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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1938

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Surf Carnival To-day Yamba's Big Event

Daily Examiner · Saturday 1 January 1938 · page 4

The annual carnival conducted by the Yamba Surf Life Saving Club will be held on Yamba beach to-day. Besides the celebrated Yamba team,…

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Battle with Heavy Surf Yamba's Annual Surf Carnival Ballina Club Swimmers Scoop Pool Beat Yamba by One Point in R. AND R. EVENT Magnificent Efforts By Ray Burniston

Daily Examiner · Monday 3 January 1938 · page 1

A particularly heavy surf with treacherous channels and crosscurrents made conditions difficult for competitors at the Yamba Surf Life Saving Club's annual suff carnival at Yamba beach on Saturday. Numerous surfers got into difficulties, and although there, were no…

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Heavy Surf Coff's Surf Carnival Competitors in Trouble Coff's Win the Main Events. Coff's Harbor

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 4 January 1938 · page 4

The Coff's Harbor Surf Life Saving Club conducted its fifteenth annual carnival at Park Beach to-day. Weather conditions were perfect and…

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WOOLGOOLGA Surf Carnival

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 7 January 1938 · page 1

With campere and visitors, the crowd which attended Woolgoolga's annual surf carnival on Boxing Day was estimated to…

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Coffs Surf Club The Annual Carnival

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 7 January 1938 · page 2

The programme seemed to rivet the attention of the large crowd that witnessed Coffe Harbour Surf Club's annual' carnival at…

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"Sham Amateurs" Tennis Critic's Protest Exhibition Matches for a Living. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 8 January 1938 · page 3

Criticism of the continuance of amateur tennis players employed by sports manufacturers playing in exhibition matches in country districts…

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Country Week Carnival

Daily Examiner · Monday 10 January 1938 · page 1

The annual Country Week tennis carnival commences to-day at the Lawn Tennis Grounds, Rushcutter Bay. The Grafton men's team is…

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Yamba Wins Ballina R. AND R. Surf Carnival Results Swimmers Caught in Current Lismore

Daily Examiner · Monday 10 January 1938 · page 6

The principal event at the Ballina Lighthouse and Lismore surf life saving carnival to-day, the R. and R. was won by Yamba from the…

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A Show Enthusiast

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 11 January 1938 · page 7

One of the greatest show enthusiasts of the Australian dairy cattle world is Mr. M. M. McBaron, of the "River view" A. L. S . Stud, Raleigh (N. S. W.),…

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Surf Lifesaving Sawtell's Annual Carnival

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 11 January 1938 · page 2

Sawtell Surf Club's sevent's annual surf carniyal was held on Sunday last. From a competitive point of view it was the best…

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£15,000. in Prizes For Royal Easter Show

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 11 January 1938 · page 1

A complete departure has been made by the Royal Agricultural Society of N.S.W. in the form of presentation of the schedule of prizes…

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Coffs Show Everything Goes Well

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 14 January 1938 · page 1

The secretary (Mr. J. Walters) informs us that everything is going well and he anticipates a record Show at Coffs Harbour on…

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Nana Glen Show Society Meeting

Daily Examiner · Friday 14 January 1938 · page 3

The Nana Glen District A. and H. Society held a very well attended meeting in the Pioneer Hall on Wednesday evening, January 12, presided over by…

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Ideal Gardens Designed By Authors Exhibition in London. London, December 25

Daily Examiner · Friday 14 January 1938 · page 3

One of the most attractive features of a forthcoming exhibition in London will be a series of ideal gardens designed by famous authors in…

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Value of Trees Exhibition At Newcastle Nature's Handiwork

Daily Examiner · Monday 17 January 1938 · page 2

The value of trees in the city and the country will be shown by the Newcastle Tree Planting and Preservation League in an exhibition at Tyrrell Hall…

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Aboriginals Demand Fair Deal Native Problem Worries Parliament Full-Blood As Member? Federal Govt, May Move Canberra

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 18 January 1938 · page 5

The possibility of Australian aborigines being given direct representation in the Federal Parliament, in the hope that this may tend to…

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Show Publican's Booth

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 21 January 1938 · page 2

At Tuesday's meeting of the show committee two lenders were received for the publican's booth rights at the forthcoming show. Mr. T. Navin's…

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Bowls Carnival Postponed. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 21 January 1938 · page 2

Steady rain last night and to-day caused the postponement of the Australian bowls carnival…

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Potatoes at the Show Godd Prizes Ofered

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 21 January 1938 · page 2

At this week's show committee meeting, the Secretary (Mr. J. Hester) stated that he had been informed by Mr. W. H. Shaw, local agent for…

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Show Insurance Pluvius Policy to Be Taken Out

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 21 January 1938 · page 2

The show committee decided on Tuesday to take out a public risk policy of £1000 for the show. When the matter of insurance was being…

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