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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1947

407 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 7 of 21

Show Entries Heartening

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 2 April 1947 · page 2

Entries are rolling in freely for the exhibition to be staged by the Clarence. P. and A. Society on April 24, 25 and 26,…

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Records Likely at Royal Easter Show

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 2 April 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Attendance and money records will be established at Sydney's first post-war Royal Easter Show. There are seven days and six nights to go, and already the returns are far in advance of corresponding periods from previous…

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Doncaster Fancies Show Out On Tracks Victory Lad

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 2 April 1947 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Many Doncaster candidates, rounding off their preparation for the big Mile, showed out on the…

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Deervale C.w.a. Exhibition and Sports

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Thursday 3 April 1947 · page 3

Saturday, March 15, was an outstanding day for the Deervale branch of the CWA when they held their exhibition and sports…

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Show Dates Unaltered DORRIGO'S '48 Annual to Be Held in February Extraordinary Meeting Decides the Issue

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Thursday 3 April 1947 · page 1

Show dates of Dorrigo's 1948 annual exhibition will remain unaltered and the two big days will still be held in the last week of…

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Boxing Carnival At South Grafton

Daily Examiner · Friday 4 April 1947 · page 5

Boxing fans will be attracted by the boxing carnival at South Grafton School of Arts on Friday, April 11. Boxers from all parts…

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Rain Upsets Show Programme

Daily Examiner · Friday 4 April 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thurs.—Intermittent rain throughout most of the day and evening caused some upset to the programme at the Royal…

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Riders Injured at Sydney Show

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 8 April 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday.—A rider was badly injured to-day at the Show when his horse crashed at a water jump. He is R. M. Wetherall, of Tempe, Victoria, who suffered a probable fracture of the neck, concussion and severe abrasions…

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Show Arrangements Near Completion At Maclean

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 8 April 1947 · page 3

MACLEAN, Mon.—All arrangements are in hand for the Maclean Show to be held on April 30 and May 1…

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Show Rider's Numerous Falls

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 9 April 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tues. — An average of two fails a day has been recorded by one rider, at the show. He is Bede Newman, of…

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Children's Day At Royal Show

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 9 April 1947 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tues.—Children's Day at the Royal Show attracted tens of thousands of kiddies, who were especially…

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World's Greatest Show Preparing For 1947 Exhibit

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 9 April 1947 · page 4

After a seven years' break, the Royal Agricultural Society of England is preparing to hold its show again. This, is the…

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Our Own Show

Daily Examiner · Thursday 10 April 1947 · page 2

AFTER a dormant period of five years, the Clarence Pastoral and Agricultural Society's annual show is coming into bloom again. It was the urgent calls of war which caused the cessation of these popular exhibitions and carnivals. Then last year when…

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Large Entries For Grafton Show

Daily Examiner · Thursday 10 April 1947 · page 2

Entries are coming in freely in all sections, said the secretary of the Clarence P. and A. Society (Mr. C. W. CreigKton) yesterday…

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Stock On Way Home From Show

Daily Examiner · Thursday 10 April 1947 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wed.—A million pounds worth of livestock left, the Sydney Showground to-day, and started for the country, the…

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Wild Scramble To Get Free Bananas At Sydney Show

Daily Examiner · Thursday 10 April 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wed.—Police fought for nearly an hour to control a struggling mass of people when a free distribution of…

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Buckjumpers For Grafton Show

Daily Examiner · Friday 11 April 1947 · page 2

The secretary of the Clarence P. and A. Society, Mr. C. W. Creighton, received a telegram yesterday from Mr. Cyril Hibbens,…

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Record Show Poultry Entry

Daily Examiner · Friday 11 April 1947 · page 3

"There are hundreds of entries in the, poultry section," said the secretary of the Clarence P. md A. Society (Mr. C. W…

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Large Attendances Forecast for Show

Daily Examiner · Friday 11 April 1947 · page 2

The officer in charge of Grafton Police (Inspector W. O. McEwan) advised the Clarence P. and A. Society…

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C.P. AND A. AUXILIARY To Provide Lunch Booth For Show

Daily Examiner · Friday 11 April 1947 · page 2

Members of the Clarence Pastoral and Agricultural Society Women's Auxiliary decided yesterday to cater for lunch in the…

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