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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1946

294 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 7 of 15

New Show Secretary MR. W. Tomlinson Appointed Re-planning Grounds

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 14 June 1946 · page 2

Mr. W. Tomlinson was appointed secretary of the Dorrigo Agrl-cultural Assn., at June meeting of the committee, to fill the…

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Poultry Club Show at Lismore

Daily Examiner · Saturday 15 June 1946 · page 3

LISMORE, Friday.—Over 800 birds, drawn from all parts of the Brunswick and Richmond districts, and from as far south as…

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victory Carnival Crowds In London

Daily Examiner · Monday 17 June 1946 · page 1

LONDON, Sun.—Thousands who flocked into London on the seventh and last night of the Victory Carnival again brought the traffic to a standstill. London throughout the week…

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"Breakfast in the Show"

Daily Examiner · Monday 17 June 1946 · page 1

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Carnival Association

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 18 June 1946 · page 5

BELLINGEN, Mon.—Mr. A. J. Sharp, of Urunga, represented this area at the first committee meeting of the newly formed…

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Pails Wins Exhibition Matches

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 18 June 1946 · page 2

LONDON, Mon.— The Australian star tennis player, Dinny Pails, yesterday kept his promise to play in his home town,…

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Intelligence Tests Show Girls And Boys Fairly Equal

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 18 June 1946 · page 3

SYDNEY, Mon.—Girls consistently gained a higher proportion of passes in the New South Wales school examinations than…

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Tennis Carnival Marred by Tragedy Postponed As Mark of Respect

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 21 June 1946 · page 6

Patronised by a particularly large crowd of interested spectators and assured of high success, Dorrigo Tennis…

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Twenty-Five Years As Show President

Daily Examiner · Saturday 22 June 1946 · page 2

DORRIGO, Fri.—In honour of his election as president of the Dorrigo and Guy Fawkes Agricultural Association for the 25th…

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Grafton Mothers' Club To Hold Flower Show

Daily Examiner · Saturday 22 June 1946 · page 4

Members of the Graf ton Mothers' Club on Thursday made arrangements for a flower show to be held in the Grafton…

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Fair Deal Sought For Ex-Senicemen

Daily Examiner · Thursday 27 June 1946 · page 2

At a meeting of ex-service personnel at Taree, Mr. W. R. Nicholas, State organising secretary of the Australian Legion of…

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Show Ring To Be Fenced, Drained, Levelled

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 2 July 1946 · page 2

COFF'S HARBOUR, Mon:-- As a result of decisions reached at Saturday night's meeting of the recently elected Agricultural Association Show Committee, work will begin almost immediately on the restoration of the Coff's Harbour Showground…

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Christmas Carnival Plans At Coff's Harbour

Daily Examiner · Monday 8 July 1946 · page 2

COFF'S HARBOUR, Sun.--The Christmas Carnival Committee, whose efforts have been responsible for the raising of £6000 in the last three years, will hold its Christmas Carnival as usual this year…

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Objects Of Bushmen's Carnival Association

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 9 July 1946 · page 2

Mr. A. J. Sharp, who was Urunga's delegate to the recent conference of the Northern New South Wales Bushmen's Carnival…

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Bellingen Show Society Re-forms

Daily Examiner · Thursday 11 July 1946 · page 5

BELLINGEN, Tues.-- At the adjourned annual meeting of the Bellinger River Agricultural Association it was unanimously…

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Preparing for '47 Show Section Stewards Elected New Secretary on Job

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 12 July 1946 · page 2

One of the main items at Tuesday's (2nd inst) meeting of the Agricultural Assn. was the election Of stewards for the 1947 show…

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July Carnival Atmosphere

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 17 July 1946 · page 2

Late yesterday Prince street, Grafton, presented a pre-war July carnival appearance. At the conclusion of the…

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Visitors For Racing Carnival

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 17 July 1946 · page 2

For several days there has been a constant flow of visitors to the Clarence for the July racing carnival from all parts…

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Carnival Crowds Well Behaved

Daily Examiner · Thursday 18 July 1946 · page 2

Inspector W. O. McEwan, officer in charge of the Grafton police, stated last night that he was pleased with the behaviour of the…

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Fashions At The Races Show Varied Styles

Daily Examiner · Thursday 18 July 1946 · page 2

HIGH wind and heavy dust did not deter the large gathering of women at the C. R. J. C. races yesterday from wearing their fashionable ensembles. Rembrant brown was the…

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