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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1945

210 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 1 of 11

Art Exhibition To Be Held At Grafton In May

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 3 January 1945 · page 2

An exhibition of Australian paintings will be held at Grafton from May 7 to 23, at the Town Hall…

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Axemen's Carnival Profit £2500 At Coff's Harbour?

Daily Examiner · Thursday 4 January 1945 · page 2

The total taking at the Coff's Harbour new hospital carnival, which concluded on Monday night, amounted to £3100. It is…

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Blood Tests Show Vitamin Needs

Daily Examiner · Saturday 6 January 1945 · page 4

The Public Health Research Institute of New York has announced in its yearly review the development of the first quick…

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Play Centre Enrolments Show Increase

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 10 January 1945 · page 2

Enrolment at the National Fitness play centre at Grafton totals approximately 400. On Monday 260 children…

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Australian Troops On Pacific Islands Show Aggressive Spirit

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 10 January 1945 · page 1

SOUTH-WEST PACIFIC HEADQUARTERS, Tues.--Within a week of taking over from the Americans at Bougainville, Australians had launched their first attack on the Japs. This was long before their full strength had arrived, but…

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Australia Day Carnival At Woolgoolga

Daily Examiner · Thursday 11 January 1945 · page 2

The trustees of Woolgoolga Beach arid Lake Reserve have arranged to hold a sporting and athletic carnival at the beach on…

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LOCAL & GENERAL Deepwater Bushmen's Carnival

Daily Examiner · Friday 12 January 1945 · page 2

The sum of £600 was raised as the result of the recent bushmen's carnival at Deepwater. The carnival was the largest ever held at…

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Show At Maclean To Be Held On April 25 and 26

Daily Examiner · Monday 15 January 1945 · page 3

At a meeting of the Lower Clarence Agricultural Society Committee at Maclean, it was decided to hold the annual show…

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Aquatic Carnival For Baths Fund

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 16 January 1945 · page 2

A grand aquatic carnival at Grafton in aid of the Memorial Baths Fund, to take place in February, was described by the…

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Woolgoolga Beach Carnival

Daily Examiner · Thursday 18 January 1945 · page 2

An attractive programme of events has been adopted at Woolgoolga for the week-end commencing on January 28…

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Aquatic Carnival At Grafton On March 2 and 3

Daily Examiner · Thursday 18 January 1945 · page 2

The Memorial Baths Fund Executive, at its meeting last night, approved of the proposal to conduct an aquatic carnival…

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The Coming Show Minister for Agriculture to Be Invited to Officially Open Exhibition Many Matters Discussed at Monthly Meeting

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 19 January 1945 · page 1

There was a good attendance at the monthly meeting of the committee of the above, held at the Memorial Kail on Saturday, January 6.,…

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Country Girls At Swimming Carnival

Daily Examiner · Saturday 20 January 1945 · page 3

SYDNEY, Fri.--Beryl Hayter, of Kyogle, was narrowly beaten by Barbara Lee, Bon[?]i, in the heats of the State 110yards…

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Woolgoolga Carnival Attractions For Next Week-end

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 23 January 1945 · page 5

Further progress has been made in the organising activities arranged at Woolgoolga next week-end to augment the funds for the…

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Woolgoolga Carnival Commences

Daily Examiner · Thursday 25 January 1945 · page 2

A special orchestra has been engaged to play at Woolgoolga during the carnival next weekend. There will be dances on…

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Show President Returns To Defence Of Facilities

Daily Examiner · Friday 26 January 1945 · page 3

The president of the Clarence Pastoral and Agricultural Society (Mr. G. W. Fitzgerald) stated at a meeting of the council of the society yesterday that he resented the remarks of the Mayor of Grafton (Ald. J. C. O'Brien), expressed in recent press…

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Late C. B. Bailey Services to Show Society

Daily Examiner · Friday 26 January 1945 · page 2

At the meeting of the council cil of the Clarence Pastoral and Agricultural Society yesterday afternoon, the president, Mr. G…

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Show Society Secretary Resigns After 26 Years

Daily Examiner · Saturday 27 January 1945 · page 3

Mr. L. C. Lawson, secretary of the Clarence Pastoral and Agricultural Society for 26 years, tendered his resignation at the meeting of the Council of the Society on Thursday. He is one of the best-known figures in agricultural show circles throughout the State…

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Quarter Of A Century As Clarence Show Secretary

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 30 January 1945 · page 2

In this article, Mr. Lawson relates his experiences and Impressions during 25 years' service as secretary of the Clarence Pastoral and Agricultural Society. It is a record of the growth of the Society, its trials and tribulations, and…

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£300 For Pool At Woolgoolga From Carnival

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 31 January 1945 · page 3

The week-end carnival at Woolgoolga conducted by the trustees of Woolgoolga beach and Lake Reserve to augment…

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