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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1949

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Scenes at Grafton's Annual Show

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 10 May 1949 · page 2

TOP LEFT: The Governor-General (Mr. W. J. McKell) officially opens the Grafton Show. Those in the picture from left to right are Mr. Wilfrid C. Sheather, Town Clerk; Sir Earle Page, MH.R.; Mr. C. C. Pitt; secretary of the C.P. and A. Society; Major H. W,…

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Grafton Show Talk To Be Broadcast

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 10 May 1949 · page 2

Recorded interviews made during the Grafton Show will be broadcast in the "Town and Country Magazine" feature over…

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Show Prizes Amendments

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 11 May 1949 · page 3

The secretary of the Clarence P and A. Society last night, mad the following amendments, and additions in prize - awards at the…

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Record Entries Feature Of Maclean Show

Daily Examiner · Thursday 12 May 1949 · page 3

An outstanding poultry exhibition and the best pavilion display for many years featured the opening day of the Lower Clarence Agricultural Society's annual…

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Final Details For Coffs Show

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 13 May 1949 · page 1

The Coffs Show is very close and the committee is busily engaged in making final preparations. A meeting will be held…

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Fresian Exhibit At Coffs Show

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 13 May 1949 · page 6

An exhibit which will be of much interest to dairymen attending Coffs Show next week will be the Fresian cattle to…

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Plea For Commonsense At Maclean Show

Daily Examiner · Friday 13 May 1949 · page 3

Opening the Maclean Show yesterday, Mr. C. G. Wingfield, M.L.A., said it was to he hoped the powers-that-be would exercise a little commonsense before forcing…

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Poultry Entries for Show Very Heavy

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 13 May 1949 · page 1

Entries for the Poutlry Section at Coffs Show are so heavy that the stewards are contemplating the provision…

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B.g.f. Exhibit. At. Sydney Royal Show

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 13 May 1949 · page 7

The usual question, "Why can't, we tauy bananas like these in the shops?" and complaints about receiving oniy…

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Prospects Good For Coft's Harbour Show

Daily Examiner · Saturday 14 May 1949 · page 2

COFF'S HARBOUR, Friday.--Entries already received for the various sections in the 1949 show at Coff's Harbour indicate that, despite the lateness in the season, last year's record should be beaten…

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Entries For Coffs Show

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 17 May 1949 · page 1

Entries for the Show in the cattle and poultry sections have exceeded all expectations, but there is still room in the…

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Good Entries For Coff's Show

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 18 May 1949 · page 2

COFF'S HARBOUR, Tues.--When entries closed last night in the principal sections of the Coff's Harbour 1949 show it…

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Coff's Harbour Show on DESPITlE RAIN

Daily Examiner · Friday 20 May 1949 · page 2

COFF'S HARBOUR, Thurs.-- Despite the heavy rain which fell during this week the Coff's Harbour annual show will open…

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Fight Over Fair Stowaway

Daily Examiner · Saturday 21 May 1949 · page 3

MIAMI, Fri (AAP).--A fight among three crew members over a 22-year-old girl stowaway, Lavinia Ross, of Southampton,…

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Strong Cattle Entries at Coff's Show

Daily Examiner · Saturday 21 May 1949 · page 3

COFF'S HARBOUR, Fri.--Prominent herds were represented in the numerous entries in the cattle section at the Coff's Harbour Show, which opened to-day…

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Show Officially Opened

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 24 May 1949 · page 8

The official opening ceremony took place on Saturday afternoon when Mr. R. S. Vincent, MLA, made the official…

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Some Show Sidelights

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 24 May 1949 · page 8

Bill Cunningham did a splendid job at thfe Show on Friday. Mounted on his Ferguson tractor he towed quite a number…

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Pavilion Classes Show Well

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 24 May 1949 · page 8

The pavilion classes this year we re well represented despite the difficulties of the weather and in many…

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Things That Help to Make a Show

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 24 May 1949 · page 8

To achieve the utmost success in the staging of any show it is necessary that there shall be a ready…

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Coffs Harbour Stages Another Show in Rain and Again Emerges Triumphant Ground Improvements and Flood Lighting Praised

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 24 May 1949 · page 1

"Rain, hail or shine, the Show must go on!" That was the decision of a special meeting of the Coffs Harbour Show Society executive on Wednesday last when heavy rain then drenching the district threatened seriouslv to jeopardise prospects for the 30th Annual Exhibition on Friday and Saturday. The committee took courage in both hands. The Show did go on! There was rain;…

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