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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1935

646 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 4 of 33

Treacherous Surf Causes Abandonment of Evans Head Surf Carnival

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 30 January 1935 · page 1

Heavy, treacherous surf at Evans' Head caused the abandonment of the annual surf carnival of the Evans Head Life Saving Club last Sunday at 2.30 p.m…

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£325 for Show Society Dorrigo Queen Competition. Dokrtgo

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 30 January 1935 · page 4

There was a record crowd at the Mrmorital Hall last night when Miss Glennie Long, successful competition, run…

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Coff's Harbor Show a One Day Fixture the Poultry and Bananas Official Opening Ceremony

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 30 January 1935 · page 7

For this year the committee of the Coff's har[?] and District Ag[?]cural Association in their wisdom decided to [?] their annual show to a one-day…

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Children's Items at Presbyterian Flower Show Instrumental and Vocal Competitions

Daily Examiner · Thursday 31 January 1935 · page 7

As previously reported the Presbyterian Church Flower Show Committee have arranged for their Flower Show, which is being organised for Wednesday and…

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Firemen's Carnival

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 1 February 1935 · page 2

Residents of the district (and there was a huge crowd of them) who attended the Dorrigo Fire Brigade's carnival on the recreation ground a…

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The Show

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 1 February 1935 · page 2

The committee of the Agricultural Association will meet at the Literary Institute next Tuesday at 11 a.m. As the annual show is close at hand and…

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Coff's Harbor Show

Daily Examiner · Friday 1 February 1935 · page 6

GENERAL VIEW OF CROWD AT COFF'S HARBOR SHOWGROUND ON ANNIVERSARY DAY…

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Jetty Surf Carnival Next Sunday's Fixture.?

Daily Examiner · Friday 1 February 1935 · page 3

The appetite of surfing en[?]ctusitsts has been whetted by the thrilling and eventful carnavals held so far this season in the North Coast branch, and consequently…

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Jetty Carnival Surf Events for

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 1 February 1935 · page 2

Jetty Surf Club's Annual Carnival is to be held on the Jetty Beach next Sunday. There is a good programme of water and beach events, to…

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Racing Carnival Meetings in February and March Grafton and South Grafton

Daily Examiner · Friday 1 February 1935 · page 1

The attention of the sporting public and of owners and trainers in particular, is directed to an advertisement in another Column announcing the dates for race…

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Gilbert's Bowling Fair, Sats Umpire. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Saturday 2 February 1935 · page 8

J. Scott, one of the umpires of the recent Shield match between Queensland and Victoria, said to-day that he had watched Gilbert's bowling very carefully…

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Grafton Poultry Club Annual Show on May 30 and 31

Daily Examiner · Saturday 2 February 1935 · page 3

The Graf ton District Poultry Club's third annual show will be hold at the Graf ton Showground on May 30 and 31…

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Big Coursing Carnival Clarence Dogs for Armidale

Daily Examiner · Monday 4 February 1935 · page 2

A number of racing greyhounds will be taken from Grafton to Armidale today to compete in the mechanical hare coursing carnival, which will be held at…

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Shark Scare Jetty Surf Carnival Final Events Cancelled Abrupt End to Entertaining Programme. Coff's Harbor

Daily Examiner · Monday 4 February 1935 · page 2

The appearance of a five feet shark towards the end of the day caused the abandonment of the last three events of the Jetty Surf Life Saving Club's…

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Shark Alarms At Jetty Surf Carnival

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 5 February 1935 · page 4

Two shark alarms were made at the Jetty Surf Club's carnival on Sunday afternoon. The second proved more real than the first, and three of the…

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Surf Carnival Jetty Club has Big Day

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 5 February 1935 · page 4

Although the crowd was not as large as was hoped with the small gate charge, Jetty Surf Club's carnival last Sunday was very successful…

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Whiporie Queen Carnival Social

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 6 February 1935 · page 7

The friends and supporters of Miss Merle Stoy, the Rappville district candidate in the Wyan-Rappville parochial queen carnival, held a successful social…

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Open Air Function Presbyterian Flower Show Special Banana Class Enthusiastic Meeting of Congregation

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 6 February 1935 · page 3

A well attended meeting of the congregation of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Grafton, was held in the church on Monday night, and was presided over…

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Yamba Surf Club Arrangements for Ballina Carnival

Daily Examiner · Thursday 7 February 1935 · page 4

The following team will represent the Yamba Surf Club at the surf carnival to be held at Ballina on Sunday, February 10:—A Hockey, G. Mills, W. Gilleland…

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Night Swimming Carnival

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 8 February 1935 · page 2

For the grand gain swimming carnival next. Wednesday night a very interesting programme of swimming and novelty races and diving has been…

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