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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1915

316 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 11 of 16

Show Societies' Conference

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 12 June 1915 · page 2

A meeting of delegates from various agricultural societies was held in the Bellingen School of Arts on Wednesday afternoon last. Mr. Black was…

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Show Dates. Conference at Bellingen

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 12 June 1915 · page 2

The conference to fix district show dates far the coming year was held at Bellingen on Wednesday Agricultural societies were…

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Coramba's New Show Dates Clash With [?]aoksville

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 16 June 1915 · page 2

A ' A special mee of theinge Coramba Agricultural Societs was hond Op Tuesday, when the report of the deleg atesho the recenn coofcrenoe…

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Commercial Travellers' Carnival

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 24 June 1915 · page 4

In to-day's issue is published a complete statement of receipts and payments in connection with the recent Travellers' Carnival. Mr. A. Lipman, as hon. sec., along with his…

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Alien Privy Councillors. Called Upon to Show Cause. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 25 June 1915 · page 5

The King's Bench of the High Court has granted orders nisi calling upon Sir Edgar Speyer and Sir Ernest Cassell to prove that they are entitled to…

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Richmond-tweed Carnival

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 28 June 1915 · page 3

Mr. L. R. Davis, Organising Secretary of the Richmond-Tweed Patriotic Carnival, at a meeting of the committee in Lismore on Thursday…

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The Ulmarra Fund. the Carnival Abandoned

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 30 June 1915 · page 2

Our Ulmarra correspondent writes:-- A committee meeting of the Australia Day movement was held on Saturday night. The Mayor (Ald. G. W…

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Royal Horse Show

Daily Examiner · Thursday 1 July 1915 · page 3

The schedule for the Royal Horse Show, to be held in Sydney on July 31st next, has been issued by the R. A. S. As usual, provision is made for conducting the stallion sales in…

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The Sydney Sheep Show. Heavy Losses From Drought. Optimistic and Patriotic Breeders

Daily Examiner · Saturday 3 July 1915 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday.--The State Governor opened the Sheep Show to-day. His Excellency said they must acknowledge that the sheep-breeding industry was really the…

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The Lower Clarence Carnival. No "Follow the King."

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 5 July 1915 · page 3

The Australia Day people at Maclean decided at the first meeting to run the demonstration on "Follow the King" lines--no drink or gambling. A…

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Monster Patriotic Carnival

Daily Examiner · Friday 9 July 1915 · page 7

There will be many side issues for raising funds to augment that of Australia Day, but by far the biggest effort on the part of individuals will be made by Messrs. R. L. Baker,…

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An Exhibition of Patriotism

Daily Examiner · Friday 9 July 1915 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday.--Five thousand railway men held up their hands at Eveleigh workshops this afternoon when an appeal was made by the Minister for Railways for…

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Last Poultry Show of Season

Daily Examiner · Friday 9 July 1915 · page 7

The final poultry show of the season was concluded on Saturday, with the display of the initial effort of the Orpington, Langshan, Rhode Island Red, Sussex, and Buttercup…

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The Carnival Ball

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 14 July 1915 · page 4

The grand Carnival Ball to be held in the South Grafton School of Arts on Thursday evening has a twofold object this year -- to provide funds for our wounded soldiers…

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C.r.j.c. Carnival Races

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 14 July 1915 · page 8

At time of writing everything points to a successful beginning to-day of the 1915 annual race meeting of the Clarence River Jockey Club. Following on the light…

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Ulmarra Agricultural Society

Daily Examiner · Thursday 15 July 1915 · page 2

Nominations closed last night for position of councillors for the ensuing year. The number of seats was 24, and exactly that number of nominations was received, and as a…

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Patriotic Carnival

Daily Examiner · Friday 16 July 1915 · page 5

CASINO, Thursday.-- The Casino committee in connection with the recent Patriotic Carnival at Lismore organised by the Commercial Travellers, show a credit balance…

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Horse Show at the Front Cavalry Amusements Game - Playing British

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 16 July 1915 · page 3

At the British front, which Is strengthening and deepening steadily, there are compensations even for those who are not fighting (writes W. Beach Thomas in the…

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Brushgrove Fancy Fair

Daily Examiner · Saturday 17 July 1915 · page 4

The final meeting of the patriotic fancy fair committee was held in the Literary Institute on Monday night, when the hon treasurer, Cr. J. Lattimore, submitted the balance-sheet…

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Sydney Show Abandoned. Agriculture Gives Way to War. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 23 July 1915 · page 5

The Royal Agricultural Society has decided to abandon the show next year owing to the Defence Department needing the agricultural grounds…

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