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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1950

436 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 19 of 22

Sports Carnival At Coff's Jetty

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 3 October 1950 · page 2

COFF'S HARBOUR, Sun.-- A large crowd attended a sports carnival conducted on the Coff's Harbour Jetty…

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Show Society Cabaret Ball

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 3 October 1950 · page 1

Bookings are heavy for the Cabaret Ball to be held at Park Beach in aid of the Show Society on Friday night. A splendid…

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Upper Orara Carnival Queen

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 6 October 1950 · page 10

To further the candidature of Miss Wilga Ide, Upper Orara's candidate in the Carnival Queen competition being…

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Banana Shipments Show Increase

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 6 October 1950 · page 8

The number of cases of bananas shipped on train 4QA, which cleared Coffs Harbour on Wednesday, shewed an increase…

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Market Square Carnival For Brigade Queen

Daily Examiner · Friday 6 October 1950 · page 7

Festooned with lights, Market Square presented a gay scene last night, when several hundred Grafton…

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Another Donation To Show Society

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 6 October 1950 · page 1

A Sydney firm, Messrs. W. Paton & Sons, has donated £10 10s to the Show Society for prize money. The Committee…

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Cabaret Ball For Show Society

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 6 October 1950 · page 5

The Cabaret Ball to be held tonight at Park Beach in aid of Coffs Harbour Show Society promises to be an outstanding…

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Carnival Continues For Queen Candidate

Daily Examiner · Saturday 7 October 1950 · page 2

At the second night of the carnival in Market Square Grafton, to aid the candidature of Miss Helen Key, Coles…

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Bowls Carnival Postponed

Daily Examiner · Monday 9 October 1950 · page 5

COFF'S HARBOUR, Sun.--Rain caused the postponement of the bowling carnival, which was to have been held on the…

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Pleasant Garden Party And Fair

Daily Examiner · Monday 9 October 1950 · page 4

ULMARRA.--A pleasant and successful garden party and fair was held at the riverside grounds of Dr. and Mrs. H. V…

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Agric. Assn: Show Entry Fees Increased

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 13 October 1950 · page 1

Entry fees in certain sections of the Dorrigo Show have been slightly increased in an effort to meet the increased costs of…

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Monster Flower Show Proceeds to Local Ambulance

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 13 October 1950 · page 7

Proceeds of the Flower Show today will go to the local ambulance. The opening of the Dorrigo Branch Ambulance is a direct challenge to…

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Far West Concert a Great Show

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 17 October 1950 · page 1

Despite the heavy rain which fell on Friday night, a splendid crowd attended the Memorial Hall at the Jetty when the…

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When He Runs The Show That's How It Works Out

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 17 October 1950 · page 1

Professor Sir Douglas Copland told the Federal Institute of Accountants that Australia had not responded to the general world wide movement towards higher output perman. This lack of response was the chief cause of our present economic difficulties…

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Preparations For Lismore Show

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 18 October 1950 · page 2

LISMORE, Tues.-- A small army of over 200 men and women worked feverishly all day until late to-night putting…

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Successful Flower Show

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 20 October 1950 · page 1

Despite the inclement weather, the Ambulance Flower Show, held last Friday, was an outstanding success. As a result, the organisers…

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Record Attendance At Lismore Show

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 24 October 1950 · page 2

LISMORE, Mon.--A record total attendance of 41,000 was established at the North Coast National Exhibition this year…

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Busy Fair at St. Luke's

Daily Examiner · Friday 27 October 1950 · page 2

Brisk selling of a wide assortment of jams, pickles and needlework to a large crowd took place at the annual St…

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Turf Budget. Fair Fields Expected at Grafton

Daily Examiner · Friday 27 October 1950 · page 7

CLARENCE River racing men this week said that the Grafton race meetings tomorrow and the following…

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Show Society's New Site Move

Daily Examiner · Friday 27 October 1950 · page 3

Steps to develop as showground the 30 acres of land on the outskirts of South Grafton donated by Mr. J. Shea to the Clarence Pastoral and Agricultural Society were decided upon at a meeting…

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