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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1931

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Bowls Australian carnival Rinks Championship Draw Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Saturday 15 August 1931 · page 8

The draw for the rinks championship of Australia, to be contested at the Australian Bowling Council's carnival, commencing on Monday, August 24, in…

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Show Ring Manners a Double Asset in the Heifer

Daily Examiner · Saturday 15 August 1931 · page 7

At almost every stock show incidents occur which demonstrate the fact that exhibitors have paid Tittle or no attention to the cultivation of manners in…

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Brisbane Show Woodchopping Record Broken. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Monday 17 August 1931 · page 2

Cutting through a log in the record time of 50 seconds, C. R. Winkel, of Wauchope, New South Wales, won the championship in woodchopping…

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Great Idea Wins Exhibition Hdcp. Brisbane Races Rivers Horses Engaged.. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Monday 17 August 1931 · page 4

The concluding day of the Queensland Turf Club's Exhibition carnival meeting was held at Eagle Farm to-day, in fine weather, with a large attendance…

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Maclean J.f.c. Cane Growing Project District Competition at Show

Daily Examiner · Monday 17 August 1931 · page 2

A meeting of the Advisory Committee of the Maclean District Junior Farmer Club was held at Maclean on Friday evening, there being present Rev. C. Rowe…

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Royal Agricultural Society Dairy Farms Grassland Management Competitions

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 18 August 1931 · page 6

Sir Samuel Hordern presided over the monthly meeting of the Council of the Royal Agricultural Society held recently…

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"Empire Fair."

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 18 August 1931 · page 2

Arrangements for the holding of the "Empire Fair" in the School of Arts on 16th and 17th October, in aid of Church of England Funds, are being…

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"Show of Shows."

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 18 August 1931 · page 2

The Warner Brothers' super-revue, 'Show of Shows," all-talking, singing, dancing picture, in technicolor, is to be screened at the School of Arts…

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Boost for Coffs. Exhibits at Brisbane Show

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 18 August 1931 · page 3

Mr. H. C. Scullin, who accompanied the bananas and other products from Coffs Harbour to Brisbane Show, arrived back home yesterday. He says…

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Armidale Show Economies

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 19 August 1931 · page 4

The sub-comittee appointed to revise the schedule for the Armidale and New England P.A. and H. Association's 1932 Show, have recommended a saving of…

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Ulmarra P. and C. Carnival

Daily Examiner · Thursday 20 August 1931 · page 3

The Parents and Citizens' Association carnival, which is to be held in Cold stream street to-night, should attract a large crowd. There will be the usual…

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Show Dance

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 21 August 1931 · page 2

There, was a good attendance at the euchre party and dance in the School of Arts on Wednesday night, organised by Mesdames H. Weekes and J…

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"Show of Shows."

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 21 August 1931 · page 1

A large curtain made entirely of bath towelling, sufficient in size to cover the prosceneum arch of any fairsized theatre stage, is one of the…

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Turf No[?]es. Spring Fancies Show Their Form

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 21 August 1931 · page 4

After Sun Eagle worked on the tan on Tuesday morning he was making a bit of a "noise." It was enough to cause me to wonder whether he'll keep…

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Austral Fair

Daily Examiner · Saturday 22 August 1931 · page 4

The Austral fair, which is to take place in the Methodist School Hall on Thursday next, is being well organised by the Ladies' Church Ald. Besides [?]…

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Golf Championship Carnival. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 25 August 1931 · page 6

R. H. Bettington and C. H. Faw[?]tt won the amateur foursomes championship of Australia with an aggregate round of 149, at the Australian golf championship…

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Bowls Brisbane Carnival Opens. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 25 August 1931 · page 6

Representatives of all the States competed in the eighth Australian Bowling Carnival, which commenced to-day. No less than 840 players contested the…

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Austral Fair Entries

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 26 August 1931 · page 4

Entries will be received at the Methodist School Hall, Grafton, to-day, for the flower and cooking sections in connection with the Austral Fair. A gold…

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Golf Carnival Young Champions Meet Williams Beats Ferrier Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 26 August 1931 · page 4

A feature of the amateur teams match between New South Wales and Victoria, at the Australian golf carnival, which was continued at the Kensington links…

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Kempsey Spring Show This Year's Carnival

Daily Examiner · Thursday 27 August 1931 · page 4

The Macleay Show Society will hold their Spring Show Carnival at Kempsey this year on Wednesday and Thursday, October 28 and 29, and the early prospects…

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