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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1942

148 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 1 of 8

Red Rock Annual Carnival Fund Benefits Woolgoolga

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 6 January 1942 · page 6

Although traveling restrictions affected the attendance, a large crowd gathered at [?]d Rock reserve on New Year's Day for the annual sports…

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Street Carnival C. of E. and Comforts Fund

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 6 January 1942 · page 4

Coffs Church of England and Comforts Fund faced various difficulties at their street carnival on Christmas Eve, but cleared about £20 each…

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R.A.S. Show Minister Urges Conference. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 6 January 1942 · page 3

The Minister for Agriculture, Mr. Dunn, to-day expressed the view that a conference to decide whether the Royal Easter Show…

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Sydney Show Will Go on This Year. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 7 January 1942 · page 2

"As far as we know the show will be carried on this year," declared the Registrar of the Royal Agricultural Society, Mr. Serena,…

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Sydney Show State and Fed. Govts. to Discuss. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 8 January 1942 · page 1

The State Government will discuss with the Federal authorities the position concerning the holding of the Royal Easter…

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"Show" for G.G. Statements Conflict Manager and Chairman of Munitions Board. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 9 January 1942 · page 5

Statements made to-day by the chairman of the State Munitions Management Board, Sir Philip Goldfinch, and the…

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Sydney Show Doubt About Holding. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 10 January 1942 · page 4

There is some doubt whether the Royal Easter Show will be held in Sydney this year. It is understood that some members of…

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No Armidale Show

Daily Examiner · Monday 12 January 1942 · page 2

At a recent meeting of the Armidale and New England P.A. and H. Association it was decided to abandon the 1942 show. A…

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Show Societies' Decisions

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 14 January 1942 · page 2

At its last meeting the Tenterfield Show Committee decided to abandon the 1942 Show and to hold a carnival on Wednesday…

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Fair and Sale Cattle Breeders' View Sequel to Abandonment of Show. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 15 January 1942 · page 1

Both the United Stud Cattle Breeders' Association of Australia and the United Pure-Bred Dairy Cattle Breeders' Association of…

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Ulmarra Red Cross Carnival

Daily Examiner · Thursday 15 January 1942 · page 1

A feature of the Ulmarra Red Cross Carnival to be held on Saturday night in the Masonic Hall, will be the pageant of girls representing the Allies, in this…

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R.A.S. SHOW Not To Be Held War Effort Comes First. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 15 January 1942 · page 2

The Council of the Royal Agricultural Society to-day unanimously decided that it would be impracticable to hold the Royal…

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To Be Held Dorrigo Show, 1942 Committee Decides to Carry on

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 16 January 1942 · page 2

"To be or not to be that was the question, in View of the fact that several country agricultural shows were to be abandoned this year, that…

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It Will Be a Great Show Battle for Singapore Australians Bar Way Of Invaders? Reason for Official Silence Big British Operations Under Way SINGAPORE

Daily Examiner · Friday 16 January 1942 · page 5

"It will be a great show, this battle for Singapore," says Tillman Durdin, in a message to his newspaper, the "New York Times," about the defence of Singapore, which is full of significance for Australians…

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Dorrigo Show

Daily Examiner · Monday 19 January 1942 · page 2

The committee of the Dorrigo Agricultural Association decided by 11 votes to three to go on with the preparations for the 1942…

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Royal Show Council's Reasons 1942 Fixture Off

Daily Examiner · Monday 19 January 1942 · page 4

At the council meeting of the Royal Agricultural Society on Wednesday it was unanimously decided that in view of all the…

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Coffs Show Society

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 20 January 1942 · page 2

The committee of Coffs Show Society again discussed the matter of the annual show and the society's financial position at a meeting last…

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Grafton Cup Historic Carnival Permit To Race Transport Is Problem

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 January 1942 · page 1

Grafton July Racing Carnival has been lifted by the authorities as one of the historical annual carnivals of this State. It is, for racing has been…

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Beach Girl Carnival

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 21 January 1942 · page 4

A carnival to raise funds, for the Grafton Beach Girl in the Prisoners of War Fund will be held in Market Square on Friday…

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Coff's Harbor Show Committee

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 21 January 1942 · page 3

A meeting of the Coff's Harbor' and District Show Committee was held on Saturday last. Mr. B. D. Patterson (president), occupied the chair. After…

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