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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1950

436 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 5 of 22

Dorrigo Show— Judges' Comments

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

The following comments were made by the judges of the various sections at last week's show: — Cookery…

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Cup Given to Show Society

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 3 March 1950 · page 8

A handsome silver cup has been donated to the Show Society by Messrs. Walter Mor. ris and Jack Connolly. It will…

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Sunshine Favours Show On Second Day

Daily Examiner · Friday 3 March 1950 · page 3

GOFF'S HARBOUR, Thurs.--For the first time for many years, brilliant sunshine favoured the Coff's Harbour P.A.H. and I. Society for the Second day of its annual…

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Record Gate For Dorrigo Show Second Day Marred by Light Rain in the Afternoon £224 Taken for Both Days

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 3 March 1950 · page 1

Dorrigo's thirty-eighth annual Show, held last Friday and Saturday established a record in gate takings. For the two days £224 were taken, compared with £212 last year and £185 in 1948. Light ram in the afternoon of the second day made conditions unpleasant…

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Coffs Show in Rain and Sunshine Goloshes, Gamps& Gluey Mud First Day Pluvius Insurance Is Missed Large Crowd attends second day in better weather

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 3 March 1950 · page 1

After a depressing start due to torrential rains on the days immediately prior to and on the first day of the Show, Coffs Harbour's 31st annual exhibition moved to a successful issue. It was again a triumph by the Society over severe adversity…

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Show Date Retention Insisted Upon

Daily Examiner · Saturday 4 March 1950 · page 6

Delegates from the Clarence P. and A. Society attending the conference at Coff's Harbour in May, to discuss the formation of a new show society group were instructed to insist that participation by the Walter Reuther, of Detroit, Michigan, president of the United Automobile Workers, a leading United States…

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Seven Dismissed Show Holiday Mix-up

Daily Examiner · Saturday 4 March 1950 · page 2

COFF'S HARBOUR, Fri.--Seven men who took yesterday afternoon off for the Coff's Harbour Show holiday were dismissed when they arrived for work at a Coff' s Harbour factory to-day…

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Exhibits Sought For Maclean Show

Daily Examiner · Monday 6 March 1950 · page 2

MACLEAN, Sun.-- To enhance the interest and educational value of the show, the Lower Clarence Agricultural Society decided at its meeting to ask several organisations to stage exhibits…

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Order at Maclean Fair Rents Court

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 7 March 1950 · page 5

MACLEAN.--At the conclusion of evidence in the Fair Rents Court at Maclean, in the case Violet Rose Paterman versus…

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Bright Night at Show Ball

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 7 March 1950 · page 1

The Coffs Harbour Show Society organised the first ball of the season, which was held on Friday night as a climax to…

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Around The New England State Glen Innes Show

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 7 March 1950 · page 3

GLEN INNES.--The 78th Glen Innes Show was acclaimed by officials to be the best for many years…

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Camp Drafting At The Show

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 8 March 1950 · page 2

Sir,--"Ringside" has invited, me as a committeeman of the C.P. and A. Society to express my opinion regarding the decision…

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Bellingen Show Opens

Daily Examiner · Thursday 9 March 1950 · page 2

BELLINGEN, Wed.--Bellingen Show opened to-day in humid weather. Several showers occurred during the day…

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Space Causes Royal Show Restrictions

Daily Examiner · Thursday 9 March 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wed.--The Royal Agricultural Society has been forced to restrict entries for the horse, cattle dog and poultry sections for the Easter Show this year, because of limited space…

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Special Meeting Of Show Society On Camp Drafts

Daily Examiner · Thursday 9 March 1950 · page 2

Considerable interest is being shown in the outcome of the decision of the Council of the Clarence Pastoral and…

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Show Cattle Miss Exhibit

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 10 March 1950 · page 10

Mr. Irvine Bartlett was unable to exhibit his fine jerseys at the Bellingen Show this week. The vehicle transporting the stock…

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Show Exhibitor Gored by Bull

Daily Examiner · Saturday 11 March 1950 · page 2

BELLINGEN, Fri.--Mr. Don Macrae, of Dorrigo, was gored in the right leg by a young bull at the Bellinger River…

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Grafton Girls do fell At Athletic Carnival

Daily Examiner · Monday 13 March 1950 · page 2

Sydney critics praised the display given by the five sub-junior members of the Grafton District Amateur Athletic Club in the…

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Scouts Swimming Carnival

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 14 March 1950 · page 5

Coffs Harbour Scouts, Cubs and Rovers will hold a swimming carnival at the Butter Factory Pool next Saturday,…

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Public Exhibition Of Twins Banned

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 14 March 1950 · page 1

HOBART, Monday.--Public exhibition of the Siamese twins would be prevented by the Government, the Tasmanian Chief Secretary (Mr. White) announced to-day…

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