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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1941

505 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 12 of 26

Coutts' Crossing Annual Show

Daily Examiner · Friday 9 May 1941 · page 4

The 23rd annual exhibition and sale of work at Coutts' Crossing was held yesterday and was very successful. Owing to pressure on space the report…

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Large Show Maclean Poultry Club High Quality of Birds

Daily Examiner · Friday 9 May 1941 · page 6

One of the outstanding features of the Maclean Show was the magnificent poultry display of the Maclean Poultry Club, which found strong…

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Splendid Ring Events at Maclean. Lower Clarence Agricultural Show Ends Strong Support Given to Horse Section Official Opening By Mr. C. G. Wingfield, M.L.A.

Daily Examiner · Friday 9 May 1941 · page 6

The Lower Clarence Agricultural Society's Maclean Show was brought to a remarkably successful conclusion yesterday. The weather, which is usually a little unkind to this society, was of such a natures as to attract a large crowd of spectators from all over the Clarence River district, with a…

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Many Horses Arrive For Carnival From Brisbane and Other Centres

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 13 May 1941 · page 3

Many horses are arriving for the Grafton racing season. which commences on Saturday when the South Grafton J.C. will hold the first meeting at Grafton…

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Big Entries For South Grafton J.C. First of Carnival Meetings

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 13 May 1941 · page 3

Sixty-nine entries from 56 horses the largest for many years—were received yesterday for the South Grafton J.C. meeting at Grafton on Saturday…

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£50 From Show Stall S.g. Patriotic Younger Set

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 14 May 1941 · page 7

A meeting of South Grafton Patriotic Younger-Set was held m the Com fort Rooms on Wednesday, May 7. There was a large attendance of members…

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THE C.R. Patriotic Fund. for Those Serving (Allied also with the A.C. Fund.) £194 Profit Grafton Show Tea Pavilion

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 14 May 1941 · page 2

The organisers of the tea pavilion at the recent Grafton Show, Mesdames Fraser and Deer, report a net profit as a result of the effort of…

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Maclean Show Weight Guessing

Daily Examiner · Thursday 15 May 1941 · page 4

The bullock used for the weight guessing competition at the Maclean Show, when slaughtered yesterday, weighed 729lb. The winner was Mr. J…

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Carnival, Concert and Dance

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 16 May 1941 · page 2

Patriotic organisations throughout the Commonwealth are co-operating on May 23rd in an appeal to the public for funds for the Australian…

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16 Feet Shark on Show

Daily Examiner · Friday 16 May 1941 · page 4

To compensate him for the damage done to his fishing net by a 16 feet hammerhead shark, which he caught at Evans Head, Mr. Pearce, a fisherman…

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L.C. HOSPITAL Ladies' Auxiliary Show Luncheon Booth Nets £142

Daily Examiner · Friday 16 May 1941 · page 6

The monthly meeting of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Lower Clarence Hospital was held on Tuesday, May 13, at the hospital. The president, Mrs…

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Presbyterian May Fair

Daily Examiner · Saturday 17 May 1941 · page 4

Blue birds, large and small, kindly loaned by Mrs. Rankin, will be an attractive feature of the stalls' decorations at St. Stephen's Presbyterian Fair at…

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R.s.l. Carnival's Good Return

Daily Examiner · Saturday 17 May 1941 · page 4

At a meeting of the Lismore branch of the Returned Soldiers' League on Thursday night it was announced that the nett profit from the carnival…

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Junior Red Cross Exhibition Local Prize Winners

Daily Examiner · Monday 19 May 1941 · page 4

The beautiful display of gifts at the Junior Red Cross Exhibition held in the Sydney Town Hall recently aroused keen interest and appreciation from…

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Baby Show

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 May 1941 · page 4

Sixty-eight babies from Tweed Heads and Coolangatta and surrounding districts, including several evacuee children from Hong Kong, and others…

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Casino Show To-day

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 May 1941 · page 4

The Casino Patriotic Show commences to-day and, will be continued on Wednesday and Thursday. A large number of entries have been received in all…

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The May Fair

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 21 May 1941 · page 4

In addition to decorated tables, valuable prizes for cooking exhibits, useful and attractive articles at the different stalls for sale. A twenty…

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Casino Show Opened

Daily Examiner · Thursday 22 May 1941 · page 4

Casino's Patriotic Show opened on Tuesday in ideal weather conditions, it was the 65th annual exhibition and the satisfactory attendance brought a gate…

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Carnival To-morrow Night in Aid of Comforts Fund

Daily Examiner · Thursday 22 May 1941 · page 4

Included among the many attractions to be presented at the Comforts Fund carnival in the Market Square to-morrow night will be George Y-Lee's…

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Banana Growers Coff's Harbor District Council Sydney Show Display

Daily Examiner · Thursday 22 May 1941 · page 8

The quarterly meeting of the Coff's Harbor District Council of the Banana Growers Federation was held at Coff's Harbor on Saturday last. Mr. R. A…

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