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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1946

294 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 12 of 15

Coffs Show Committee's Objectives

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 15 October 1946 · page 6

Main objectives of Coffs Harbour Show Committee are to raise sufficient money to reduce the overdraft on the showground, and…

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Banana Exhibit At Next Sydney Show

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 15 October 1946 · page 3

Arrangements are being made by the Banana Growers' Federation to stage a big banana exhibit at the Sydney Royal Show next Easter…

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Lismore Show Drought Not Reflected By Cattle Exhibited

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 16 October 1946 · page 3

LISMORE, Tuesday.--Except in numerical strength, cattle sections entries in the North Coast National A.I. Society Show to-day did not reflect the serious drought conditions which existed until a few weeks ago…

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Lismore Show Duke's Interest in Guernsey Cattle

Daily Examiner · Thursday 17 October 1946 · page 3

LISMORE, Wednesday.--Before a record attendance the Governor-General (the Duke of Gloucester) attended the North Coast National A.I. Society Show at Lismore to-day. The Duke made a full inspection of the livestock, showing…

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Nana Glen Flower Show Arrangements

Daily Examiner · Friday 18 October 1946 · page 5

NANA GLEN, Wed.-- At the October meeting of the Nana Glen Methodist Ladies' Church Aid arrangements were advanced for…

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Successful Bog Show At Coff's Harbour

Daily Examiner · Friday 18 October 1946 · page 4

COFF'S HARBOUR..Tues.-- An unusual and interesting afternoon's entertainment was provided for residents of Coff's…

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Preparing for '47 Show Judges Appointed £42 for Grass Rights

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 18 October 1946 · page 4

Dorrigo Agricultural Assn. committee is gradually preparing the foundations for another successful show in 1947, and at the…

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Landscapes Fair

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 22 October 1946 · page 3

Because the world, in beauty clad By God, delights my eyes and makes me glad With landscapes fair…

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Cricket--Bowls Queen Leads In Carnival Competition

Daily Examiner · Thursday 24 October 1946 · page 5

COFF'S HARBOUR, Wednesday.--The secretary of the Coff's Harbour Christmas Carnival (Mr. E. A. Flaherty), reported to-day that two of the four candidates in the Sports Queen Competition have lodged votes with him. First to take the lead in the…

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Good Support For Tweed Show

Daily Examiner · Thursday 24 October 1946 · page 5

A considerable number of entries for the Tweed Show on October 30 and 31 had come from southern Queensland centres just…

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Radio Show Dedicated To Jacaranda Festival

Daily Examiner · Thursday 24 October 1946 · page 2

Wilfrid Thomas is dedicating his radio show over 2FC, at 8 o'clock to-night, to the citizens of Grafton, who are celebrating…

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Christmas Carnival An Appeal to the Public

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 29 October 1946 · page 4

Time for Coffs Annual Christmas Carnival is drawing nigh and the utmost effort of the whole community is needed from now on to…

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Christmas Carnival Big Programme Mapped Out

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 1 November 1946 · page 1

The Carnival programme mapped out for Christmas week is at most attractive one and should make Coffs Harbour the mecca for all distript folk and hundreds of visitors. In addition to world's champion woodchops and big handicaps for rich prizes…

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Flower Show and Art Display

Daily Examiner · Friday 1 November 1946 · page 3

The second session of the Jacaranda flower show and childrens art display was held in the Presbyterian Hall yesterday. The…

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Champion Axemen For Coff's Harbour Christmas Carnival

Daily Examiner · Saturday 2 November 1946 · page 7

COFF'S HARBOUR, Fri.--Two world champion wood choppers, Tom Kirk, holder of the 14 inch standing block…

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Record Crowd At First Day Of Tweed Show

Daily Examiner · Saturday 2 November 1946 · page 3

A record crowd for the first day attended Tweed Show opening day on Wednesday. The gate takings for the first time…

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Country Week Carnival CRICKET

Daily Examiner · Monday 4 November 1946 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sun.--About 100 cricketers will take part in the Country Week cricket carnival to start in Sydney to-morrow…

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Lower Clarence Show Dates

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 5 November 1946 · page 3

MACLEAN, Mon. -- At the monthly meeting of the management committee of the Lower Clarence Agriculture Society, held…

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Baby Show Infants on Parade

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 5 November 1946 · page 4

That Coffs Harbour is doing its part towards populating Australia with the, right type of healthy young citizens was revealed at the Baby…

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Cycling Carnival At Coff' s Harbour

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 6 November 1946 · page 4

COFF 'S HARBOUR, Mon. -- Riding from scratch, the Coff' s Harbour Cycle Club's champion rider, Rex Rooke, won the six…

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