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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1922

503 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 12 of 26

Letters to the Editor the Maclean Show Sports

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 25 April 1922 · page 3

Sir,--It may not be too late to alter the show programme, but even if it were it would be a good thing and a step in the right direction to cut out altogether…

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The Grafton Show Spectacular Ring Events. Hunting, Jumping, and Drafting

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 25 April 1922 · page 4

The spectacular side of the Clarence Pastoral and Agricultural Society's, exhibition next mouth bids fail to eclipse anything previously put on in Grafton…

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The Grafton Show. Entries Close To-day. Interest in Exhibition

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 26 April 1922 · page 4

Entries for all exhibits, other than the stock sections in the Grafton Show close to-day at 4 p.m. A Grafton professional man, just…

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Ulmarra Show Privileges

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 26 April 1922 · page 4

The rights for booth and fruit and refreshment stalls at the Ulmarra show on May 17 and 18 will be sold by auction at the Town Hall, Ulmarra, on…

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Ulmarra Show. Final Committee Meeting

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 26 April 1922 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the committee of the Ulmarra P. and A. Society was held on Monday afternoon, Mr. G. Wing field presiding. There were also…

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Skuthorp's Buckjumping Show

Daily Examiner · Thursday 27 April 1922 · page 4

Mr. Lance Skuthorp, the world's greatest horsetamer, who it is claimed, has easily been the world's greatest buckjump rider, will be in Grafton…

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South Grafton Flower Show

Daily Examiner · Thursday 27 April 1922 · page 4

The South Grafton Flower Show and Bush Bazaar will be officially opened at the School of Arts by the Mayor (Ald. Lee), at 3 o'clock, this afternoon. The…

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The Grafton Show. Final Entries Received. a Decided Increase

Daily Examiner · Thursday 27 April 1922 · page 4

Final entries for the forthcoming Grafton Show, which opens next Wednesday, were received by the secretary to the C.P. and A. Society (Mr. Len C…

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British Empire Exhibition

Daily Examiner · Friday 28 April 1922 · page 4

The 1924 British Empire Exhibition mission arrived in Melbourne on Tuesday, and is making a tour of the whole of the Dominions and colonies in a…

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Maclean Show Sports

Daily Examiner · Friday 28 April 1922 · page 4

Sir,--Kindly allow me space in your largely-circulated paper to reply to a letter which appeared in your paper under the name of "Sacrifice."…

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Show Jazz Ball

Daily Examiner · Friday 28 April 1922 · page 4

Fifteen and a half miles of colored streamers and 300 balloons and lanterns form part of the decorations of the Fitzroy Theatre for the C.P. and, A…

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The Grafton Show. the Cattle Entries Doubled. Side-show Folk Arrive

Daily Examiner · Friday 28 April 1922 · page 4

The C.P. and A. Society's office in Victoria street was besieged yesterday afternoon by a number of unfamiliar looking personages who had come to digin for…

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Show Week Holidays. No Gazettal Yet

Daily Examiner · Friday 28 April 1922 · page 4

No holidays have yet been gazetted for Grafton and South Grafton next week, although application was made as far back, as the end of March. If the…

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Local and General. Ulmarra Show Tea Tent

Daily Examiner · Friday 28 April 1922 · page 4

Arrangements are being made to run the tea tent at Ulmarra show in aid of the show funds. A meeting of ladies vill be held in the Town Hall on Monday…

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Autumn Flower Show. South Grafton's Attractive Display Methodist Church Effort

Daily Examiner · Friday 28 April 1922 · page 4

The South Grafton Flower Show, held in Methodist Church interests, was officially opened by the Mayor (Ald. Lee), at the South Grafton School of Arts,…

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Buck Jumping Exhibition

Daily Examiner · Saturday 29 April 1922 · page 4

Lance Skuthorp will show in Grafton on Show days, and will give the public one of his best buck-jumping exhibitions. There have been many fine, horsemen in…

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Ulmarra Show

Daily Examiner · Saturday 29 April 1922 · page 4

The secretary of the Ulmarra show, Mr. R. N. Shaw, will be in attendance at Grafton Show on Thursday for the purpose of receiving entries and…

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Interesting Show Attraction

Daily Examiner · Saturday 29 April 1922 · page 4

Visitors to the show next week will have a grand opportunity of viewing on his second appearance,on any showground in Australasia, "Tiny," the biggest…

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Educational. the Grafton Show

Daily Examiner · Saturday 29 April 1922 · page 3

Very satisfactory entries have been received by the secretary for the various classes in the school section at the Grafton show to be held next week. In…

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South Grafton Flower Show

Daily Examiner · Saturday 29 April 1922 · page 4

In the musical competition, "Comet March," for children under 12 years of age, the prize was secured by Miss Laurie McIntosh, of Ulmarra, who…

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