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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1931

580 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 3 of 29

Coff's Harbor Show Official Opening Ceremony Interesting Axemen's Carnival Dead Heat In State Championship. C. Winkle and T. Payne Divide 14 Inch Title

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 27 January 1931 · page 3

In typical Australian summer weather conditions the annual show of the Coff's Harbor and District Agricultural Association was brought to a successful conclusion yesterday. This was the first of the series of Northern Rivers annual shows and considerable interest was attached to the engagement in…

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Carnival Mishap Scaffolding Collapses Several Persons Injured. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 27 January 1931 · page 5

About 25 people were injured this afternoon when the scaffolding used as seats at the Freshwater Surf Club carnival collapsed…

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Coffs Bananas. Fine Show Display. Much Favorable Comment

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 27 January 1931 · page 3

This year the local fruitgrowers have made something like an attempt to advertise the district with a good banana display at the local show, and…

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CYCLING Anniversary Carnival G. Layton Wins N.C. Championship Racing Witnessed by Large Crowd

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 27 January 1931 · page 1

Evidence of a revival in cycling at Grafton was not lacking at Fisher Park last night when the Grafton Cycle Club staged its Anniversary Day carnival in…

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Coffs Harbour Show. Dry Weather Beaten by Producers. Attractive Ground Improvements

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 27 January 1931 · page 2

Everybody who visited Coffs Harhour's seventeenth annual show on Saturday and Monday was agreed that, it was a wonderful exhibition…

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Swimming Carnival Good Entries Received

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 28 January 1931 · page 4

The following entries have been received for events in the swimming carnival which will be held at the City Baths to-night in aid of the funds of the…

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Ambulance Swimming Carnival Postponed

Daily Examiner · Thursday 29 January 1931 · page 4

The decision to postpone the swimming carnival, which was to have been held at the baths last night, was a wise one. A light shower fell at about 8.30 p.m. and…

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Making Sacrifices Reply to Chief Secretary What Income Tax Returns Will Show. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 29 January 1931 · page 5

Sir. Arthur Richard, referring to Mr. Gosling's threat that wealthy people would soon be given the chance of making a sacrifice for the common good,…

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Royal Agricultural Society Royal Easter Show, 1931 Prize Schedule £14,000 Prize Money—cups and Trophies

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 30 January 1931 · page 4

The Royal Agricultural Society is to be congratulated on the schedule of prizes for this year's Royal Easter Show, which has just been issued. In all…

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Jetty Surf Carnival

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 30 January 1931 · page 2

Arrangements for the Jetty Surf Carnival on the Jetty Beach next Sunday have been well organised, and a good day may be expected if the…

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Show Ball

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 30 January 1931 · page 1

Coffs Harbour Show Ball was a fitting conclusion to a successful show. About £ 26 was taken at the door. Mr. J. Walters (secretary) was in the…

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Bangalow Show Postponed

Daily Examiner · Friday 30 January 1931 · page 4

At a meeting of the committee of Bungalow A. and I. Society it was decided that the Bangalow Show, to have been held on March 4 and 5, be postponed, and…

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Experiment Farm Exhibit. a Feature of the Show

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 30 January 1931 · page 4

A feature of Coffs Show was the splendid non-competitive exhibit staged by Grafton Experiment Farm. It was an attraction and an education to…

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Local and General Coff's Jetty Surf Carnival

Daily Examiner · Saturday 31 January 1931 · page 4

The Yamba Surf Club will compete at the surf carnival, to be conducted by the Coff's Jetty Surf Club at Coff's Harbor, to-morrow. About 20 members, mostly…

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Cycling To-night's Carnival

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 3 February 1931 · page 1

An attractive programme of cycling events will be presented by the Grafton Cycle Club to-night. A mile handicap, two divisions of a scratch race and boys'…

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Show Dates for 1932

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 3 February 1931 · page 4

At the meeting of the Central North Coast Agricultural Societies' Association last week, the following show dates for 1932, were selected:--Bullahdelah, March…

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Surf Carnival. Good Afternoon at Jetty. Yamba Wins Championship Event

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 3 February 1931 · page 4

Jetty Surf Club had a very successful carnival on Sunday. There was a good attendance, but the gate takings were much below expectations,…

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Still Cheerful. Despite Loss on Show. Woodchops a Big Drain

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 3 February 1931 · page 3

Having, to report a big loss on the show, the president (Mr. C. Vost) and secretary (Mr. J. Walters) of Coffs Harbour Agricultural Society facen…

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Coff's Show Meeting

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 4 February 1931 · page 6

A meeting of the committee of the Coff's Harbor Agricultural Association was held in the School of Arts, on Saturday last. There were present: Messrs…

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Ambulance Swimming Carnival

Daily Examiner · Thursday 5 February 1931 · page 4

It has been decided, providing the weather conditions are suitable, to hold the ambulance swimming carnival on Monday night next, at the city baths…

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