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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1948

396 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 16 of 20

Art Exhibition at High School

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 29 September 1948 · page 2

The exhibition of art, being held jointly with those of school work at the Grafton High School, to-day and on Thursday, was…

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Clash Show Dates Picked By Coff's

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 29 September 1948 · page 4

COFF'S HARBOUR, Tuesday.--The Coff's Harbour Agricultural Association will make application for May 6 and 7 next for its 1949 annual show. These dates will allow Bellingen ample time to fit in a two-day show in the normal Kempsey…

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Girls' Dram Corps At R.S.L. Carnival

Daily Examiner · Thursday 30 September 1948 · page 2

The Grafton R.S.L. sub-committee conducting to-night's carnival in Market Square for the Hospital Auxiliary, Benevolent…

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Coffs and the Xmas Carnival

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 1 October 1948 · page 6

Although Coffs will be without its official Carnival this year there will be more Carnivals than usual. The…

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Armistice Night Variety Show

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 1 October 1948 · page 6

Preparations are well in hand for the production of the "Dazzling Variety Show" in the School of Arts on Thursday, November…

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Joint Exhibition For Festival

Daily Examiner · Saturday 2 October 1948 · page 2

As the Grafton City Council has made the Historical Society [?] availably it has been decided by the Philatelic and…

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Successful Floral Fair At South Grafton

Daily Examiner · Saturday 2 October 1948 · page 2

A SUCCESSFUL Floral Fair was conducted by the South Grafton Methodist Church in the School of Arts yesterday afternoon and last night. In declaring the Fair open,…

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Woodchops At Lismore Show

Daily Examiner · Saturday 2 October 1948 · page 3

Eighty pounds in prize money and two axes have been allocated to the woodchops and sawing contests at the North Coast…

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Carnival Opens At Coff's Harbour

Daily Examiner · Monday 4 October 1948 · page 2

COFF'S HARBOUR, Sun.-- The Eight-Hour week-end carnival being conducted on Breilsford Park by the Park…

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Exciting Programme 30 Aircraft At Clarence Carnival

Daily Examiner · Monday 4 October 1948 · page 1

Thirty aeroplanes from Sydney, Newcastle, Casino, Coff's Harbour, Lismore, Tenterfield and Queensland attended the aerial carnival, conducted by the Clarence…

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Fair Play In Sport

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 5 October 1948 · page 5

LISMORE. -- Speaking at St. Paul's, Rev. J. R. Sweet said Australia did not want a race of sporting celebrities who could…

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Jacaranda Sports Carnival

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 6 October 1948 · page 5

Ald. W. E. Crisp, organiser for the Jacaranda sports festival at South Grafton, yesterday reported pleasing progress. He has received 28 nominations…

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State Finances Show Deficiency

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 6 October 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday.--State finances for the year ended June 30 last were £121,899 deficient, the Auditor-General (Mr. Swift) stated in his annual report. This resulted after the…

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Maclean Show To Be Held On May 11 and 12

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 6 October 1948 · page 2

MACLEAN.--At the last meeting of the Lower Clarence Agricultural Society, it was decided to hold the annual show…

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Coffs Harbour's Empire Fair

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 8 October 1948 · page 1

Under the management of the RSL and Legion of Ex-Servicemen, together with Boy Scouts and Trustees of Anzac…

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Flower Show Speeches Underline Unity Need

Daily Examiner · Friday 8 October 1948 · page 2

"ONE of the things we must do is to worship and serve together inanity," said Ven Archdleacon A. E. Warren welcoming the guests at yesterday's Flower Show held in the Cathedral Hall Grafton…

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Show Auxiliary Applauded

Daily Examiner · Saturday 9 October 1948 · page 6

After praising the ladies' committee for the excellent work performed on behalf of the Society, the chairman of the…

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Successful Carnival At South Grafton

Daily Examiner · Saturday 9 October 1948 · page 3

An entertaining carnival was staged at McKittrick Park last night by the South Grafton Mother's Club in aid of the…

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Clash Show Dates Criticised

Daily Examiner · Saturday 9 October 1948 · page 3

"We have held the Grafton Show on the same dates for so many years that there is no chance of our altering them,"…

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Show Smoke Social Turned Down

Daily Examiner · Saturday 9 October 1948 · page 3

A suggestion for a revival of the annual smoke social on the first night of the Clarence C. P. and A. Society's [?] was turned…

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