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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1942

148 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 3 of 8

Vast Strength of Allied Nations Soon Begin To Show in Offensive Against Japan Adelaide

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 18 February 1942 · page 3

The possibility of a counteroffensive action in the Pacific in time to surprise the Japanese was forecast to-day by Sir…

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Agricultural Assn. Decision to Abandon 1942 Show Committee Meeting

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 20 February 1942 · page 4

The meeting of the Committee of the Agricultural Association called or January 24, was attended by Messrs .J. H. Davis (President), J. H…

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Local & General Bushmen's Carnival

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 25 February 1942 · page 2

Arrangements for the Bushmen's Carnival to be conducted to-day by the Tenterfield Show Society were finalised at a…

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Bushmen's Carnival

Daily Examiner · Saturday 28 February 1942 · page 2

Organised by the Tenterfield Show Society, a bushmen's carnival was held in place of the abandoned show and proved…

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Abandoned the Brisbane Show. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Saturday 28 February 1942 · page 4

The Council of the Royal National Association decided to-day not to hold the exhibition, this year, because of the war…

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University Exhibition St. Mary's College

Daily Examiner · Friday 6 March 1942 · page 4

A public exhibition in the Faculty of Science has been awarded by the Sydney University to Coral E. Purkiss, daughter of…

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Britain's Critics Free Speech and Fair Play

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 6 March 1942 · page 1

It is typical of the free-speech inheritance of British people that they should direct their challenges at one another in public. No small wonder,…

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Raid on Paris Accurate Bombing Damage To Works What Photos Show

Daily Examiner · Saturday 7 March 1942 · page 3

LONDON, Fri.—Morning newspapers give prominence to the raid damage on the Renault works in Paris. Air Ministry…

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Britain's Critics Free Speech and Fair Play

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 13 March 1942 · page 4

It is typical of the free-speech in[?]eritance of British people that they should direct their challenges at one another in public. No small wonder…

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Britain's Critics Free Speech and Fair Play

Daily Examiner · Friday 20 March 1942 · page 1

It is typical of the free-speech inheritance of British people that they should direct their challenges at one another in public…

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At Rosehill A.j.c. Autumn Carnival?

Daily Examiner · Thursday 26 March 1942 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wed.—The A.J.C. may conduct its autumn carnival, though on a reduced scale, at the Rosehill racecourse on April 4 and 11. The committee…

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Local and General Swimming Carnival

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 27 March 1942 · page 2

The annual swimming carnival of Colts Public School will be held at the butter factory baths next Wednesday afternoon, commencing at 2…

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Prize Money Big Reduction for Randwick Autumn Carnival

Daily Examiner · Saturday 28 March 1942 · page 4

SYDNEY, Fri.— The transfer of the Randwick autumn carnival to Rosehill has resulted in the prize money being drastically reduced…

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Lubeck Raid Much Damage By Fire What Photographs Show

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 31 March 1942 · page 3

LONDON, Sun—Photographs of the R.A.F. raid on Lubeck, the western Daltic Port last night bear out the crews' optimistic…

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SWIMMING Primary School Carnival

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Thursday 2 April 1942 · page 2

Coffs Primary School's annual swimming carnival, held at the pool near the butter factory yesterday afternoon, was very successful. It was…

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Drought Effect On Incomes From Dairy Farms Producer Not Getting Fair Deal

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 7 April 1942 · page 2

"The return of better seasonal conditions" to the North Coast dairy country is bringing a measure of relief to farmers as far…

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Yearling Sales Top Price 625 Guineas Bidding Dull Early Nuffields Show Quality

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 8 April 1942 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tues.— Melbourne trainer Steve Murphy spent 1100gns. on two Kia Ora Stud colts at the yearling sales at…

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Fair Rents Court Case at Maclean

Daily Examiner · Friday 1 May 1942 · page 1

In the Fair Rents Court, at Maclean, presided over by Mr. R. M. Stewart, P.M., application for redress under the Fair Rents…

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RULE 77 DEBATE Disallowance Motion in Parliament Opposition Not Opposed to Principle Bat Insists On Fair Administration Hughes Says Miners Are Ruling the Nation

Daily Examiner · Friday 1 May 1942 · page 5

CANBERRA, Thurs.— Resuming the d bate [?] the motion by Mr. Blackburn (Lab., Vic.) for disallowance of Regulation 77, the Prime Minister, Mr. Curtin, said the real test of the regulation was had it been abused, or used without justification…

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Japs Will Show Hand Soon Cooking Up Something Opinion On Our Northern Front Appalling Weather Causes Hold-up No Sit Down In New Guinea

Daily Examiner · Saturday 2 May 1942 · page 3

An Allied Advanced Base.—It is the general opinion among observers on Australia's northern front that within a short time the Japanese will show their hand and give some indication of their plans for this country…

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