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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1929

562 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 10 of 29

Woodchopping Royal Show Contests. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 5 April 1929 · page 5

The wood chopping events at the Royal Show again attracted a big audience Results:-- New South Wales Championship (15in…

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Ulmarra Show Entries Close To-morrow

Daily Examiner · Friday 5 April 1929 · page 4

The 25th annual show of the Mid Clarence Pastoral and Agricultural Society will be held at Ulmarra on Wednesday and Thursday next. Intending…

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Grafton Show General Entries Close To-morrow

Daily Examiner · Friday 5 April 1929 · page 4

General entries for all sections of the Grafton Show, other than horses and cattle, will close with the secretary at 8 p.m. to-morrow. Taking a line from…

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Kempsey Show District's Good Recovery

Daily Examiner · Saturday 6 April 1929 · page 4

When the floods came in February last, many people thought that all hopes of holding a successful Show on the Macleay River this year were gone, but, with the…

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Help Wanted for Show Tea Pavilion

Daily Examiner · Saturday 6 April 1929 · page 4

An advertisement elsewhere invites applications for waitresses to attend at the tea pavilion, at the Grafton Show. Letters should be addressed to Mrs. A…

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Grafton Show General Entries Close To-night

Daily Examiner · Saturday 6 April 1929 · page 4

General entries for all sections at the Grafton Show, other than horses and Cattle, will close with the secretary at 8 o' Clock to-night. Taking a line from the…

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Ulmarra Show Mid-clarence P. and A. Society Wednesday and Thursday Next

Daily Examiner · Saturday 6 April 1929 · page 4

The first of the Clarence River shows, that of the Mid-Clarence P. and A. Society, will be held on Wednesday and Thursday next week at Ulmarra…

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Ulmarra Show Mid-clarence P. and A. Society This Week's Exhibition

Daily Examiner · Monday 8 April 1929 · page 4

The secretaries report that entries for the show are coming in well. Horses and cattle from all parts of the river will be competing. Experts stated that the…

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Royal Show Revenue Equal to Last Year's. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 8 April 1929 · page 5

The Royal Sydney Show was concluded yesterday. The secretary, Colonel Somerville, stated, though the aggregate attendance figures were, not available, the…

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Grafton Show Gratifying Entries Grounds Open on Sunday Next

Daily Examiner · Monday 8 April 1929 · page 4

With the rapid approach of the Grafton Show public interest in the big event continues to increase. Every effort has been made by the…

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Grafton Show Next Week's Carnival High-class Trotters

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 9 April 1929 · page 4

The patrons of this year's Show at Grafton may be quite certain that they will witness some exceptionally high-class trotters in action. Among the…

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Ulmarra Show To-morrow and Thursday Record Entries

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 9 April 1929 · page 4

The staff working on behalf of the Ulmarra show report that entries are rolling in well and that their time up to the present has been fully occupied. A…

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Ulmarra Flower Show St. Paul's Church of England Large Number of Exhibits

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 9 April 1929 · page 3

The annual Flower Show, conducted on behalf of St. Paul's Church of England, Ulmarra, was held on, Wednesday and Thursday last…

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Good Friday Controversy Let's All Go to the Show Congregational Minister's Suggestion. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 9 April 1929 · page 5

Rev. T. E. Ruth, preaching in the Pittstreet Congregation Church, remarked "Let the whole Church go to the Show. Roman and Anglican and Free,…

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Ulmarra Flower Show

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 10 April 1929 · page 4

The prize for duet in the musical section of the Church of England Flower Show, at Ulmarra, was divided between May Clark and Jean Bell and Doreen…

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Ulmarra Show Opens Today

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 10 April 1929 · page 4

The secretaries were working until a late hour last night, finalising entries for the show, to be held to-day and to-morrow. The official opening will take place…

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Grafton Show Special Drafting Contest Champion Axeman Coming

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 10 April 1929 · page 4

The committee of the C.P. and A. Society have decided to add two drafting contests to their extensive programme of ring events at the forthcoming Grafton…

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Grafton Show Next Week's Attractions

Daily Examiner · Thursday 11 April 1929 · page 4

The Grafton Annual Show, which, with some justification, has often been described as "The Royal Show of the North," will open on Wednesday, April 17, and…

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A Fair Spin Conspiracy Charge Woman's Evidence. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 11 April 1929 · page 5

The case in which Roy Anderson, 42, and Eugean Spalding, 21, were charged with having conspired to accuse Phillip Ryan of attempting to commit a serious…

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Falling Off R.A. Show Attendance. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 11 April 1929 · page 5

The attendance at the Royal Show, totalled 615,530 or 20,792 below that in 1928. Receipts also dropped from £43,012 to £41,650…

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