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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1943

225 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 3 of 12

Patriotic Carnival Bringing Home the Bacon

Daily Examiner · Saturday 10 April 1943 · page 4

No need to wait until austerity Saturday to bring home the ham—the Combined Friendly Societies are giving the public their…

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Junkie Farmers' Club Exhibition at Nana Glen

Daily Examiner · Saturday 10 April 1943 · page 3

Nana Glen Junior Farmers Club held [?] exmortion at Nana Glen Showground on Thursday April 1. A most interesting and instructive day…

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L.c. Scottish Assn. Patriotic Sports, Carnival and Fancy Fair

Daily Examiner · Monday 12 April 1943 · page 2

At the meeting of the L.C. Scottish Association held on Saturday night in the Literary Institute, the Chief, Mr. M…

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Patriotic Carnival

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 13 April 1943 · page 2

On Saturday next at Market Square the combined auxiliaries will hold their patriotic carnival There will be the usual stalls…

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Maclean Patriotic Carnival

Daily Examiner · Thursday 15 April 1943 · page 4

At a meeting held in the Council Chambers, Maclean, on Wednesday night, presided over by the chairman of the Maclean Patriotic and War…

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Patriotic Carnival Next Saturday Afternoon

Daily Examiner · Thursday 15 April 1943 · page 2

Next Saturday afternoon in the Market Square the curtain will go up for the 1943 carnival conducted by the Friendly Societies'…

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Bushman's Carnival Hospital and Comforts Fund to Benefit Great Day Promised

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 16 April 1943 · page 2

Surely an all-time record for attendance at a meeting in Dorrigo was established on Saturday night at the Memorial Hall when a public…

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Patriotic Carnival To-day's Friendly Societies' Effort

Daily Examiner · Saturday 17 April 1943 · page 4

In the Market Square this afternoon and night will be the Friendly Societies' Auxiliary Carnival, where the public will have…

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£115 PROFIT Patriotic Carnival Friendly Societies' Auxiliary Effort

Daily Examiner · Monday 19 April 1943 · page 2

The patriotic carnival conducted in the Market Square. Grafton, on Saturday by the Friendly Societies' Auxiliary…

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Bushman's Carnival Organization well under way

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 30 April 1943 · page 2

The programing for the carnival are being distributed. From inquiries received more detailed information is required. The following notes…

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Dorrigo Co-op. Dairy Co. Fair Attendance at Half-yearly Meeting Encouraging Results

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 30 April 1943 · page 2

There was a fair attendance of shareholders at the hall-yearly meeting of the Dorrigo Co-operative Dairy Co., on Saturday, April 17. The…

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Maclean Patriotic Bazaar and Fancy Fair

Daily Examiner · Monday 3 May 1943 · page 4

Representatives of the Patriotic Committee, Red Cross branch and the Lower Clarence Scottish Association met in the Council Chambers. Maclean, on Friday…

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Bushman's Carnival

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 7 May 1943 · page 3

At the bottom of the programmes it will be noticed that competition points will be allotted at the ratio of three points for a win, two points…

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Ambulance Carnival Successful Effort £103 Raised

Daily Examiner · Saturday 8 May 1943 · page 2

The secretary of the Grafton District Ambulance Service advises that an amount of £103/4/7 has been received from the…

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Maclean Carnival Successful Patriotic Effort

Daily Examiner · Monday 10 May 1943 · page 2

The Patriotic Fair held on Jubilee Park on Saturday afternoon was quite a successful effort, though there was some complaint…

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Bushman's Carnival Working Bee

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 14 May 1943 · page 2

A working bee was held last Sunday, when 30 enthusiasts turned up and performed a good day's work. The grounds were cleaned and wings…

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Special Train for Bushmen's Carnival

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 14 May 1943 · page 2

The President of the Bushmen's Carnival committee (Mr. H. Bailey) informs us that permission has definitely been granted by the Railway…

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State Finances Show Improvement

Daily Examiner · Friday 14 May 1943 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thurs.—The State finances improved substantially during the past month and at the end of April the receipts for the…

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Nazi Defences At Novorossisk Show No Sign of Breaking Down After Four Days' Heavy Barrage

Daily Examiner · Saturday 15 May 1943 · page 3

LONDON, Thurs.—There are no signs yet that the German defences are cracking at Novorossisk, though pounded by hundreds of guns of [?] available calibres for four or five days, says "The Times" correspondent in Moscow…

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Bushman's Carnival Bomb Throwing

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 21 May 1943 · page 3

A feature that took well at North Dorrigo was the bomb Throwing. Mr. Alvin Ballard will have charge of this event. A [?] interested are asked…

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