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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1951

383 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 5 of 20

Swimming Carnival By Airmail

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 27 March 1951 · page 1

AUCKLAND, Mon. (AAP- Reuter).-- A swimming carnival by airmail between pupils of King's College, Auckland. and…

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Casualties at Show

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 27 March 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Mon.-- A spirit stove exploded at the Royal Easter Show to-day, burning three people…

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Big Crowd At Speed Boat Carnival

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 27 March 1951 · page 2

MURWILLUMBAH.-- More than 4000 people paid £180 to see the Tweed River Power -Boat. Club's Jubilee speedboat regatta…

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Show Attendances Well Down

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 28 March 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tues.--When the Jubilee Royal Easter Show ended to-night the aggregate attendance was 1,089,626, well below…

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Army Officers in Grafton on Show Displays

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 28 March 1951 · page 2

Officers of Eastern Military Command arrived in Grafton yesterday to finalise arrangements for the visit of the Army…

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Successful Autumn Flower Show

Daily Examiner · Saturday 31 March 1951 · page 3

Financially the autumn show was the most successful yet held by the Grafton and South Grafton and District…

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Maclean Poultry Club Show

Daily Examiner · Saturday 31 March 1951 · page 4

MACLEAN. -- The Maclean Poultry Club's annual show, held in conjunction with the Maclean Show, receives the support…

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Preparations For Maclean Show

Daily Examiner · Monday 2 April 1951 · page 2

There was a good attendance of members at the Agricultural Society's Committee of Management at Maclean for the last…

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Coffs Fruit in Show Exhibit

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 3 April 1951 · page 2

As is usual a very fine collection of bananas and banana planting materials was forwarded to the Departmental Plantation…

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Fuel Electricity Costs Show Heavy Increase

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 3 April 1951 · page 3

An increase during March of 40 per ton in the price of fuel oil, and 1d. per gallon for distillate, would result in an increase of about £9000 on the operating cost of the Lismore power station for the…

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Silver Cup Eor Bureau Exhibits at Show

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 3 April 1951 · page 1

A handsome silver cup has been donated by Mr. J. Griffin, of Korora, for competitive award between branches of the…

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Give Us A Fair Go

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 4 April 1951 · page 1

Mr. Menzies: "What we ask for is a fair chance to carry out our policy."…

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Band Auxiliary To Run Show Stall

Daily Examiner · Thursday 5 April 1951 · page 2

A meeting of the Grafton District Silver Band Auxiliary was held at the residence of Mrs. Biffin jun. It was reported that…

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Kempsey Show

Daily Examiner · Friday 6 April 1951 · page 2

KEMPSEY, Thurs.-- The Central North Coast National Agricultural Society opened its three days' show at Kempsey…

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To Write Comedy Show

Daily Examiner · Friday 6 April 1951 · page 3

LONDON, Thurs. (AAP).-- Script writers of the B.B.C. show, "Take It From Here," are going to Australia in July for…

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Town Planning at the Show

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 6 April 1951 · page 8

Arrangements are being put in hand for a demonstration of town-planning methods to be made at the coming Coffs…

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Record Crowd At Kempsey Show

Daily Examiner · Saturday 7 April 1951 · page 3

KEMPSEY, Fri.-- Perfect weather brought an all-time record crowd (about 12,000 people) to the Kempsey show…

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Famous Indian to Open Show

Daily Examiner · Saturday 7 April 1951 · page 2

Known to millions of cricket lovers for his brilliant batting in English county matches and in Tests against Australia and…

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Many Trotters for Grafton Show

Daily Examiner · Saturday 7 April 1951 · page 2

The Grafton Show programme of ring events has attracted record entries front trotting enthusiasts. They are…

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"A Fair Go"

Daily Examiner · Monday 9 April 1951 · page 2

THE issue for the people to decide at the election oh April 28 is clear, perhaps clearer than it has been at any…

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