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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1946

294 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 2 of 15

Said He "Put On Drunken Show"

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 5 February 1946 · page 6

COFF'S HARBOUR, Mon.—At the Coff's Harbour Police Court to-day Frederick Williams, 19, labourer, pleaded guilty to a…

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Swimming Carnival in Queensland Next Year

Daily Examiner · Thursday 7 February 1946 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Wed.—Queensland was chosen as the venue for next year's Australian championship swimming carnival…

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Show Societies To Meet At Grafton

Daily Examiner · Thursday 7 February 1946 · page 2

Representatives from show societies throughout the North Coast and Tablelands will meet at Grafton next Friday, to determine…

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Preparation for Royal Show

Daily Examiner · Saturday 9 February 1946 · page 4

SYDNEY, Fri.—Preparation for the Royal Show which will be held from March 31 to April 9 inclusive, next year, is already in…

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Minister to Attend Dorrigo Show

Daily Examiner · Thursday 14 February 1946 · page 6

The Minister for Agriculture (Mr. E. H. Graham) will be present at the Dorrigo show. He said that he was looking…

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Carnival Proceeds for Hospital Fund

Daily Examiner · Friday 15 February 1946 · page 2

COFF'S HARBOUR, Thurs.—A meeting of the new Hospital Building Fund Committee was held last night. The president…

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Dorrigo's Victory Show Committee Making Final Arrangements the Big Days Approach

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 15 February 1946 · page 3

Only a week remains before Dorrigo's Victory Show is here and the President, Secretary and Committee are putting the…

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Vote of Confidence in the Mayor. Carried Unanimously by Council. "Fair and Impartial," Says Ald. Munro

The Clarence River Advocate · Monday 18 February 1946 · page 1

That the Maclean Council had' ever confidence in the Mayor in the discharge b. his public' duties as Mayor of 'the Municipality of…

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Bazaar And Flower Show At Nana Glen

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 20 February 1946 · page 2

The ladies of the Nana Glen Methodist Ladies' Aid held their annual bazaar and flower show in the church grounds…

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Agricultural Exhibition

Daily Examiner · Thursday 21 February 1946 · page 3

The first exhibition of the Central New England Pastoral and Agricultural Association since 1941 opened at Glen Innes on Tuesday…

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Dorrigo Show: Excellent Prospects

Daily Examiner · Thursday 21 February 1946 · page 5

DORRIGO, Wed.—Prospects for Dorrigo's 34th annual show, which opens to-morrow, are excellent, with entries already…

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Tranquil Star for A.j.c. Carnival

Daily Examiner · Thursday 21 February 1946 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Wed.—All being well Tranquil Star will be a runner at the A.J.C. carnival, said a spokesman for the joint owners, Messrs. T. G. Jones, of…

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Show Invitation To Lord Louis Mountbatten

Daily Examiner · Thursday 21 February 1946 · page 3

Lord Louis Mountbatten, Commander-in-Chief of the South-East Asia Command, who will visit Australia this year, has…

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Show Rider Injured

Daily Examiner · Friday 22 February 1946 · page 1

NEWCASTLE, Thurs.—Rowley Doctor (58), one of the most prominent show riders in the State, escaped with a probable…

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Dorrigo's Victory Show

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 22 February 1946 · page 1

Dorrigo's Victory (34th annual) Show opened yesterday in very dull and showery weather. The number of entries dropped…

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Dorrigo Victory Show Opened Yesterday

Daily Examiner · Friday 22 February 1946 · page 3

DORRIGO, Thurs.—Dorrigo's , Victory and 34th Annual Show opened to-day. Although the show was marred to some degree by dull and showery weather, the attendance was on par with that on the first day in previous years…

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Glen Innes Show

Daily Examiner · Monday 25 February 1946 · page 4

The Central New England P. and A. Association's 76th annual exhibition, the "Victory Show," was held on the Glen Innes…

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Carnival At Coff's Harbour On

Daily Examiner · Monday 25 February 1946 · page 5

COFF'S HARBOUR, Sat.—A meeting of the North Coast branch of the Surf Life Saving Association was presided over by Mr. A…

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Great Grandmother in Bowls Carnival

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 27 February 1946 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tues.—A. great-grandmother from Newcastle played in to-day's fours section of the N.S.W. women's country…

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Luncheon Booths at Maclean Show

Daily Examiner · Thursday 28 February 1946 · page 4

The auxiliaries of the Lower Clarence Hospital have agreed to run the luncheon booths at the Maclean Show on a fifty-fifty…

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