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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1944

216 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 9 of 11

St. Matthew's Fair Successful Function

Daily Examiner · Saturday 21 October 1944 · page 3

The Women's Guild of St. Matthew's Church of England South Grafton, staged a most Successful fair and flower show at the School of Arts, yesterday…

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Patriotic Carnival Raises £100

Daily Examiner · Saturday 21 October 1944 · page 4

The patriotic carnival organised by the Men's Auxiliary of the Clarence River District Patriotic and War Fund was successful. A…

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Grafton Rodeo To-day's Carnival Attractive Programme

Daily Examiner · Saturday 21 October 1944 · page 4

The Grafton Rodeo will commence at 2 o'clock this afternoon, and will be continued in a night session to…

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Mayfowl Selected for Metropolitan. A.j.c. Carnival Ends

Daily Examiner · Saturday 21 October 1944 · page 6

As in the [?] Handicap, chances seem few in The Metropolitan, the principal event on to day's A.J.C. programme, at Randwick…

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Medical Students At Universities Show Less Failures

Daily Examiner · Thursday 26 October 1944 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Wed.--A spectacular decline in the number of failures by medical students of Universities had occurred since…

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Bushmen's Carnival Dorrigonians to the Fore at Grafton Rodeo

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 27 October 1944 · page 2

A pleasing feature which augers well for the local Bushmen's Carnival was the success and prominence of our boys at the Rodeo held at…

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Jacaranda Week. Impressive Display At Arts And Crafts Exhibition

Daily Examiner · Thursday 2 November 1944 · page 4

The arts and crafts exhibition in connection with the Jacaranda Week festivities made an impressive display in the Technical…

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The Bushmen's Carnival ORGANISATION

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 3 November 1944 · page 3

Much groundwork has been covered and foundations laid for a bumper day on December 2nd. Judging by the outside support promised and…

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Patriotic Carnival In Jacaranda Avenue

Daily Examiner · Friday 3 November 1944 · page 2

To-night a patriotic carnival will be held in the Jacaranda Avenue and the committee has arranged for an interesting and…

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To Be or Not to Be Spring Show for Corrigo Committee Decides Against Change

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 3 November 1944 · page 2

A matter that was so important that it had been deferred from last meeting was discussed at length at last Saturday's meeting of the…

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Jacaranda Week. Regatta and Aquatic Carnival To-day

Daily Examiner · Saturday 4 November 1944 · page 4

At noon to-day. the annual Jacaranda Festival regatta and aquatic carnival will commence with the inter-schools' junior…

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Maclean Request for Art Exhibition

Daily Examiner · Monday 6 November 1944 · page 1

The local branch of the C.W. Association has suggested to Maclean Municipal Council that it should apply to have…

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Patriotic Carnival In Jacaranda Avenue

Daily Examiner · Monday 6 November 1944 · page 2

The postponed avenue carnival of Jacaranda Week will be held in the Jacaranda Avenue to-night. Mrs. Vernon Imeson and party…

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Jacaranda Week. Aquatic Carnival And Regatta Attended By Large Crowd

Daily Examiner · Monday 6 November 1944 · page 4

The aquatic carnival and regatta held on the Clarence River at Grafton on Saturday afternoon, in connection with the Jacaranda…

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Folk Dancing Popular Feature At Jacaranda Carnival

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 7 November 1944 · page 2

The Jacaranda Carnival conducted in the Jacaranda Avenue last night, in conjunction with the 1944 Jacaranda week…

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Hospital Carnival In Market Square

Daily Examiner · Friday 10 November 1944 · page 4

At the Market Square on Saturday, December 2, a carnival will be held to help the fund for the furnishing of the new…

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Bushmen's Carnival Organisation Well Under Way

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 10 November 1944 · page 3

On Saturday night last, a meeting of all interested in the Bushmen's Carnival was held in the Memorial Hall…

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Bushmen's Carnival

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 17 November 1944 · page 3

The Agricultural Association is erecting new yards and crushes adjoining the Cut Out pen on the Show ground…

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Post-War Homes Exhibition

Daily Examiner · Friday 24 November 1944 · page 3

Visitors to Sydney over the Christmas period will have an opportunity of inspecting models of homes, plans and designs of…

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Bushmen's Carnival Big Day Close

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 24 November 1944 · page 3

To morrow week will be the big day. A record crowd is expected. Inquiries from as far afield as Glen Innes and Kempsey are being…

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