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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1950

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Winners At Yamba Carnival

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 18 January 1950 · page 5

March Past events at surf carnivals always attract attention, and were no exception at Yamba on Sunday. Picture shows Byron Bay team winners of the event…

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Agricultural Assn. Members Busy Preparing for 1950 Show

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 20 January 1950 · page 7

Committee and members of the Dorrigo Agricultural Society are busy preparing for Dorrigo's 38th annual show, to be…

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Swimming Carnival For Coffs

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 24 January 1950 · page 8

Coils Harbour Swimming Club is holding a swimming carnival at the factory pool on Wednesday night, February 15. The area…

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Surf Club Carnival Profit £82

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 24 January 1950 · page 1

As a result of staunch public and efficacious organisation, takings at the Coffs Surf Club's Annual…

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Local Athletes In Sydney Carnival

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 25 January 1950 · page 5

Four Grafton competitors in the New South Wales country championships will leave Grafton by train to-day to compete in…

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Show Annual Meeting

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 27 January 1950 · page 6

If has been decided that the annual meeting of Coffs PAH & I Society shall be held not later than August 25 in each year in…

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Show Society Welcomes New Patron

Daily Examiner · Friday 27 January 1950 · page 2

COFF'S HARBOUR.--At the meeting of the Coff's Harbour P.A.H. and I Society a welcome was extended to Mr. G. M…

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Preparations For Coff's Show

Daily Examiner · Saturday 28 January 1950 · page 2

COFF'S HARBOUR. Friday. -- Schedules for the Coff's Harbour P.A.H. and I. Society's Centenary Exhibition and 31st Annual…

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Bellingen Urunga Carnival

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 31 January 1950 · page 8

Hungry Head beach, Urunga, will be the scons of the annual carnival of the Bellingen. Urunga Surf Club, which will…

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Public Holiday for Show

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 31 January 1950 · page 2

Dorrigo Shire Council has agreed to an application from Coifs Show Society to declare the second day of the Show a…

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Bellingen Carnival

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 1 February 1950 · page 5

BELLINGEN.-- Fifty- six bowlers attended the two-day carnival. Players were present from Alstonville, Nimbin Kyogle…

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Bowls Carnival At Bellingen

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 3 February 1950 · page 8

Bellingen Bowling Club had a very successful two days last Sunday and Monday for its annual bowling carnival. It was…

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Surf Carnival at Urunga

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 3 February 1950 · page 5

The Bellingen-Urunga Surf Life Saving Club will hold its annual surf carnival on Sunday. A comprehensive programme has been…

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Murder Trials Become Gladiatorial Show

Daily Examiner · Friday 3 February 1950 · page 1

LONDON, Thurs. (AAP).--Capital punishment made a murder trial a gladiatorial show: a memorandum submitted by the…

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Ring Attractions For 1950 Show

Daily Examiner · Saturday 4 February 1950 · page 2

Plans for increased ring attractions for the 1950 Grafton Show in April were discussed by the C.P. and A…

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Financial Position Of Show Society

Daily Examiner · Saturday 4 February 1950 · page 2

Financial statement submitted to yesterday's meeting of the Clarence Pastoral and Agricultural Society at Grafton disclosed a debit balance of £821. THE treasurer (Mr. G…

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Letters To life Editor Bushmen's Carnival

Daily Examiner · Monday 6 February 1950 · page 2

Sir.--Some days have now past since the Clarence River Bushmen's Carnival Association held its rodeo and so far no one has…

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Australians Show Well At Games

Daily Examiner · Monday 6 February 1950 · page 3

AUCKLAND, Sun. (A. A.P.-Reuter).--At the end of the first day of the British Empire Games Australia had every reason to be proud of its competitors. AUSTRALIANS won three of…

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Swimming Carnival Abandoned

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 7 February 1950 · page 2

Coffs Swimming Club has been compelled to abandon the swimming carnival it proposed to hold on 15th inst, owing to…

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Stage Set For Dorrigo's Show Committee Making Final Arrangements

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 8 February 1950 · page 1

The Dorrigo Show Committee covered a lot of ground yesterday morning when the second last meeting before the show, on February 24th and 25th, took place. There was a good attendance of committeemen and matters of importance were pushed ahead…

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