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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1931

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

Rain Stops Show Night Session Postponed Concluding Day's Programme Spectacular Woodchopping

Daily Examiner · Monday 27 April 1931 · page 1

The almost unbroken continuity of fine weather which favored this year's Grafton Show lasted until the close of the daylight programme on Saturday when…

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Grafton Show. More Prizes for Coffs

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 28 April 1931 · page 3

Mr. C. Sharp, won three firsts with his pony Sweetheart at Grafton Show, and two more prizes in the poultry section. Sweetheart is six years old…

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Maclean Show Opens To-morrow Record Entries Expected

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 28 April 1931 · page 4

The 41st Annual Show of the Lower Clarence Agricultural Society opens to-morrow and will be continued on Thursday…

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Extra Night Session Grafton Show Finale Trotting and Woodchopping Spectacular Teams Contest

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 28 April 1931 · page 4

The special extra night session arranged by the committee of the C.P. and A. Society, in lieu of the night session which had to be postponed on Saturday,…

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Maclean Show Opens To-day

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 29 April 1931 · page 4

Splendid entries have been received for all sections in the Maclean Show, which opens to-day. Most of the leading axemen of the State will be…

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1931 Royal National Show £10,000 Prize Money

Daily Examiner · Friday 1 May 1931 · page 1

The prize schedule of Brisbane Royal National Show is now available for distribution, and intending exhibitors who have not yet received a copy should write…

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Lower Clarence Gala Day Agricultural Show At Maclean Great Display of Cattle Improvement Of Dairy Herds Woodchopping and Trotting Events

Daily Examiner · Friday 1 May 1931 · page 1

The scene at the Maclean Show yesterday was most picturesque when the people's day crowd had reached its zenith and the show programme was in full…

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Grafton Show

Daily Examiner · Saturday 2 May 1931 · page 4

In the list of awards at the Grafton Show the name of the winner of the class, boy rider, under 12 years, which was given at C. Dixon, should have read C…

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Maclean Show Additional Awards

Daily Examiner · Saturday 2 May 1931 · page 8

Additional awards to the prize list at Maclean Show are as follows:-- Heaviest Gramaa. -- T. G. Eggins 1, W. C. Betteridge 2…

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A Big Boys' Show to Aid Hospital Funds Y.a.l. Boys' Effort

Daily Examiner · Saturday 2 May 1931 · page 7

On Tuesday, May 19, in the Saraton Theatre, a big revue, "The Sleeping Camp," will be presented by 40 talented boys of the Young Australia League. The…

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TENNIS. Championship Carnival

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 5 May 1931 · page 4

If anyone has bothered to notice the rather worried expression on the faces of Messrs. Ross Simpson, Ben Lane, Jim Sharp. Jack Newton and Jack…

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A Show Diversion

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 5 May 1931 · page 4

While announcing through the microphone at the Gosford (N.S.W.) show the bucking bullock event came on. Bill was "urging" the rider of a wild steer…

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Grafton Show Guessing Competitions Weights of Animals

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 6 May 1931 · page 4

The weights of the two bullocks and cow used for the weight guessing competitions at the Grafton show were:-- Bullock, (dressed) 1265lbs., cow…

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Big Hitting Kippax's Men Flay Local Bowling McCABE Gives Characteristic Exhibition Record Crowd At Fisher Park Century by Rigg Clarence Association Team Gives Creditable Display

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 6 May 1931 · page 6

The largest crowd in the history of cricket on the Clarence crowded into Fisher Park yesterday to see the match between Kippax's Eleven and a team selected by the Clarence River Cricket Association. Ticket sales totalled almost £300…

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Maclean Show

Daily Examiner · Thursday 7 May 1931 · page 4

It has been pointed out that the winner of the first prize for lucerne chaff, at the recent Maclean Show, was Mr. Alex McPhee, and not Mr. A. J. McPhee,…

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Behind Their Show

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 8 May 1931 · page 4

Upper Manning people are showing in a practical way that they are behind their show. Although they have just contributed to a Queen of the…

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North Dorrigo Sports Fair Crowd Attends Despite Unfavorable Weather

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 8 May 1931 · page 2

Despite unsettled weather there was a fair crowd at the sports held at North Dorrigo last Saturday under the auspices of the local Sports Club and…

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Coramba Show. Mr. J. J. O'Hanlon President

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 8 May 1931 · page 3

At a meeting of the Orara River A. and H. Association at Coramba on Tuesday, Mr. J. J. O'Hanlon was elected president, and it was decided to…

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Bridge Exhibition. Proposal of Royal Agricultural Society. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 12 May 1931 · page 3

A sub-committee of the State Cabinet to-day recommended that the proposal of Burfield Properties, Ltd., for an exhibition in Queen's Park, near the Centennial…

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Coff's Harbor Agricultural Society Meeting of Committee

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 12 May 1931 · page 2

A meeting of the committee of the Coff's Harbor and District Agricultural Association was held at the School of Arts, Coff's Harbor, on Saturday last…

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