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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1948

396 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 18 of 20

Dairy Produce at Royal Show

Daily Examiner · Saturday 23 October 1948 · page 2

SYDNEY, Fri. -- The Secretary of the Royal Agricultural Society (G. C. Somervillel announced to-day that the dairy produce…

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Excellent Display At S. Grafton Flower Show

Daily Examiner · Saturday 23 October 1948 · page 2

IN opening St. Matthew's Church of England flower show, held in the South Grafton School af Arts yesterday, Mrs. F. G. Alexander said that flowers had three important things, their beauty, fragrance and usefulness…

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Show Went On Despite Ban

Daily Examiner · Monday 25 October 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sun. --Despite the ban announced on Friday night by the Acting Premier (Mr. Baddeley) on the play, Rusty…

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Empire Fair Princess

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 29 October 1948 · page 2

Miss Lola Young, who had the reputation during the war of being the most photographed girl in the WAAF,…

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Variety Show For Commemoration Night

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 29 October 1948 · page 5

The Dazzling Variety Show to be held on Commemoration night, November 11, promises to be one of the highlight…

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Festival Flower Show

Daily Examiner · Saturday 30 October 1948 · page 3

Arrangements had been made to amplify the musical items rendered at the Festival Flower Show so that a large crowd could…

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Venetian Carnival Wins Applause Of Large Crowd

Daily Examiner · Monday 1 November 1948 · page 2

AN appreciative audience which filled all seating In the Boulevard and overflowed into the Memorial Park, generously applauded a bright and quick-moving Venetian carnival staged by the Thistledome Club and Music and Dramatic Society on…

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Technical College Work Exhibition

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 2 November 1948 · page 2

On display at the Grafton Technical College yesterday was a fine collection of exhibits made by the students of the…

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Coin And Stamp Exhibition

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 2 November 1948 · page 3

An interesting collection of postage stamps and coins is being displayed during Jacaranda Week, at the Town Hall, Grafton…

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Clarence Pupils in Sports Carnival

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 2 November 1948 · page 2

A team of girls and boys, representing the Far North Coast, left for Sydney yesterday to take part in the N.S.W. Sports…

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Prelude To Final Show In China's Civil War

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 2 November 1948 · page 1

SHANGHAI, Mon. (A.A.P.-Reuter).--The virtual Chinese, Government collapse in Manchuria has brought nearer the final outcome of China's civil war. Authoritative sources say the war is likely to be decided in…

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Cycling Jacaranda Carnival

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 3 November 1948 · page 5

The Jacaranda cycling carnival to be held at McKittrick Park to-night promises to be one of the best ever staged at South Grafton. Almost 50…

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Festival Flower Show Outstanding Success

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 3 November 1948 · page 3

The first session of the Jacaranda Flower Show in the Cathedral Hall, Grafton yesterday afternoon, was an outstanding success. A record number of visitors attended the official openings. The Grafton, South Grafton and District Horticultural Society…

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Lessons To Be Learnt From The Carnival

Daily Examiner · Friday 5 November 1948 · page 2

Grafton people, with their gay Jacaranda spirit could teach a lesson to the people of the large cities, said Mr. Charles…

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Scheme to Finance Show Socie'

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 9 November 1948 · page 6

Coffs Show Committee at A meeting on Saturday night decided to seek hank accommodation to a limit of £2000…

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Single Farm Exhibit For Maclean Show

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 10 November 1948 · page 4

MACLEAN.--At a meeting of the Lower Clarence Agricultural Society, much discussion centred on a proposal by Mr. W. A,…

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Ambulance Gets £175 From R.S.L. Carnival

Daily Examiner · Thursday 11 November 1948 · page 2

The Grafton District Ambulance Committee chairman (Mr. J. C. Davies) has received from the Grafton sub-branch…

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Red Cross Plans Flower Show

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 12 November 1948 · page 7

At the October meeting of Coffs Harbour Branch of the Red Cross Society six delegates attended from Jetty…

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Royal Show Was Outstanding Worker

Daily Examiner · Friday 12 November 1948 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thurs.--Royal Show, an acceptor for Saturday's Novice Handicap, easily was the outstanding worker in Sydney this…

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Grafton Winner At Mullumb[?]mby Show

Daily Examiner · Friday 12 November 1948 · page 2

LISMORE, Thurs.--Mrs. A. F. Mitchell, of Grafton, had considerable success in the fancywork section of the Mullumbimby…

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