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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1912

279 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 11 of 14

Good Friday and the Show. SYDNEY

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 16 August 1912 · page 5

The Provincial Synod of the Church of England has carried a unanimous protest against holding the Sydney Show on Good Friday,…

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Late Wires. Brisbane Show. Official Opening. BRISBANE

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 16 August 1912 · page 5

The show was officially opened yesterday, the morning being fine, but before One o'clock a sudden heavy shower was followed by a filthier…

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Coff's Agricultural Society

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 17 August 1912 · page 2

The Agricultural Society met at the School of Arts on Tuesday afternoon at 3 p.m. Present: Messrs. E. C. Roberts (chair), L. J…

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Skating Carnival

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 17 August 1912 · page 2

ADVERTISED in this issue is the skating carnival to be held in the Dorrigo School of Arts, on Saturday, 31st August. The notice is…

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Brisbane Show. The Final Day

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 20 August 1912 · page 5

BRISBANE, Monday.—Saturday was the final day, when an excellent programme of ring events and sports was gone through. The attendance was 32,000, an…

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The Presidential Election. Mr. Taft Asks for a Fair Fight

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 20 August 1912 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.—Mr. Taft declared that all he asked for was a fair fight. No voter could belong to the Roosevelt party and consider himself a good…

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St. Mary's Jubilee Fair

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 24 August 1912 · page 2

The Fair, which eventuated in the Rink [?] during race week in aid of the Catholic Church Building Fund, was one of the most successful ever held on the…

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Brisbane Show Aftermath. The Northern Rivers Exhibit

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 24 August 1912 · page 4

Mr. W. Ford, who had charge of the Northern Rivers District exhibit at the Brisbane Show, returned to Grafton by yesterday's mail train from Lismore…

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Lowen, Clarence Agricultural Society

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 27 August 1912 · page 2

The fist monthly meeting of the new committee was held in the Shire Hall, Maclean, on Friday night and Mr. K. McDonald was voted to the chair. The chairman…

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Lower Clarence Agricultural Society

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 28 August 1912 · page 2

A committee meeting of the above Society was held in the Shoe Hall, Maclean, on Friday night, when there was a fairly good attendance…

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18.--Silk Exhibition

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 28 August 1912 · page 4

The British Silk Exhibition, held in a skating rink, near Hyde Park, drew hundreds of ladies for a full week to view the beautiful articles…

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An European Tour 12.--International Horse Show (Continued from Friday's issue.)

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 28 August 1912 · page 4

An interesting exhibition to lovers of equines was held in the Olympia, London, the two last weeks of June. For months the show was freely…

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Scotch Fair

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 30 August 1912 · page 4

It will be seen from an advertisement in this issue, that the Presbyterian Scotch Fair takes place on the 20th and 21st of September. We…

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Aviation Carnival. Mr. Cody Wins £5000. LONDON, Friday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 2 September 1912 · page 3

At the aviation competitions promoted by the War Office on Salisbury Plains, Mr. S. F. Cody was very successful, winning £5000 in…

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The Motor Show. Valuable Exhibits. SYDNEY, Sunday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 2 September 1912 · page 3

At the Automobile Show in Melbourne yesterday, the total value [?] the cars and motor cycles was estimated at £200,000,…

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Show Ground Let

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 4 September 1912 · page 2

Mr. C. Imeson secured the grass rights of the show grounds at £28 per year. Council then rose…

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Skating Carnival

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 7 September 1912 · page 2

OWING to an unforseen incident, the skating carnival, to have been held in the School of Arts this evening, has had to be postponed…

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Ministers and the Show

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 7 September 1912 · page 9

SYDNEY, Friday.—Neither Mr. Fisher nor any other member of the Federal Ministry attended the luncheon at the Melbourne Agricultural Show…

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Panama Exhibition

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 10 September 1912 · page 3

In 1915, the Panama Canal is to be opened for traffic, and San Francisco is holding, a great Panama Canal Exhibition which is "to lick creation." It is not more than…

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AMUSEMENTS. Skating Carnival

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 11 September 1912 · page 2

Monday night's skating carnival at the Rink was more spectacular than most of its predecessors, for, in addition to the competition and fancy…

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