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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1938

598 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 19 of 30

Mummy of Actor Show Draws Crowds Lincoln's Murderer. London, June 4

Daily Examiner · Monday 20 June 1938 · page 6

America's most amazing mummy, claimed to be the embalmed corpse of the murderer of President Lincoln, is drawing big crowds in the…

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Doomben Mala and Jocular Straight 5 in 60½ Sprinters Show Paces Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 22 June 1938 · page 6

That Mala and Jocular are in fine fettle was demonstrated to-day when, using the straight course at Doomben, they were galloped over five…

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County Matches Test Players Show Form. London

Daily Examiner · Thursday 23 June 1938 · page 5

Test players in Edrich and Compton were in form in county matches today. Scores:--…

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Excursion Fares for Grafton Racing Carnival

Daily Examiner · Friday 24 June 1938 · page 4

Return tickets, single fare and one third, will be issued from Sydney. Murwillumbah and Cougal, and intermediate stations, including Dorrigo and Ballina…

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Horses Arriving For Racing Carnival Entries for Big Races on

Daily Examiner · Friday 24 June 1938 · page 6

Horses are arriving at Grafton for the July racing carnival and interest will quicken with the receipt of entries for the Ramornie and C.R.J.C…

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Mohican Coming for Carnival Trek To The Clarence Horses Arriving

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 28 June 1938 · page 3

The trek to Grafton for the July racing carnival has set in and, by the end of the week, many visiting horses will be on the tracks at Grafton and…

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Racing Car Smash at Penrith Moving Picture Record Show at Inquest Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 30 June 1938 · page 4

A vivid motion picture of the disaster at Penrith on June 13 when a raring car crashed into a group of spectators, killing a woman and two…

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Football Exhilarating Exhibition Urunga Outclassed

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 1 July 1938 · page 3

After their extremely promising displays against Kempsey and North Dorrigo it was thought that Urunga would thoroughly test the Dorrigo Cup…

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Cinzano Here Horses For Carnival Milantheon and Brinkburn

Daily Examiner · Friday 1 July 1938 · page 6

Two more horses were brought from Sydney yesterday for the racing carnival. They were Cinzano, who was here last year, and a maiden…

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Poor Show Derbyshire Batting Badcock Gets Runs Test Nerve Forgotten London

Daily Examiner · Friday 1 July 1938 · page 5

Although on paper Derbyshire team is strong and well-balanced, it gave a poor show against the Australians. who, in any case, would not have…

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Maize Section at Grafton's Show

Daily Examiner · Saturday 2 July 1938 · page 4

Reviewing the entries that were received in the maize section at the last C.P. and A. Society's show, the secretary (Mr. L. C. Lawson stand that…

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Deficit on Carnival Committee to Buy Lottery Ticket

Daily Examiner · Saturday 2 July 1938 · page 8

Members of the Lithgow Carnival (150th Anniversary) Committee are now attempting to raise funds to meet a deficit on the carnival of £150…

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Champion Show Pony Dies From Lockjaw. Brushgrove

Daily Examiner · Saturday 2 July 1938 · page 4

Mr. H. H. K[?] had the misfortune last week to [?] his one time champion show poss Starlight. She was found in have contracted…

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Taree Poultry Show

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 5 July 1938 · page 6

The Taree Poultry Show was held last Friday and Saturday. Mr. C. E. Cranston, of Queen street, Grafton, the well-known exhibitor, was successful…

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Coffs Show Jubilee Year Next Year

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 5 July 1938 · page 2

Next show will be the 25th of Coffs Harbour Society, and the committee have decided to concentrate on making it a special jubilee show…

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Flying Boat Welcome at Darwin Worst On Whole Trip "Officials Thought Show Was Theirs" London

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 5 July 1938 · page 5

The "News-Chronicle's" correspondent, Ronald Walker, who travelled to Australia in the flying boat Challenger, describes the welcome…

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Racing Stewards. for Carnival Meetings

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 6 July 1938 · page 6

The chairman of the Northern River's Racing Association. Mr. Carl T. Schwinghammer, stated last night that Captain Temperley, for a number of…

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Jubilee Show. Plans For Coff 's Harbor. Prizes for Local Stock. More Pen Accommodation. Coff 'S Harbor

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 6 July 1938 · page 7

Reference was made at a meeting of the Coff 's Harbor and District Agricultural Association on Saturday night to the fact that the 1933 show…

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Proposed Grassland Improvement Competition to Be Inaugurated by Royal Agricultural Society

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 8 July 1938 · page 6

At a meeting of the committee of the Agricultural Association on Tuesday, a letter was read from the Royal Agricultural Society, advising that…

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Talkies "Varsity Show."

Daily Examiner · Saturday 9 July 1938 · page 8

Dick Powell heads the cast in the musical comedy, "Varsity Show," which opens this evening at the Garden Theatre. The story has a fast moving…

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