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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1930

573 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 14 of 29

Presbyterian May Fair

Daily Examiner · Thursday 1 May 1930 · page 4

The annual Presbyterian May Fair is to be held at the School of Arts, South Grafton, to-day. At 3 o'clock this afternoon, the Rev. J. Gillespie will perform…

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Friendly Societies' Carnival

Daily Examiner · Thursday 1 May 1930 · page 4

A meeting of all workers in the recent United Friendly Societies' Carnival, in aid of the District Ambulance, is to be held at Miss Eecleston's cafe to-night,…

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Trophy Displays At Royal Show North Coast and Tablelands Exhibit an Interesting Review

Daily Examiner · Thursday 1 May 1930 · page 6

The trophy bearing the above designation which secured the No. 1 award at the exhibition of the Royal Agricultural Society just concluded carries further…

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Grafton Show Next Week's Exhibition

Daily Examiner · Friday 2 May 1930 · page 4

Grafton Showground will be the busiest spot within hundred of miles next week when the annual show takes place. The heavy demands for space Which have been…

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A Good Show

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 2 May 1930 · page 3

St. John's "Cheeros" had a full dress final rehearsal in the School of Arts last night and put on an excellent show, which will be thoroughly…

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Show Exhibitors' Tickets

Daily Examiner · Friday 2 May 1930 · page 4

Exhibitors' show tickets for the Grafton show are to be available the office of the secretary, Mr. L. C. Lawson, from 9 a.m. to-morrow…

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May Fair Efficient Organisation Successful South Grafton Effort

Daily Examiner · Friday 2 May 1930 · page 1

Success attended the annual Presbyterian May Fair, which was held at the School of Arts, South Grafton, yesterday. Unhappily, the weather conditions were…

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Grafton Show Next Week's Carnival Bright Prospects

Daily Examiner · Saturday 3 May 1930 · page 4

Never before in the history of the and A. Society has there been so much enthusiasm on the part of the exhibitors at the Grafton Show as is being manifested…

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Maclean Show May 14 and 15

Daily Examiner · Saturday 3 May 1930 · page 4

Great things are expected of this year s show of the Lower Clarence Agricultural Society, to be held at Maclean on Wednesday and Thursday, May 14 and 15…

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The Boneys May Miss the Show

Daily Examiner · Saturday 3 May 1930 · page 4

Billy Boney, 60, and his wife, Lizzie, who are regular patrons of the Grafton Show may be conspicuous by their absence this year. On Thursday the…

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Grafton Show Grounds Open Yesterday

Daily Examiner · Monday 5 May 1930 · page 4

The Grafton Showgrounds, as usual on the Sunday before the big event, were thrown open to the public yesterday and although the weather was unfavorable for…

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Cotton Weaving Look for Exhibition at Show

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 6 May 1930 · page 4

Mr. D. W. Macpherson, solicitor to the Grafton Cotton Mills, Ltd., and Mr. Rhys Jones, consulting engineer to the company, have returned from Sydney…

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Golfs Show Society MR. c. Vost President

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 6 May 1930 · page 3

At the monthly meeting at Coffs Harbour Agricultural Society on Saturday, Mr. C Vost was unanimously elected president in place of Mr…

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Grafton Show First Day, to Morrow Bright Prospects

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 6 May 1930 · page 4

"Dot this down, friends, in verbatim, Beauty's bowl doth overflow On the Clarence, in the autumn, When they hold the Grafton Show,"…

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Coff's Harbor Agricultural Society Mr. C. Vost Elected President

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 7 May 1930 · page 7

The monthly meeting of the Coff's Harbor Agricultural Society was held in the School of Arts, Coff's Harbor, on Saturday morning. Those present at the…

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Boxing Exhibition Spars To-night

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 7 May 1930 · page 2

Owing to one of the principals in the proposed Jackson v. Ellis fight having withdrawn, the contest, which was previously advertised to take place at the…

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Grafton Show Opens To-day First of the Ring Events

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 7 May 1930 · page 4

To-day the curtain will be lifted on the 62nd annual Grafton Show and the preliminary arrangements indicate that another record is confidently anticipated…

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At the Show The New Fordson Well Equipped for Australian Conditions

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 7 May 1930 · page 7

Interviewed concerning the New Fordson Tractor, recently announced, a representative of the local dealers for Ford Products, which includes Ford-sons, the City Motor Garage and Engineering Co., Ltd., of 31 Prince street, Grafton, states that if the Fordson had been re-designed specifically for work…

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Grafton Show Royal Show of the north 62Nd Annual Display Clarence Pastoral And Agricultural Society Fine Weather for First Day Record Entries And Keen Competition Dairy Cattle and Show Ring Horses Attractive Pavilion Exhibition

Daily Examiner · Thursday 8 May 1930 · page 6

Sunshine and rain lie very close together at this season of the year and frequently invade each other's territory, but yesterday there was on menacing on the part oi the inclement elements and Old Sol had undisputed sway with that delightful weather favored the "first" day of the 62nd annual…

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Smoke Social Visitors Entertained Comments on the Show Many Congratulatory References

Daily Examiner · Thursday 8 May 1930 · page 4

There was an unusually large gathering at the C.P. and A. Society's annual smoke social held in the basement of the, pavilion last night…

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