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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1932

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District Exhibit for Royal Show N.c. and Tablelands

Daily Examiner · Saturday 5 March 1932 · page 4

Mr. H. Pritchard, secretary of the North Coast Agricultural Societies' Association, was in Grafton during the week and interviewed the president of…

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Closer Settlement Bill Introduced to Break Up Large Estates "The Landowner Fair Game." Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 5 March 1932 · page 4

In the Legislative Assembly to-day the Minister for Lauds, Mr. Tully, sought leave to bring in a Bill to promote closer settlement and the subdivision of large…

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Letters to the Editor Swimming Carnival

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 8 March 1932 · page 6

Sir,—I would like to draw your attention to the peculiar attitude adopted by the secretary and officials at the big swimming carnival at Grafton on…

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Pleasing Performances Youngsters and Veterans Cycling Carnival

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 8 March 1932 · page 6

Most pleasing features of the Grafton Cycle Club's meeting, which was held at Fisher Park on Saturday night last, were the successes of veterans L. Rooke and…

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Coffs Bananas Exhibit for Sydney Show

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 8 March 1932 · page 3

Visitors to Sydney this Easter will see not only the big bridge, but also a good exhibit of Coffs' big bananas at the Sydney Show. It will have…

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Governor Invited to Open Bellingen Show. Bellingen

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 8 March 1932 · page 3

Bellingen's 1982 Annual Show is fast approaching, and as the time shorten, so does the activity of the committee increase…

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Swimming High School Carnival Page Wins House Competition

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 9 March 1932 · page 3

The House points awarded for the swimming events, staged at the Grafton High School swimming carnival on Friday, have now been compiled, the honors…

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Cattle Sales Hawthorne's Annual Carnival Lower Prices, But Good Demand

Daily Examiner · Thursday 10 March 1932 · page 4

All sessions of Hawthorne's forty–first annual carnival, which opened at the hotel saleyards, South Grafton, on Tuesday, and was continued at the North…

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Cattle Ticks Strict Control of Stock Movements Request by Agricultural Society

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 11 March 1932 · page 2

The cattle [?] menace was referred to at Tuesday's special meeting of the Agricultural Society committee. Mr. R. K. Vincent expressed the view that…

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Coffs Harbour-show

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 11 March 1932 · page 2

The annual meeting of Coffs Harbour Agricultural Association is to be held in the School of Arts to-morrow, afternoon. Officials and…

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Exhibits for Grafton Show

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 11 March 1932 · page 2

At the special meeting of the Agricultural Society committee on Tuesday the President (Mr. J. H. Davis) mentioned that Mr. B. C. Eggins, Pavilion…

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"Not a Fair Deal" Ex-Shire Employee's Complaint

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 11 March 1932 · page 3

In a letter to the shire council on Wednesday Mr. J. H. Harlfield, formerly of Bucca Creek and now of Korora, claimed that he had not been…

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Show Aftermath Several Matters Before Committee

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 11 March 1932 · page 2

Several matters arising from the show last week were brought before the committee which held a special meeting last Tuesday…

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Show Smoke Social Visitors' Impressions Some Good Advice

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 11 March 1932 · page 4

Judges and visitors were entertained at a smoke social at the Hotel Dorrigo on the first night of the show. There were about 40 present. Mr. J…

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Taree Show Governor-general to Open. Canberra

Daily Examiner · Friday 11 March 1932 · page 5

Dr. Page has been advised that the Governor-General, Sir Isaac Isaucs, proposes altering his programme to permit of his opening the annual show of the…

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Royal Show Products From Clarence Wanted for District Exhibit

Daily Examiner · Friday 11 March 1932 · page 4

Clarence River farmers who desire to have products of their farms included in the North Coast and Tablelands District Exhibit at the forthcoming Royal Show…

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Exhibit for Royal Show Dorrigo Society's Decision Assistance This Year. a Secretary's Strange Action

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 11 March 1932 · page 6

For a number of years past the Dorrigo Agricultural Association has made it a practice of supporting the North Coast Agricultural Societies'…

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Kempsey Show Big Preparations

Daily Examiner · Saturday 12 March 1932 · page 4

Last Kempsey Show was the Macleay Association's Jubilee Show, and new records were established. Soon after that success, the committee planned to keep…

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Grafton Show Tenders for Privileges

Daily Examiner · Saturday 12 March 1932 · page 4

Successful tenders for the privileges at tho forthcoming Grafton Show were announced yesterday:—Hotel -booth, Nos 7 and 2, S. C. Jocnmsen, Maclean; hotel…

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Dorrigo Agricultural Society No Exhibit for Royal Show

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 15 March 1932 · page 6

Dorrigo Agricultural Association, for years past, has been in the habit of giving very material assistance in the staging of an exhibit at the Royal Show by the…

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