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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1922

503 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 13 of 26

The Grafton Show. Lively Time Ahead. Hints to Exhibitors

Daily Examiner · Saturday 29 April 1922 · page 4

The Grafton Show, which opens on Wednesday next, is arousing an extraordinary amount of interest among the people of the Clarence and North Coast…

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Skuthorpe's Buckjumping Show

Daily Examiner · Monday 1 May 1922 · page 2

Lance Skuthorpe, who is famous all over Australia as a rider, will be at the Grafton Show this week, and will give exhibitions each day. Mr. Charles…

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The Grafton Show. Visitors Already Arriving. Record Crowd Expected

Daily Examiner · Monday 1 May 1922 · page 2

An influx of visitors to the district is always welcome, though not always noticed. Mr. Lloyd George could walk down…

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Maclean Show

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 2 May 1922 · page 3

All arrangements in connection with the forthcoming show being held at Maclean, on May 10 and 11 are well in hand and entries received so far in many sections…

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Ulmarra Show

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 2 May 1922 · page 4

About 15 energetic and enthusiastic members of the Ulmarra Show Committee met on the showground on Saturday, and formed a "working bee," by…

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A Show Attraction

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 2 May 1922 · page 4

The boxing booth has, in Australia for many years past, writes W. F. Corbett, in the "Referee," been as much a pugilistic institution as it was, and still…

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Up for the Grafton Show. the Visitors on the Yulgilbar

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 2 May 1922 · page 4

The Yulgilbar left Sydney two hours before midnight on Saturday with a crowd of ninety passengers aboard, not to mention monkeys, dogs, bulls, fowls,…

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Fifty-fourth Show. Opening Day To-morrow. Arrangements Nearing Completion

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 2 May 1922 · page 4

There was a conscious glow of excitement among the citizens of Grafton and the Clarence district yesterday. There were evidences of the coming Show in…

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Show Day. the Farmers' Carnival. Lord Forster's Programme

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 3 May 1922 · page 4

Arrangements for the Grafton Show were finalised yesterday. To-day men from the rivers, north and south, from the Tableland will renew acquaintance…

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Ulmarra Show Holiday

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 3 May 1922 · page 4

A public holiday has been gazetted for Thursday, May 18, the second day of Ulmarra's big show, in Grafton, South Grafton, Ulmarra, and Maclean,…

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Lloyd's Winter Show

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 3 May 1922 · page 2

Lloyd's special show of winter Roods is now being displayed, the firm's advt.[?]giving fall particalars of same [?]being too late for alteration in…

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Show Tea Tent

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 3 May 1922 · page 4

Mrs. Wotherspoon and the ladies in charge of the tea tent at the show will be glad of the assistance of any ladies who are willing to offer their…

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Champion Bullock at the Show

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 3 May 1922 · page 4

The owners of Tiny, the great giant ox, have issued a challenge that this beast is larger and of greater weight than any bullock in Australasia. Tiny…

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Brushgrove Carnival

Daily Examiner · Thursday 4 May 1922 · page 2

A committee meeting of the above was held in the Literary Institute on Monday evening, Mr. D. McLachlan presiding. Reports and balance-sheet in…

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The 1922 Show

Daily Examiner · Thursday 4 May 1922 · page 2

The Clarence Pastoral and Agricultural Society has maintained its annual Exhibitions from 1867 to the present day. The pioneer in its…

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Review of the Show

Daily Examiner · Thursday 4 May 1922 · page 4

Miniature lagoons, then broken ground, which sloped gradually up to a ridge which dropped away rather precipitously on the other side to more lagoons, the…

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Dresses at the Show and the Ball

Daily Examiner · Thursday 4 May 1922 · page 2

The "Daily Examiner" has made arrangement for publishing a description of the dresses worn by the ladies at the Show…

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Ulmarra Show

Daily Examiner · Saturday 6 May 1922 · page 4

Additional special prizes in a number of the sections at the Ulmarra show are advertised in this issue. The secretary (Mr. R. N. Shaw) met with wonderful…

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Show Cattle Sales

Daily Examiner · Saturday 6 May 1922 · page 4

There were several auction sales of show cattle on the Grafton Showground yesterday. Following are the results of the…

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Another Record. Show's Great Third Day Crowd. Cattle Drafting Contest. Big High Jumping Contest To-day. for Special Prize of £25. Dresses at the Show and Ball

Daily Examiner · Saturday 6 May 1922 · page 3

The third day of the Grafton Show passed yesterday in pleasant weather. The attendance was easily a third-day record, the takings being £18216, as…

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