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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1945

210 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 4 of 11

Easter Carnival At Woolgoolga

Daily Examiner · Saturday 24 March 1945 · page 2

Arrangements have been finalised for the conduct of a sporting and athletic carnival at Woolgoolga on Easter. Saturday and…

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Woodchoppers For Coff's Carnival

Daily Examiner · Thursday 29 March 1945 · page 4

At the carnival to be held on the Convent School grounds at Coff's Harbour on Easter Monday chief attractions will be…

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Woolgoolga Carnival Seaside Attractions

Daily Examiner · Thursday 29 March 1945 · page 2

Arrangements have been finalised for the carnival at Woolgoolga beach reserve on Easter Saturday and Monday. Special…

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Autumn Carnival

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 4 April 1945 · page 4

The A.J.C. Autumn Carnival will conclude at Randwick next Saturday, when the principal event will be the Champagne…

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Varied Entertainment At Woolgoolga Carnival

Daily Examiner · Thursday 5 April 1945 · page 4

Despite rain and a cold southerly gale, there was a very good attendance at the opening session of the Easter Carnival held on the Beach Reserve on Saturday. Ideal weather prevailed on Monday, however, and there was again a large number of visitors…

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Lower Clarence Show Society Finalise Plans

Daily Examiner · Monday 9 April 1945 · page 2

Arrangements for the forthcoming show were enthusiastically discussed at a well attended meeting of the Committee of the Lower Clarence Agricultural Society held in the Shire Hall at Maclean, on Friday night…

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Loan Figures Show Steady Progress

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 10 April 1945 · page 4

CANBERRA, Mon.—The Prime Minister, Mr. Curtin, said to-day the Third Victory Loan figures showed steady progress from the…

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American Art Exhibition At Grafton

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 11 April 1945 · page 3

A committee to finalise arrangements for a display of American paintings, to be exhibited at the Historical Society's Rooms,…

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Unbeaten in Show Ring

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 11 April 1945 · page 4

Calshot, whose first son was the sensational Repshot, has a second claim to renown. He has not been beaten in a show ring. Among his…

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Dairy Farmer's Campaign For Fair Deal

Daily Examiner · Friday 13 April 1945 · page 2

Mr. R. J. Williams, of Lower Bucca, a practical farmer who is conducting a campaign among dairymen from Newcastle to the…

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Life Membership Show Society Appreciative of Services Rendered

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 13 April 1945 · page 2

At the meeting of the committee of the Agricultural Assn., held on Saturday morning last, the fallowing were present: Messrs. A. Fredericks, A…

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Stiff Organised Resistance Germans Show More Fight

Daily Examiner · Monday 16 April 1945 · page 1

LONDON, Sun.—Stiff, organised resistance last night halted the First Army's drive across Germany, and forced the Ninth Army to withdraw from one of its two bridgeheads across the Elbe River, state agency correspondents with the First and Ninth…

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Children's Carnival

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 18 April 1945 · page 2

School funds will benefit to the extent of £35 as the result of a children's carnival held at the Grafton Public School grounds…

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Rural Carnival Arrangements

Daily Examiner · Thursday 19 April 1945 · page 2

The combined committee of the Women's War Agricultural Security Production Services and the Clarence National Fitness…

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Maclean Show Arrangements

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 25 April 1945 · page 2

Entries are being received for Maclean Show, which is to be held on May 2 and 3. Mr. W. E. G. Green, the…

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Kempsey Show Returns £1468

Daily Examiner · Friday 27 April 1945 · page 4

KEMPSEY, Wed.—Finance, side-shows and the general high standard of exhibits made the Central North Coast National…

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Maclean Show Final Arrangements

Daily Examiner · Saturday 28 April 1945 · page 2

The secretary of the Lower Clarence Agricultural Society (Mr. W. E. Green) states that entries in all events for…

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Maclean Show Entries Satisfactory

Daily Examiner · Monday 30 April 1945 · page 2

The Maclean Show to be held on Wednesday and Thursday, will be the first held at Maclean since 1941. The show will be officially…

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Maclean Show

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 1 May 1945 · page 2

Arrangements have been made with bus owners for the running of buses from different parts of the district. In addition to…

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American Art Exhibition Cancelled

Daily Examiner · Thursday 3 May 1945 · page 2

Yesterday, the Town Clerk of Grafton, Mr. Wilfrid C. Sheather, was advised by the Acting Director of the National Art Gallery,…

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