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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1941

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Methodist Flower Show

Daily Examiner · Thursday 11 September 1941 · page 4

The musical competitions of the Methodist Spring Flower Show Will be held this afternoon at the School Hall. Prince street, commencing at .2.30 p.m…

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Fashion Show Frocks For Summer Display by Fosseys' Staff

Daily Examiner · Thursday 11 September 1941 · page 7

An appealing fashion parade by girl members of Fosseys' staff was the attraction at the first night session of the Methodist Flower Show. The large…

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Coffs Show Preparations Proceeding

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 12 September 1941 · page 4

At the monthly meeting of Coffs Show Committee, held last Wednesday night, those present were Messrs. B. D. Patterson (president), C…

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Head of River Race Could Be Carnival Attraction

Daily Examiner · Friday 12 September 1941 · page 1

The opinion that a head of the river race could be made one of the attractions of a regatta in Grafton was made by Mr. G. Weiley, at the annual meeting of the Grafton Rowing…

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Flower Show Methodists' Display Music and Elocution Good Performances at Hall

Daily Examiner · Friday 12 September 1941 · page 2

A comprehensive and highly interesting programme of musical and elocutionary items maintained the unflagging attention of a fair crowd at the…

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Diggers' Carnival Very Successful Function

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 16 September 1941 · page 2

The gross return from the Dingers' Victory Carnival last Saturday amounted to £244, from which a profit of close on £200…

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Gifts From Overseas Exhibition At Soldiers' Club by Grafton Red Cross

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 16 September 1941 · page 4

Many soldiers, airmen and sailors who have gone overseas from Grafton to defend this country have searched the shops and bazaars of other lands…

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Lismore Show Holiday

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 17 September 1941 · page 4

At a meeting of Lismore retailers held on Monday it was unanimously decided that business premises be closed at 12 noon on Wednesday…

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Lismore Show War Display

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 17 September 1941 · page 4

The Department of Information was anxious to make as attractive a display of war equipment and photographs as possible for the forthcoming show, said…

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Night Carnival In Market Square for Red Cross Funds

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 17 September 1941 · page 6

A carnival in Market Square, Grafton, next Friday night will be one of the attractions of the Red Cross appeal week…

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Bread Show Second Successive Win. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 17 September 1941 · page 6

The Cyco bread championship challenge cup was won for the second successive year by S. Denison and Sons, of Wollongong, at the seventeenth…

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Red Cross To-night's Carnival

Daily Examiner · Friday 19 September 1941 · page 4

The Men's Auxiliary of the Grafton Red Cross Society will be conducting a carnival in the Market Square tonight…

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St. Andrew's Spring Fair to Be Held Thursday Next

Daily Examiner · Friday 19 September 1941 · page 4

St. Andrew's Presbyterian Spring Fair will be held in the School Hall, Prince street, on Thursday, September 25, commencing at 2 o'clock…

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1942 Show Patriotic Fixture War Fund And Red Cross Profits to Be Divided

Daily Examiner · Friday 19 September 1941 · page 6

The 1942 Grafton Show will be conducted for patriotic funds, profits to be divided equally between the Clarence River Patriotic and War…

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Bonalbo Patriotic Carnival

Daily Examiner · Saturday 20 September 1941 · page 4

With horses entered from the Warwick, Woodenbong, Tenterfield and Tabulam districts, keen competition is anticipated at the Bonalbo and District…

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Maclean Band Variety Show

Daily Examiner · Saturday 20 September 1941 · page 6

The variety show and dance being held on Thursday October 9, at the Literary Institute. Maclean, under the auspices of the Maclean District Brass Band, is creating a good deal of…

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Red Cross Successful Carnival Well Patronised by Public

Daily Examiner · Saturday 20 September 1941 · page 3

The support tendered to the Red Cross Society from this district was manifested last night by the large crowd which thronged the Market…

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Local and General Lismore Show

Daily Examiner · Monday 22 September 1941 · page 4

Reports being received from throughout the district and other parts of the State and Queensland, indicated that a very satisfactory response could be…

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Games of Chance What Statistics Show Charity and Patriotic Funds Benefit. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 23 September 1941 · page 5

Seventy-four per cent. of the takings from raffles and games of chance conducted at bazaars and 56 per cent. of the takings from art unions go to charitable…

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Tweed Show to Be Held

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 24 September 1941 · page 4

The secretary of the Tweed River Agricultural Society (Mr. J. L. Banner) has appealed to members of the society to advertise that the show…

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