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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1941

505 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 21 of 26

St. Andrew's Spring Fair to Be Held To-morrow

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 24 September 1941 · page 4

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

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Maclean Brass Band Variety Show

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 24 September 1941 · page 3

Preparations are now well advanced for the staging of the grand variety show revue at Maclean on Thursday, Octobsr 9. by the Maclean and District Brass Band. For some…

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Bonalbo Patriotic Carnival

Daily Examiner · Thursday 25 September 1941 · page 4

Ideal weather conditions favored the Patriotic Sports Carnival and barbecue held at the Bonalbo showground on Saturday, visitors from Brisbane,…

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No Extra Petrol for Carnival

Daily Examiner · Thursday 25 September 1941 · page 4

At the last meeting of the Tenterfield Municipal and Shire Citizens' Militia Welfare and Patriotic Fund a letter was received from the Liquid Fuel Control…

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Coffs High School Championship Carnival

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 26 September 1941 · page 3

Coffs High School began its 10th Annual Championships Sports Carnival on Thursday of last week and completed the events yesterday. The…

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St. Andrew's Fair Church Unity Needed Grafton Spirit Praised Successful Function

Daily Examiner · Friday 26 September 1941 · page 3

Pleasure at the spirit of goodwill and co-operation which was manifest between the churches of different denominations in Grafton was expressed…

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Patriotic Carnival Social

Daily Examiner · Saturday 27 September 1941 · page 4

A plain and fancy dress social will be held at the Criterion Hall on Tuesday night. The organisers, Mesdames W. J. and G. Weiley, advise that Hann…

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LAWRENCE Annual Flower Show Splendid Financial Success

Daily Examiner · Saturday 27 September 1941 · page 6

The fifth annual flower show, held in the Literary Institute, Lawrence, on September 17 and 18, proved in spite of severe droughty conditions and exceptionally high prevailing…

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Coff's Harbor High School Annual Sports Carnival

Daily Examiner · Monday 29 September 1941 · page 3

The annual sports carnival of the Coff's Harbor High School resulted in such good entries that it required more than one day to complete. Competition was keen in all the…

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Carnival Social

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 30 September 1941 · page 4

To-night Jordan's Hall will be the scene of a large and enthusiastic crowd of fun-seekers at the grand gala plain and fancy dress carnival social being…

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Methodist Fair Last Year Beaten

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 30 September 1941 · page 4

Although a lesser amount was more or less anticipated from the Methodist Fair this year, the results actually exceeded last year's…

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Local and General Bingara Carnival Donation

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 30 September 1941 · page 4

The president of the Bingara P. and H. Association (Mr. H. Gordon Munro) has donated £25 towards the funds of the carnival to be held next March…

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Woolgoolga Flower Show and Fair

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 1 October 1941 · page 3

The annual flower show and industrial fair to be held on the Woolgoolga beach reserve on Monday October 6, promises to be a complete success. The whole of the proceeds are…

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Methodist Concert Varied Programme Proceeds for Flower Show Funds

Daily Examiner · Thursday 2 October 1941 · page 7

A varied and interesting programme of musical and elocutionary items maintained the interest of a fairly large crowd at the concert…

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Fair Response Yesterday's Contributions to Christmas Hamper Appeal Ulmarra, Sth. Grafton, South Gate, Great Marlow, Lower Southgate and Grafton Subscribe

Daily Examiner · Thursday 2 October 1941 · page 4

Yesterday's response to the Christmas Hamper Appeal can only be classed as fair, whilst the response since the appeal opened can be classed as good…

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Next Monday's Carnival

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 3 October 1941 · page 2

THe big day's spoils and carnival in the convent school grounds, opposite tlie Fitzroy Hotel, next Monday promise to be a very big…

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Tenterfield Show Claim

Daily Examiner · Friday 3 October 1941 · page 2

The Tenterfield Show Committee has been in protracted negotiation with the New South Wales Council of Agricultural Associations regarding the…

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Carnival Social

Daily Examiner · Saturday 4 October 1941 · page 4

The plain and fancy dress carnival social conducted in the Criterion Hall last Tuesday night by the Mesdames Weiley resulted in a profit of £259. It…

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Schedule Revision Maclean Show Ring Improvements

Daily Examiner · Monday 6 October 1941 · page 3

The mothly meeting of the Lower Clarence Agricultural Society was held at Maclean on Friday night last, there being present Messrs. J. Skinner…

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THE C.R. Patriotic Fund. for Those Serving (Allied also with the A.C. Fund.) Combined Friendly Societies' Carnival

Daily Examiner · Monday 6 October 1941 · page 3

The members of the Combined Friendly Societies' Auxiliary, although always active, will be well to the fore next week. The members are busily engaged making the necessary…

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