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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1922

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News of the World. Empire Exhibition. the Guarantee Fund. London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 8 November 1922 · page 5

Sir Owen Phillips, on behalf of the Royal Mail and allied lines of steamers, has sent to the Empire Exhibition a guarantee of £10,000. The guarantee…

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Rose Show

Daily Examiner · Thursday 9 November 1922 · page 4

The rose show in, aid of the candidature of Miss B. Spring in the Ulmarra Public School Queen of the Day competition took place on Tuesday…

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Foodstuffs for Imperial Exhibition. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 9 November 1922 · page 5

Assurances which are regarded as satisfactory by both State and Federal Ministers have now been received from the High Commissioner that the…

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Local and General Ulmarra Show Sports

Daily Examiner · Thursday 9 November 1922 · page 4

Attention is drawn to advertisement regarding the Ulmarra Show sports which take place on Saturday week. Entries for the big handicap footrace…

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Agricultural Society Ball

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 11 November 1922 · page 2

The weather on Thursday evening last looked threatening, which probably accounted for the rather meagre attendance at the ball which, was…

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Ulmarra Sports. Helping Show Funds

Daily Examiner · Saturday 11 November 1922 · page 4

The sports arranged in aid of the funds of the Ulmarra show will take place at Ulmarra next Saturday afternoon, when a first-class programme will be presented,…

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Stovemakers' Strike. Union Summoned to Show Cause Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 11 November 1922 · page 5

The strike among the members of the Stove and Piano Frame Moulders and Stovemakers" Union engaged the attention of Judge Beeby in the Industrial…

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Lord Mayor's Show. Banquet at Guild Hall. Bonar Law's Colorless Speech. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 11 November 1922 · page 5

Traditional state and ceremonial marked the Lord Mayor's banquet at the Guild Hall, which was attended by the High Commissioners of South Africa, Australia…

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Coff's Harbor Agricultural Society

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 14 November 1922 · page 3

The monthly meeting was held on Tuesday morning at the Fitzroy rooms. Mr. A. L. Walsh (president) presided, and other members present were Messrs. W. J…

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British Empire Exhibition. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 14 November 1922 · page 3

An Australian Commission to organise the Commonwealth exhibits at the British Empire Exhibition has been appointed. New South Wales will be represented by…

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Fire at a Picture Show Film Catches Alight. Excitement Amongst the Audience. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 14 November 1922 · page 5

Following on a cry of fire from the operator of the Star Pictures at Grenfell on Saturday night there was a stampede among the audience. Several women…

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Police and Firemen's Carnival

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 15 November 1922 · page 4

Last year the Police and Firemen's Art Union returned the Grafton Hospital about £320, and it is expected that £500 should be made through the Police…

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Ulmarra Show Sports

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 15 November 1922 · page 4

A meeting of the committee and those interested in the sports in aid of the Ulmarrra Show funds next Saturday afternoon was held on Monday…

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The Matter of Show Dates. Clarence Societies Break Away

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 15 November 1922 · page 4

The recent controversy regarding clash of show dates, and the disinclination of the Clarence societies, headed by Grafton, to agree to the dates fixed…

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Clash of Show Dates

Daily Examiner · Thursday 16 November 1922 · page 4

At the meeting of the C.P. and A. Society yesterday the tendency to blame that body for the recent trouble over show dates was deprecated by the chairman,…

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Empire Exhibition. Lax Business Methods. London

Daily Examiner · Friday 17 November 1922 · page 5

Harold Benjamin Pettering of "The Times," who accepted an invitation to sit on the Business Committee and advise the organisation of the Empire…

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Romance of a Fair of Socks

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 18 November 1922 · page 3

Last week an interesting letter reminiscent of the great war, was received by Mrs. Jas. Fraser, of Deepwater, from a resident of Natal,…

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Empire Exhibition. Meeting of Executive. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 20 November 1922 · page 3

Sir Joseph Cook at ended the executive meeting of the Empire Exhibition, after a lengthy consultation with the Agents-General. He urged representation of the…

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Nothing Better. Australian Timbers. Exhibition at Farmer's. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 23 November 1922 · page 5

The Governor-General, Lord Forster, opening the timber exhibition at Farmer's to-day said he was a great be liever in co-operation…

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Agricultural Show and Sport

Daily Examiner · Friday 24 November 1922 · page 4

Or should it be sport and agricultural shows? According to reports written by Mr. H. M. Somer of the agricultural exhibitions in America…

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