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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1940

429 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 11 of 22

Red Cross Appeal Magnificent Response Street Stalls and Carnival About £210 RAISED

Daily Examiner · Saturday 27 April 1940 · page 3

The Grafton branch of the Red Cross Society held their annual appeal day yesterday and five stalls, where vegetables, sweets, cakes and…

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Red Cross Carnival

Daily Examiner · Monday 29 April 1940 · page 4

The Grafton branch of the Red Gross Society wish to thank Capt Withers, for his valuable assistance in taking charge of the carnival held on Friday…

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Casino Show

Daily Examiner · Thursday 2 May 1940 · page 2

Casino's 64th annual show was opened yesterday, by Mr. J. T. Reid. M.L.A. Entries in all sections were near the record. Junior Farmers' exhibits…

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£30 PROFIT Bellingen Annual Show

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 3 May 1940 · page 2

At a committee meeting last Friday it was announced that the recent Bellingcn Show made a profit of approximately £30. Gross receipts of the…

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Bellinger River Show Profit 220

Daily Examiner · Friday 3 May 1940 · page 7

At the final committee meeting of the [?]inger River Agricultural Association for the current year, committeemen reviewed with…

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Casino Show Second Day Gate £477

Daily Examiner · Friday 3 May 1940 · page 1

The gate receipts at the Casino Show for the second day amounted to £47743, compared with £48817 on the same day last year…

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Casino Show Conclusion Thursday Satisfactory Results

Daily Examiner · Saturday 4 May 1940 · page 6

The Casino Show concluded on Thursday, after three days' duration. Considering that the 1939 show was a special effort, being the centenary…

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Opinions of Our Readers Grafton Show

Daily Examiner · Saturday 4 May 1940 · page 7

Sir I was Listening to Mr. G. W. Fitzgerald at the official opening of the Grafton Show. He spoke very highly of the wonderful Jot of sideshows, and…

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C.N.C.N. SHOW Secretary's Resignation

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 7 May 1940 · page 2

Mr. E. Mitchell, well-known secretary of the Central North Coast National Show, Kewpsey, resigned his position at last committee meeting,…

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Grafton Show

Daily Examiner · Friday 10 May 1940 · page 4

Prize winners at the recent Grafton show are notified that their prize money is now available, and may be had on application to the secretary's…

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Grafton Poultry Club Show

Daily Examiner · Friday 10 May 1940 · page 4

A well attended meeting of the Grafton and District Poultry Club, presided over by [?]gt, E. G. Druitt, decided to hold its annual poultry and dog show…

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Local and General Kyogle Show

Daily Examiner · Friday 10 May 1940 · page 4

Kyogle Show opened with entries aggregating almost 2000, the support from exhibitors in every section making new records,…

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Patriotic Fund Comforts For Soldiers Art Union and Carnival

Daily Examiner · Friday 10 May 1940 · page 4

A meeting of the Women's Auxiliary Comforts Fund was held in the Town Hall on Monday, the president (Mrs. E. H. Chataway) presiding over a…

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Lawrence and Lower Southgate Flower Show

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 15 May 1940 · page 8

There was a good attendance at the public meeting in the Literary Institute on 8th inst. to discuss the advisability of holding the flower show…

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Bonalbo Show

Daily Examiner · Friday 17 May 1940 · page 4

Bonalbo Show Committee adopted the policy of making people forget the war for two days, and for this purpose used the slogan. "Make Hitler Wild."…

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£46 PROFIT Coffs Harbour Show

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 17 May 1940 · page 1

In an interim statement presented Coffs Show Committee on Wednesday night, the secretary (Mr. J. Walters) showed that…

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Good Takings At Coff's Harbor Show Satisfactory Report Submitted. Coff's Harbor

Daily Examiner · Friday 17 May 1940 · page 7

At a meeting held on Wednesday by the Coff's Harbor Show Committee, which was presided over by Mr. B. D. Patterson, the secretary (Mr. J…

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Fair Rents Court Coff's Harbor Sitting. Coff's Harbor

Daily Examiner · Monday 20 May 1940 · page 2

Before Mr. A. J. Bryant, P.M., at Coff's Harbor on Friday, William. Macleay Wekeem and Victor Simmer Wekem asked court to determine…

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Coff's Harbor Fair Rents Court

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 21 May 1940 · page 6

At the Coff's Harbor Police Court, before Mr. A. J. Bryant, P.M., on May 17, Elston James Ward made application under the Fair Rents Ac, Mr. D…

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Fair Rents Court Coffs Harbour Cases

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 21 May 1940 · page 4

In the Fair Rents Court at Coffs Harbour last Friday afternoon, before Mr. A. J. Bryant, P.M., Victor Stanley Weekem and William…

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