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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1937

583 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 15 of 30

Tennis June Carnival

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 14 May 1937 · page 1

Programmes for the tenth annual tennis tournament of the Don Dorrigo Club are now in the printer's hands and will be distributed over…

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Travelling Show Horses

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 14 May 1937 · page 2

Charles Henry Langley, a show rider, of Lismore, was convicted at Casino Police Court this week on a charge that he did not produce to…

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Commercial Travellers' Carnival Small Attendance Another Meeting to Be Called

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 14 May 1937 · page 6

In response to the advertisement calling a meeting of the committee of the proposed Commercial Travellers' Carnival, in aid of Hospital…

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Junior Farmers' Club the December Show Appeal for Support

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 14 May 1937 · page 2

The local Junior Farmers' Club held its monthly meeting on Tuesday, 4th May. Those present were: Messrs. C. H. Turner (President), I. Bartlett…

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J.F.C. Maclean Advisory Committee Show Exhibit Praised Result of Vegetable Competition

Daily Examiner · Friday 14 May 1937 · page 2

At a meeting of the Maclean J.F.C. Advisory Committee, Mr. J. McIntyre presiding, the secretary (Mr. R. Buck) reported that Messrs. C. J. Green and…

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Grafton Show Prize Money

Daily Examiner · Saturday 15 May 1937 · page 4

The prize money won at the recent Grafton Show is now available and may be obtained by making application at the office of the secretary of the C.D…

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Grafton C.w.a. Arrangements for Carnival Ball

Daily Examiner · Monday 17 May 1937 · page 4

Before the business of the meeting of Grafton C.W.A. commenced on Friday last members present stood in silence for two minutes as a mark of…

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Farmers' Feud Rival Camps In Britain Olympia Dairy Show. London, April 24

Daily Examiner · Monday 17 May 1937 · page 7

A farmer's feud, which may cost the English dairy industry thousands of pounds and, at the same time, give farmers wives one of the best days…

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Coffs Show Profit of £112 First Profit for Many Years

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 18 May 1937 · page 2

Coffs' recent Show came out with a credit of £112, and after paying some old accounts and the year's interest on the mortgage on…

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To Show Cause Friends of Soviet Union and Communist Party. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 18 May 1937 · page 5

In the High Court to-day, the Federal Attorney-General made application, calling upon Friends of the Soviet Union and the Commnnist party to…

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Maclean Purchase of Show Birds

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 19 May 1937 · page 2

Mr. J. M. Paine, of Ashby, who for some time past has been a successful breeder of show birds principally Rhode Island, White Leghorns arid Orpingtons…

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Show Dates

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 21 May 1937 · page 2

At the last meeting of the Coff's Harbour Agricultural Association, the President said that special attention must be given to show dates…

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Travellers' Carnival to Be Proceeded with Messrs. Lorimer and Hepburn Secretaries

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 21 May 1937 · page 2

A further meeting for the purpose of deciding whether the proposed carnival, to be carried out with the assistance of the Commercial…

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Show Horses Exhibitor Meets Trouble C. H. Langley Fined

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 21 May 1937 · page 1

After saying that he was not satisfied that a permit produced by defendant was a genuine one for the journey in question, Mr. H. Hawkins,…

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EXHIBITION Of Australian Goods Successful Campaign in England. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 24 May 1937 · page 5

The Australian Prime Minister (Mr. Lyons) in the presence of large and representative assemblage, to-day opened the 220th Shop Exhibition,…

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Australian Exhibit at Paris Exhibition. Canberra

Daily Examiner · Thursday 27 May 1937 · page 5

The hope that the Australian exhibit at the Paris International Exhibition would ensure an unusual and valuable advertisement for Australia was…

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C.t. Carnival Public Meeting on June 7

Daily Examiner · Thursday 27 May 1937 · page 4

The public meeting convened for 7.30 p.m. on Monday, June 7, in the Historical Society's room, at the Town Hall, Grafton, has been called so that…

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Tenterfield Show

Daily Examiner · Friday 28 May 1937 · page 4

The Tenterfield Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Society has fixed its next show for February 22, 23 and 24, 1938…

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Record Entries for Rockhampton Carnival

Daily Examiner · Friday 28 May 1937 · page 3

A record nomination was received for the Rockhampton Jockey Club's carnival race meeting on June 19, 21 and 23. The total number of entries, exclusive…

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Old Show Society Medal Unearthed

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 28 May 1937 · page 4

While digging in the garden of her parents' residence in Austral-street, Central Kempsey, a few days ago, Dorothy Harper, daughter of Mr. and…

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