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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1952

544 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 18 of 28

Advance Agriculture Fair Telling Cow's Age From Teeth

Daily Examiner · Thursday 7 August 1952 · page 6

While dairymen are not usually as expert in telling the age of a cow as horsemen are in telling the age of horses, the indications, from the teeth are fairly easy to read. From an examination of…

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Agricultural Society. Committee Prepares for Spring Show Prospects Bright For Early Exhibition

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 8 August 1952 · page 1

Committeemen are busy revising sections and other arrangements for the Society's first spring show, to be staged the first week, in December. Present indications are that…

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Show Society Council Poll

Daily Examiner · Friday 8 August 1952 · page 2

All retiring members of the Clarence P. and A. Society Council were re-elected at this annual ballot,…

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Cattle at Show On Second Day Only

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 8 August 1952 · page 1

The Coffs Harbour Agricultural Association decided at its meeting on Wednesday night to stage the cattle exhibit at the…

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Port Figures Show Marked Increase Hore Ships Berthed-more Timber Shipped

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 8 August 1952 · page 1

Figures supplied by the Berthing Master, Captain Dave Merrett, show that during the year ended June 30 last, the number of ships which berthed at the port numbered 107 and…

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Marching Bands May Appear At Royal Easter Show

Daily Examiner · Saturday 9 August 1952 · page 2

Grafton Girls' Marching Bands Association may give displays at the 1953 Royal Easter Show in Sydney…

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Hockey Carnival

Daily Examiner · Monday 11 August 1952 · page 1

PERTH, Sunday.--New South Wales, Queensland and West Australia had wins in the opening series of the Noall Shield…

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Fair Rent Determination

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 12 August 1952 · page 2

Before Mr. A. E. Capp, S.M., at Grafton Court of Petty Sessions yesterday. Sydney Walsham, as…

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Novel Show for Residents and Visitors

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 12 August 1952 · page 1

Sawtell residents and visitors will be treated to a novel and spectacular entertainment on Thursday night, when the Surf…

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Advance Agriculture Fair Small Cattle Breeders Competition

Daily Examiner · Thursday 14 August 1952 · page 7

In these days when beef production is a preeminent essential to safeguard Australia's meat requirements any effort towards that objective must command…

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£200 Profit From Mothers Club Fair

Daily Examiner · Monday 18 August 1952 · page 2

Despite threatening weather, Grafton Mothers Club annual fair and flower show was the most successful conducted for some years. A profit of approximately…

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Four Hurt In Show Accident

Daily Examiner · Monday 18 August 1952 · page 1

BRISBANE, Sun.--Four people were injured, one seriously, during the closing stages of the Royal…

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Fair Backing For Metrop. Favourite

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 19 August 1952 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday-- The Metropolitan favourite on the pre-post market, Dalray, again to-day came in for fair backing with fancied Epsom Handicap candidates…

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Entries For Roved Show

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 19 August 1952 · page 2

An easy reference guide to sections and the closing dates for entries for next year's Sydney Royal Show will be…

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Dollars and Tobacco for Show Prizes

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 19 August 1952 · page 3

Outlining the history of the RAS Col. Somerville send that at the first show 130 yean ago dollar pieces and plugs of…

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Royal Show Schedule

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 20 August 1952 · page 2

An easy reference guide to sections and the closing dates for entries for next year's Sydney Royal Show will be incorporated…

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Woolgoolga Methodist Rainbow Fair

Daily Examiner · Thursday 21 August 1952 · page 5

WOOLGOOLGA.--Woolgoolga Methodist Rainbow Fair was held in the Soldiers' Memorial Hall, after one of the wettest weeks in Woolgoolga. Its success was due to the work of the committee and their team of…

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Advance Agriculture Fair Strip Farming To Control Erosion

Daily Examiner · Thursday 21 August 1952 · page 6

Efforts to establish pasture improvement on steep, hilly country are often greatly reduced in value due to erosion of the prepared land following heavy rainfalls, said G. T. Dawson, Field Supervise of the Dairy…

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Show Area Plan Deferred

Daily Examiner · Friday 22 August 1952 · page 4

The Clarence P. and A. Society yesterday deferred consideration of a proposed exchange of land with the Grafton City Council until more information was available from the council…

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Deep River, Admission Show Pace

Daily Examiner · Friday 22 August 1952 · page 7

SYDNEY. Thurs.--Stablemates Deep River and Admission demonstrated fitness for their races at…

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