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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1928

527 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 14 of 27

Coutts' Crossing Fair

Daily Examiner · Saturday 28 April 1928 · page 4

Coutts' Grossing Fair will be held on Tuesday next, May 1. Entries close on Monday next, April 30…

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''Big Northern Show.''

Daily Examiner · Saturday 28 April 1928 · page 4

Mr. Andrew Rodgers, Attunga, advocates the formation of an association within associations with the object of holding one big combined central show…

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Grafton Show Third Day Great High Jumping. New Showground Record

Daily Examiner · Saturday 28 April 1928 · page 7

One of the finest displays of high jumping was provided yesterday by the horses engaged in the Grafton North Coast Champion High Jump, at the…

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Maclean Show This Week's Exhibition

Daily Examiner · Monday 30 April 1928 · page 4

The Lower Clarence Agricultural Society's 38th annual show will take place on the Maclean showground on Wednesday Thursday next…

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Wingham Show. Taree

Daily Examiner · Monday 30 April 1928 · page 1

Wingham show, which concluded yesterday, was an immense success in every way. Fine weather prevailed. The leading features were the cattle and pigs,…

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The Show Closing Day Ideal Weather Conditions Record Fourth Day Attendance Interesting Ring Programme

Daily Examiner · Monday 30 April 1928 · page 4

As far as the public is concerned the curtain rung down upon the 1928 Grafton. Show rat about 10.30 on Saturday night. The last day was all that such a day could…

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Refused a Landing. Fair Stowaway From Australia

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 1 May 1928 · page 2

Miss Jane Day, a young South Australian girl who stowed a Way on the Finnish, barque Rerzogin Ceciiie. was refused permission to land at Cardiff…

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Royal National Show Queensland's 1928 Exhibition

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 2 May 1928 · page 6

The organisation of this year's Royal National Show, Brisbane, is well in hand and thus early gives promise of great things. The council's programme…

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'A Fair Go' County Footballers Welcomed in Sydney. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 4 May 1928 · page 6

Country footballers, who will play a series of matches in Sydney next week, were welcomed by the Rugby League to-day…

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Maclean Show Great Cattle Display Breeders Commended Concluding Ring Events

Daily Examiner · Friday 4 May 1928 · page 7

Favored by almost perfect weather, the 38th annual show of the Lower Clarence Agricultural Society, entered upon the second and concluding day…

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Coutts' Crossing Fair Combined Church Effort a Most Successful Function

Daily Examiner · Saturday 5 May 1928 · page 6

On Tuesday morning last, the village of Coutts' Crossing was invaded from all quarters by vehicles of all kinds, laden with products and manufactures,…

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Maclean Show Weight of Fat Bullock

Daily Examiner · Monday 7 May 1928 · page 4

The results of the weight guessing competition, in connection with the Lower Clarence Agricultural Society's show which was held at Maclean last…

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Hunter Valley Exhibit for Royal Show

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 9 May 1928 · page 4

At a conference of representatives of Agricultural Associations and bureaux, held at West Maitland last week, it was decided that a Hunter Valley exhibit…

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Show Committee Election

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 11 May 1928 · page 2

A new rule is to operate in connection with the election of a committee for the Agricultural Society for the year 1928-29. The method in the past…

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A Better Show. Coffs Presidents Ideas

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 11 May 1928 · page 1

She members of the Coffs Harbour Show committee agree that if the annual show is to be brought up to what is desired, new ideas must be…

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Record Travellers' Carnival

Daily Examiner · Saturday 12 May 1928 · page 4

The Northern Commercial Traveders' carnival at Inverell, which concluded on Monday, established a new record for the State. The previous highest total was…

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Senate Labor Ballot "Scrupulously Fair.'' Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 15 May 1928 · page 5

Mr. J. B. Martin, general returning officer of the Senate Labor ballot in Sydney, interviewed last night, stated that conduct of the ballot had been…

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Lower Beilsdown "Show"

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 18 May 1928 · page 2

Mr. T. Maher, one of the principals of the syndicate which, has been conducting operations on the Lower Beilsdown antimony "show", is…

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Sydney Show Butter Judging Exhibits for Orient Company's Prize. London

Daily Examiner · Friday 18 May 1928 · page 5

The High Commissioner, Sir Granvilic Ryrie, and the Agents General for New South Wales and South Australia, Sir. G. Fuller and Sir H. Barwell, and a number of…

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Empire Exhibition Project For 1932 Expenditure of £500,000 Location, Centennial Park, Sydney. Canberra

Daily Examiner · Saturday 19 May 1928 · page 7

Half an hour before the adjournment the afternoon, the Prime Minister Mr. Bruce, moved the second reading of a Bill to authorise the holding of the…

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