10

One of the most popular features of the show proper was the "District Exhibits." In these is represented the toil, the muscle, the sinew, and the brain of…

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Chief Points of the Show. Official Opening of the Show

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 17 April 1909 · page 16

The show was declared open by Lord Dudley, who was accompanied by the Countess of Dudley and their two daughters…

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District Competition at the Show Representatives Entertained

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 17 April 1909 · page 11

A meeting of an entirely practical character was held in the large hall connected with the Suttor pavilion on the show ground, Sydney, on Tuesday evening. It…

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Cood Friday at the Show. Estimated aTtendance, 71,000. Record Good Friday Gate—£3417

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 17 April 1909 · page 16

Good Friday of last year was a wet day, without one fine streak to offer, encouragement to the public. In the face of this it was surprising that…

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Our [?] thustrated Reprt SYDNEY R.A. S. Easter Show the Royal Easter Sho[?] 1909. Record Total of Entres Horse Entries, 1100. CATTLE, 900. FIVE [?] Eties' Exhibits. a Macnificent Displ[?]

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 17 April 1909 · page 15

To the Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales is due the credit of saying that the Royal Easter Show of 1909, in several essential and…

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Grafton Flower Show

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 20 April 1909 · page 4

The time for receiving entries for the Grafton Autumn Flower Show has been extended until 3 o'clock this afternoon. Up to last night over 500 entries had been…

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Autumn Flower Show

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 22 April 1909 · page 4

The annual Autumn Flower Show and Industrial Fair, held under the auspices the Grafton Methodist Church, was opened in the Rink yesterday, under…

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Sydney Show

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 23 April 1909 · page 2

The Show just concluded was the largest ever held in Sydney; and, taken all round, probably the strongest in all sections…

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L. C. Agricultural Society

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 24 April 1909 · page 4

A meeting of the L.C. Agricltural Society was held on Tuesday evening. Present—Messers. J. M. Kelly (Presday), M. M'kinnon, C. W. Rayner, D. M'latre, A. A. Smith, P. Murphy, K…

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Autumn Flower Show

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 24 April 1909 · page 2

The spacious Rink Hall presented a gay appearance on the occasion Of the annual Autumn Flower Show held in connection with the Methodist Church. Strings of…

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