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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1936

540 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 21 of 27

Sporting Axeman at Brisbane Show

Daily Examiner · Saturday 22 August 1936 · page 6

In the second heat of the 13in. tree felling contest at Brisbane Show on Thursday, C. Winkel, who had won the championship of Queensland on…

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Brisbane Show Big Crowds Yesterday. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Saturday 22 August 1936 · page 5

Ideal weather again prevailed for the Royal National Show to-day, and the attendance was excellent. In the champion high jump, no…

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Sensation at Brisbane Show

Daily Examiner · Monday 24 August 1936 · page 4

Two bullocks, which jumped over the oval fence among the crowd at the Brisbane Show, caused injury to seven persons. None of them was badly…

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Brisbane Show Attendance Records Broken. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Monday 24 August 1936 · page 4

When the show closed on Saturday night all records for attendance and receipts were broken. Takings totalled £22,367. an increase over last year of…

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All Square Sarazen and Helen Hicks Exhibition. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 27 August 1936 · page 2

An exhibition golf match between Gene Sarazen and Miss Helen Hicks and Jim Ferrier and Miss Parker, at The Lakes this afternoon, finished all…

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Coff's Hospital Annual Meeting 605 Patients Treated Receipts Show Good Increase

Daily Examiner · Thursday 27 August 1936 · page 3

The annual meeting of subscribers to the Coff's Harbor District Hospital was held in the School of Arts on Monday night…

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North Queensland Capital of the North Townsville Show Visited

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 1 September 1936 · page 1

Townsville, the Capital of the North, has a population of 27,000, about the same as Rockhampton. It is not safe to argue which is…

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Agricultural Association. Monthly Meeting Preparing the Schedule Alteration of Show Dates

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 4 September 1936 · page 3

The usual monthly meeting of the committee of the Dorrigo and Guy Fawkes Agricultural Association was held in the Memorial Hall on…

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Interstate Bowls Queensland Carnival Triple Victory for Home Teams. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Saturday 5 September 1936 · page 2

The Queensland bowlers scored treble victory in the Interstate matches to-day as both the New South Wales and Victorian teams were defeated…

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Scotch Fair Concert

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 8 September 1936 · page 2

As an additional attraction and to provide better entertainment for patrons, a first-class concert has been arranged for the opening night of the…

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Is It Fair? Korora Basin Roads Neglect by Shire Council

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 8 September 1936 · page 1

Mr. E. V. Plunkett writes:— Kindly allow me space in your valuable columns to ventilate what I consider is an injustice dealt out to…

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Ye Olde English Fair

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 9 September 1936 · page 4

Ye Olde English Fair, in aid of the South Grafton Methodist Church, will be held on Thursday, October 8. A fine schedule of prizes has been printed…

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Ulmarra Spring Flower Show

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 9 September 1936 · page 4

The Ulmarra Spring Flower Show in aid of the Methodist Church will be held in the Masonic Hall, Ulmarra, on Wednesday and Thursday, October 21…

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Publicity Film "Song Of Australia" for World-wide Exhibition. Canberra

Daily Examiner · Friday 11 September 1936 · page 4

Running to twice the length of any publicity film yet compiled by the Commonwealth cinematographic branch, an ambitious talkie is being prepared on…

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Scotch Fair Another Successful Function

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 15 September 1936 · page 3

Although things were rather quiet at the Scotch Fair in the School of Arts on Saturday afternoon, owing to the big furniture…

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Spring Flower Show Grafton Methodist Fixture

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 15 September 1936 · page 4

The annual Methodist Spring Flower Show will be held in the Trocadero Theatre, Grafton, on September 23 and 24 next…

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SESQUI-CENTENARY Grafton Celebrations Show Time, in 1938 Yesterday's Public Meeting

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 16 September 1936 · page 2

Grafton's participation in the sesqui-centenary celebrations in 1938 will take place in conjunction with the Grafton Show, if a proposal…

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Commercial Travellers' Carnival

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 18 September 1936 · page 2

It is the intention of the Commercial Travellers' Association to organise a carnival in aid of the funds of the Dorrigo Hospital in November. With…

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Melbourne Show Entries Are Heavy. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Friday 18 September 1936 · page 6

The 64th Royal Agricultural Show opened to-day in fine Weather. Entries in the various sections totalled 12,554, which, except for the abnormal…

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Talks About Talkies "Show Boat" Gripped World in Magic Spell of Melody. Has More Popular Songs Then Any Other Picture

Daily Examiner · Friday 18 September 1936 · page 10

Universally admitted to contain more song hits than any other one musical production during the past decade, "Show Boat," the famous Edna Faber…

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