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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1948

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Swimming Carnival At South Grafton

Daily Examiner · Friday 6 February 1948 · page 4

About 60 swimmers will compete in the championship swimming carnival at the South Grafton baths to-night. Entries have been received from Grafton…

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Stage Is Set For Jubilee Surf Carnival

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 6 February 1948 · page 1

The stage is all set for the Coffs Harbour Surf Life Saving Club's Silver Jubilee Carnival at Park Beach, on Sunday, when ten teams…

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Mother Goose Panto Grand Show

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 6 February 1948 · page 8

A big crowd at the School of Arts last night voted the Pantomine Cinderella as the best show ever to visit Coffs Harbour. The audience…

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Letters To The Editor (Correspondence should be restricted to 250 words). South Carnival

Daily Examiner · Friday 6 February 1948 · page 2

Sir,--Please permit me space to contradict some inaccurate statements accredited to. Mr. J. H. Berry, Bandmaster of the…

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Flower Show Entries Record High Standard of Quality Maintained the Awards

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 6 February 1948 · page 1

The C.W.A. Flower Show, held in the Memorial Hall on Saturday last, January 31, was an outstanding success. A record…

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Byron Bay Carnival: Yamba's Win

Daily Examiner · Monday 9 February 1948 · page 2

LISMORE, Sun.--Byron Bay Surf Club on its own beach was the most successful club of the day, winning seven surf…

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Maclean Ambulance Carnival In March

Daily Examiner · Monday 9 February 1948 · page 2

MACLEAN.--At a meeting of the Maclean ambulance committee on Thursday night, it was decided to hold a carnival in the afternoon…

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Jubilee Surf Carnival At Coff's Harbour

Daily Examiner · Monday 9 February 1948 · page 2

COFF'S HARBOUR, Sunday.--Although the cancellation of special seaside excursion trains affected the attendance at the Coff's Harbour Surf Life Saving Club jubilee carnival, at Park Beach to-day. a good crowd was present when the programme…

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Carnival Incidents Mentioned At Council

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 10 February 1948 · page 2

South Grafton Council last night decided to endorse the action, of the Town Clerk (Mr. C. J. Beresford), and the Mayor…

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Coff's Harbour Carnival Brings £817 Profit

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 10 February 1948 · page 5

COFF'S HARBOUR.--The Christmas carnival returned a total profit of £817. In the woodchop section expenditure was £26241610 and receipts £263811, leaving a surplus of £13142. Stalls conducted by individual charitable organisations showed a…

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SHOW [?] SOCIETY To Stage Another Rodeo

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 10 February 1948 · page 7

So successful was the result of the sports held by the Coffs Harbour Agricultural Society at the Showground on Australia Day, that…

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Lower Clarence Show Society Discusses New Poultry Pavilion

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 11 February 1948 · page 4

MACLEAN.--At a meeting of the Lower Clarence Agricultural Society, it was moved by Mr. T. A. K. Taylor, that if materials…

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U.S.A. Attache To Open Bellingen Show

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 11 February 1948 · page 4

BELLINGEN. -- Acceptance by Mr. L. V. Toyne, Argicultural Attache of the U.S.A. Embassy in t Australia, to open the Bellingen…

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The Coming Show Outstanding Exhibition Expected Committee Busy on Finishing Touches

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 13 February 1948 · page 3

The present wonderful season being experienced on the Dorrigo greatly enhances the prospects for the district's annual show to…

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Monsterio Plants Wanted For Sydney Show

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 13 February 1948 · page 6

The Department of Agriculture and Banana Growers Federation in conjunction are staging a special exhibit of tropical fruits at Sydney…

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To Open Show At Coff's Harbour

Daily Examiner · Friday 13 February 1948 · page 2

COFF'S HARBOUR, Thurs.-- Mr. R. S. Vincent M.L.A., to-night accepted an invitation from the Coff's Harbour Agricultural…

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Show Prospects Never Better

Daily Examiner · Thursday 19 February 1948 · page 2

Prospects for the annual, shov had never been brighter, the president of the Clarence Pastoral and Agricultural Society…

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Festival Representative At Show Meetings

Daily Examiner · Thursday 19 February 1948 · page 2

Discussion arose yesterday at the C.P. and A. Society's meeting over a letter received from the Jacaranda Festivals…

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Ambassador Cannot Open 1948 Show

Daily Examiner · Thursday 19 February 1948 · page 2

News that the American Ambassador to Australia (Mr. R. Butler) could not open the C.P. and A. Society's 1948…

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Exhibition Awarded To Richard Scotton

Daily Examiner · Saturday 21 February 1948 · page 2

Richard Scotton, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Scotton, of Grafton, has been awarded an Exhibition to Sydeny…

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