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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1931

580 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 17 of 29

C. P. AND A. SOCIETY Meeting Of Committee Satisfactory Financial Result Success of Recent Annual Show

Daily Examiner · Friday 19 June 1931 · page 9

There was a very good attendance at the meeting of the committee of the C. P. and A. Society, held at the Town Hall, Grafton, yesterday afternoon. There were…

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Royal National Show Arrangements for Exhibitors

Daily Examiner · Saturday 20 June 1931 · page 3

Contrary to popular conception, the vast, organisation upon which depends the successful, staging of Queenslands Royal National Show is not merely the…

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First Show of Kind in State

Daily Examiner · Monday 22 June 1931 · page 4

Woodburn Junior Farmer Club staged, on Wednesday afternoon, the first show of its kind in New South Wales. The club was only formed in October last…

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F. AND S.A. Tyndale And L.C. Branch District Show Exhibit Maclean Dairy Co. Liquidation

Daily Examiner · Monday 22 June 1931 · page 2

The president, Mr. W. J. Benson, presided at the monthly meeting of the Tyndale and Lower Clarence branch held at Maclean on Saturday morning…

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Snow Carnival Effort by Sporting Bodies

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 23 June 1931 · page 4

The South Grafton sporting bodies, acting in conjunction with the Danceland Wontiers Orchestra, of Maclean, will stage a monster Show Carnival at the South…

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Ulmarra Ambulance Carnival

Daily Examiner · Friday 26 June 1931 · page 7

The monster car[?]ival arranged by the Ulmarra Red Cross in aid of the Grafton District Ambulance, was commenced o[?] Wednesday afternoon and continued a[?]…

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Fair Rents Amending Act Provisions. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 26 June 1931 · page 5

Dwellings and shops for which [?] £8 a week is paid in rent will [?] within the provisions of the [?] Fair Rents Act…

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Tennis Metropolitan Stars in Dorrigo Brilliant Exhibition Games

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 26 June 1931 · page 2

The local tennis courts and their precincts were thronged by large crowds on Tuesday afternoon and evening when a team of metropolitan stars…

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Tennis Visit of N.s.w, Team Some Fine Exhibition Games

Daily Examiner · Friday 26 June 1931 · page 1

Unfavorable weather greatly interfered with the visit to Grafton on Wednesday of the New South Wales representative tennis team, comprising Messrs. J…

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Warwick Show Society

Daily Examiner · Saturday 27 June 1931 · page 4

Notwithstanding a profit on the rodeo of £32134 the Eastern Downs H. and A. Association (Warwick) terminated its year's activities with a loss of £37487…

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Fair Rents Amendment Eviction Order Provisions Magistrates May Postpone Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 27 June 1931 · page 6

Moving for leave to introduce the Amending Fail Rents Biff, in the Legislative. Assembly this, afternoon, the Attorney-General, Mr.Lamaro, said the…

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North Coast Show

Daily Examiner · Monday 29 June 1931 · page 4

As a result of the decision made at a meeting ef the council of the, North Coast Royal Show held in Lismore on Thursday morning, it is likely that the…

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July Carnival First Race Meeting on

Daily Examiner · Monday 29 June 1931 · page 3

The first of the July race meetings will be held on Saturday next, when the Southampton Turf Club will conduct its annual meeting on the South Grafton…

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[?]Ra [?] Carnival

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 30 June 1931 · page 4

[?]held on Wednes[?] last week in aid [?]trict Ambulance, [?]s. The secretary…

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Snow Carnival South Grafton Sporting, Bodies' Effort

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 30 June 1931 · page 4

The Smith Grafton Sporting Bodies' Committee have arrangements well in hand for their Monster Snow Carnival to be held at the South Grafton School of…

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July Carnival First Meeting on Saturday [?]Pton T.c. Entries

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 30 June 1931 · page 2

Grafton Truf Club will set carnival in motion at [?]cecourse on Saturday. [?]eeting were taken…

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L.c. Agricultural Society Meeting of Committee Profit of £100 on Show

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 1 July 1931 · page 2

The committee of the Lower Clarence Agricultural Society met at Maclean, on Friday evening. There were present Messrs. A. McKinnon (president), C. Goddard,…

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Snow Carnival To-night's Novel Function

Daily Examiner · Thursday 2 July 1931 · page 4

The committee of the South Grafton sporting bodies is leaving nothing undone in order to ensure that its snow carnival to-night will be a huge success…

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Local and General. Show Societies' Efforts

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 3 July 1931 · page 2

Delegates of Coramba and Coffs Harbour Show Societies met at Coramba this week and decided to proceed with the queen competition. Each…

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Snow Carnival a Festive Night a Merry Throng of Dancers

Daily Examiner · Friday 3 July 1931 · page 1

Dance devotees from Grafton, South Grafton, Yamba, Maclean, Ulmarra and other centres of the Clarence' River district revelled in an atmosphere of novelty…

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