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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1911

358 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 8 of 18

The Easter Show

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 15 April 1911 · page 3

The Easter Show opens to-day, with every promise of maintaining its almost unborken record of success as a popular attraction. The town is full…

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The Royal Show. Out After Records. The "Examiner's" Special Report

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 15 April 1911 · page 4

The Royal Agricultural Society's Exhibition after records began, for the present year, on Tuesday last: it will continue into next week. Two years ago it was…

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The Royal Show. North Coast Exhibits. Awards to Butter Factories. Governor-General's Belief in Australians

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 15 April 1911 · page 9

SYDNEY, Thursday.—In the Hunters' contest. Judd's Sunrise and Tarlington's, Combe filled the places. Among the Government farm displays…

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Ul[?] Flower Show

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 18 April 1911 · page 2

The annual Flower Show and Industrial Exhibition under the auspices of the Anglican Church will be opened in the Masonic Hall, Ulmarra,…

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Flower Show and Continental

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 18 April 1911 · page 2

The Flower Show,—Industrial Exhibition, and Continental to be opened on the show ground to-morrow, under the suspices of the Graiton Methodist Church, promises to…

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The Royal Show. Record Attendance

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 18 April 1911 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—At the first five days of the Show the aggregate attendance was 178,000, which eclipses 1910, which was the previous largest by 1[?]4,000…

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The Show in Holy Week

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 18 April 1911 · page 7

The president of the Royal Agricultural Society, Sir Francis Suttor, does not regard the show as place of [?]usement, and this was his reply in the course of a…

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The Royal Show. The Record Attendance

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 18 April 1911 · page 4

The attendance at the Show on Good Friday was estimated at 83,000. The largest previous number of visitors was 80,000, on Easter Monday, 1909, following…

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Grafton Autumn Flower Show

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 19 April 1911 · page 3

The annual Autumn Flower Show, and Continental, under the auspices of the Grafton Methodist Church, is to he held on the Show Ground this…

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Sydney Show. the Horse Sales. Sydney, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 19 April 1911 · page 3

The horse sales were continued at the Show to-day, and some big prices were realised for Clydesdales. Royal Color, 3 years, by Union…

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Ulmarra Flower Show. a Fine Exhibition

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 20 April 1911 · page 2

The annual Flower Show and Sale of Work under the auspices of the Anglican Church was opened in the Masonic. Hall, Ulmarra, yesterday afternoon. The weather…

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Fight for the Fair

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 20 April 1911 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—At Vienna, two carters, who loved the daughter of a farmer, agreed to fight a duel with horse whips, the girl promising to marry the winner…

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The Sydney Show

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 20 April 1911 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—At the Show yesterday the attendance was 40,000, with £1665 as Admission, compared with last your's 21,250 persons and £9811…

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Farmers' Fowls at the Show

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 20 April 1911 · page 7

It may be taken that the Royal, Show affords a tolerably accurate index to the progress or retrogression of the breeds, as the case many be. The entry is always the…

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Autumn Flower Show and Continental

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 20 April 1911 · page 2

President, Rev. S. J. Gibson; V.P's., Messrs. C. Page, A. Englert, P. K. Webb; Secretaries, Meesrs. Ed. S. Francis and H. B. Kittelty; Treasurer, Mr…

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Show Sidelights. (Special for "The Examiner.")

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 20 April 1911 · page 3

Visitors to the Show this year are meeting at avery turn improvements and innovations which represent the result of the Council's progressive…

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Ulmarra Show. a Successful Conclusion

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 21 April 1911 · page 5

The Ulmarra Flower Show was brought to a highly successful conclusion last night, the estimated total takings being well over £100. More…

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Grafton Flower Show the Second Day

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 21 April 1911 · page 5

On Thursday the Grafton Flower Show again had the advantage of beautiful wrather, and large numbers of visitors began to assemble at the…

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Show Sports

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 22 April 1911 · page 2

THE committee met on Tuesday evening last and drew up a programme for the sports on Empire Day (24th may). The events…

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Ulmarra Flower Show

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 22 April 1911 · page 4

Mr. Editor.—Would you kindly give me a little space in your paper to ask the Adjudicator why at the Ulmarra Flower Show, in the Senior Pla[?] competitions,…

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