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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1948

396 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 4 of 20

Good Prospects For Dorrigo Show

Daily Examiner · Saturday 21 February 1948 · page 2

DORRIGO, Friday.--Excellent prospects favour the Dorrigo 36th annual show on Thursday and Friday next…

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The Grafton Show Draws Closer

Daily Examiner · Saturday 21 February 1948 · page 2

THE Clarence Pastoral and Agricultural Society's Show is now just over seven weeks off, and the scene of this district festival, the Grafton Showground, is undergoing a transformation. The ground, is not idle the…

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University Exhibition Winner

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 24 February 1948 · page 2

William Andrew Heaney, son of Mr. A and Mrs. W. Heaney Public School, Lower Lawrence has been awarded an Exhibition…

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Tennis. Exhibition B Y Leading Players

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 24 February 1948 · page 5

The Grafton and District Tennis Association has announced that a tennis exhibition will be given at Grafton on March 17 by a party of Australia's…

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State Finances Show Deficit

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 24 February 1948 · page 2

SYDNEY, Mon.--A deficit of £367,345 is shown, in State finances for the first seven months of the current financial year…

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President's Trot at Maclean Show

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 24 February 1948 · page 3

MACLEAN, --At a special meeting of the Lower Clarence Agricultural Society, it was unanimously decided to include a…

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Native Son As Show Hack

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 25 February 1948 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Tues. -- Native Son. who broke down here last week, will be retired and used as a show hack. His owner, W. Kirwan, said to-day…

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Record Crowd At Dorrigo Show

Daily Examiner · Friday 27 February 1948 · page 2

DORRIGO, Thurs.--Dorrigo's 36th annual show opened today in perfect weather which attracted a record first day…

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First Day— Record Attendance at Dorrigo's Show Cattle and Pig Exhibits Outstanding High Quality Maintained Throughout

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 27 February 1948 · page 1

Favoured by fine weather, the attendance yesterday, the first day of Dorrigo's annual show, was the best for over 30 years. Close on £36 was taken at the gate. Entires throughout the exhibition…

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Sports Carnival Proposed For March

Daily Examiner · Saturday 28 February 1948 · page 6

The Police Beach Girl committee in conjunction with the Grafton District Boys' Band and McKittrick Park Improvement…

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Fair Rents Court Application

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 2 March 1948 · page 5

Before Mr. E. I. Cocks, S.M., at the Grafton Fair Rents Court yesterday James Theodore, appealed against determinations by…

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Record Entry For A.J.C. Carnival

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 3 March 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tues.--What is believed to be a record number of horses have been entered for 22 minor and weight-for-age events…

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Show Shorts

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 5 March 1948 · page 1

Report of Poultry section on page 4, and Show awards are in detail on page 2. Mr. H. N. Maynes won the prize…

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Official Opening of Dorrigo Show Hon. D. H. Drummond, M.l.a. Performs Ceremony "Farmer Must Get Fair Margin for Butter"

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

On the Dorrigo has been built up a great dairying and farming industry, but the time is now overdue for more to be put…

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Hernani Show Big Success Potentialities of District Attractively Displayed Cattle and Horse Sections Increase

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 5 March 1948 · page 1

The 1948 Hernani exhibition was held on Saturday, February 14, and proved a successful day. The weather was fine and a large crowd…

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Dorrigo Stages Another Splendid Exhibition Record Gate and Attendance — Cattle a Revelation General Quality Standard Up in All Sections

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 5 March 1948 · page 1

Last week's 36th annual Show of the Dorrigo Agricultural Assn. drew a record gate and attendance of the public, and proved the equal to any exhibition in the society's history. Entries were just about on a par with last year, with cattle…

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Agricultural Society

Daily Examiner · Saturday 6 March 1948 · page 2

A RESOLUTE attempt is being made by the Clarence Pastoral and Agricultural Society to restore the classes in the show to their pre-war strength and quality. An appeal to all section committees to bend their efforts from now on to encouraging…

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Show Schedule Has Changes

Daily Examiner · Saturday 6 March 1948 · page 2

To bring the classes into conformity with modern show practice, extensive revisions have been made in several important…

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Lower Clarence Agricultural Society

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 9 March 1948 · page 2

MACLEAN.--At a meeting of the Lower Clarence Agricultural Society, the secretary (Mr. C. Done) reported that the…

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St. Andrew's Church Finances Show That Something Done

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 9 March 1948 · page 3

"The fact that expenditure exceeded receipts by £101 shows that something has been done," said Mr. A. A. Young,…

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