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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1948

396 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 2 of 20

Beach Girls Appear at Ulmarra Carnival Functions

Daily Examiner · Monday 19 January 1948 · page 2

The first public appearance of the local girls who have entered in the State-wide Beach Girl Quest in aid of the Police…

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Silver Jubilee Surf Club Carnival

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 20 January 1948 · page 8

Coffs Harbour Surf Club which celebrates its silver jubilee this year, will observe the occasion with a monster carnival on Park Beach…

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Grade Fields Plans To Visit Australia With "Family Show"

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 21 January 1948 · page 1

SAN FRANCISCO, Tuesday (A.A.P.).--Gracie Fields, who is now appearing here, plans to take a "family show" to Australia in…

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Beach Girls At Week-End Carnival

Daily Examiner · Thursday 22 January 1948 · page 2

The five Clarence River candidates in the N.S.W. Beach Girl Quest for 1948 will make personal appearances at session of the…

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Yamba Teams for Ballina Surf Carnival

Daily Examiner · Thursday 22 January 1948 · page 5

Following members of Yamba SurfLife Saving Club have been selected to represent the club at the Lighthouse carnival, at Bailing next Sunday:…

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Minister Invited to Open Show

Daily Examiner · Thursday 22 January 1948 · page 4

KEMPSEY, Wed.-- The Minister for Agriculture (Mr. E. H. Graham), has been invited to open the Kempsey show, to be held on…

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Show Society Confirms Sunday Sport Attitude

Daily Examiner · Thursday 22 January 1948 · page 3

THE C.P. and A. Society Council, at a meeting in Grafton yesterday, rejected a plea from the Lord's Day Observance Society for the council to change its policy of allowing Sunday football on the Grafton Showground…

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Show Society Adopts Rules of Field Maize Contest

Daily Examiner · Thursday 22 January 1948 · page 2

Rules submitted by the Royal Agricultural Society for its championship field maize competition were adopted by the…

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Claims Mr. Beaumont's Figures Not Fair

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 23 January 1948 · page 3

A correspondent from South Grafton writes to the Editor as follows Dear Sir,—Some time ago Mr. A Beaumont, of Deervale, published…

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Ballina Surf Carnival Postponed

Daily Examiner · Monday 26 January 1948 · page 2

LISMORE, Sun. -- Because of squally rain and heavy seas, the surf carnival scheduled for Lighthouse Beach; East Ballina, to-day…

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50 Visiting Riders at Coff's Cycling Carnival

Daily Examiner · Monday 26 January 1948 · page 2

COFF'S HARBOUR Sun.-- A programme of 34 events provided spectators with an excellent night's entertainment at…

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Successful Carnival At Woolgoolgal

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 27 January 1948 · page 4

WOOLGOOLGA, Monday.--The three days' carnival conducted by the Police and Citizens Boys' Club, the Grafton District Boys' Band, and the Woolgoolga Beach and Lakes Reserve Trust commenced on Saturday afternoon…

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SWIMMING. South Grafton Championship Carnival

Daily Examiner · Friday 30 January 1948 · page 7

The first championship swimming carnival to be held at the South Grafton baths after a break of close on 15 years, will take…

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Sporting Spotlght Surf Carnival Big Programine in Preparation

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 30 January 1948 · page 3

Final organising arrangements for Coffs Surf Club's cornirg Silver Jubilee Carnsvai were planned at the meeting of members on…

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Bowls Bellingen Carnival Huge Success Dorrigo Bowlers Shape Well Against Northern Champs

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 30 January 1948 · page 1

Over the long week-end three rinks of Dorrigo bowlers journeyed to Bellingen on the Sunday and Monday and joined in the…

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Ex Gratia Payment To Carnival Fund

Daily Examiner · Monday 2 February 1948 · page 2

COFF'S HARBOUR.--The honorary organiser of the Christmas Carnival at Coff's Harbour, (Mr. R. J. Garrett), has been handed a…

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Tennis Stars May Give Exhibition at Grafton

Daily Examiner · Monday 2 February 1948 · page 2

Grafton and District Tennis Association is attempting to arrange for a number of leading Australian tennis players to take part in exhibition matches…

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South Grafton Carnival

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 3 February 1948 · page 2

At South Grafton last night, Bandmaster Harry Berry organised another carnival in the same style as the carnivals conducted…

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Savings Deposits Show Increase

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 3 February 1948 · page 1

CANBERRA, Mon.--Savings Bank deposits at the end of December last were almost £8,000,000 more than at the end…

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Bandmaster's Statement On Carnival Mix-Up

Daily Examiner · Thursday 5 February 1948 · page 3

MR. J. H. Beery, bandmaster of the Grafton District Boys' Band, and organiser of the series of carnivals for the Beach Girl quest, yesterday explained why the dance at South Grafton on Tuesday night had been cancelled without notice…

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