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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1940

429 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 10 of 22

Coffs Show Excellent Prospects

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 19 April 1940 · page 3

The secretary, Mr. J. Walters, informs us that entries are coming in well and prospects for the Show on Tuesday and Wednesday…

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Local and General Moree Show

Daily Examiner · Friday 19 April 1940 · page 4

Sheep entries at Moree show reached the record total of 281. The show commenced in ideal weather, and the sheep judges declared that the sheep exhibits…

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Grafton Show Notes by a Dorrigo Visitor

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 19 April 1940 · page 2

The tail end of an agricultural show is a most unfavorable time to view the pavilion exhibits, as many of the farm products have by then lost their…

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Decline in Butter Production Is Show Judging to Blame?

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 19 April 1940 · page 4

There is said to be a serious decline in the butter yields of dairy cattle, the average decline per cow, during the past ten years, being…

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Jubilee Show at Maclean Lower Clarence Red Letter Day Official Opening Ceremony Performed by Mr. C. G. WINGFIELD, M.L.A. Junior Farmers' Movement

Daily Examiner · Friday 19 April 1940 · page 7

Most of the down river population joined with the residents of Maclean in making a red letter day for the official opening of the Lower Clarence Agricultural Society's Jubilee Show yesterday. Glorious weather favored the fixture and from an early hour a steady stream of patrons passed through…

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R.A.A.F. Recruiting Officer at Maclean Show. Maclean

Daily Examiner · Saturday 20 April 1940 · page 7

Indicative of the thoroughness and energy with which recruiting for the Royal Australian Air Force is being carried out was the attendance of an…

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Maclean Jubilee Show

Daily Examiner · Monday 22 April 1940 · page 2

Group of officials at Maclean Jubilee Show. The president, Mr. John Skinner, is the first from the left, and Mr. C G. Wingfield, M.L.A., who performed the official opening ceremony, is next to him. Maclean junior farmers' display, w hich won first prize in the junior farmer s' inter-club competition at the Maclean Show…

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Junior Farmers Maclean Show Exhibits

Daily Examiner · Monday 22 April 1940 · page 2

The exhibits staged by the different Junior Farmers' Clubs at the Maclean Show came in for most favorable comment by the public…

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New Zealand Shop-girl Becomes Show-Girl Gate-crashed and Got a Job. London, March 30

Daily Examiner · Monday 22 April 1940 · page 6

Desiree cooper, who lived the first 14 years of her life in New Zealand and Australia, started in London four years ago as a shop-girl and has now…

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The Show An Auspicious Opening

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 23 April 1940 · page 3

Coffs Harbour's 26th Annual Show opened this morning with every prospect of being a very successful exhibition, despite the…

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Coff's Harbor Show Opens To-day

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 23 April 1940 · page 4

Mr. R. S. Vincent, M.L.A., Minister for Mines and Forests, has notified the secretary of the Coff's Harbor Agricultural Society of his acceptance of…

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Field Maize Royal Show Championship. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 24 April 1940 · page 4

The proposed itinerary for judging the Royal Agricultural Society's championship field maize competition was made available to-day. It includes:--…

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Coff's Show Banana Exhibits Schoolwork Features Official Opening to Day Coff's Harbor

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 24 April 1940 · page 6

The first day of the Coff's Harbor Show was marred by rain, which commenced to fall at 8 a.m. For about an hour and a half the showers…

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Coraki Show

Daily Examiner · Thursday 25 April 1940 · page 4

There were excellent displays in all sections at the Coraki Agricultural Society's 42nd annual show held on Tuesday. The show was officially…

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Coff's Harbor Agricultural Show Large Crowd Attends Second Day Official Opening by Sir Earle Page Importance Of The Banana Industry

Daily Examiner · Thursday 25 April 1940 · page 7

The weather for the second day of the Coff's Harbor Show proved to be perfect. The Showground, with its natural setting of giant gum trees, was early the centre of attraction. Promptly at 10 o'clock the voice of Mr. R. shanahan announced the day's first ring event…

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Proposed Amalgamated Show

Daily Examiner · Friday 26 April 1940 · page 4

A suggestion, that the Central Richmond River Agricultural Society and the Casino A. and I. Society should amalgamate to stage a bigger show at…

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Show Gate Record

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 26 April 1940 · page 2

Gate takings at Coffs Show this week were a record for the Society. The next highest was in 1931, when the big £100 woodchopping was the…

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Monster Carnival For Red Cross Society at Grafton To-night

Daily Examiner · Friday 26 April 1940 · page 4

The Red Gross carnival is to be held in the Market Square to-night, at 7 o'clock. The Grafton V. A. Detachment will…

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Outstanding Success Coffs Annual Show A Good Profit Anticipated

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 26 April 1940 · page 1

Coffs Harbour's 26th Annual Show, held on Tuesday and Wednesday, was an outstanding success and a good profit is…

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Cyclists Injured in Lismore Carnival

Daily Examiner · Saturday 27 April 1940 · page 4

Several cyclists received first aid attention at the carnival on the Lismore Recreation Ground on Thursday. Their injuries were received from falls…

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