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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1928

527 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 4 of 27

Tennis Carnival Sydney

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 3 February 1928 · page 2

At the tennis carnival in the men's singles championship Scleisenger beat Patterson 6/4. 7/9, 6/4. Patterson forfeited in the…

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Empire Exhibition Centennial Park Site Chosen. Canberra

Daily Examiner · Friday 3 February 1928 · page 4

Mr. Bruce announced to-day that the New South Wales Government had agreed to the allocation of Centennial Park, Sydney, as a site for the Empire Exhibition…

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Government Trading Deputation to Mr. Bruce Private Enterprise to Have Fair Chance. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 3 February 1928 · page 5

Members of the Central Council of the Employers' Federation of Australia returned to Sydney to-day, after having conferred with the Prime Minister, Mr…

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Ulmarra Mid-clarence P. and A. Society Forthcoming Show

Daily Examiner · Saturday 4 February 1928 · page 10

The monthly meeting of the Mid-Clarence P. and A. Society was held on Tuesday afternoon, there being present Messrs G. Kelly (president), F. Phillips,…

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Royal Show Butter and Cheese Entries Eight More Factories Participate. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 6 February 1928 · page 5

Record entries for the export butter and cheese classes at the forthcoming Royal Easter Show, have been received. In the classes for box of butter and…

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Copyright Music. Show Society Threatened

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 7 February 1928 · page 2

Coffs Harbour Show Society has been threatened with prosecution by the Australian Performing Eights Association on a charge of having…

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Fair Rents Act Amendment Proposed. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 8 February 1928 · page 5

A draft Bill to amend the Fair Rents Act has been completed by the Minister for Justice, Mr. Lee, and will be submitted to the Cabinet for endorsement prior…

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Motor Cycling Forthcoming Carnival

Daily Examiner · Thursday 9 February 1928 · page 7

Following the success of the motor cycle carnival held at Grafton in December last, keen interest is being evinced in a similar event, which is to be staged by…

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Show Exhibit

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 10 February 1928 · page 2

There wan a good roll up at a meeting held at Tree Fern Vale in connection with a proposal to send an exhibit to the forthcoming Dorrigo…

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Show Entries

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 10 February 1928 · page 2

At last Wednesday's committee meeting of the Agricultural Society the Secretary announced that he had received 84 entries, mainly for the…

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Dorrigo Show

Daily Examiner · Friday 10 February 1928 · page 4
Also in The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate

The Dorrigo show will be held on Tuesday and Wednesday, February 28 and 29, not on February 29 and March 1, as reported recently. A special train will…

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Coffs Show Committee

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 10 February 1928 · page 3

Members of the Coffs Harbour show committee present at the meeting on Tuesday were Messrs. W. J. Smith (president). M. McBaron, C. E…

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Insuring the Show

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 10 February 1928 · page 2

Pluvius insurance is expensive, but the committee of the local Agricultural Society has decided that a policy should be taken out for the second…

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Country Bowls Carnival Sink Championship Games. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 10 February 1928 · page 7

The country bowls carnival was advanced another stage to-day when additional rounds of the rinks championship were played. The mime of the captain…

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Goat Racing Cooee Carnival Prosecutions Promoters Undeterred. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 10 February 1928 · page 5

The hearing was commenced, in the Central Summons Court to-day, of the charge against Edward Marie, organiser of the Cooee carniyal, of having aided…

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Queen of Day South Grafton Candidate a Successful Carnival

Daily Examiner · Saturday 11 February 1928 · page 4

The success of the final rally, promoted by the South Grafton Committee, in support of the candidature of Miss Dorrie Watkins, in the Grafton Hospital Queen…

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Bowls Carnival. Heavy Raw Interferes Final Games Incomplete. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 11 February 1928 · page 4

The country bowls carnival, which was to have concluded to-day, was interrupted by a heavy storm which broke over the city at 3.30.p.m., and as a result the…

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British Trade the Melbourne Exhibition Mr. Hume Cook's Protests. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 11 February 1928 · page 4

Mr. Bruce's attention was drawn to the protests made by Mr. J. Hume Cook, of the Australian Industries Protection League, against the British trade…

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Speedway Carnival Ball

Daily Examiner · Monday 13 February 1928 · page 4

The motor cycle carnival, which is to take place at the Grafton Showground on Saturday afternoon, February IS, will be followed at night by a bail. This…

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