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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1944

216 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 5 of 11

Hospital Carnival Pets' Parade

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 3 May 1944 · page 4

On Friday and Saturday next a hospital carnival will be held in the Market Square and at South Grafton on Saturday morning…

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Hospital Carnival To-night

Daily Examiner · Friday 5 May 1944 · page 2

The first part of the Grafton Base Hospital carnival will start in the Market Square to-night. It is being run in conjunction with…

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Woolcott Forbes Says His Trial Was Not Fair

Daily Examiner · Saturday 6 May 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY, Fri.--The former company director, John Woolcott Forbes, appealed to the State Full Court to-day against his conviction and sentence of five…

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£11,520 From Picture Show Preview

Daily Examiner · Saturday 6 May 1944 · page 4

The Saraton Theatre was well filled last night for the presentation of "For Ever and a Day." Subscribers to the First Victory…

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Hospital Carnival Market Square To-day and To-night

Daily Examiner · Saturday 6 May 1944 · page 4

The stage is set for the Grafton Base Hospital's appeal carnival, which is being held in conjunction with the annual State appeal…

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Arts and Craft Exhibition

Daily Examiner · Monday 8 May 1944 · page 2

The arts and crafts exhibition held in St. Andrew's Presbyterian Hall. Grafton on Thursday afternoon, May 4, was well attended and the display of…

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TAKINGS £175 Hospital Appeal Carnival Another Successful Effort

Daily Examiner · Monday 8 May 1944 · page 2

Although the nights are getting cool there was a crowd at the Market Square on Friday arid Saturday nights, also on…

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Red Cross News Junior Red Cross Exhibition Work Praised

Daily Examiner · Monday 8 May 1944 · page 1

The high standard in the sewing and knitting sections of the Junior Red Cross exhibition held in the Sydney Town Hall on Friday, May 5, was…

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Capacity House At Garden For Wags' First Show

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 9 May 1944 · page 2

The large audience that crowded the Garden Theatre almost to capacity last night, acclaimed a highly successful…

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Fair Weather for Invasion Armies

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 10 May 1944 · page 3

LONDON, Mon.--The finest spring for 50 years has dried arid hardened Western Europe for the Allied invasion armies…

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Dairy Produce Exhibition Awards

Daily Examiner · Friday 26 May 1944 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thurs.--The dairy produce exhibition, which is run in connection with the 38th annual conference of the…

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New Guinea Troops Build Stage Show For Entertainment

Daily Examiner · Friday 26 May 1944 · page 2

Chaplain A. J. Withers, formerly vicar of North Grafton, writing to his mother in Grafton, describes how troops in New Guinea build up a stage…

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Youth Show Of 1944 On Friday Night

Daily Examiner · Saturday 27 May 1944 · page 2

Bookings are coming in steadily for the Youth Show of 1944, to be staged in the Saraton Theatre on Friday…

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Carnival and Rodeo At Lismore For Red Cross Funds

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 31 May 1944 · page 4

The Lismore Red Cross rodeo and carnival, to be held on King's Birthday. June 12, promises to be one of the biggest events of its kind held in…

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Road Accidents Show Increase

Daily Examiner · Thursday 1 June 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wed.--There were 1688 road accidents in New South Wales for the first quarter of this year, an increase of 26 over those…

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Special Train for King's Birthday Carnival

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 2 June 1944 · page 2

We have been advised that a special train will run from Eastern Dorrigo for the King's Birthday Carnival at Dorrigo…

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Youth Show Of 1944 At Saraton To-night

Daily Examiner · Friday 2 June 1944 · page 2

At the Saraton Theatre to-night the "Commandos" will present their Youth Show of 1944, the funds from which will…

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Ulmarra Carnival

Daily Examiner · Saturday 3 June 1944 · page 3

A monster carnival, as advertised in to-day's paper, will be held on Wednesday, June 7, to raise funds for the P. and W. Fund, which are urgently…

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Maclean Carnival and Rodeo

Daily Examiner · Saturday 3 June 1944 · page 3

A very enthusiastic meeting of the Management Committee of the Carnival and Rodeo was held at Maclean, on Monday night last, when matters in…

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Packed House Attends Youth Show by "Commandos"

Daily Examiner · Saturday 3 June 1944 · page 4

A packed house at the Saraton last night netted the "Commandos." organisers of the Youth Show of 1944, more…

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