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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1917

276 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 8 of 14

Ladies and the Show. a Splendid Result

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 2 May 1917 · page 1

The final meeting of the ladies who controlled the tea tent at the recent Show was held at Fitzgerald's Chambers yesterday afternoon. There was a…

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Coramba Show

Daily Examiner · Friday 4 May 1917 · page 4

The first meeting of the newly elected committee of the Coramba District Agricultural Society took place on the 3rd inst. Nineteen commiteemen were…

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Casino Show. Local Winners

Daily Examiner · Friday 4 May 1917 · page 4

The Casino Show opened on Wednesday in showery weather. Notwithstanding that the programme was satisfactorily negotiated, and as for the wide…

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Casino Show

Daily Examiner · Saturday 5 May 1917 · page 4

The rain spoilt the attendance on the second day of Casino Show. The principal event in the ring was the High Jump, in which there were eight…

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Exhibit for Next Sydney Show

Daily Examiner · Saturday 5 May 1917 · page 4

The question of Glen Innes again joining with the North Coast in sending an exhibit to next year's Sydney Show was discussed at Tuesday afternoon's…

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Letter to the Editor. Ulmarra Show Judging

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 8 May 1917 · page 2

Sir,--In jour issue of 20th April, which has been sent to me with the suggestion that the writer was Mr. McKittrick, of South Grafton, appears an effusion…

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C.p. and A. Society. the Show Profit

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 9 May 1917 · page 2

The ordinary monthly meeting of the C.P. and A. Society council was held in Fitzgerald Chambers yesterday, the president (Mr. S. See), presiding over a…

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C. P. and A. Society. Winding Up Show Details. a £325 Profit

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 9 May 1917 · page 4

The monthly meeting of the C.P. and A. Society Councel was held at Fitzgerald's Chambers, Grafton, yesterday, there being present the President (Mr…

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Ulmarra Show

Daily Examiner · Friday 11 May 1917 · page 2

Mr. F. Turnbull preside l over a meeting of the committee last night, when the report in connection with the recent show was submitted by the secretary…

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L.c. Agricultural Society. the Show Balance

Daily Examiner · Saturday 12 May 1917 · page 4

Mr. S. A. J. Small, president, presided over a large attendance at the regular meeting of the above society, held at Maclean last night…

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Agricultural Society. Annual Meeting

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 12 May 1917 · page 2

The annual general meeting of the Dorrigo Agricultural, Horticultural and Industrial Society was held in the School of Arts last Wednesday. A…

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Brisbane Show

Daily Examiner · Saturday 12 May 1917 · page 7

The Queensland National Show, which will be held in Brisbane this year on from Monday, 13th, to Saturday, 18th August, promises to be one of the best…

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Western Front. Gas Fighting. Frightful Carnival of Death. Paris

Daily Examiner · Monday 14 May 1917 · page 3

M. A. Tudseq (correspondent at the front of "Le Journal") states that the lavish gas expenditure is characteristic of the fury of the attacks and…

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Coffs Agricultural Society

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 16 May 1917 · page 2

A meeting of the above was held in the School of Arts, on Monday morning last, at which there were present—Messrs. Perkhig (chair),…

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Maclean. L.c. Agricultural Society

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 16 May 1917 · page 4

A committee meeting of the above was held on Friday night. There were in attendance Messrs. S. A J. Small (president), E Apps, J. Murphy, C…

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Show Essays. the Great War

Daily Examiner · Thursday 17 May 1917 · page 2

Section XI., Class 20 of the recent J.P. and A. schedule read:-- "Essay to be written in presence of stewards or judges on the Saturday after…

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Germany's Trade. Newspapers Show Alarm. Imperial Conference Feared. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 21 May 1917 · page 3

In an article on the possibilities of German post-war trade, the "Rhenische Westfalische Zeitung" strikes the note of real alarm which has recently been…

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Show Admission Fees

Daily Examiner · Saturday 26 May 1917 · page 4

A conference of delegates from northern agricultural, societies was hold at Inverell last week, when the Inverell, Armidale, Guyra and Glen Innes societies…

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Casino Show Finances

Daily Examiner · Saturday 26 May 1917 · page 4

At the meeting of the committee of the R.R.A.H. and P. Society on Tuesday, Mr. H. Braine (hon. treasurer) said that when Mr. Wearne had taken over the…

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The July Carnival

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 1 June 1917 · page 2

In this issue are advertised the programmes for the C.R.J.C. annual meeting on July 18 and 19, when the twelve events will carry £1540, and the…

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