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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1945

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23 Years Show President Mr. J. H. Davis' Great Record

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 3 August 1945 · page 1

The re-election at Tuesday's meeting of Mr. J. H. Davis as president of the Dorrigo and Guy Fawkes Agricultural Association…

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Bowls Association Carnival

Daily Examiner · Saturday 4 August 1945 · page 5

During the week–end Grafton and South Grafton Bowling Clubs are to be favored by the presence of several visiting teams of bowlers who are taking…

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Junior Farmers' Show Exhibits

Daily Examiner · Saturday 4 August 1945 · page 4

The District Supervisor of Junior Farmers' Clubs of the Clarence district (Mr. A. L. Nicod) submitted to yesterday's…

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Grafton Methodist Show and Bazaar

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 7 August 1945 · page 2

A successful doll show and bazaar, organised by Mesdames A. E. Spring, C. J. O'Toole, F. Wilkins and R. Davison was held…

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Maclean Show Society Has Successful Year

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 7 August 1945 · page 3

Reporting to the annual meeting of the Lower Clarence Agricultural Society, at Maclean, the secretary (Mr. W. E. Green) said the show of 1945 had proved one of the most successful, financially and socially, ever held by the society…

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Flower Show In September

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 8 August 1945 · page 2

Grafton Methodist Spring Flower Show will be held at the Methodist Hall, Prince street, on Wednesday and…

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Dorrigo Three Years' Show President

Daily Examiner · Friday 10 August 1945 · page 5

Mr. J. H. Davis has been reelected president of the Dorrigo and Guy Fawkes Agricultural Association, which brings to…

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Tennis Mixed Doubles to C. Schaefer and Mrs. Sinclair Splendid Exhibition

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 10 August 1945 · page 4

Dame Fortune has smiled on Dorrigo tennis at last. Sunday last was another case of the uncertainty of Dorrigo weather, and…

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Hernani News Agricultural Association Formed Show to Be Held in the New Year

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 10 August 1945 · page 1

A meeting was held at Hernani on Saturday, August 4, with the object of forming a show committee. Offices elected…

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Preparing for the '46 Show Officers and Stewards Elected Future Rigid Application of Rule Governing Attendance at Meetings

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 10 August 1945 · page 1

The adjourned annual meeting of the Agricultural Association was held on Tuesday morning, July 31 and was attended by Messrs. S. B. Bartlett, F. English, R. J. Noble, H. A. Smith, J. Kelloway, W. G. Price, C. Collins, M. Shephard, F. White, H. S. Doust, G. R…

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Exhibition Tennis

Daily Examiner · Monday 13 August 1945 · page 3

LONDON, Sun.--The Australian Air Force tennis team played England in an exhibition match at Scarborough. The…

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Successful Fair Rents Application

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 21 August 1945 · page 4

Mr. G. Berry at the Grafton Fair Rents Court yesterday, reduced the rent of a cottage in North street, South Grafton,…

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Two Big Days for Dorrigo Bushmen's Carnival in December State Champion Axemen to Compete

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 24 August 1945 · page 1

This year's Bushmen's Carnival in Dorrigo, will be a two-day function, with heats of the various events run off on the first day and finals on the second. The prize money for the main event—the cattle draft—will be £100. State champion axemen are expected to…

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Track Should Be Fair

Daily Examiner · Saturday 25 August 1945 · page 5

SYDNEY, Fri.--The track is expected to be fair for the Red Gross meeting at Randwick to-morrow…

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World's Fair For Sydney Suggested

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 29 August 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tues.—Hal. Carlton, film executive, suggested to-day, that Sydney should hold a world's fair in a few years' time, to give…

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Exhibition of Navy Photos Coming Soon

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 29 August 1945 · page 2

At the request of the British Government, the Commonwealth Government has agreed to exhibit throughout Australia several…

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No Sydney Show Before 1947

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 29 August 1945 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tues.—There was no possibility of the resumption of the Royal Easter Show until 1947, said the president of the R.A.S.,…

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Agricultural Society Free of Debts

Daily Examiner · Friday 31 August 1945 · page 3

After struggling for many years, the Central North Coast National Agricultural Society has attained its objective--…

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New Secretary For Agricultural Society

Daily Examiner · Friday 31 August 1945 · page 2

Mr. C. W. Creighton, the newly appointed secretary of the Clarence Pastoral and Agricultural Society, is also secretary of the…

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Clarence P. And A. Society To Hold Show Next Easter

Daily Examiner · Friday 31 August 1945 · page 5

The Clarence Pastoral and Agricultural Society will resume its Easter Shows in 1946. This decision was made at a meeting of the council of the Clarence Pastoral and Agricultural Society held in the Historical Society's Rooms yesterday afternoon…

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