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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1917

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Recruiting. Appeal to Show Committees. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 3 March 1917 · page 5

The chairman of the recruiting campaign hopes show committees will take full advantage of such functions, and aid recruiting…

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Dorrigo Show. an Unqualified Success Pavilion Exhibits Magnificent

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 3 March 1917 · page 2

The seventh annual show of the Dorrigo and Guy Fawkes Agricultural, Horticultural and Industrial Society was held on the Society's ground on…

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The Raleigh Electorate. Mr. G. S. Brinet, M.L.A., Opens His Campaign at Bonville. Straight Talk on Present Day Politics—"Why I Am a Nationalist"—Norton Griffiths and the Works Department—Industrial Matters, Electoral Reform, and a Fair Deal for the Man On the Land

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 3 March 1917 · page 2

Mr. G. S. Briner, M.L.A., who has represented Haleigh for some sixteen years, opened his campaign at Bonville on Monday evening…

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Telegrams. Police and Fire Brigades. Annual Sports and Carnival. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 5 March 1917 · page 3

The police and fire brigades' annual sports and carnival was held to-day at the Royal Agricultural Society's grounds. The attendance was good. A substantial sum…

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Coramba Show

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 6 March 1917 · page 4

The entries are coming in well for the Coramba Show, to be held to-morrow (Wednesday) and Thursday of this week. It promises to be the best yet…

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Man Heavily Fined. Revolver Fired at Picture Show. Coff's Harbor

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 6 March 1917 · page 4

On Saturday night Sergt. Sproule arrested Larry Oldfield, who resisted, and the crowd helped him to get away. He was rearrested and taken to the…

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Maclean Show

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 7 March 1917 · page 2

The secretary of the L.C.A. Society has been advised that an exhibit from the Grafton Experiment Farm will be staged at the forthcoming Show. The…

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Cattle at Dorrigo Show

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 7 March 1917 · page 2

Commenting on the cattle section at the Dorrigo Show, held last week the Dorrigo "Gazette" says: In several instances in the grades, Milking Durhams…

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The Royal Show. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 7 March 1917 · page 3

Entries for the Royal Show are rolling in daily. Cattle, as anticipated, show the greatest increase, while horses are extremely satisfactory, more…

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The Royal Show

Daily Examiner · Thursday 8 March 1917 · page 4

A suggestion has been made that the combined Northern Rivers and Tableland exhibit should have a display of smoked fish at the Royal Show. The gentleman…

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Dorrigo Show

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 9 March 1917 · page 6

At this show, held last week, H. W. Kirkland took both champion awards in Ayrshires. C. E. House in Guernseys; H. W. Kirkland, champion bull…

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Coramba Show

Daily Examiner · Friday 9 March 1917 · page 2

The Coramba show was held on Wednesday and yesterday. The exhibits in the live stock sections were up to the standard of previous exhibitions, the…

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Sugar. Federal Transactions. Show Half a Million Profit. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Friday 9 March 1917 · page 3

The Federal Treasurer states that the estimated profit from the sugar transactions of the Commonwealth Government for two years was half a million, the…

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The Bellinger Show. a Big Success. Record Entries, and Record Attendance. First Day

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 9 March 1917 · page 2

The fourteenth Annual Exhibition of the Bellinger River Agricultural Society was opened on Wednesday, and continued throughout Thursday…

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Bellingen Show

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 10 March 1917 · page 2

The annual Bellingen Show, under, the auspices of the Bellinger River Agricultural Society, eventuated on the Society's grounds on Wednesday,…

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Coramba Show

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 10 March 1917 · page 2

On account of the Coramba Show, there was a public holiday in Dorrigo on Thursday last. "Unfortunately for our Coramba friends the weather was…

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Glen Innes Show

Daily Examiner · Saturday 10 March 1917 · page 4

The Glen Innes show next week promises to be a record. Over 3000 entries have been received, including 23 horses for the jumping events,…

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Methodist Flower Show

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 10 March 1917 · page 2

We wish to specially direct the attention of residents of town and district to the fact that the Methodist Flower Show is to be held in the…

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The Recent Dorrigo Show

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 10 March 1917 · page 2

In a report such as ours in connection with the local show it is inevitable that mistakes will occur. On this occasion we were rather fortunate in…

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L.c. Agricultural Society

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 13 March 1917 · page 3

The regular meeting was held in the Shire Hall, Maclean, on Friday night. Present: Mr. S. A. J. Small (president), Messrs. D. Pountney, T. A. Goddard,…

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