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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1927

637 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 30 of 32

Hospital Carnival Rain Interferes Final Sessions This Week

Daily Examiner · Monday 28 November 1927 · page 1

Owing, to the unfavorable weather conditions obtaining at Grafton on Saturday night it was impossible to proceed with the programme set down for the final…

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Orara A. and H.a. Show at Coramba To-day and To-morrow

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 29 November 1927 · page 1

The 23rd annual show of the Orara River Agricultural and Horticultural Association will be held at Coramba to-day and to-morrow. A fair amount of rain…

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Queen of the Day Carnival

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 29 November 1927 · page 2

Unpropitious weather on Monday caused the postponement of the carni­val at Maclean in aid of Miss Jean Mclntosh's candidature as "Queen of…

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Queen of Day Grafton Hospital Subdivision Joint Week's Carnival

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 29 November 1927 · page 1

The committee which made all arrangements in connection with the carnival so successfully held at Fisher Park last week met at Messrs. McDonald and Hynes'…

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Midsummer Show Great Variety of Attractions Satisfactory Entries Received

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 29 November 1927 · page 4

Satisfactory entries have been received for the different events to be contested at the C.P. and A. Society's Midsummer Show on Friday and Saturday, December…

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Orara River A. and H.a. Show at Coramba Wet Conditions for First Day

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 30 November 1927 · page 2

Rain fell heavily in the Coramba district yesterday morning and militated considerably against the success of the first day of the annual show of the Orara…

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Midsummer Show Commences To-morrow Many Novel Attractions

Daily Examiner · Thursday 1 December 1927 · page 4

The C.P. and A. Society's Show Committee have succeeded in arranging for the presentation of one of the most novel and interesting entertainments ever seen…

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Forthcoming Show

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 2 December 1927 · page 2

The schedules for the next Dorrigo show, to be held on 28th and 29th February, have been finished and the Secretary will see to their…

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Nana Glen Show

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 2 December 1927 · page 2

Nana Glen Agricultural Society's second annual show is to be held next Tuesday and Wednesday. II the weather holds good it will be a great…

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Orara River Show. Heavy Rain Both Days. Insurance Collected, But Show Suffers

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 2 December 1927 · page 2

Although the Orara River Agricultural Society has had about 20 wet shows out of the 23 held to date. this year's must of been one of the…

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Show Judges and High Travelling Expenses

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 2 December 1927 · page 4

A question which has been agitating the committees of the various show societies throughout the State is that of the high travelling expenses which…

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Midsummer Show Opens To-night Novelty Procession

Daily Examiner · Friday 2 December 1927 · page 4

The C.P. and A. Society's Midsummer Show opens to-night. The curtain will be raised at 7.10 p.m., when a novelty procession will start from the river end…

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Teaching Young Farmers. Good Example at Coramba Show

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 2 December 1927 · page 3

If the drift of farmers' sons to the cities is to be checked, these young people must be taught, to take an interest in (arm work at the earliest…

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Lawrence Christmas Fair

Daily Examiner · Saturday 3 December 1927 · page 4

A very promising event will take place at Lawrence on Wednesday next. Nearly forty classes are scheduled in cut flowers, vegetables and cooking. This…

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Midsummer Show Aborigines' Corroboree Sports on Showground Motor Cycle Racing Stopped by Police

Daily Examiner · Saturday 3 December 1927 · page 6

Novelty was the most striking feature of the C.P. and A. Society's Midsummer Show, the first session of which was conducted last night. Wide publicity had…

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Ulmarra P. and A. Society's Carnival

Daily Examiner · Monday 5 December 1927 · page 3

A meeting of the committee of the Mid-Clarence P. and A. Society was held on Friday afternoon, there being present Messrs. G. Kelly (president), J…

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Nana Glen Show Opens To-morrow

Daily Examiner · Monday 5 December 1927 · page 4

The second annual show of the Nana Glen A. and H. Association will be held to-morrow (Tuesday) and Wednesday. Big preparations have been made local…

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Midsummer Show Saturday's Sessions High Jumping and Woodchopping More Aborigines' Displays

Daily Examiner · Monday 5 December 1927 · page 1

The attendances at the C.P. and A. Society's Midsummer Show on Saturday, especially in the afternoon, did not give rise to the impression that the fixture was…

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Cycling Carnival on

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 6 December 1927 · page 7

At a meeting of the committee of the Grafton Cycling Club, held at the club rooms last night, it was decided to hold a cycling carnival at Fisher Park on…

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Fair Rents Act Sweeping Changes Forecast. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 6 December 1927 · page 5

The Minister for Justice, Mr. Lee, has in course of preparation a Bill to amend the Fair Rents Act, but it will not be brought down in Parliament until next…

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