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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1930

573 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 9 of 29

Smoke Social Visitors Speak Highly of Show

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 21 March 1930 · page 4

Between thirty and forty were present at a smoke social tendered to Judges and visitors by the Agricultural Society on the first night of…

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The Show Woodchops Details of the Heats Enthusiastic Axemen

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 21 March 1930 · page 3

As we were pushed for space in last issue we were not able to deal at length with the woodchops which proved a bigger success than was…

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Ulmarra Memorial Park Carnival

Daily Examiner · Saturday 22 March 1930 · page 7

The stallholders of the Memorial Park Carnival are working hard to make their respective stalls a success. The jumble stallholders report that some very fine…

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Poultry Exhibits at Bellingen Show

Daily Examiner · Saturday 22 March 1930 · page 4

Mr. Jas. Emery, of Coff's Harbor, judged the poultry at the Bellingen Show this week. The quality was of a very high standard and the entries a record…

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Grafton Show Sale of Privileges

Daily Examiner · Saturday 22 March 1930 · page 4

An advertisement elsewhere notifies that under instructions from the committee of the Clarence Pastoral and Agricultural Society, Mr. J. B. McDougall will offer…

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Ambulance Benefit United Friendly Societies Next Week's Carnival

Daily Examiner · Saturday 22 March 1930 · page 6

The third representative meeting of the United Friendly Societies in connection with the carnival to be held on March 27 and 28 was held in the…

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Royal Show Promising Horse Section Entries Better Than Ever. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 22 March 1930 · page 5

When one considers the popularity of motor transport and the almost universal use of motor cars, not only in the city and suburbs, but also in the country, the…

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Surf Carnival. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 24 March 1930 · page 2

Bronte won the grand parade and march past at the annual surf carnival at Bondi yesterday, while Bondi and Coogee dead–heated for second place…

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League Football 'Chimpy' At Maclean a Sparkling Exhibition Rovers Defeat All Blacks

Daily Examiner · Monday 24 March 1930 · page 3

Football enthusiasts who witnessed the opening match of the 1930 season, at Cameron's Oval, Maclean, on Saturday, between the All Blacks and Rovers, were…

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Coutts' Crossing Exhibition and Sale of Work

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 25 March 1930 · page 4

This annual function in aid of the Presbyterian and Methodist Churches takes place in the public hall, Coutts' Crossing, on Thursday, March 27. Various…

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Paling's at the Easter Show

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 25 March 1930 · page 8

W. H. Paling and Co., Ltd., have, for years past, provided a special display of musical goods for the benefit of the thousands of country folk who find their way…

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Royal Easter Show. Record Horse Entries

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 25 March 1930 · page 3

Surely the day of the horse is not past. Last year 3120 entries were received in the horse-section at Sydney Royal Show. This year there are…

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Bellingen Show. Winners From This District

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 25 March 1930 · page 1

At Bellingen Show there were 17 choppers in the novice chop and 35 in the open chop. "The most successful running of the events was…

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Ambulance Carnival Friendly Societies' Effort Thursday and Friday Nights

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 25 March 1930 · page 4

The united Friendly Societies' effort, to be held on Thursday and Friday nights, in aid of the Grafton District Ambulance, promises to be a huge success. The…

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District Exhibit for Sydney Royal Show North Coast–tablelands

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 25 March 1930 · page 7

"In reporting progress in connection with the district exhibit to be staged at the Sydney Royal Show starting on April 15 next everything augurs well for…

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Another Cup. MR. M. McBARON Scores at Taree Show

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 25 March 1930 · page 1

Mr. Monty McBaron won the cup for group of dairy cattle at Taree Show last week, and as this was his second successive win there, he…

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Taree's Annual Show a Few Notes

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 26 March 1930 · page 3

Despite nine or ten inches of rain, which fell in the district during the past week, this annual event came off on March 19, 20 and 21, and was apparently a success,…

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The Royal Show Another Record Broken. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 26 March 1930 · page 5

So numerous have been the entries in the dairy section at the Royal Show, that the Royal Agricultural Society has found a difficulty in accommodating the…

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Orara River A, and H, Association Committee Meeting

Daily Examiner · Thursday 27 March 1930 · page 1

The Orara River A. and H. Association held their monthly meeting at Coramba, on Tuesday, March 25, a good attendance of members being present. Mr. C. A…

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Exhibition and Sale of Work

Daily Examiner · Thursday 27 March 1930 · page 4

This afternoon a very important event is to take place at Coutts' Crossing when there will be opened an exhibition and sale of work. The joint secretaries, M…

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