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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1928

527 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 7 of 27

Kempsey Show. Suggested Abandonment

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 6 March 1928 · page 2

With a debt already of £1000, some members of the Kempsey Show committee expressed doubt at last meeting about the wisdom of going…

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Bellingen Show. Winners in the Cattle Section

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 6 March 1928 · page 4

There were a fine lot of dairy cattle at Bellingen Show on Thursday and Friday last. Mr. S. J. Hosier (Raleigh) won outright the…

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North Coast and Tablelands Royal Show Exhibit

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 6 March 1928 · page 4

The North Coast and Tablelands district has won the double in the district exhibit competition at the Royal Shows in Sydney and Brisbane two years in succession. The organisers are anxious to follow up this noteworthy performance at the two leading Shows of the Commonwealth by securing the…

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Dairy Cattle Sales Royal Show Committee Will Conduct Them

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 6 March 1928 · page 2

As no firm of auctioneers will hold auction sales of dairy cattle at the Sydney Royal next month, a committee comprised of men representative of the Breed…

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Christmas Stocking Breach of Lotteries Act Picture Show Proprietor Fined

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 6 March 1928 · page 3

Yesterday at the Grafton Police Court John and Anthony Notaras, trading as Notaras Brothers, pleaded guilty to a breach of the Lotteries and Art Union…

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District Exhibit For Royal Show North Coast and Tablelands Preparations for Next Month's Display

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 6 March 1928 · page 4

An energetic campaign is now being conducted in preparation for the North Coast and Tablelands display in the District Exhibit competition at the Royal…

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Lismore Hospital Carnival. Lismore

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 7 March 1928 · page 4

Lismore Hospital carnival concluded to-night, and resulted in gross takings of £1300 during five nights…

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£2000 for Hinkler Fair Thing, Says Prime Minister. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 7 March 1928 · page 5

Referring to the request that the Government grant to Hinkler of £2000 be increased the Prime Minister said Cabinet bad considered that amount a fair thing…

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No Official Drink for Armidale Show Judges

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 7 March 1928 · page 4

By nine votes to eight, the last meeting of the Armidale Show Committee decided to eliminate the practice of making drink available to judges at the expense…

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Outside Picture Show Stealing Motor! Gar Grafton Case at Lismore Quarter Sessions

Daily Examiner · Thursday 8 March 1928 · page 6

At the Lismore Quarter Sessions on Monday before Acting Judge Maxwell. Cecil George Battye and Mervyn Todd appeared on a charge of stealing a motor…

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Coraki Show

Daily Examiner · Friday 9 March 1928 · page 4

At a special meeting of the C.R.R. Agricultural Society on Saturday it was resolved to hold the show (postponed from March 1 and 2, on account of the…

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Bellingen Show Gates

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 9 March 1928 · page 2

This year Bellingen Show committee reduced its show days from three to two. The gate takings amounted to £125/1—£25/1 on the…

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Unfortunate Show Incident

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 9 March 1928 · page 2

An unfortunate incident occurred at Bellingen Show last week, which upset the pleasure of the day to many who witnessed It. Fortunately…

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Help Your Show

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 9 March 1928 · page 1

Officially opening the Bellingen Show, Mr. E. C. V. Thorby, Minister for Agriculture, urged the people to support the agricultural society in…

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Fair Rents at Amendments Suggested Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 9 March 1928 · page 4

A deputation of real estate agents suggested to the Minister for Jusee several amendments of the Fair Rets Act. The Minister replied that the gat…

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Bellingen Show. Further Prizewinners

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 9 March 1928 · page 4

In the [?] events at [?] Show Mrs. H. B. Helland (Coffs Harbour) secured first prize for horse and sulky turn-out. pony maro…

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Bellimgen Show Collects Insurance

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 9 March 1928 · page 2

[?]ingen was not treated so well as Dorrigo by the Weather Clerk for its show, held on Thursday and Friday of last week. Oft the second day…

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A Snake Hunt. Incident at Nabiac Show

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 9 March 1928 · page 3

Great excitement was caused at Nabiac Show on the first day—last Friday. A snake man was about to give a show on the ground when a…

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Taree Jubilee Show Fine Cattle and Pig Displays Principal Prize Winners. Taree

Daily Examiner · Saturday 10 March 1928 · page 3

The Jubilee Show yesterday was a pronounced success. There was a record attendance and motor cars were in ore numerous than ever The weather was ideal…

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Women's Work at Radio Exhibition

Daily Examiner · Monday 12 March 1928 · page 2

In view of the approach of the Radio and Electrical Exhibition, which is to be held at the Sydney Town Hall, between March 21 and 31, numbers of women, who…

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