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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1947

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CYCLING Anniversary Day Carnival

Daily Examiner · Thursday 23 January 1947 · page 4

The South Grafton Cycle Club will stage its Anniversary Day carnival at McKittrick Park next Monday afternoon and night…

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Dorrigo's Big' 47 Show Member for District to Open Exhibition Committee Busy on Organisation

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 24 January 1947 · page 3

Everything points to very successful Show, and the 1947 annual exhibition should be one of the best yet staged in Dorrigo's…

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Evans Head Surf Carnival Is Postponed

Daily Examiner · Saturday 25 January 1947 · page 4

Yamba Life Saving Club officials were advised yesterday that the Evans Head surf carnival, scheduled to take place…

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Lower Clarence Agricultural Society

Daily Examiner · Monday 27 January 1947 · page 5

MACLEAN, Sunday.—A special meeting of the L.C.A. Society was held at the Shire Hall on Friday night, when Mr. John…

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CYCLING Smith Grafton Carnival Off

Daily Examiner · Monday 27 January 1947 · page 4

South Grafton Cycle Club Committee decided yesterday to abandon the Australia Day carnival set down for McKittrick…

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CYCLING Impromptu Carnival At Coff's Harbour

Daily Examiner · Monday 27 January 1947 · page 3

COFF'S HARBOUR, Sun.—Because of the recent heavy rain north of Coff's Harbour, riders from Lismore, Casino and…

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Preparing for the '47 Show Annual Exhibition Should Set New Standard Committee Hard at Work

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 31 January 1947 · page 1

In a few weeks Dorrigo will stage its 35th annual show, and already, from the numerous enquiries being made, the 1947…

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Taxation Schedules Not Intended To Show Tax Payable

Daily Examiner · Friday 31 January 1947 · page 1

CANBERRA, Thursday.— The Prime Minister and Treasurer (Mr. Chifley) said to-day that the taxation schedules issued last…

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Nambucca Carnival

Daily Examiner · Monday 3 February 1947 · page 2

COFF'S HARBOUR, Sun.—The toff's Harbour Surf Life Saving Club won all but three of the events at the Nambucca Club's…

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Eight Teams For Coff's Carnival

Daily Examiner · Monday 3 February 1947 · page 2

COFF'S HARBOUR, Sun.—The secretary of the Coff's Harbour Surf Life Saving Club (Mr. F. c. Bastian) advised members at the…

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Interstate Surf Carnival At Scarborough, W.A.

Daily Examiner · Monday 3 February 1947 · page 1

PERTH, Sun.—In an exciting Interstate surf life saving carnival at Scarborough to-day, the Western Australian State team…

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Coffs Show Society Ground Improvements

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 4 February 1947 · page 5

The committee of Coffs Show Society at their meeting on Saturday night decided to hasten a start on ground improvements in…

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Agricultural Society Secretary Resigns

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 5 February 1947 · page 2

COFF'S HARBOUR, Tues.— Mr. E. A. Flaherty, secretary of the Coff's Harbour Agricultural Society has tendered his…

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British Prime Minister Visits Ordnance Factories Exhibition

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 5 February 1947 · page 1

The British Prime Minister (Mr. Attlee) recently visited the Royal Ordnance Factories Exhibition in London. Photo shows Miss Ida Floyd, of Maltby, chatting with the Prime Minister while his son, Martin, and Mr. Tom Williams, Minister of Agriculture, with T. E. Harris, Deputy Director of the R.O.C., looks on…

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TENNIS Brown v. Brown Game Likely At Exhibition

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 5 February 1947 · page 4

The tentative programme for Thursday night's tennis exhibition at the Grafton City Courts by star visiting players includes…

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British Empire Stamp Show Opened By Film Star

Daily Examiner · Thursday 6 February 1947 · page 1

20,000 stamps, mostly of the British Empire and valued at nearly half a million pounds, were on show until January 4 at the Imperial Institute, South "Kensington, London, where Miss Anna Neagle, the film star, opened the British Philatelic Exhibition. Picture shows Miss Anna Neagle taking a close-up view of the first stamp issued in 1840 when Queen Victoria had been three years a queen…

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Big Crowd Watches Tennis Exhibition

Daily Examiner · Friday 7 February 1947 · page 3

ONE thousand tennis enthusiasts of the Grafton district attended the tennis exhibition by top-ranking players at the Grafton City Courts last night. The players were Geoff Brown, Tom Brown (United States), W. Sidwell and Bob McCarthy…

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SURFING Coff's Teams For Week-End Carnival

Daily Examiner · Friday 7 February 1947 · page 5

COFF'S HARBOUR, Thursday. —There was a full attendance of members of the Coff's Harbour Surf Life Saving Club's, new club…

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Proposal To Enlarge Coff's Show Ring

Daily Examiner · Friday 7 February 1947 · page 6

COFF'S HARBOUR, Thurs.— At the annual meeting of the Coff's Harbour Horsemen's Club held in the School of Arts, it was…

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Flower Show A Success Gorgeous Array of Blooms Fancy Work and Cookery Impress

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 7 February 1947 · page 1

Despite many handicaps prior to their annual fixture, the C.W.A. Flower Show in the Memorial Hall on Saturday last proved a…

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