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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1948

396 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 10 of 20

Coffs Stages Show in Semi-cyclone Triumh of Courage and Determination Grand Display Despite Conditions

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 4 May 1948 · page 1

Coffs 1948 Slow—the first post war exhibition—was staged on Friday and'Saturday last in shocking and extremely difficult weather conditions. Torential rains which lashed die district throughout both days marked the culmination of a week of intermittent showers, and brought the committee face to face…

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Coffs Stages Show in Semi-cyclone Triumph of Courage and Determination Grand Display Despite Commtions

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 4 May 1948 · page 1

Coffs 1948 Show—the first post war exhibition—was staged on Friday and Saturday last in shocking and extremely difficult weather conditions. Torential rains which lashed the district throughout both days marked the culmination of a week of intermittent showers, and brought the committee face to face…

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Banana Exhibits At Coff's Show

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 5 May 1948 · page 3

COFF'S HARBOUR.-- Mr. J. G. Jeater, of Murwillumbah, who judged the fruit and banana sections at the Coff's…

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The Show Additional Awards

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 7 May 1948 · page 1

Additional awards at last week's Coffs Show, announced since last issue, include: Poultry Section: Brown Leghorn…

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Fred Paterson To Show Cause

Daily Examiner · Saturday 8 May 1948 · page 2

BRISBANE, Friday.--F. W. Paterson, Communist M.L.A. in the Queensland Parliament, has been asked to show cause…

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Successful Final Day at Coff's Show

Daily Examiner · Monday 10 May 1948 · page 2

COFF'S HARBOUR.--Favoured by mild and sunny weather. the Coff's Harbour and District Agricultural Association concluded…

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Show Takings Exceed £800

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 11 May 1948 · page 5

Although figures are not yet finalised for Coffs Annual Show, gross takings for the fixture including the postponed…

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Show Society Plans Many Sub-activities

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 11 May 1948 · page 1

As a result of the encouraging response to Coffs 1948 Show (the tragic weather conditions notwithstanding) it is…

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Flower Show at Lawrence

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 12 May 1948 · page 3

LAWRENCE.--A profit of £30 was made at the Methodist flower show. The stallholders were:…

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Dorrigo Show Society

Daily Examiner · Friday 14 May 1948 · page 2

DORRIGO.--A cheque for £160 was handed by the ladies committee of the Dorrigo Agricultural Association to the…

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Show Prize Money To Be Collected

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 19 May 1948 · page 2

There are still winners of prize money at the show who halve to, collect their money, said the C.P. and A. secretary (Mri C.: W…

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Heavy Entries Received For Poultry Show

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 19 May 1948 · page 2

Entries for the Grafton and District Poultry Club's annual show on Friday and Saturday, were good, stated the secretary…

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Exhibition Cancelled

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 25 May 1948 · page 3

The exhibition of rural handicrafts, which was to have been shown in Grafton between June 14 and 25, has been cancelled…

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Treloar In Exhibition

Daily Examiner · Thursday 27 May 1948 · page 5

MINNEAPOLIS, Wed (A.A.P).--The Australian sprinter, John Treloar, will run in a special exhibition 220 yards sprint on the straight track at the…

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Tennis Stars Give Exhibition

Daily Examiner · Thursday 27 May 1948 · page 2

Last night, Geoff Brown gave a brilliant display of his forceful two-hand drives at the tennis exhibition at the City Club's Courts…

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Plans For Scouts'Fair

Daily Examiner · Friday 28 May 1948 · page 7

At a meeting of parents of the Grafton Scouts and Cubs final arrangements were mads for the forthcoming fair to be held, in -he Scouts Hall,. Fry street, Graf- on, on June 4…

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Hospital Milk Tests Show First Grade

Daily Examiner · Friday 28 May 1948 · page 2

Tested samples of milk supplied to the Grafton Base Hospital were free of T.B. bacilli, according to a report submitted…

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Profit, Despite Rein, From Coff's Show

Daily Examiner · Friday 28 May 1948 · page 7

COFF'S HARBOUR.--Despite the heavy rain which fell throughout both days of the recent Coff's Harbour annual show, the District Agricultural Association made a profit of approximately £200 on the fixture…

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New A.B.C. Show "Boring, Unfunny"

Daily Examiner · Friday 28 May 1948 · page 1

CANBERRA, Thursday.--Mr. Fraser (Lab., N.S.W.) to-day described the A.B.C.'s new light entertainment show "Hokum and…

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Increased Prizss for Dorrigo Show ? Committee to Investigate Possibility Officials Elected at Annual Meeting

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 28 May 1948 · page 5

The Dorrigo Agricultural Association has decided to explore the possibility of increasing prize moneys for the '49 annual…

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