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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1920

461 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 7 of 24

Wild West Show. And a Very Wild One. Donnybrook Fair at Showground. Police and Crowd in Conflict. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 22 March 1920 · page 1

During a Wild West show at the Showground, in the presence of 30,000 spectators, too many people got into the ring, and during a[?] attempt to drive them…

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Soldiers and the Show

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 24 March 1920 · page 4

At a meeting last night in connection with Anzac Day commemoration, Mr. T. T. Bawden spoke of war relies which had been brought home by returned soldiers,…

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Local and General. Coramba Show

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 24 March 1920 · page 4

The fifteen annual exhibition of the Coramba District Agricultural Association was opened yesterday, under ideal weather conditions, an will be continued…

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Food Prices. Decrease in Queensland. Fair Profits in Victoria. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 24 March 1920 · page 5

The Commonwealth Statistician's investigations into the variation in food prices during February show that there has been a general increase of 1.6 per…

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Letter to the Editor. Easter Surf Carnival

Daily Examiner · Thursday 25 March 1920 · page 4

Sir,--I would be pleased if you would allow me to contradict a statement put in circulation in your district, to the effect that the life savers monster carnival has…

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Coramba Show. a Record Exhibition. Big Crowds and Keen Competition

Daily Examiner · Friday 26 March 1920 · page 1

Patrons: Dr. E. Page, M.P., and G. S. Briner, M.L.A.; president, Mr. James Blythman; vice-presidents, Messrs. E. Grenier and L. Gower; treasurer, Mr. H…

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Local and General Admission to the Royal Show

Daily Examiner · Friday 26 March 1920 · page 2

The council of the Royal Agricultural Society has found it necessary to increase the charge at the gates, for the show in order that additional revenue may be…

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Ulmarra Show Tea Tent

Daily Examiner · Saturday 27 March 1920 · page 4

The adjourned meeting of ladies in connection with the running of the tea tent at the Ulmarra Show is to be held on Thursday afternoon next at the Council…

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L C. Agricultural Society Arrangements for Show. Preparations Well Advanced

Daily Examiner · Monday 29 March 1920 · page 4

The usual monthly committee meeting was held in the Council Chambers, Maclean, last Friday evening, when a considerable amount of' important business…

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"Dry" Show Judges

Daily Examiner · Monday 29 March 1920 · page 2

Some amusement, accompanied subsequently With a considerable amount of discussion, was occasioned at the committee meeting of the Lower Clarence…

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The Maclean Show. Grafton Experiment Farm to Exhibit

Daily Examiner · Monday 29 March 1920 · page 4

Mr. G. Valder, Under-Secretary and Director of Agriculture, has advised the committee of the Lower Clarence Agricultural Society that arrangements, will be…

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Letters to the Editor. War Trophies and the Show

Daily Examiner · Monday 29 March 1920 · page 2

Sir,--I read with great interest in the columns of your journal a few days ago that the C.P. and A. Society is proposing to arrange for exhibits of war trophies…

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Royal Show. Opened in Fine Weather. OYER 8000 Entries. Magnificent- District Exhibits. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 30 March 1920 · page 5

The Royal Show opened to-dav, in glorious weather. No sooner had the gates opened than a stream of visitors poured into the ground,…

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Grafton Show Entries

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 31 March 1920 · page 2

For some inscrutable reason, show exhibitors have got into the habit of leaving their entries to the last minute, and in past years scores of entries…

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"Main's Double." Cootamundra and Royal Show. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 31 March 1920 · page 5

When Mr. Hugh Main, the new member for Cootamundra, was awarded the first prize at the Royal Show to-day for the stallion Limelight, he remarked:…

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Late Wires Sydney Royal Show. Biggest and Best Yet Mammoth Display Opened Sydney, Monday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 31 March 1920 · page 2

The annual exhibition of the Royal Agricultural Society opened to-day at Moore Park. It is the biggest show on record…

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Royal Show. the District Exhibit. Won by North Coast and Tablelands. Western District Second. a Most Impressive Display. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 31 March 1920 · page 4

There was a fairly large attendance at the Show to-day. The North Coast and Tablelands District has, in years past, contributed very…

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Grafton Sports Club Carnival

Daily Examiner · Thursday 1 April 1920 · page 4

The nominations for the 75 yards, handicap and cycle event for the Grafton Sports Club Carnival, to be held on Saturday, April 10, have been extended to…

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Royal Show Notes

Daily Examiner · Thursday 1 April 1920 · page 4

The cattle section is again overcrowded, and unless further accommodation is provided before the 1921 show it will be impossible to accommodate the cattle in…

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A Show Fatality. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 1 April 1920 · page 4

While schooling a horse over the hurdle at the Showground this morning, Roy McCutchie, a jockey, fell from the saddle and fractured his skull…

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