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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1949

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Coff's Harbour Fair Returns Over £1000

Daily Examiner · Monday 3 January 1949 · page 2

COFF'S HARBOUR, Sun.—The Coff's Harbour Empire Fair concluded with the street carnival in High street, on…

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Young Competitors Perform Well At Coff's Carnival

Daily Examiner · Monday 3 January 1949 · page 2

COFF'S HARBOUR, Sunday.—Young lifesavers who were prominent in junior events last year, gave promise of holding their…

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Unions Show Respect For Trades Council

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 4 January 1949 · page 3

SYDNEY, Mon.—During 1948 many unions, including some Left Wing groups, had shown greater [?]espech for the authority of the…

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Coffs Empire Fair

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 7 January 1949 · page 9

The Empire Christmas Fair held in High- Street Coffs Harbour, during Christmas week realised gross…

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Sawtell Surf Club Carnival

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 7 January 1949 · page 5

Sawtell Surf Life Saving Club held a very successful carnival on Sawteil Beach lasty Sunday. Teams from…

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Warmhearted Reception For U.S. President "Fair Deal" Administration

Daily Examiner · Friday 7 January 1949 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Thurs. (A.A.P.).—A cheering Congress gave President Truman a warm hearted reception when he delivered his "State of the Union" address to a joint session of Senate and House of Representatives yesterday…

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Children Show Benefit From U.N. Relief

Daily Examiner · Friday 7 January 1949 · page 1

LAKE, SUCCESS, Thursday. (A.A.P.).—Children receiving aid from the United Nations International Children's Emergency…

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Byron Bay Success at Surf Carnival

Daily Examiner · Monday 10 January 1949 · page 3

SUPERIOR drill and teamwork gave the Byron Bay team a meritorious win in the senior R. and R. event at the Yamba surf carnival yesterday, after it had been in third position on the rescue section…

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Winding Up of the Empire Fair

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 11 January 1949 · page 7

At the final meeting of the Empire Fair Committee, with a few minor exceptions, the affairs of the carnival were…

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Yamba Surf Carnival a Wash Out

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 11 January 1949 · page 8

Drenching rain and heavy seas caused the abandonment of Yamba Surf Carnival on Sunday, when a party of 25…

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Hirohito Must Show Japs "Right Way"

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 12 January 1949 · page 1

TOKIO, Tues. (A.A.P.-Reuter.—General MacArthur told Emperor Hirohito yesterday that the occupying Powers…

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Yamba Practice For Carnival Test

Daily Examiner · Saturday 15 January 1949 · page 4

The Yamba Surf Life Saving Club's R. and R. team will have a special practice at Yamba to-day in preparation…

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McLachlan's Surf Win At Yamba Carnival

Daily Examiner · Monday 17 January 1949 · page 3

YAMBA Surf Life Saving Club swimmer, F. McLachlan, had an easy win in the open surf race at the Yamba surf carnival yesterday, but he had his colours lowered by Bondi swimmer, D. Russell, in the senior belt race…

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Athletic Carnival Postponed

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 18 January 1949 · page 2

SYDNEY, Mon.—An athletic carnival set down for Hurstville Oval to-night was postponed until to-morrow night because of…

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High-class Show for Coffs Harbour

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 18 January 1949 · page 5

As previously announced Regal Productions are bringing to Coffs Harbour May Holling-worth's Metropolitan Theatre…

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Swimming South Grafton Carnival

Daily Examiner · Thursday 20 January 1949 · page 5

South Grafton Amateur Swimming Club will conduct a championship carnival at the baths to-night, when it is anticipated…

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Plans for Show Exhibit

Daily Examiner · Thursday 20 January 1949 · page 2

Members of the Grafton, Glen Innes, Lismore, Bellingen and Mullumbimby Show Societies met in Grafton yesterday to…

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Christmas Empire Fair Finale

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 21 January 1949 · page 4

A complete balance sheet was presented and adopted at a meeting of the Christmas Empire Fair Committee last…

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Holiday for Dorrigo Show

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 21 January 1949 · page 1

An application by the Dorrigo Show Society for the gazettal of Friday, 18th February, as a public holiday for the annual…

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Brief Mention Show Shorts

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 21 January 1949 · page 1

Forty head of cattle have been procured for the camp draft at the snow next month. Intending exhibitors are reminded…

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