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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1923

446 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 20 of 23

Ring Events at Show

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 6 October 1923 · page 2

At its meeting on Wednesday last the Agricultural Society Committee made a few innovations in the horse section. It has been said that…

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A Bright Show. [?] Bros.' Cirous

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 6 October 1923 · page 2

The big two-pole tent was packed whe[?] Worley Bros.' Circus made its local debut on Tuesday evening. Right[?] at start we wish to…

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Verge Of, Despair. Redding Rescue Work, Survivors' Narratives. Show They Told the Time. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 6 October 1923 · page 5

Four more bodies have been recovered at Redding, where many miners were entombed through the mine becoming flooded. Survivors have said that they tried…

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Training Show Judges

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 9 October 1923 · page 4

Agricultural societies should give consideration to the question of training young judges to "carry on" when the judges at present employed can no longer…

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Grafton Spring Flower Show

Daily Examiner · Friday 12 October 1923 · page 4

The Spring Flower Show will taker place in the Clarence Hall, corner of Prince and Bacon streets, Grafton, on Wednesday and Thursday next, October…

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Lindsay's Pictures. Australian Art Exhibition. London

Daily Examiner · Friday 12 October 1923 · page 5

The exhibition of Australian art is very well shown at Burlington House and beautifully hung Leading art critics generally are most impressed with the…

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Agricultural Society. Bright Prospects for 1924

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 13 October 1923 · page 3

The usual monthly meeting of the Coffs Harbor Agricultural Society was held in the Fitzroy Rooms on Tuesday last. Present: Messrs. W…

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Empire Exhibition. a Coal Mine Display. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 13 October 1923 · page 5

The first sod has been turned of the £100,000 coal mine cut at Wembley which will be one of the sensations of the British Empire Exhibition. The…

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Coff's Harbor Show Society

Daily Examiner · Monday 15 October 1923 · page 2

At the last meeting of the Coff's Harbor Agricultural Society there were present Messrs. W. J. Smith (president), W. T. Perry, H. M. Henderson, C. Ferrett, C…

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Australian Art Exhibition. Visited by Queen Mary. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 15 October 1923 · page 3

Queen Mary paid an unexpected visit to the Australian art exhibition, and evinced much interest in the whole range of pictures…

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Salvation Army Fair

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 16 October 1923 · page 4

At last night's meetings of the Grafton City Council permission was granted to the Grafton division of the Salvation Army to hold their annual street day and…

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Grafton Spring Flower Show

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 16 October 1923 · page 4

The seventeenth annual Flower Show and Australian Fair will take place in the new hall, Prince street, to-morrow and Thursday. The schedule of prizes…

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Flower Show To-night

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 17 October 1923 · page 4

The Grafton annual Spring Flower Shey, which will be opened in the new Methodist Hall, in Prince street, by the Mayor, Ald. Robinson, at 8 o'clock to…

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Paris Film Sensation. Police Stop the Show. Ku Klux Klan Activities. Offence to Colored People. London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 17 October 1923 · page 5

The "Morning Post" Paris correspondent reports a sensation in the French film world. Despite the Government refusing to allow the exhibition of…

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Lismore Show

Daily Examiner · Thursday 18 October 1923 · page 4

An impression [?] got abroad that the committee of the Lismore A. and [?] had intended to postpone the [?] held on November 20, 21,…

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Lord Mayor's Show. Hundred Years of Empire. a Novel Scheme. London

Daily Examiner · Thursday 18 October 1923 · page 5

In accor[?]ce with the wishes of the Lord Mayor-elect the theme of the Lord Mayor's Show on November 11 will be "One hundred years of [?]ire." A…

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Spring Flower Show

Daily Examiner · Friday 19 October 1923 · page 4

The Spring Flower Show and Australia. Fair held in the new Methodist Hall, Grafton was equally as success yesterday as on the previous day. The hall…

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School Garden Exhibits.--grafton Show

Daily Examiner · Friday 19 October 1923 · page 1

The Committee of the Grafton Show has donated a prize for the best specimen of cotton grown au a school garden. Full particulars regarding the conditions…

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Ulmarra Methodist Flower Show

Daily Examiner · Saturday 20 October 1923 · page 4

The annual Spring Flower Show in connection with the Ulmarra Methodist Church is to take place in the Masonic Hall Thursday and Friday next, October…

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Australian Art Exhibition. Lindsay's Pictures in Demand. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 20 October 1923 · page 5

In the first week oi the Australian Art Exhibition 12,000 people paid a shilling for admission, and the total attendance, including the opening day, was…

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