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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1937

583 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 18 of 30

Bellingen Show Society

Daily Examiner · Monday 28 June 1937 · page 4

At the annual meeting of the Bellinger River Agricultural Association a review of the activities of the past year revealed that, after spending £69…

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Coffs Show Officials Re-elected

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 29 June 1937 · page 4

The new committee of Coffs Harbour Show Society, at their first meeting last Saturday night, would not hear of the president…

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N.S.W. Rugby League Team at S. Grafton Beat Clarence Team 49 -- 14 Fine Exhibition Before Good Crowd Speed, Combination and Backing Up Home Side Baffled, But Not Disgraced

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 30 June 1937 · page 3

Although they at first seemed somewhat stiff after their hard match in Brisbane on Saturday, the New South Wales Rugby League footballers soon warmed up and gave a delightful exhibition of the game to beat a Clarence River thirteen by 49 points to 14 at M[?]ttrick Park, South Grafton,…

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Grafton Races Second Carnival Fixture Test For My Bernie One Alone May Score

Daily Examiner · Saturday 3 July 1937 · page 2

The Clarence River Jockey Club will provide the racing at Grafton this afternoon and as many visiting horses are engaged and weather…

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Church of England St. Luke's Annual Spring Fair

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 6 July 1937 · page 5

The secretary of St. Luke's Annual Spring Fair Committee, Mr. A. A. Benson, reports that there is every indication that the fair this year, to be held…

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N.c. Boy Horseman for Victorian Show

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 6 July 1937 · page 4

Colin McDiarmid, of Goonellabah, who has competed successfully as a boy horseman at Sydney, Brisbane, and North Coast shows, has been…

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More Horses For Carnival Races Hwaiking and Rustler

Daily Examiner · Thursday 8 July 1937 · page 2

Two Sydney horses which will arrive probably on Monday for the July carnival meetings are Rustler and Hwaiking. Rustler recently returned from…

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"Our Miss Gibbs" Last Night's Show Famous Musical Comedy Grafton Amateurs' Production

Daily Examiner · Thursday 8 July 1937 · page 4

Miss Clare Flanagan as Mary Gibbs, Mr. Roy Smart as Lord Eynsford, and Mr. Ernest Kidd as the comic cousin from Yorkshire, took the…

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Bellingen Show

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 9 July 1937 · page 3

Mr. H. W. Kirkland has been reelected president of Belliugen Show committee, and Mr. J. F. Reynolds secretary. Vice-presidents are Messrs…

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Fair Diana Booked For Grafton Jovial Son Coming

Daily Examiner · Friday 9 July 1937 · page 3

Randwick trainer F. Williams Will visit Grafton for the Cup meeting. He will have charge of Jovial Son. Rustler and Hwaiking Will be…

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Chevrolet Truck Show Coming Here Next Week

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 9 July 1937 · page 4

Those who were thrilled by the Eritish Bedford caravan that arrived in Dorrigo yesterday, will also have the opportunity of seeing for the…

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Bellingen Show Society Election of Officers. Bellingen

Daily Examiner · Friday 9 July 1937 · page 15

At the first meeting of the newly elected committee of the Bellinger River Agricultural Association, Mr. H. W. Kirkland, who for a decade past…

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Annual Carnival Dance

Daily Examiner · Saturday 10 July 1937 · page 4

The annual carnival dance will be held at the South Grafton School of Arts on Wednesday, July 23, South Grafton Cup Night, in aid of…

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National Network Production And Export Policy of Federal Govt Dr. Page at Nambour Show. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Saturday 10 July 1937 · page 5

"The policy of the present Australian Government has been designed to strengthen the separate units of national economy and to link…

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Improvement Favorite for Cup Living Up To Name Recent Form Is Fair (No. 3)

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 13 July 1937 · page 3

Improvement, which is likely to start favorite for the Grafton Cup, is in the Randwick stable of J. T. Jamieson. Improvement has 83 in…

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Brisbane Jockeys Here for Carnival

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 14 July 1937 · page 1

Brisbane jockey L. Harris has been engaged to ride N. Ross' horses at the Grafton Cup meeting. Harris won the C.R.J.C. Mile and ran third in the Cup,…

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"Not Fair Play" Action Of L.C. League Criticised by U.C.I., Committee Match with Coff's Harbor Undecided

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 14 July 1937 · page 2

"I consider that the Lower Clarence League took the bit in their mouth and bolted with it," said the secretary of the Upper Clarence…

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Orara Valley News Surf Life Saving Inter-Branch Carnival £150 to Be Divided in Frize Money. Coff's Harbor

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 14 July 1937 · page 11

The Executive Committee of the North Coast branch of the Surf Life Saving Association met in Coff's Harbor last night to discuss matters of…

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Langham's Team For Carnival Meetings Rustler Hwaiking, Dream Song

Daily Examiner · Thursday 15 July 1937 · page 1

Ex-Grafton trainer, E. H. Langham, came up from Sydney on yesterday's mail train with Rustler, Hwaiking and Dream Song, for the carnival meetings…

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Imbiber Lightweight with Chance Ran Fourth In Last Cup Form Has Been Fair (No. 9)

Daily Examiner · Thursday 15 July 1937 · page 1

Imbiber will be Randwick trainer G. Price's only representative at the Grafton carnival next week. Imbiber is in the C.R.J.C. Handicap (7.3) and…

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