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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1940

429 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 3 of 22

Teams Selected Coff's Harbor Surf Club Carnival on Sunday. Coff's Harbor, Fridayy

Daily Examiner · Saturday 10 February 1940 · page 4

The following members of the Coff's Harbor Surf Club have been selected to compete in the various events at the club's carnival next Sunday at Park…

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District Exhibit North Coast And Tablelands 1940 Royal Show Organisation in Progress

Daily Examiner · Saturday 10 February 1940 · page 4

With the near approach of the Royal Show in Sydney at Easter, preparations are being made for the staging of the district exhibit from the North Coast…

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Show Sports Programme Drawn Up

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 13 February 1940 · page 3

Coffs Show Committee met last night, with representatives of other branches of sports, and drew up a programme aggregating about £40…

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SWIMMING Over 300 Attend Carnival Public Interest Revived

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 13 February 1940 · page 1

After an interval of about five years, public interest in still water swimming was revived at the carnival last Friday night…

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Surf Carnival Coffs Harbour Club Young Competitors Shine

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 13 February 1940 · page 3

Big fields and remarkable keenness amongst the competitors were features of Coffs Harbour Surf Club's annual carnival at…

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"Oppy's" Exhibition At South Grafton Cycling Meeting Champion Delights Crowd Establishes Three-mile Track Record

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 14 February 1940 · page 1

Hubert Opperman, champion cyclist of Australia, and holder of many world records for cycling, gave an exhibition at last night's meeting…

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Inverell Annual Show

Daily Examiner · Thursday 15 February 1940 · page 8

The Inverell Show will be held on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of next week, and although the dry weather must interfere with the…

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Show Windfall

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 16 February 1940 · page 2

At the meeting of Coffs Show Committee at which it was finally decided to go on with the Anniversary Day sports and at which…

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Fair Rents Court Coffs' First Case

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 16 February 1940 · page 3

The first case in Colls Harbour under the Fair Rente Act came before Mr. A. J. Bryant, P.M., at the Courthouse to-day, when Sampson…

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Surf Lifesaving North Coast Branch the Championship Carnival

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 16 February 1940 · page 4

At a meeting of the North Coast Branch of the Surf Lifesaving Association, heldf in Coffs Harbour on Wednesday night, the programme was…

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Our Open Column Secretary Appeals for More Co-operation the Annual Show (To the Editor)

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 16 February 1940 · page 2

Dear Sir,—As no doubt most of you know the Dorrigo District Annual Show will be held on Wednesday and Thursday, the 28th and 29th of this…

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Royal Show District Competitions. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 17 February 1940 · page 5

Five divisions have entered for the Commonwealth district competition at the Royal Easter Show next month in Sydney…

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Fair Rents Court Hearing At Coff's Harbor Rent of High Street Shop Reduced

Daily Examiner · Monday 19 February 1940 · page 4

Before Mr. A. J. Bryant, P.M., at Coff's Harbor on Friday last, Sampson Palmer and Thomas James Roderick, trading as Blow's, applied to the court,…

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Fair Rents Court Coffs Harbour Case

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 20 February 1940 · page 1

A simple formula is laid down in the new Pair Rents Act for the fixing of rents by the Magistrate hearing such cases. His first duty is to…

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Third Minstrel Show Also West Indian Play To-night's 2Nr Features

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 21 February 1940 · page 7

National regional station 2NR will to-night at 8 o'clock broadcast the third minstrel show by the Cotton Club Boys in the series entitled "Gentlemen,…

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Sydney Markets Dairy Produce Firm Fair Inquiry for Fish. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 22 February 1940 · page 4

In the farm produce section of Sussex street to-day 21 tons of brown and 70 tons of white onions were available. Slow demand ruled at £5 per ton for…

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Local and General Alstonville Show Society

Daily Examiner · Friday 23 February 1940 · page 4

Alstonville Show Society, at its-annual meeting, showed a debit of £54. Mr. Cook was re-elected president for the second successive term…

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Surf Carnival North Coast Beach Championship Held at Park Beach Coff's Harbor Win R. AND R. and March Past

Daily Examiner · Monday 26 February 1940 · page 4

The North Coast branches 10th annual surf championship carnival was held at Park Beach yesterday. The weather was ideal, and a good crowd…

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Exhibition Gained by Grafton High School Boy

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 27 February 1940 · page 4

Edward John Frederick Reeves, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. F. Reeves, of Lower Southgate, has been advised that he has been awarded an…

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Royal Show Record Pig Section. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 27 February 1940 · page 7

The biggest pig section for 25 years is assured at the forthcoming Royal Easter Show. Altogether 537 entries have been received, representing an…

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